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Elsa & Fred

2014, Romance/Comedy, 1h 44m

28 Reviews 500+ Ratings

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Movie Info

In New Orleans, a feisty retiree (Shirley MacLaine) and her new neighbor, an uptight widower (Christopher Plummer), discover that it's never too late for true love and romance.

Rating:

PG-13 (Brief Strong Language)
Genre:

Romance, Comedy
Original Language:

English
Director:

Michael Radford
Producer:

Matthias Ehrenberg, Ricardo Kleinbaum, José Levy, Edward Saxon, Nicolas Veinberg
Writer:

Anna Pavignano, Michael Radford
Release Date (Theaters):

Nov 7, 2014 limited
Release Date (Streaming):

Dec 30, 2014
Runtime:

1h 44m
Distributor:

Millennium Films

Cast & Crew

Shirley MacLaine

Shirley MacLaine
Elsa

Christopher Plummer

Christopher Plummer
Fred

Marcia Gay Harden

Marcia Gay Harden
Lydia

Wendell Pierce
Armande

Jared Gilman
Michael

Chris Noth
Jack

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Critic Reviews for Elsa & Fred

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Audience Reviews for Elsa & Fred

Jan 02, 2016

Nice movie about an older couple. I didn't really expect to get into it, but it was actually really well done and Shirley MacLaine is still so beautiful to watch onscreen. I didn't realize until I looked it up that it's a remake of a foreign film, actually that made sense in how this one plays out. It wasn't your standard American film at all. I dare say the original is better (aren't they always?), but I haven't seen it, so I can only rate this as I find it. Quite moving in places. I loved the scene at the end where Elsa finally visits Rome, but it was sad too.

Nicki M Super Reviewer
Apr 03, 2015

I hated Elsa.... she was very immoral in my opinion. She made Fred happy and brought him out of his shell so that was the only good part of the movie.

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