There have been plenty of movies where an older woman drives the story by starting a relationship with a younger man. These roles often push the plot forward. OLD WOMEN WITH GUNS AND WAR Night of the Hunter (1955 dir: Charles Laughton) , Antonia's Line (1995 Marleen Gorris ), Gloria (2013 Dir: Sebastian Lelio), There are striking images of older women with a gun in these three films.
In Hollywood, it's safe to say most storylines center around the younger generations, but what about movies about older women? In the movies below, women over 60 take center stage and shine.. It used to be that older women were automatically dismissed from Hollywood and the film industry. But times have changed!