Retirement Movies

A documentary in which retired industrial workers reflect on the promises and anxieties of retirement. Beginning with the Budd Company’s...

Hannes is an old man who has grown apart from his children. Recently retired when his wife gets ill he tries to reconcile with them and to atone for...

Three elderly ladies, Carla, Lilli and Meta, who, after their hard earned holiday money is stolen by bank robbers, decide to steal from their local...

This documentary chronicles David Beckham and his friends' unforgettable journey deep into the heart of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil. Travelling...

During a visit to childhood friend Edith, retired housewife Hetty Wainthropp discovers that Edith's husband, Frank, has a son by a previous marriage....

An epic adventure about a female athlete perhaps past her prime, brought back to the tennis court for one last grand slam. Carrie is a top-tier...

A story of a mythic samurai coming out of retirement for one final battle.

John Cooper is in a retirement home. There are strict rules for the residents, but he refuses to fall into passivity. He flirts constantly with Nurse...

Filmed during and after his time on the High Court of Australia, this documentary about Justice Michael Kirby explores the personal, moral and...

During the summer of 2023, my father decided to hang up the boots and walk away from the family business of 25 years. This is my love letter to the...

Lúcia is a renowned police investigator. At age 50, has dedicated her entire life to her profession and is a respected name among her peers....

What happens to a person's self when she retires and no longer has the job to lean on? Documentary filmmaker Lars Lennart Forsberg asked that...

Pandelis is a garbageman who is anxiously waiting to retire and receive his well-earned superannuation payout. His wife and mother-in-law are also...

After so many years together, Joe faces life without Jana. Saying goodbye to yourself is never easy.

In 1970, Joey and Pete left Nova Scotia to try life in the big city in the Canadian Classic Goin’ Down the Road. Now, some forty years later,...

Narrator John Nesbitt laments the disappearance of the rural one-room schoolhouse in America. He reminisces about his own days as a student in such a...

Pauline Horovitz has been filming her father since 2009. In this new chapter with hints of a bittersweet documentary comedy, the hero, a former...

Tsuneo Shoji has finally reached retirement age, but his wife feels sick when she sits in the passenger seat of the car due to her husband's illness,...

Welcome to “the prime of life”. All his life, Rudy has worked hard for the firm, and for the family. But now, everything is about to...

Set in St Kilda, Australia, an elderly woman’s peaceful retirement is interrupted when her husband takes up a bizarre new hobby.