Ageism movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant ageism movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out captivating, feel good, humorous, realistic, entertaining and satirical films and TV shows about / with ageism, urban, bittersweet, female protagonist, aging, friendship, identity, satire, self discovery and midlife crisis plots mostly in Comedy, Drama and Romance genres shot in USA, UK, France and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as ageism: Tom Dick & Harriet (2013), Laurel Canyon (2002), Space Cowboys (2000), Secrets, Objects (2011), The Substance (2024), The Little Witch (2018), Kill Your Friends (2015), Der Mann im Strom (2006), Write & Wrong (2007), Sweet Sixty (2023).
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
When Tom loses his job at an advertising agency, he enlists a youthful con-man to help save his career.
Style:
humorous, lighthearted, romantic comedy, feel good, tension ...
Plot:
ageism, con man, midlife crisis, office romance, con artists, satire, impostor, social commentary, comedy of errors, romantic rivalry, love triangle, office politics ...
Place:
manhattan new york city, new york
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Laurel Canyon focuses on Sam and Alex, a pair of upper-middle class lovebirds from the East Coast who relocate to Los Angeles. Enter Jane, Sam's estranged mother, a successful record producer, who's more than willing to put the couple up ...
Style:
sexy, sexual, psychological, erotic, independent film ...
Plot:
sexual content, infidelity, psychiatry, skinny dipping, intern, relationships, culture clash, music business, lesbian, music, fish out of water, disorder ...
Time:
year 2002, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa, california
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Frank Corvin, ‘Hawk’ Hawkins, Jerry O'Neill and ‘Tank’ Sullivan were hotdog members of Project Daedalus, the Air Force's test program for space travel, but their hopes were dashed in 1958 with the formation of NASA and the use of ...
Style:
tense, clever, suspense, suspenseful, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
nasa, astronaut, space travel, old age, space shuttle, space opera, satellite, space exploration, outer space, self sacrifice, human in outer space, one last job ...
Time:
20th century, year 1958, year 2000, 1950s, future ...
Place:
space western, california
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
40-year-old Sociology professor Hye-jung falls for a 21-year-old Usang, a male student who helps her project research on women's extramarital affair. Their prohibited love and secrets are watched and told by two secretive observers. They are ...
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, suspense, unusual plot structure
Plot:
adultery, husband wife relationship, professor, ageism, loneliness, sociologist, divorce, older woman younger man relationship, teacher student relationship, sexual tension, selfie, sexuality ...
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, France
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
A fading celebrity decides to use a black market drug, a cell-replicating substance that temporarily creates a younger, better version of herself.
Style:
atmospheric, dark comedy, grim, psychological horror, absurd ...
Plot:
experimental drug, fountain of youth, body horror, celebrity, drug, disfigurement, female monster, dark secret, narcissism, moral dilemma, rivalry, fight to the death ...
Place:
california, los angeles
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Germany, Switzerland, France
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
The little witch really wants to dance with the other witches in the Walpurgis night, but she is only 127 years old and thus far too young for it. She tries to secretly sneak into the party but is caught doing so, and as a punishment, she has to ...
Style:
fairy tale, light, captivating, exciting, colorful ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
witch, raven, spell, child in peril, magic spell, punishment, fire, prank, obsessive quest, evil witch, magical power, black magic ...
Place:
germany, highlands, europe, central europe
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Music, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
In the late 1990s, a drug-addled nihilist resorts to murder to climb the ladder of the London music industry.
Style:
period piece, slasher, disturbing, rough, tense ...
Plot:
murder, sociopathy, psychopath, music industry, music business, killer, male nudity, masturbation, male masturbation, cocaine, male star appears nude, manipulative person ...
Time:
year 1997, 90s, year 1981, year 1996, year 1983 ...
Place:
new york, united kingdom, mississippi, texas, london ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Jan Hinrichs is an experienced ship and salvage inspector. After the bankruptcy of his last employer, however, he is not above working as a simple diver. The widower has two children to support and soon a third eater is on board, as his daughter ...
Style:
emotional, tense, suspense
Plot:
unemployment, ageism, male protagonist, identity, diving, single father, deception, realism, ethical dilemma, family drama, social realism, morality ...
Place:
hamburg germany
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
They say with age comes wisdom, but unfortunately, in Hollywood, no one seems to care. Quickly approaching her fiftieth birthday, talented and once-famous screenwriter Byrdie has lately had a hard time finding work in the movie biz. As she's ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, realistic, light, feel good ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
artists and showbiz, cons and scams, showbiz, friends, writer's life, elderly, love and romance, discrimination, fall in love, false identity, screenwriter, hollywood ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles
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Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
At sixty years old, two friends in financial difficulties are going to take advantage of their image in the fashion and advertising world. One is still beautiful, the other never was. But beyond the game of appearances, what does it really mean to ...
