Old age is a bitch!
Tells the true story of the residents at Dalkeith Residential Home who sit around every day just waiting to die until staff buy them a greyhound. Naming the dog Dalkeith after the home, they discover she is a phenomenal runner and she is soon entered into the greyhound races. Soon residents are betting on the outcome of the races, and they are given a new reason to live. But the board of trustees learn what is going on, through the disgruntled daughter of one of the residents, and heavily handedly put an end to the fun and games. After the board's intervention the residents sink into a new form of despair as life becomes even duller and more boring than before. That is until the aloof pensioner, played by Ray Barrett, reveals he was once a high profile barrister and challenges the decision in court.
Tarquin St John Smythe
Maisie Carter
Enzo Petroni
Mick
Doris
Suzanne Barker
Benny Saunders
Dave Bennett
Kate Johnson
Sally
Judge Proctor
Daphne
Mrs. Kenwright
Mrs Denham
Joe Howlett
Frank the Barman
05 Oct 2011
Chancer John lives for playing the odds - and he's always willing to take a calculated risk. But when he meets the mysterious and beautiful female bookie Stan, he discovers there's much more to gambling than just greyhounds and horses. Lured by her huge payoffs, John finds himself sucked into a surreal and dangerous word ruled by money, power and control. The question is how far will John go for the ultimate last big win?
21 Jun 1985
When a group of trespassing seniors swim in a pool containing alien cocoons, they find themselves energized with youthful vigor.
09 Jun 2002
Bubba Ho-tep tells the "true" story of what really did become of Elvis Presley. We find Elvis as an elderly resident in an East Texas rest home, who switched identities with an Elvis impersonator years before his "death," then missed his chance to switch back. He must team up with JFK and fight an ancient Egyptian mummy for the souls of their fellow residents.
26 Oct 1998
Gideon Dobbs is young, simple-minded man who has never stopped dreaming. He checks into a retirement home where he finds the residents have lost their lust for life. Through his innocence he changes their lives and teaches them that each day is a precious gift. They get back their self-esteem and their lust for life.
24 Dec 2023
Francesca has a serious problem: her grandson Alessandro. After the death of his parents, she has been a mother and also a father to him. But now that he is 27 years old, Alessandro cannot seem to find his place in the world.
11 Feb 2005
Donal is a 14-year old who develops a passion for greyhound racing. He works in a kennel, which is owned by Good Joe. Good Joe promises Donal ownership of Donal's favorite greyhound, The Mighty Celt, if the animal wins three races in a row. Meanwhile, Donal's mother, Kate, must adjust her life when O, a man from her past, returns. The political climate of Ireland serves as the backdrop of this story.
08 Jan 2014
Its the annual Christmas Eve concert at the Marigold House Assisted Living Facility. All her friends are dying and Florence wants out. When the facility double books two rival Elvis impersonators, Florence takes the opportunity for one last hurrah.
27 May 2016
A WW2 veteran destined for life in a retirement home escapes his difficult family situation and embarks on a cross country adventure to find the last remaining members of his B-17 bomber crew with the help of a beautiful accomplice.
16 Nov 2010
A day in the life of 70-year-old Arthur, who falls in love with Ruth, a new resident at his retirement home.
16 Feb 2022
A story of friendship between a young convict who is forced to work in a retirement home and a group of crazy old people. Together they organize their escape.
16 Aug 1984
A bright young teenager from a broken home uses his quick wits and glib tongue to get out of trouble - but they also get him into it.
29 Jul 2022
Juan, a seventy-year-old man with senile dementia, shares a room with Manuel, a young sparrow.
13 Apr 2005
The Beresfords investigate mysterious deaths at an old people's home.
15 Sep 1959
An impractical widower tries to hang onto his Miami hotel and his 12-year-old son.
26 Feb 2015
As the Best Exotic Marigold Hotel has only a single remaining vacancy - posing a rooming predicament for two fresh arrivals - Sonny pursues his expansionist dream of opening a second hotel.
Daniel moves into a Seniors' residence because he is lonely. There he meets Violet and they fall in love. However, Violet's daughter-in-law does not approve of her starting a new relationship and does everything in her power to keep them apart. How much autonomy are seniors given to make their own decisions? At what point do they cease to be capable of making personal choices?
07 Sep 2014
An awkward teenage outcast finds unlikely companions in two aged residents of the retirement home in which she works.
07 Apr 2003
This powerfully bittersweet comedy follows the relationship that develops between nursing home residents Fonsia (Mary Tyler Moore) and Weller (Dick Van Dyke) during a series of gin games in which their ailments, misfortunes and losses are exposed in funny, honest and increasingly heated moments.
09 May 1937
An elderly couple are forced to separate themselves from each other after their children refuse to take both into one house.
11 Jan 2011
Lake, a young theater actor with no respect for the elderly, is forced to make himself look old, in order to land a part in a Broadway-bound play. His ego drives his girlfriend away, and when research for the play requires him to spend a week in a nursing home, he is forced to review his life choices. Lake eventually learns to abandon his preconceptions and rid himself of the anger that has been holding him back, in pursuit of his dreams.