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old age romance

15 movies and shows

Our Souls at Night

Our Souls at Night

Fri, 29 Sep 2017

Addie Moore and Louis Waters, a widow and widower, have lived next to each other for years. The pair have almost no relationship, but that all changes when Addie tries to make a connection with her neighbour.

Gaza Mon Amour

Gaza Mon Amour

Fri, 04 Jun 2021

In Gaza, 60-year-old fisherman Issa has been secretly in love with Siham, a widow who works at the market. One day, the discovery of an ancient phallic statue of Apollo in his fishing net changes his life. With newfound confidence, he decides to approach Siham but problems arise when authorities become involved with this mysterious and potent treasure.

Italianamerican

Italianamerican

Tue, 01 Oct 1974

Filmmaker Martin Scorsese interviews his mother and father about their life in New York and family history back in Sicily.

Curmudgeons

Curmudgeons

Fri, 15 Apr 2016

The best part of getting old is no longer caring what anybody thinks. Eighty years-old and in assisted living, Ralph Pajovic is involved in a relationship that makes his family anxious. On a crisp, winter day, his unlucky-in-love granddaughter comes for what seems like an ordinary visit. A curmudgeon by nature, Ralph can’t possibly predict the surprise she has in store for him.

Roseland

Roseland

Sun, 02 Oct 1977

"Roseland" is made up of three stories, sometimes connecting, all set in the famed New York City dance palace, and all having the same theme: finding the right dance partner.

My Father's Guests

My Father's Guests

Wed, 31 Mar 2010

A human-rights activist takes in an illegal immigrant and her daughter, then shocks his family when they learn that he has married the sexy 28-year-old.

Tear Gas

Tear Gas

Tue, 09 Jan 2024

The Short Film accompaniment to the Skydaddy and Tyler Cryde's single with the same name, telling the story of two humanoids discovering the complexities of love.

Fig

Fig

Mon, 14 Sep 2015

Eleni asks for a fig on her deathbed. Her husband Kostas goes to the nearest fig tree to get one. Time is running out and Kostas is old. With a fig in his hand, he struggles through a rugged natural landscape to get home in time and fulfil his wife's last wish.

o jardineiro - ou os equinócios de uma memória latente

o jardineiro - ou os equinócios de uma memória latente

Thu, 10 Jul 2025

Oliver, an elderly gardener with Alzheimer's, discovers a Super 8 film reel he recorded decades ago, during the early days of his relationship with Julia, his late wife. As he watches the images from the past, his memories blur with the present, and he finds himself torn between reality and the recollections of a love that still blooms in his mind. While searching for answers that never come, Oliver confronts the fleeting nature of life and the beauty of memories that withstand the passage of time.

Alma Anciana

Alma Anciana

Thu, 31 Oct 2024

Three juxtaposing stories taking place in Portugal, Austria and Cuba create an intimate and poetic portrait of the daily lives and struggles of the elderly in an unstable world, seen through the eyes of their grandchildren.

The Evening of all Days

The Evening of all Days

Wed, 26 Oct 2022

Irma and Henry live the dream of eternal love, which might end badly. A whimsical tale about old age.

Un día de amor

Un día de amor

Fri, 29 Oct 2021

Forty years later, Lluís Escribano and José Romero Ahumada, a former member and actor respectively, of Els 5 QKs, an anarcha-fag filmmaking collective, meet on a nudist beach and make love.

Carlo and Ester

Carlo and Ester

Fri, 04 Mar 1994

A pair of octogenarians meet, fall in love, and have a passionate love affair, much to the horror of their disapproving children.

Las Flores Son Para Los Muertos

Las Flores Son Para Los Muertos

Invalid Date

He and she have been married for 40 years in constant happiness. What no one knows is that she is obsessed with death. Her days are filled with unusual practices, rehearsals of what it will be like when they find her body, and conversations about coffins with her husband. He finds it strange, but he loves her so much that he supports her in everything, especially now that their anniversary is approaching.

Sand in Your Hair

Sand in Your Hair

Invalid Date

Malvina, a once celebrated ballerina now in her mid-eighties, now languishes in a monotonous routine. After she unexpectedly meets Kipras, a talented painter of her age, he becomes the catalyst for change. Together, they defy society's expectations about seniors, transcending age and challenging taboos. As they escape from relatives and institutions, they discover that freedom isn't merely physical; it's about breaking free from invisible chains. Their journey unfolds as a pas de deux – a dance of resilience, rebellion and redemption.