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  • 2014
  • PG-13
  • Millennium Entertainment
  • 1 h 33 m
  • 2014
  • PG-13
  • Millennium Entertainment
  • 1 h 33 m

Summary After losing his wife, Fred (Christopher Plumer) feels disturbed, confused and alone, so his daughter (Marcia Gay Harden) helps move him into a small apartment where he meets Elsa (Shirley Maclaine). From that moment on, everything changes. Elsa bursts into Fred’s life like a whirlwind, determined to teach him that the time he has left t...

Directed By: Michael Radford

Written By: Marcos Carnevale, Marcela Guerty, Lily Ann Martin, Anna Pavignano, Michael Radford

  • 2014
  • PG-13
  • Millennium Entertainment
  • 1 h 33 m
  • 2014
  • PG-13
  • Millennium Entertainment
  • 1 h 33 m

Elsa & Fred

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 9 Critic Reviews
49
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 8 User Ratings
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Summary After losing his wife, Fred (Christopher Plumer) feels disturbed, confused and alone, so his daughter (Marcia Gay Harden) helps move him into a small apartment where he meets Elsa (Shirley Maclaine). From that moment on, everything changes. Elsa bursts into Fred’s life like a whirlwind, determined to teach him that the time he has left t...

Directed By: Michael Radford

Written By: Marcos Carnevale, Marcela Guerty, Lily Ann Martin, Anna Pavignano, Michael Radford

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 9 Critic Reviews
49
22% Positive
2 Reviews
56% Mixed
5 Reviews
22% Negative
2 Reviews

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 9 Critic Reviews
49
22% Positive
2 Reviews
56% Mixed
5 Reviews
22% Negative
2 Reviews

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80
Nov 6, 2014
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.
By Betsy Sharkey FULL REVIEW
70
Nov 6, 2014
Ms. MacLaine and Mr. Plummer make an especially compatible match, because his understated portrayal of a despairing misanthrope reins in her scenery-chewing exhibitionism.
By Stephen Holden FULL REVIEW
50
Nov 6, 2014
The corny love story is all the more disappointing given the pedigree of the octogenarian actors.
By Claudia Puig FULL REVIEW
50
Nov 6, 2014
Plummer and MacLaine are, of course, consummate talents, but they’re left coasting in a film that provides each with the barest of character sketches.
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50
Nov 5, 2014
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.
By Rex Reed FULL REVIEW
30
Nov 6, 2014
For a movie that’s ostensibly about casting off the shackles of old age and embracing excitement in life, there isn’t a single moment here that feels original or spontaneous.
By Justin Chang FULL REVIEW
30
Nov 6, 2014
Despite the presence of Shirley MacLaine and Christopher Plummer, both sprightly and appealing in the lead roles, 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.
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User Score
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4.9
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25% Negative
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Production Company Cuatro Plus Films, Defiant Pictures, Creative Andina, Rio Negro, Riverside Entertainment Group, Media House Capital, Straightwire Entertainment Group
Release Date Nov 7, 2014
Duration 1 h 33 m
Rating PG-13
Genres
Tagline It's never too late.
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Awards

Cinéfest Sudbury
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Women Film Critics Circle Awards
• 1 Nomination

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