That women in Hollywood films often play a couple with older men is not uncommon. However, there are some film partners with such a significant age difference that he could be her father.
During an editorial meeting, we happened to discuss the topic of age in Hollywood. A few film classics came to mind in which the age difference between the couples in the film was very high, and that this is not uncommon in Hollywood.
We have selected seven such film couples.
1. Entrapment – 39 Years Difference
In Entrapment from 1999, Gin Baker is supposed to set a trap for the master thief Robert McDougal to catch him in the act.
The insurance investigator is played by 29-year-old Catherine Zeta-Jones, while Sean Connery (McDougal) was 68 years old at the time the film was released.
2. Magic In The Moonlight – 28 Years Difference
In the comedy and romance Magic In The Moonlight (2014), Stanley, played by 53-year-old Colin Firth, is supposed to expose the tricks of a con artist and thus unmask her as a fraud. However, he gradually falls under her charm. Sophie was played by Emma Stone, who was 25 years old at that time.
3. Lost in Translation – 34 Years Difference
The comedy Lost in Translation was released in 2003. It tells the story of Bob Harris, played by Bill Murray, a movie star in the middle of a midlife crisis. He meets a young woman Charlotte (Scarlett Johansson) in a hotel in Tokyo, who is stuck in an unhappy marriage. Shortly after, feelings develop between the two.
At the time of the film’s release, the main actor was 52 years old, while Scarlett Johansson was just 18.
4. Poison Ivy – The Deadly Embrace – 41 Years Difference
Poison Ivy – The Deadly Embrace is an erotic film from 1992, in which the young Ivy stays with her friend Sylvie’s family and soon attracts the attention of the father.
Ivy was played by Drew Barrymore, who was a minor at 17 years old when the film was released. Sylvie’s father, played by Tom Skerritt, was 58 years old at that time.
5. Third Person – 32 Years Difference
Third Person is a drama that was released in 2013. It tells three different storylines with different characters that are gradually brought together.
One of the protagonists is writer Michael, played by 61-year-old Liam Neeson at the time. He has found a new young lover in Anna: she is played by Olivia Wilde, who was 29 years old when the film was released.
6. A Perfect Murder – 28 Years Difference
A Perfect Murder is a drama from 1998. It focuses on businessman Steven Taylor, played by 53-year-old Michael Douglas at the time.
However, his wife, played by Gwyneth Paltrow (25 years), increasingly turns away from him and begins an affair with an artist (Viggo Mortensen). But the controlling Steven Taylor is not pleased with this at all and plans to murder his wife.
7. Blame It on Rio – 32 Years Difference
Blame It on Rio was released in 1984 and is a comedy by Stanley Donen. In it, two men travel on vacation with their daughters.
During the trip, the 50-year-old Matthew Hollis, played by Michael Caine, falls for his buddy’s child, Jennifer Lyons. She is portrayed by the just 18-year-old Michelle Johnson.
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