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Elsa & Fred
Directed by
Michael Radford
PG-13
2014
1h 37m
Drama
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Comedy
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6.5
33%
50%
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A withdrawn senior experiences life in new ways when he begins spending time with the free-spirited woman who lives across the hall.
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Cast of Elsa & Fred
Shirley MacLaine
Elsa
Christopher Plummer
Fred
Marcia Gay Harden
Lydia
Wendell Pierce
Armande
Jared Gilman
Michael
Erika Alexander
Laverne
Chris Noth
Jack
Scott Bakula
Raymond
George Segal
John
Reg Rogers
Alec
James Brolin
Max
Sam Medina
Taxi Cab Driver
Jackie Tuttle
Receptionist
Michael Hartson
Dance School Director
Deanna Meske
Laura
McCartney Bisgard
Carla
Carol Sutton
Flower Shop Attendant
Osvaldo Ríos
Dialysis Doctor
Benny Jones Sr.
Treme Brass Band Snare Drummer
Julius McKee
Treme Brass Band Tuba Player
Kenneth Terry
Treme Brass Band Trumpet Player
Jaime Camil
Waiter
Lance E. Nichols
Maitre D'
Lisa Sheridan
Doctor
Indigo
Nurse
Jimmy Robinson
Guitarist / Hand Dbl.
John McConnell
Man in Window
Dave Davis
Photographer
Carsten H.W. Lorenz
Cab Driver
Haylie Creppel
Girl With Ball
Meghan Duffy
Emma Watt (uncredited)
Lisa Raziano
Fine Dining Customer (uncredited)
Tonya Maldonado
Shopper in the Market (uncredited)
Michael Radford
Director / Writer
Anna Pavignano
Writer
Marcos Carnevale
Writer
Marcela Guerty
Writer
Lily Ann Martin
Writer
Edward Saxon
Producer
Nicolas Veinberg
Producer
Matthias Ehrenberg
Producer
José Levy
Producer
Ricardo Kleinbaum
Producer
Matthias Emcke
Producer
Elsa & Fred Ratings & Reviews
IONCINEMA.com
Nicholas Bell
A distracting cocktail of contrived ideas and easy resolutions.
The Stranger (Seattle, WA)
Kathy Fennessy
Elsa & Fred is only so-so.
Contactmusic.com
Rich Cline
While this geriatric romance is too simplistic and sentimental to be anything remarkable...
Spirituality & Practice
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Delightful comedy about how an enthusiastic elder draws her depressed 80-year-old neighbor back into the land of the living.
Cinemalogue
Todd Jorgenson
The esteemed charm of Shirley MacLaine and Christopher Plummer helps to elevate this innocuous but woefully predictable romance.
Seattle Times
John Hartl
Unlike so many American remakes of foreign films, this reboot improves on the original, mostly because it takes full advantage of the star power of its English-speaking cast.
Common Sense Media
S. Jhoanna Robledo
Romance about aging and love is tender but falls flat.
We Got This Covered
Jordan Adler
Shirley MacLaine and Christopher Plummer bring class and depth to subpar material in the septuagenarian romance Elsa & Fred.
The Dissolve
Keith Phipps
As hard as MacLaine and Plummer try, the film can't sell their romance, because the script never conveys who the characters are beyond broad strokes.
RogerEbert.com
Odie Henderson
This movie is so tone-deaf that it tries to wring charm from questionable stereotypes about senior citizens and minorities.
Film Journal International
David Noh
Uninspired, airless treatment and flat writing evaporate all the good will of anyone wanting to see a mature senior love story.
Variety
Justin Chang
A bland and formulaic tale of two senior citizens who discover that it's never too late to fall in love - which may well be true, but doesn't keep this rickety recycling of a 2005 Spanish-Argentinean comedy from feeling long past its sell-by date.
New York Times
Stephen Holden
The movie's too-cute concept yields more rewards than you might reasonably expect.
Los Angeles Times
Betsy Sharkey
Though the issues are heavy, the execution is light, enjoyable, but it keeps "Elsa & Fred" closer to "Sleepless in Seattle" than Fellini's deliciously deep Roman affair.
USA Today
Claudia Puig
Why must so many movies featuring retirees in romantic relationships make audiences cringe?
Observer
Rex Reed
Forced, contrived and slow as Christmas, it's a pleasant enough time-waster, but what a treat to spend just under two hours in the hands of pros.
New York Daily News
Elizabeth Weitzman
Why do so many filmmakers think "Old People Fall in Love" is the only concept they need?
The Hollywood Reporter
Jon Frosch
This misfire of a cornball romance is so tone-deaf, so utterly lacking in screwball snap and visual punch, that viewers will find it hard to care whether or not the aging lovebirds end up in each other's arms.
Village Voice
Sherilyn Connelly
The movie eventually goes into Woody Allen territory in the best way possible.
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