Gidget and Geezer
When it comes to wish-fulfillment fantasies, Hollywood has long provided hope (where none exists) for the possibility of an unlikely romance – a beautiful girl somehow falling for an awkward loser or a guy old enough to be her father. Are you in the latter category and in need of such hope? Here are the films that will provide it!
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- DirectorHoward HawksStarsHumphrey BogartLauren BacallWalter BrennanDuring World War II, American expatriate Harry Morgan helps transport a French Resistance leader and his beautiful wife to Martinique while romancing a sensuous lounge singer.Humphrey Bogart 45, Lauren Bacall 20
- DirectorJohn HustonStarsSterling HaydenLouis CalhernJean HagenA major heist goes off as planned, but then double crosses, bad luck and solid police work cause everything to unravel.Louis Calhern 55, Marilyn Monroe 24
- DirectorFred ZinnemannStarsGary CooperGrace KellyThomas MitchellA town Marshal, despite the disagreements of his newlywed bride and the townspeople around him, must face a gang of deadly killers alone at "high noon" when the gang leader, an outlaw he "sent up" years ago, arrives on the noon train.Gary Cooper 51, Grace Kelly 23
- DirectorBilly WilderStarsHumphrey BogartAudrey HepburnWilliam HoldenAfter her return from school in Paris, a playboy finally takes notice of his family's chauffeur's daughter, who's long had a crush on him, but he questions his more serious brother's motives when he warns against getting involved with her.Humphrey Bogart 55, Audrey Hepburn 25
- DirectorGeorge SeatonStarsBing CrosbyGrace KellyWilliam HoldenA director hires an alcoholic has-been and strikes up a stormy relationship with the actor's wife, who he believes is the cause of all the man's problems.Bing Crosby 51, Grace Kelly 25
- DirectorBilly WilderStarsGary CooperAudrey HepburnMaurice ChevalierA middle-aged playboy becomes fascinated by the daughter of a private detective who has been hired to entrap him with the wife of a client.Gary Cooper 56, Audrey Hepburn 28
- DirectorPhilip DunneStarsGary CooperDiane VarsiSuzy ParkerAfter her father's funeral, Ann Chapin thinks back over the last five years of his life, years of apparent political and personal failure dominated by a selfish and dissatisfied wife, eased only by alcohol. But it starts to emerge that he had in fact one brief and unsuspected period of happiness and love.Gary Cooper 57, Suzy Parker 26
- DirectorJean NegulescoStarsFred AstaireLeslie CaronTerry MooreA wealthy American has a chance encounter with a joyful young French woman, and anonymously pays for her education. She writes letters to her mysterious benefactor, nicknaming him from the description given by some of her fellow orphans.Fred Astaire 56, Leslie Caron 24
- DirectorStanley DonenStarsAudrey HepburnFred AstaireKay ThompsonAn impromptu fashion shoot at a book store brings about a new fashion model discovery in the shop clerk.Fred Astaire 58, Audrey Hepburn 28
- DirectorMichael RadfordStarsSarah MilesJoss AcklandJohn HurtIn 1940s Kenya, a love affair between a British aristocrat and a married woman triggers a scandal that shakes the hedonistic Happy Valley society.Joss Ackland 59, Greta Scacci 27
- DirectorSam MendesStarsKevin SpaceyAnnette BeningThora BirchA sexually frustrated suburban father has a mid-life crisis after becoming infatuated with his daughter's best friend.Kevin Spacey 40, Mena Suvari 20
- DirectorAng LeeStarsEmma ThompsonKate WinsletJames FleetRich Mr. Dashwood dies, leaving his second wife and her three daughters poor by the rules of inheritance. The two eldest daughters are the title opposites.Alan Rickman 49, Kate Winslet 20
- DirectorGene SaksStarsWalter MatthauIngrid BergmanGoldie HawnA dentist pretends to be married to avoid commitment, but when he falls for his girlfriend and proposes, he must recruit his lovelorn nurse to pose as his wife.Walter Matthau 49, Goldie Hawn 24
- DirectorFrank MillerQuentin TarantinoRobert RodriguezStarsMickey RourkeClive OwenBruce WillisAn exploration of the dark and miserable Basin City and three of its residents, all of whom are caught up in violent corruption.Bruce Willis 50, Jessica Alba 24
- DirectorWoody AllenStarsWoody AllenGoldie HawnJulia RobertsA New York girl sets her father up with a beautiful woman in a troubled marriage while her stepsister gets engaged.Woody Allen 61, Julia Roberts 29
- DirectorJohn McNaughtonStarsRobert De NiroUma ThurmanBill MurrayWhen shy, soft-spoken Chicago detective Wayne "Mad Dog" Dobie inadvertently saves the life of local gangster Frank Milo, he's the reluctant recipient of an unusual one week "thank you" gift - a beautiful bartender named Glory.Robert DeNiro 50, Uma Thurman 23
- 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.Jack Nicholson 66, Amanda Peet 31
- DirectorNancy MeyersStarsRobert De NiroAnne HathawayRene RussoSeventy-year-old widower Ben Whittaker has discovered that retirement isn't all it's cracked up to be. Seizing an opportunity to get back in the game, he becomes a senior intern at an online fashion site, founded and run by Jules Ostin.Robert DeNiro 71, Anne Hathaway 33
- DirectorPeter WebberStarsScarlett JohanssonColin FirthTom WilkinsonA young peasant maid working in the house of painter Johannes Vermeer becomes his talented assistant and the model for one of his most famous works.Colin Firth 43, Scarlett Johansson 19
- DirectorRon SheltonStarsPaul NewmanLolita DavidovichJerry HardinA middle-aged Louisiana governor falls in love with a young stripper, which jeopardizes his political career and the radical policies which have made him a controversial figure.Paul Newman 64, Lolita Davidovich 28
- DirectorKrzysztof KieslowskiStarsIrène JacobJean-Louis TrintignantFrédérique FederA model discovers a retired judge is keen on invading people's privacy.
Jean-Louis Trintignant 64, Irene Jacob 28 - DirectorJacques RivetteStarsMichel PiccoliJane BirkinEmmanuelle BéartThe former famous painter Frenhofer revisits an abandoned project using the girlfriend of a young visiting artist. Questions about truth, life, and artistic limits are explored.Michael Piccoli 66, Emanuel Beart 28
- DirectorJon AmielStarsSean ConneryCatherine Zeta-JonesVing RhamesInsurance investigator Virginia Baker deems that the thief Robert MacDougal has robbed a Rembrandt painting. To retrieve the painting, she poses as an art thief, cooperating with him in criminal acts.Sean Connery 69, Catherine Zeta-Jones 30
- DirectorAnand TuckerStarsSteve MartinClaire DanesJason SchwartzmanA film adaptation of Steve Martin's novel about a complex love triangle between a bored salesgirl, a wealthy businessman and an aimless young man.Steve Martin 65, Claire Danes 26
- DirectorBernardo BertolucciStarsMarlon BrandoMaria SchneiderMaria MichiA young Parisian woman meets a middle-aged American businessman who demands their clandestine relationship be based only on sex.Marlon Brando 48, Maria Schneider 20