Style:
realistic
Plot:
aging, fashion industry, ageism, friendship, social commentary, second chance, modeling, bittersweet, self esteem, identity, midlife crisis, satire ...
Place:
france, paris france
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Helena, a beautiful immigrant actress/model, way too old for modeling and too old for acting without credits finally lands a big job but overseas. Out of desperation and advice of her LA friends she commits a federal fraud to get her traveling ...
Style:
funny, captivating, entertaining, light, tension ...
Plot:
fraud, betrayal, modeling, immigration, desperation, fake identity, con artists, lifestyle, career change, life is a bitch, career, female protagonist ...
Place:
los angeles
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Mickey Love is an aging television quiz show host who after climbing his way back to the top after conquering alcoholism has hosted the highly rated "Family Values" for over ten years. But when he hears a false rumor that his show will be ...
Style:
dark comedy, satirical, tragicomedy, black humor
Plot:
quiz, satire, showbiz, ageism, media satire, character study, obsession, male protagonist, desperation, midlife crisis, professional rivalry, bitterness ...
Time:
90s
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Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Brazil, Mexico, Netherlands, Chile
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
In the name of economic recovery, the Brazilian Government created a perennial system of compulsory vertical isolation for seniors over 80 to be confined in a colony. Teca is 77 and lives in the village of Muriti, in the Amazon, when she is ...
Style:
melancholic, tense, suspense, tragicomedy, political drama
Plot:
dystopia, aging, amazon, elderly man, social commentary, escape, social isolation, ageism, human rights, bittersweet, economic crisis, resistance ...
Place:
brazil
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Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Kurz vor Weihnachten ist das einst erfolgreiche Fotomodell Valerie, 29, in ihrer Heimatstadt Berlin gestrandet. Zwar hat sie ein Zimmer im exklusiven Hyatt, aber eigentlich ist sie völlig pleite und ohne Perspektive. Valerie ist unfähig, sich auf ...
Style:
independent film, suspense, tragic
Plot:
hotel, aging, female protagonist, homelessness, celebrity culture, character study, identity crisis, ageism, isolation, social commentary, realism, abandonment ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
berlin germany
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Spain
Duration: 26 min.
TV show
Story:
Rafael Müller is an acclaimed conductor; Rafael Jiménez is an old rock glory who refuses to hang his ax. Both will fight to continue fitting in a fast and young world that insists on taking them out of the game.
Style:
exciting, captivating, funny, entertaining, humorous ...
Plot:
rock, classical music, male protagonist, aging, rock music, rock musician, musician, music conductor, music industry, music, orchestra conductor, identity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
spain, latin america
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Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 26 min.
TV show
Story:
Alice Lerois is a 35 years old housewife with two children, Hadrien (15) and Natacha (16). The day her husband leaves her, Alice is forced to find a job to provide her family's needs. But it's uneasy to get a job when you're 35, ...
Style:
satirical, captivating, feel good, emotional, realistic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
female protagonist, workplace, housewife, career change, single mother, family drama, mother son relationship, family problems, satire, workplace situations, lifestyle, mother daughter relationship ...
Place:
france
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
An aerialist rehearsing for a rock tour battles age, injury, and a young director scheming to end her career, while a mysterious reporter digs into the ghosts of her past.
Style:
emotional, independent film, suspense, psychological, intense ...
Plot:
character study, resilience, ageism, female protagonist, showbiz, circus, mature, performance art, female empowerment, trauma, redemption, manipulation ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 32 min.
TV show
Story:
After graduation, Ka Yeol-Chan landed his first job at a company. His boss there, Lee Man-Shik, was a "kkondae" which refers to a rigid, old school type of person. He would force his old school ways of thinking on Ka Yeol-Chan. Due to Lee ...
Style:
semi serious, captivating, disturbing, light hearted, comedy drama ...
Plot:
marketing, workplace, intern, satire, revenge, office, office politics, internship, switching roles, office worker, office work, workplace situations ...
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Now that we’re all living longer and “40 is the new 30,” why can’t 60 be the new 40? That’s what Louise and Frans think when they embark on bold new life adventures. Louise is a molecular biologist who decides to make a withdrawal from the ...
Style:
humorous, captivating, disturbing, emotional, uplifting ...
Plot:
strong female character, scientist, older woman younger man relationship, age difference, thirtysomething life, love affair, relationships, love story, lifestyle, society, wanting a baby, self discovery ...
