aging actor movies

Mindhorn (2016)
6.099 / 10

Comedy

A washed up actor best known for playing the title character in the 1980s detective show "Mindhorn" must work with the police when a serial killer...

Paddington 2 (2017)
7.453 / 10

Adventure, Comedy, Family

Paddington, now happily settled with the Browns, picks up a series of odd jobs to buy the perfect present for his Aunt Lucy, but it is stolen.

Sunset Boulevard (1950)
8.313 / 10

Drama

A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.

Targets (1968)
7.063 / 10

Crime, Thriller

An aging horror-movie icon's fate intersects with that of a seemingly ordinary young man on a psychotic shooting spree around Los Angeles.

The Comeback Trail (2020)
5.8 / 10

Comedy, Crime

Two movie producers who owe money to the mob set up their aging movie star for an insurance scam to try and save themselves. But they wind up getting...

Floating Weeds (1959)
7.441 / 10

Drama

When a theater troupe's master visits his old flame, he unintentionally sets off a chain of unexpected events with devastating consequences. A remake...

Venus (2006)
6.59 / 10

Comedy, Drama, Romance

Maurice is an aging veteran actor who becomes taken with Jessie, the grandniece of his closest friend. When Maurice tries to soften the petulant and...

A Story of Floating Weeds (1934)
7 / 10

Drama

An aging actor returns to a small town with his troupe and reunites with his former lover and illegitimate son, a scenario that enrages his current...

The Hero (2017)
6.138 / 10

Drama

Lee, a former Western film icon, is living a comfortable existence lending his golden voice to advertisements and smoking weed. After receiving a...

Bathtubs Over Broadway (2018)
8.2 / 10

Documentary, Comedy, Music

When he started as a comedy writer for the Late Show with David Letterman, Steve Young had few interests and not many friends outside of his day job....

Swan Song (1992)
6.8 / 10

Drama

An aging actor remembers his past stage triumphs and contemplates a dim future on the stage of an empty theatre. The film was nominated for an Oscar...

Fernando (2017)
2 / 10

Documentary

Fernando is an actor and theater teacher who, at the age of 74, is impelled to be the protagonist of himself in an experience that blurs the...

Teach Me How to Cry (2023)
0 / 10

Drama

Unable to tap into his emotions on stage, a middle-aged struggling actor is given one last chance to prove himself, and in turn, takes a class with...

Jack Taylor, testigo del fantástico (2018)
0 / 10

Documentary

During the course of an extensive interview, actor Jack Taylor looks back on the biographical anecdotes and films that made him an essential face in...

Rejuvenatrix (1988)
4.6 / 10

Horror, Science Fiction

A rich actress who has gotten too old for leading roles employs a scientist who is working on a formula for eternal youth. The formula involves...

Gérard Jugnot, une vie de comédies (2023)
6 / 10

Documentary

De Chantal Goya à Bernard Minet : Que sont devenues les stars de notre enfance ? (2023)
0 / 10

Documentary

An Act of Affection (2020)
0 / 10

Documentary

While making a portrait of a single gay man in Lisbon, a Vietnamese filmmaker offers his character a little gift from the bottom of his heart. This...