Grace Quigley (1985)

Directed by

Anthony Harvey

Genre

comedy film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 42m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 16 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An elderly widow tries to kill herself but keeps failing. She hires a hitman to finish the job and then asks him to kill other lonely old people too.

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What happens

Grace Quigley (also titled The Ultimate Solution of Grace Quigley) is a 1985 American black comedy film starring Katharine Hepburn and Nick Nolte, produced by Yoram Globus and Menahem Golan and directed by Anthony Harvey. The film is noted for being Hepburn's last leading role in a film for the big screen, as well as the last appearance, stage or otherwise, of Walter Abel. The film is primarily set in New York City. An elderly widow is suicidal, but survives repeated suicide attempts. She hires a contract killer to end her life, and also asks him to kill other lonely old people. She views these acts as mercy killings, not murders. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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