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Lake, a young theater actor with no respect for the elderly, is forced to make himself look old, in order to land a part in a Broadway-bound play. His ego drives his girlfriend away, and when research for the play requires him to spend a week in a ...
Style:
disturbing, satirical, semi serious, thought provoking, captivating ...
Plot:
retirement home, actor, theater, personal growth, character change, elderly, elderly man, changing lives, retired, satire, old man, social issues ...
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Genre: Animation, Music
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
“The Mature Idol Project” - The latest project proposed by Manpuku Entertainment Productions, in a bid to revive the company. Experienced in the successes and failures of the business world, 6 middle-aged men now face the many hurdles of age and ...
Style:
anime, inspirational, semi serious, entertaining, captivating ...
Plot:
idol, ambition, musician, middle aged man, slice of life, musician's life, lifestyle change, second chance, personal growth, aging, perseverance, music ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
After breaking up with his partner, 76 year-old Vicente leads life the way he likes it in Maspalomas: he spends his days lying in the sun, partying, and looking for pleasure. An unexpected accident obliges him to return to San Sebastián and to the ...
Style:
heartbreaking
Plot:
male nudity, gay, retirement home, gay slur, elderly, identity, lgbtq, friendship, melancholy, loneliness, isolation, repression ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
canary islands, spain
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
It’s the story of a woman who, after being unceremoniously dumped on her 39th birthday, faces her fear of becoming a pathetic, lonely spinster.
Style:
captivating, semi serious, feel good, psychological, thought provoking ...
Plot:
loneliness, female protagonist, single woman, self discovery, introspection, midlife crisis, satire, spinster, independent woman, personal growth, female empowerment, lifestyle change ...
Time:
2010s
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
After achieving success in her younger years, the brilliant septuagenarian Madeline Matlock rejoins the workforce at a prestigious law firm where she uses her unassuming demeanor and wily tactics to win cases and expose corruption from within. ...
Style:
captivating, thrilling, tense, cerebral, suspenseful
Audience:
adult
Plot:
lawyer, court, legal investigation, legal, resilience, law firm, hotshot lawyer, female lawyer, advocate, lawyers and clients, criminal, female protagonist ...
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: China
TV show
Story:
After calling off her wedding upon discovering her fiancé’s betrayal, 30-something store manager Yao Lan finds herself pursued by a spirited younger man, forcing her to confront unexpected challenges in love, life, and the age gap between them.
Style:
humorous, captivating, disturbing, sincere, emotional ...
Plot:
female protagonist, couple relations, love affair, male female relationship, love and romance, love story, unrequited love, relationships, romantic relationship, love, couples, family relations ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
What happens if a group of old people, who see their world collapse around them, instead of giving up decide to fight back in a brilliant and courageous way?
Style:
uplifting, feel good, melancholic
Plot:
friendship, courage, second chance, aging, resilience, social commentary, community, heartwarming, ageism, retirement home, revenge, social satire ...
Time:
2020s
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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
When Joan’s husband dies, she is shocked to discover he had invented an elixir which makes the drinker look young again. Sharing it with her two friends, the three women paint the town red but soon discover that they are no longer equipped to be ...
Style:
satirical, feel good, entertaining, captivating, semi serious ...
Plot:
retirement, female protagonist, satire, elderly, elderly woman, women, friendship, female bonding, self discovery, self acceptance, loss, identity ...
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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Thailand
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
After taking a magical picture, an elderly woman is transformed into a 20-year-old and decides to live the life she'd always dreamed of.
Style:
entertaining, captivating, disturbing, satirical, feel good ...
Plot:
second chance, transformation, female protagonist, rejuvenation, lifestyle change, self discovery, heartwarming, age regression, new life, young woman, magic, fountain of youth ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
bangkok thailand, asia
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 21 min.
TV show
Story:
After raising her two children, getting divorced and retiring from teaching, Carol Chambers embarks on a unique second act: she’s going to become a doctor.
Style:
sitcom, captivating, psychological, humorous, sincere ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
hospital, doctor, friendship, medicine, doctors and patients, female protagonist, mother daughter relationship, medical profession, workplace situations, personal growth, career change, motherhood ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
After decades of single-minded dedication to his work, a worker with an elite career course at a major bank is transferred or rather relegated to a subsidiary company, where he finds himself at a loos as he reaches retirement age.
Style:
entertaining, feel good, humorous, light, captivating ...
Plot:
self discovery, aging, midlife crisis, loneliness, retirement, career, life, family relations, relationships, job, humour, lifestyle ...
Place:
japan
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