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Aging Gracefully

Our picks for films, streaming series and TV shows that star actors or (or real people in documentaries) over 70 years old AND the theme includes aging. Sometimes about Alzheimers at any age.

Aging Gracefully Films

Lives Well Lived

Sky Bergman, director and producer of Lives Lived Well documentary with the inspiration for the film, her 103 year old Italian grandmother.

Sky Bergman, director and producer of Lives Lived Well documentary with the inspiration for the film, her 103 year old Italian grandmother.

HBO Originals Aging Gracefully

(Watch with HBO-GO)
Jane Fonda in Five Acts (Sept 2018): with Robert Redford and lots of historical footage
If Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast (2017): documentary, Carl Reiner, HBO On Demand
The Alzheimer’s Project: (2009) documentary series:
You’ll need to add each of the five segments separately to your watch list. Just search within HBO-GO, ALZ will get you there. “This series takes a close look at scientific discoveries, as well as the effects of the debilitating and fatal disease on those directly affected and their families. Titles in the series include: “The Memory Loss Tapes,” “Grandpa, do you know who I am?” “Momentum in Science.

Tao Porchon - Lynch 97 in If You're Not in the Obit Eat Breakfast, HBO Documentary by Carl Reiner

Tao Porchon – Lynch 97 in If You’re Not in the Obit Eat Breakfast, HBO Documentary by Carl Reiner

Amazon Prime Video Streaming Films Aging Gracefully

The Last Movie Star (2018): Burt Reynolds (born 1936) stars as an aging screen icon. Enjoyed their use of film clips and photos from his prime. We are fortunate Burt Reynolds made this movie before passing at 82 on September 6, 2018.
Still Mine (2012): Drama starring James Cromwell (born 1940), Geneviève Bujold (born 1942)
Lovely, Still (2008): Romance starring Martin Landau (passed at 89, July 2017), Ellen Burstyn (born 1932), Elizabeth Banks, Adam Scott.
Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks (2014): Starring Gena Rowlands (born 1930)
Ladies in Lavander (2004): starring Judi Dench and Maggie Smith

Netflix Streaming Films Aging Gracefully

Our Souls at Night (2017): Robert Redford (born 1936), Jane Fonda (born 1937). Netflix Original. Romance.
Silver Skies (2016): comedy. George Hamilton (born 1939), Marriette Hartley
5 Flights Up (2014): drama with humorous moments. Small film. Coming of age for a couple who puts an apartment they have lived in for 40 years with a beautiful view in Brooklyn on the market. Diane Keaton (born 1946), Morgan Freeman (1937), Cynthia Nixon
St Vincent (2014): coming of age, feel good. Bill Murray (born 1950), Melissa McCarthy
The Homesman (2014): About women in the west in the 1850’s, questionable if it is “feminist” as claimed, rather dark but both the novel and the film have won awards. Directed by and starring Tommy Lee Jones (born 1946) with Hillary Swank, and briefly John Lithgow (born 1945), Meryl Streep (born 1949), James Spader, Tim Blake Nelson.
Peace, Love & Misunderstanding (2011): Starring Jane Fonda (born 1937), Catherine Keener

Netflix Series Aging Gracefully

Dead to Me (2019): Starring and produced by Christine Applegate (Married with Children), James Marsden (WestWorld), Ed Asner, Linda Cardellini. Black humor. Female point of view. Ed Asner, a healthy resident in the Assisted Living facility Cardellini works at, contributes Aging Gracefully.
Kominsky Method (2018) launched November 16 Netflix Original created by Chuck Lorre. Starring Michael Douglas, Alan Arkin, Nancy Travis. Aging Gracefully. Situation comedy – very well done.

Kominsky Method Poster Michael Douglas and Alan Arkin

Kominsky Method. Nancy Travis and Michael Douglas


Kominsky Method. Nancy Travis and Michael Douglas


Grace and Frankie (2015 – ) The classic on aging and still going strong. Starring Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin.

Netflix DVD’s Aging Gracefully

The Old Man and the Gun (2018) starring Robert Redford, Casey Affleck, Sissy Spacek, Danny Glover. True story of Forrest Tucker
The Hero (2017): Starring Sam Elliot (born 1944). His ex-wife is played by his real wife, Katherine Ross (born 1940). With Laura Prepon (Orange is the New Black) and Nick Offerman.
Still Alice (2014): Alzheimer’s docudrama starring Julianne Moore and Alec Baldwin

Netflix Streaming Documentary Films on Aging and Alzheimer’s

Alive Inside, A Story of Music and Memory (2014): Alzheimers
Glen Campbell, I’ll Be Me (2014): documentary, Alzheimers

For My Girlfriends

Light entertainment, always with a score above 6.0 on IMDB but not strong enough to fall in the main listings
Redwood Highway (2013): Self discovery starring Shirley Knight (born 1936), Tom Skerritt
Le Divorce (2003): starring Leslie Caron speaking French (born 1931), Glenn Close (born 1947), Naomi Watts, Kate Hudson, Thierry Lhermitte, Sam Waterson, Stockard Channing. Filmed in Paris. Recorded on HBO but no longer there, Netflix DVD.

Looking for Where We Can See It

The Good Night (2017): A British film starring John Hurt
NOT on Netflix DVD, Amazon for sale. Please advise if you find.

LISTS of Movies About Older Adults

Excellent long list from Gentle Transitions in alpha order. They did an update for a 2017 film.

By ercument-unsoy created 13 Jan 2014 | last updated – 22 Nov 2014. On IMDB so each listing has a cover poster and IMDB rating. Not seeing “watch now free on Amazon Prime” though.

Actors 70+ from MSN

AARP Movies for Grownups. Reviews by Bill Newcott.

5 Films about Dementia and Alzheimers

The Guardian from 2012 – “What Films Best Portray Old Age”

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