Movies

HomeMoviesSearchTV SeriesBookmarksView Source
The Gift

The Gift

Genres

ComedyDrama

OverView

A man who has recently lost his wife and forced to retire contemplates suicide. His friends take him on a trip to a senior resort, and invite his former sweetheart.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Spanish

Runtime

108 mins

Rating

6.4/10

Release Date

02 October 2008

Country

Chile

Cast

Delfina Guzmán

Delfina Guzmán

Carmen

Héctor Noguera

Héctor Noguera

Nicolás

Gloria Münchmeyer

Gloria Münchmeyer

Lucy

Jaime Vadell

Jaime Vadell

Pacheco

Julio Jung

Julio Jung

Tito

Francisco Rodríguez

Francisco Rodríguez

Mario

Nelson Villagra

Nelson Villagra

Francisco

Jorge Arecheta

Jorge Arecheta

Alumno

Mario Soto

Mario Soto

Instructor 1

Similar Movies

0.0

Talk Radio

February 2016 •English

Lou spent so many years listening to talk radio that he was left wondering whether there was actually any reason to live.

6.5

Cocoon: The Return

September 1988 •English

The reinvigorated elderly group that left Earth comes back to visit their relatives. Will they all decide to go back to the planet where no one grows old, or will they be tempted to remain on Earth?

6.0

Hampstead

June 2017 •English

Emily Walters is an American widow living a peaceful, uneventful existence in the idyllic Hampstead Village of London, when she meets local recluse, Donald Horner. For 17 years, Donald has lived—wildly yet peacefully—in a ramshackle hut near the edge of the forest. When Emily learns his home is the target of developers who will stop at nothing to remove him, saving Donald and his property becomes her personal mission. Despite his gruff exterior and polite refusals for help, Emily is drawn to him—as he is to her—and what begins as a charitable cause evolves into a relationship that will grow even as the bulldozers close in.

6.7

Second to None

July 2016 •

Frederick Butterfield has always been runner up to his twin brother Herman. When Herman, the older by a mere minute, becomes the world's oldest man, Frederick finally sees an opportunity to be first place.

0.0

Eukrateia

July 2019 •Dutch

As an old man, Jan slowly begins to waste away in his retirement home. But during a day trip to the Dutch National Mobility Scooter Racing Championships, he rediscovers himself. There, he undergoes an inner journey that brings him to terms with time, through the past, the present, and the future.

6.6

Cocoon

June 1985 •English

When a group of trespassing seniors swim in a pool containing alien cocoons, they find themselves energized with youthful vigor.

7.3

The Trip to Bountiful

December 1985 •English

Carrie Watts is living the twilight of her life trapped in an apartment in 1940s Houston, Texas with a controlling daughter-in-law and a hen-pecked son. Her fondest wish – just once before she dies – is to revisit Bountiful, the small Texas town of her youth which she still refers to as "home."

5.4

Ladies of Steel

January 2020 •Finnish

Inkeri, 75, has hit her husband on the head with a solid iron frying pan and is planning to bury him in their garden. Before facing the rest of her life in prison, there may yet be a moment left to really live. Inkeri makes her sisters Sylvi and Raili join her on a trip to the Koli National Park. Will Inkeri find in her that free young woman who desired a feminist revolution in the 70s?

6.8

Going in Style

December 1979 •English

Three kindly old men decide to light up the dimming twilight of their lives with a last blaze of glory – by sticking up a Manhattan bank in broad daylight.

7.2

Bedevilled

August 2010 •Korean

A disillusioned Seoul woman visits a remote island to reconnect with a childhood friend, only to find her trapped in an oppressive cycle of physical, mental, and sexual abuse. As tensions escalate, the situation spirals into a harrowing tale of survival and retribution.

6.5

Rest for the Wicked

November 2011 •English

Ex-cop Murray(Tony Barry), is compelled to come out of retirement for one last case, when he finds out his old nemesis Frank (John Bach) is now in the Knightsbridge Gardens Retirement Village. In order to catch his man, Murray goes undercover by becoming a resident. He also discovers a world of sex, drugs and rocking chairs where life is lived and being old does not mean feeling past it. However Murray discovers that things are not always what they may seem to be.

8.8

Still Game: Live in Glasgow

November 2014 •English

Ford Kiernan and Greg Hemphill are back and reviving their much loved characters Jack Jarvis and Victor McDade for the first time in years! They've not been seen on the small screen since a Hogmanay special in January 2008, but this year sees a full reunion of the original television cast as Jack and Victor are reunited alongside other Still Game favourites Winston, Isa, Tam, Navid, and Bobby.

6.9

Robot & Frank

August 2012 •English

Curmudgeonly old Frank lives by himself. His routine involves daily visits to his local library, where he has a twinkle in his eye for the librarian. His grown children are concerned about their father’s well-being and buy him a caretaker robot. Initially resistant to the idea, Frank soon appreciates the benefits of robotic support – like nutritious meals and a clean house – and eventually begins to treat his robot like a true companion. With his robot’s assistance, Frank’s passion for his old, unlawful profession is reignited, for better or worse.

0.0

The Singles Retreat

September 2023 •English

Two old friends try to keep an open mind while attending a seniors-only singles retreat in the Poconos.

6.7

Homebodies

September 1974 •English

When a quiet group of pensioners learn that their homes are to be torn down to make way for a block of flats, they decide to take action. What starts as an attempt to discourage the developers soon escalates into wholesale murder of both the developers and the construction workers.

0.0

Violets are Blue

Invalid date •English

Daniel moves into a Seniors' residence because he is lonely. There he meets Violet and they fall in love. However, Violet's daughter-in-law does not approve of her starting a new relationship and does everything in her power to keep them apart. How much autonomy are seniors given to make their own decisions? At what point do they cease to be capable of making personal choices?

0.0

Exit

October 2002 •German

Erika has cancer and wants to die with dignity. Ruedi, her husband, does not want to live without her, so they decide to depart this world together. Everything is ready: someone is going to help them, but Ruedi suddenly has doubts. A reflection on “assisted suicide”, recounted in a tragicomic vein.

0.0

A House of Happiness

February 2018 •

Shui is an old Alzheimer patient suffering from memory loss and behaviour changes. Ha, as a personal care taker of Shui, stays together with him and takes great care of his daily lives. However, while his bad temper has turned into raging, Ha could not take it anymore and she runs away. Without Ha by his side, Shui is losing his only support. The neighbour seeks help from Ha’s son Leong to persuade Ha. During Ha’s absence, Shui is falling in love with Fang who looks a lot like Summer, but actually she is only looking for his wealth...

8.4

Letter from the Mountain

October 2002 •Japanese

Husband and wife Michiko and Takao move from their urban existence in Tokyo to the isolated, rural farming village where Takao grew up.

6.1

The Amusement Park

June 2021 •English

An elderly gentleman sets out for what he thinks will be a normal day at an amusement park and is soon embroiled in a waking nightmare.