Over the Hill!
I know that you youngsters think you know it all but all you are doing is annoying us wrinklies who do. Here are some titles for the more discerning and mature audience. It is a Work in Progress so feel free to submit suggestions (but not 'Drop Dead Fred' as that is too close to reality).
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- DirectorSam PeckinpahStarsJason RobardsStella StevensDavid WarnerA hobo accidentally stumbles onto a water spring, and creates a profitable way station in the middle of the desert.Old timer gets dumped by his evil younger henchmen. But he gets the last laugh and the girl as well.
- DirectorSam PeckinpahStarsJoel McCreaRandolph ScottMariette HartleyAn ex-union soldier is hired to transport gold from a mining community through dangerous territory. But what he doesn't realize is that his partner and old friend is plotting to double-cross him.We all know it as 'Ride the High Country'. No wonder old men get grumpy! How's the hernia Bob?
- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsJohn ForsytheShirley MacLaineEdmund GwennHarry's dead and, while no one really minds, everyone feels responsible. After Harry's body is found in the woods, several locals must determine not only how and why he was killed but what to do with the body.Captain Wiles finds out that you can teach an Old Sea Dog some New Tricks.
- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsCary GrantIngrid BergmanClaude RainsThe daughter of a convicted German spy is asked by American agents to gather information on a ring of German scientists in South America. How far will she have to go to ingratiate herself with them?Alexander Sebastian finds out the hard way that "There is no fool like an old fool" especially when it involves a beautiful woman.
- DirectorDavid LeanStarsCharles LaughtonJohn MillsBrenda de BanzieWidower Henry Hobson refuses to let his three daughters get married because he doesn't want to pay settlements, so they'll just have to outsmart him.Henry Hobson did run the most successful shoe shop in Salford until his daughter married the trade secret in the cellar.
- DirectorDavid LeanStarsRobert MitchumTrevor HowardJohn MillsSet in the wake of the 1916 Easter Rising, a married woman in a small Irish village has an affair with a troubled British officer.It takes the Village Simpleton to teach the School Master the real meaning of love.
- DirectorBilly WilderStarsWilliam HoldenGloria SwansonErich von StroheimA screenwriter develops a dangerous relationship with a faded film star determined to make a triumphant return.Although she was past her best Norma could still knock the young men dead in the aisles.
- DirectorBilly WilderStarsFred MacMurrayBarbara StanwyckEdward G. RobinsonA Los Angeles insurance representative lets an alluring housewife seduce him into a scheme of insurance fraud and murder that arouses the suspicion of his colleague, an insurance investigator.Walter and Phyllis think that they have out foxed the Insurance Company but they had forgotten the old foxhound - Barton Keyes.
- DirectorMichael MannStarsDaniel Day-LewisMadeleine StoweRussell MeansThree trappers protect the daughters of a British Colonel in the midst of the French and Indian War.Chingachgook really loses his rag when his son is killed and cancels Magua's All American Pension Plan, permanently.
- DirectorMichael MannStarsAl PacinoRobert De NiroVal KilmerA group of high-end professional thieves start to feel the heat from the LAPD when they unknowingly leave a verbal clue at their latest heist.Neil McCauley ignores his own advice for a long and happy retirement when he finds someone that he is not prepared to drop in thirty seconds.
- DirectorAlexander PayneStarsJack NicholsonHope DavisDermot MulroneyA recently retired man embarks on a journey to his estranged daughter's wedding, only to discover more about himself and life than he ever expected.Warren's retirement plans go for a burton when his wife suddenly expires prematurely. What are the odds of that happening?
- DirectorRob ReinerStarsJack NicholsonMorgan FreemanSean HayesTwo terminally ill men escape from a cancer ward and head off on a road trip with a wish list of to-dos before they die.Edward and Carter discover that there is more to life than working for a living.
- DirectorTim McCanliesStarsHaley Joel OsmentMichael CaineRobert DuvallFourteen-year-old Walter Caldwell's irresponsible mother Mae sends him to live with his bachelor uncles, Hub and Garth, so that she can go on yet another husband-hunting trip.Garth and Hub show great nephew Walter lots of Old Dog (and Lion) tricks when he comes to stay for a while.
