Forty Something Movies, Forty Something List Movies

Late August, Early September 1999

6.9 /10

A story about the transition from late youth to early maturity, the film follows several friends and lovers as they come to make decisions on how to live their lives--getting a job more in harmony with ones ideals, committing to a lover, giving up a lover that no longer loves you: a film about grown-ups growing up.

Run Time: 112 Min . MMPA: 15 . Release: Feb 10, 1999

Director: Director: Olivier Assayas,

Stars: Mathieu Amalric, Virginie Ledoyen, Franois Cluzet, Jeanne Balibar, Alex Descas,

One Wild Moment 2015

6.2 /10

Antoine and Laurent, old friends, spend their vacation in Corsica with their respective daughters: seventeen-year-old Louna and eighteen-year-old Marie. One evening at the beach, Louna seduces Laurent. Louna is in love, but for Laurent it was nothing more than a momentary distraction. Without revealing her lover's name, Louna confides in her father, who tries by any means to discover who his daughter's lover is. How long will the secret be able to be kept hidden?

Run Time: . MMPA: 13 . Release: Jun 24, 2015

Director: Director: JeanFranois Richet,

Stars: Vincent Cassel, Franois Cluzet, Alice Isaaz, Lola Le Lann, Philippe Nahon,

Arthur Newman 2012

5.6 /10

A story of a man who fakes his own death and assumes a new identity in order to escape his life, who then moves in with a woman who is also trying to leave her past behind.

Run Time: 101 Min . MMPA: 17 . Release: Sep 07, 2012

Director: Director: Dante Ariola,

Stars: Colin Firth, Emily Blunt, Lucas Hedges, Anne Heche, M Emmet Walsh,

Bridget Jones's Baby 2016

6.5 /10

After breaking up with Mark Darcy, Bridget Jones's 'happily ever after' hasn't quite gone according to plan. Fortysomething and single again, she decides to focus on her job as top news producer and surround herself with old friends and new. For once, Bridget has everything completely under control. What could possibly go wrong? Then her love life takes a turn and Bridget meets a dashing American named Jack, the suitor who is everything Mr. Darcy is not. In an unlikely twist she finds herself pregnant, but with one hitch she can only be fifty percent sure of the identity of her baby's father.

Run Time: 123 Min . MMPA: 16 . Release: Sep 14, 2016

Director: Director: Sharon Maguire,

Stars: Rene Zellweger, Colin Firth, Patrick Dempsey, Jim Broadbent, Gemma Jones,

Those Who Wish Me Dead 2021

6 /10

A young boy finds himself pursued by two assassins in the Montana wilderness, with a survival expert determined to protect him, and a forest fire threatening to consume them all.

Run Time: 100 Min . MMPA: 16 . Release: May 05, 2021

Director: Director: Taylor Sheridan,

Stars: Angelina Jolie, Finn Little, Jon Bernthal, Nicholas Hoult, Aidan Gillen,

Suntan 2016

6.6 /10

Kostis is a 40-year-old doctor that finds himself in the small island of Antiparos, in order to take over the local clinic. His whole life and routine will turn upside down when he meets an international group of young and beautiful tourists and he falls in love with Anna, a 19-year-old goddess.

Run Time: 104 Min . MMPA: 18 . Release: Mar 31, 2016

Director: Director: Argyris Papadimitropoulos,

Stars: Makis Papadimitriou, Elli Tringou, Hara Kotsali, Milou Van Groesen, Dimi Hart,

White Palace 1990

6.5 /10

Max Baron is a Jewish advertising executive in his 20s who's still getting over the death of his wife. Nora Baker is a 40-something diner waitress who enjoys the wilder side of life. Mismatched or not, their attraction is instant and smoldering. With time, however, their class and age differences become an obstacle in their relationship, especially since Max can't keep Nora a secret from his Jewish friends and upper-crust associates forever.

Run Time: 103 Min . MMPA: 17 . Release: Oct 19, 1990

Director: Director: Luis Mandoki,

Stars: Susan Sarandon, James Spader, Kathy Bates, Jason Alexander, Eileen Brennan,

The Piano Teacher 2001

7.5 /10

Erika Kohut, a sexually repressed piano teacher living with her domineering mother, meets a young man who starts romantically pursuing her.

Run Time: 131 Min . MMPA: 17 . Release: Sep 05, 2001

Director: Director: Michael Haneke,

Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Annie Girardot, Benot Magimel, Susanne Lothar, Udo Samel,

Crazy, Stupid, Love. 2011

7.4 /10

Cal Weaver is living the American dream. He has a good job, a beautiful house, great children and a beautiful wife, named Emily. Cal's seemingly perfect life unravels, however, when he learns that Emily has been unfaithful and wants a divorce. Over 40 and suddenly single, Cal is adrift in the fickle world of dating. Enter, Jacob Palmer, a self-styled player who takes Cal under his wing and teaches him how to be a hit with the ladies.

Run Time: 118 Min . MMPA: 14 . Release: Jul 29, 2011

Director: Director: Glenn Ficarra, John Requa,

Stars: Steve Carell, Julianne Moore, Emma Stone, Ryan Gosling, Marisa Tomei,

Tully 2018

6.9 /10

Marlo, a mother of three, including a newborn, is gifted a night nanny by her brother. Hesitant at first, she quickly forms a bond with the thoughtful, surprising, and sometimes challenging nanny named Tully.

Run Time: 96 Min . MMPA: 15 . Release: May 04, 2018

Director: Director: Jason Reitman,

Stars: Charlize Theron, Mackenzie Davis, Ron Livingston, Mark Duplass, Asher Miles Fallica,