My Old Lady
Taste attributes: comedydramaromancewholesomelightsimplelinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiplove conquers all
"He's in the will. She's in the way."
Boxlist takeMoving and light: a simple romantic comedy, glossy rather than gritty. Best if you like escapism over depth.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: wholesome · Weight: light · Realism: balanced · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Quality rating
6.2 /10
TMDB · 206 votes
Where to watch
Streaming data: JustWatch
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What lines up
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
- Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
- Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
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Synopsis
Mathias Gold is a down-on-his-luck New Yorker who inherits a Parisian apartment from his estranged father. But when he arrives in France to sell the vast domicile, he's shocked to discover a live-in tenant who is not prepared to budge. His apartment is a viager—an ancient French real estate system with complex rules pertaining to its resale—and the feisty Englishwoman Mathilde Girard, who has lived in the apartment with her daughter Chloé for many years, can by contract collect monthly payments from Mathias until her death.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
Characteristics
Where this title sits on each taste spectrum
Directed by
- Israel Horovitz
Cast
Details
- Genre
- Comedy
- Year
- 2014
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- BBC Films
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