- DirectorAnthony HarveyStarsPeter O'TooleKatharine HepburnAnthony Hopkins1183 A.D.: King Henry II's three sons all want to inherit the throne, but he won't commit to a choice. When he allows his imprisoned wife Eleanor of Aquitaine out for a Christmas visit, they all variously plot to force him into a decision.King Henry II has the wife and the family to visit for Christmas 1183. Even his mistress's brother pops in for a friendly chat and everyone wants a piece of the cake.
- DirectorBrian HensonStarsMichael CaineDave GoelzSteve WhitmireThe Muppets present their own touching rendition of Charles Dickens' classic tale.Ebenezer is the pillar of the community and he knows it; but can he get into the Christmas Spirit with some help from his furry friends?
- DirectorClint EastwoodStarsClint EastwoodGene HackmanMorgan FreemanRetired Old West gunslinger William Munny reluctantly takes on one last job, with the help of his old partner Ned Logan and a young man, The "Schofield Kid."William Munny is short of money and cannot make ends meet, but the Schofield Kid comes up with a nice earner. However they have to get past Little Bill Daggett, the local Sherriff and it will not end well.
- DirectorGeorge MillerStarsJack NicholsonCherSusan SarandonThree single women in a picturesque village have their wishes granted, at a cost, when a mysterious and flamboyant man arrives in their lives.They say that women prefer the older man with that little something extra, but there's the Devil to pay when Daryl Van Horne arrives in this sweet little New England backwater.
- DirectorKevin CostnerStarsKevin CostnerRobert DuvallDiego LunaA former gunslinger is forced to take up arms again when he and his cattle crew are threatened by a corrupt lawman.Boss and Charley are just minding their own business and their cattle when a wicked and greedy Cattle Baron forces them to defend themselves. They are just too old to learn how to back down from a fight.
- DirectorClint EastwoodStarsClint EastwoodMarsha MasonEverett McGillHard-nosed, hard-living Marine Gunnery Sergeant Tom Highway clashes with his superiors and his ex-wife as he takes command of a spoiled recon platoon with a bad attitude.One more job to do before Gunny Highway leaves the Corps. He is good at fixing hearts and minds but please don't bully or bore him.
- DirectorNancy MeyersStarsJack NicholsonDiane KeatonKeanu ReevesA swinger on the cusp of being a senior citizen with a taste for young women falls in love with an accomplished woman closer to his age.Harry is too much of a Swinger to settle down and become a sensible, senior citizen. Then he meets his girlfriend's mother Erica and that may just change his heart and his mind.
- DirectorClint EastwoodStarsClint EastwoodBee VangChristopher CarleyAfter a Hmong teenager tries to steal his prized 1972 Gran Torino, a disgruntled, prejudiced Korean War veteran seeks to redeem both the boy and himself.Widower Walt has retired from the assembly line to find that his family and neighbours have changed. It takes a stranger to motivate him into committing his life to the community.
- DirectorDaniel BarberStarsMichael CaineEmily MortimerDavid BradleyAn elderly ex-serviceman and widower looks to avenge his best friend's murder by doling out his own form of justice.Ex-Royal Marine Harry has just lost his wife when his best mate is butchered by the local bully boys. The PC Police cannot prosecute so the pensioner pursues a perilous plan to punish the pernicious pests.
- DirectorJohn CrowleyStarsMichael CaineBill MilnerAnne-Marie DuffA lonely boy who lives in his parents' home for the elderly explores his obsession with the afterlife through his friendship with an aging magician.Widowed Wizard ends up in a Rest Home full of aged characters and one youngster who is preoccupied with dead people. What can these two possibly have in common? The answer is magic!
- DirectorMichael RadfordStarsDemi MooreMichael CaineLambert WilsonIn 1960s London, an elderly janitor convinces a glass-ceiling constrained executive to help him steal a handful of diamonds from their employer, the London Diamond Corporation.Hobbs might just be a Janitor with a plan to enhance his pension or has he got another Agenda?
- DirectorRoger DonaldsonStarsAnthony HopkinsDiane LaddIain ReaThe story of New Zealander Burt Munro, who spent years rebuilding a 1920 Indian motorcycle, which helped him set the land speed world record at Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats in 1967.Burt realises his dream and takes his motorbike to Bonneville where he can go flat out. Pensioner Power!!!