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Poms
Why this pick
It shares the life-affirming premise of refusing to be defined by age, using an unlikely friendship and gentle comedy to turn reinvention into something moving.
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MOVIE2017 1h 48m USA
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
A retired businesswoman – who tries to control everything around her – decides to write her own obituary. A young journalist takes up the task of finding the truth, resulting in a life-altering friendship.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Shirley MacLaine
Harriet Lauler
Amanda Seyfried
Anne Sherman
Anne Heche
Elizabeth
Thomas Sadoski
Robin Sands
Philip Baker Hall
Edward
Adina Porter
Bree Wilson
Joel Murray
Joe Mueller
Basil Hoffman
Christopher Georrge