Fabulous Movies for Grown Ups! 

Each year the AARP compiles a fantastic list of movies that appeal to adults!  Thank goodness!!  I’ve spent hours at the movies and in front of the television with my children just desperate to see a truly great movie.  Here are the solutions to my problem!
 
Best Movies for Grown Ups

  • Capote
  • About Schmidt
  • Mystic River
  • Ray (biopic of Ray Charles)
  • The Last King of Scotland
     

Best Movie Runner Ups

  • Aurora Borealis
  • Cinderella Man
  • Flags of our Fathers
  • Good Night and Good Luck
  • Letters from Iwo Jima
  • Walk the Line
  • The Illusionist ( I LOVED this movie!)
  • The Queen
  • The Aviator
  • In Good Company
  • The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
  • I “heart” Huckabees
  • House of Sand and Fog
  • Lost in Translation
  • Seabiscuit
  • A Mighty Wind
  • Far from Heaven 
  • The Quiet American
  • The Hours
  • Kinsey
  • The Notebook
  • Sideways 

Grown Up Love Stories    

  • The Clearing
  • Shall We Dance?
  • The Family Stone
  • The Gathering Storm
  • Love Actually
  • The Painted Veil
  • The Upside of Anger
  • Two for the Money
  • The Thing About My Folks
  • Somethings Gotta Give
  • The Last Kiss
  • Keeping Mum
     

Great Directors (over 50)

  • Mike Nichols:  The Closer
  • Joel Schumacher:  Phone Booth
  • Roman Polanski: The Pianist
  • Steven Spielberg:  Munich
     

Comedies for Grown Ups

  • The Producers
  • Failure to Launch
  • Rumor Has It
  • For Your Consideration
  • Little Miss Sunshine
  • Thank You for Smoking

Do you have a favorite movie?  I’d love to hear!

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