The Age of Adaline (2015)

Directed by

Lee Toland Krieger

Genre

drama film, fantasy film, romance film, melodrama

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 52m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 7,124 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman stops physically aging after a freak accident in 1937. Over decades, she raises a daughter and avoids close relationships until a man makes her reconsider her isolated life.

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What happens

The Age of Adaline is a 2015 American romantic fantasy film directed by Lee Toland Krieger and written by J. Mills Goodloe and Salvador Paskowitz. The film stars Blake Lively as Adaline, with Michiel Huisman, Harrison Ford, Kathy Baker, Amanda Crew, and Ellen Burstyn. Narrated by Hugh Ross, the story follows Adaline Bowman, a young woman who stops aging following an accident at the age of twenty-nine. The film was produced by Sidney Kimmel Entertainment and Lakeshore Entertainment. Principal photography took place in Vancouver from March 5 to May 5, 2014. It premiered in New York City on April 19, 2015, and was cinematically released on April 24 in the United States by Lionsgate. It received mixed reviews from critics, though many praised both Lively's and Ford's performances, citing them as some of their best work in recent years. A modest box-office success, it grossed $65.7 million worldwide on a $25 million budget. The film received two nominations at the 42nd Saturn Awards, one for Best Fantasy Film and one for Lively for Best Actress. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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