: Poignant looks at the isolation that can come with age.
Examples : (2016), where a retired couple takes up bank robbery after pension cuts.
Examples : Maggie Smith’s performances in (2015) and Tea With Mussolini (1999).
: Films where elderly characters engage in unconventional or even criminal behavior to protest social injustice or personal stagnation.
Examples : (2011) follows British retirees moving to India, and Finding Your Feet (2017) centers on a woman finding a new lease on life through dance after a divorce.