Films on Aging

Dr. Dennis McCullough's Suggested Films on Aging

Poetry
Poetry (2010) IMDB "Shi" original South Korean title about caring for a disabled elder

Hunting and Gathering
Hunting and Gathering (2007) IMDB "Ensemble, c'est tout (original French title) about being with an aging mother

Mid-August Lunch
Mid-August Lunch 2008 (Comedy) IMDB Explores issues involving living with an aging mother

Age-Old Friends
Age-Old Friends (Comedy) IMDB John Cooper is in a retirement home, with strict rules for residents, but he refuses to fall into passivity

A Song For Martin
A Song For Martin IMDB A composer and concertmaster fall in love and marry. Five years later he is diagnosed with Alzheimer's and his personality changes cause them to struggle to hold on to their love

Firefly Dreams
Firefly Dreams on IMDB Staring Maho, Tsutomu Niwa, and Etsuko Kimata

Conversations With Mother
Conversations With Mother IMDB "Conversaciones Con Mama" Spanish/Argentinian subtitles

Another Year
Another Year (2010) on IMDB

Elsa and Fred
Elsa and Fred on IMDB Joint Spanish/Argentine comedy with subtitles (2005)

Away From Her
Away from Her on IMDB Topic: Alzheimer's
Dr. McCullough's Stations of Life:
   1: Stability
   2: Compromise
   3: Crisis
   5: Decline

The Notebook
The Notebook on IMDB Topic: Alzheimer's
Dr. McCullough's Stations of Life:
5: Decline
7: Death

Iris
Iris on IMDB  Alzheimer's stricken wife
Dr. McCullough's Stations of Life:
   5: Decline
   6: Prelude to Dying
   7: Death

Everybody's Fine / Stanno Tutti Bene
Everybody's Fine / Stanno Tutti Bene on IMDB

The Whales of August
The Whales of August on IMDB

Strangers in Good Company
Strangers in Good Company on IMDB

Foxfire
Foxfire on IMDB

The Straight Story
The Straight Story on IMDB
Dr. Mccullough's Stations of Life:
3: Crisis
4: Recovery

To Dance With the White Dog
To Dance With the White Dog on IMDB

About Schmidt
About Schmidt on IMDB

Secondhand Lions
Secondhand Lions on IMDB

Aurora Borealis
Aurora Borealis on IMDB.
Dr. McCullough's Stations of Life;
   5: Decline
   6: Prelude to Dying
   7. Death

Ballad of Narayama
Ballad of Narayama on IMDB. English subtitles, adult content
Dr. McCullough's Stations of Life:
6: Prelude to Dying
7: Death

Umberto D.
Umberto D. on IMDB

Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont
Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont on IMDB.
Dr. McCullough's Stations of Life:
   1: Stability
   3: Crisis
   7: Death

Innocence
Innocence on IMDB

Buena Vista Social Club
Buena Vista Social Club on IMDB.

The Trip to Bountiful
The Trip to Bountiful on IMDB

Wild Strawberries / Smultronstället
Wild Strawberries / Smultronstället on IMDB

Wrestling Ernest Hemingway
Wrestling Ernest Hemingway on IMDB

On Golden Pond
On Golden Pond on IMDB