Robert De Niro plays a delightful old man in retirement who is lost and needs something to fill his days. It is sweet and warm with a little drama. This is a Nancy Myers film (Somethings Got To Give, The Holiday, It’s Complicated) and it shows. John Goodman and Justin Timberlake also give great supporting performances. Amy Adams gives a great performance as his daughter who must help him out. Probably his worst best was this story about him being one of the world’s best baseball scouts, but his bosses start to question his judgment in old age, so he needs to prove those SOBs wrong.
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Oh, man, does that guy know how to act/direct “old-timer”. One trend you will notice on this list is Clint Eastwood. SEE ALSO: 30 Best Road Trip Movies of All Time That is until a young Haley Joel Osmond comes to stay with them and teaches them how to live again. The great Michael Cain and Robert Duvall are grizzled yet childish old men just awaiting death. This one flew relatively under the radar, but it is definitely worth a watch. The story is lacking but oh boy is it fun to see these three come together as former criminals out to do one final hooray and take down some young punks. What should have been one of the greatest cast enables ever put together in Al Pacino, Christopher Walden and Alan Arkin, ended up just being so-so. Below please find the list of the 20 Best Old-Timer Movies of all time.
Here is a list, from the very serious to very funny, of films that show older people can get it done too. The term old-timer is not meant to be derogatory and these films prove it.
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