Over the years there have been a number of movies which deals with
what is called a May and December Romance.
What is meant by a 'May and December Romance' is that there is
a major age difference between the people that are involved,
at least 10 years but more likely 15 years or more. Most
of the time this means that the man is older than the woman,
but it could also be that the woman is older than the man.
Please note that in some cases the age difference is between
the actors ages. In the other cases the age difference is what was
referenced in the movie.
Below is a list of some of these movies (if you know of more please E-mail me) :
| Movie Title | Year | Age Diff. | Movie/True Age | Starring |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pygmalion | 1938 |   | MA |   |
| It's A Date | 1940 | 18 | TA | Walter Pidgeon, Deanna Durbin |
| Holiday In Mexico | 1946 | 17 and 34 | TA, TA | Jose Iturbi, Ilona Massey, Jane Powell |
| High Noon | 1952 | 28 | TA | Cary Cooper, Grace Kelly |
| Quiet Man, The | 1952 | 13 | TA | John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara |
| Sabrina | 1954 | 30 | TA | Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn |
| Daddy Long Legs | 1955 | 32 | TA | Fred Astaire, Leslie Caron |
| Funny Face | 1957 | 31 | TA | Fred Astaire, Audrey Hepburn |
| Gigi | 1958 | 16 | MA | Louis Jourdan, Leslie Caron |
| Merry Adnrew | 1958 | 19 | TA | Danny Kaye, Pier Angeli |
| Rio Bravo | 1959 | 24 | TA | John Wayne, Angie Dikinson |
| North to Alaska | 1960 | 24 | TA | John Wayne, Capucine |
| Lolita | 1962 | 37 | TA | James Mason, Sue Lyon |
| McLintock! | 1963 | 13 | TA | John, Wayne, Maureen O'Hara |
| Mary Poppins | 1964 | 10 | TA | Dick Van Dyke, Julia Andrews |
| My Fair Lady | 1964 | 25 | TA | Rex Harrison, Audrey Hepburn |
| Fantastic Voyage | 1966 | 12 | TA | Stephen Boyd, Raquel Welch |
| Lt. Robin Crusoe, U.S.N. | 1966 | 14 | TA | Dick Van Dyke, Nancy Kwan |
| Murderers' Row | 1966 | 24 | TA | Dean Martin, Ann-Margret |
| Silencer, The | 1966 | 21 | TA | Dean Martin, Stella Stevens |
| Texas Across the River | 1966 | 28 | TA | Dean Martin, Rosemary Forsyth |
| Ambushers, The | 1967 | 24 | TA | Dean Martin, Senta Berger |
| Fathom | 1967 | 12 | TA | Anthony Franciosa, Raquel Welch |
| Graduate, The | 1967 |   | MA | Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft |
| Music Man, The | 1968 | 16 | TA | Robert Preston, Shirley Jones |
| Hello, Dolly! | 1969 | 22 | TA | Water Matthau, Barbra Streisand |
| Wrecking Crew, The | 1969 | 23 | TA | Dean Martin, Elke Sommer |
| On A Clear Day You Can See Forever | 1970 | 17 and 21 | TA | Larry Blyden, Yves Montand, Barbra Streisand |
| Harold and Maude | 1971 | 56 | TA | Ruth Gordon, Bud Cort |
| Play Misty For Me | 1971 | 10 and 11 | TA and TA | Clint Eastwood, Donna Mills, Jessica Walter |
| Summer of '42 | 1971 |   | MA | Jennifer O'Neill, Gary Gimes |
| Bluebeard | 1972 | 15 | TA | Richard Burton, Raquel Welch |
| American Graffiti | 1973 | 17 | TA | Harrison Ford, Michelle Pfeiffer |
| Live and Let Die | 1973 | 24 | TA | Roger Moore, Jane Seymour |
| Young Frankinstine | 1974 | 14 | TA | Gene Wilder, Teri Garr |
| Gauntlet, The | 1977 | 17 | TA | Clint Eastwood, Sandra Locke |
| High Anxiety | 1977 | 16 | TATA | Mel Brooks, Madeline Kahn |
| Star Wars | 1977 | 14 | TA | Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher |
| Every Which Way But Loose | 1978 | 17 | TA | Clint Eastwood, Sandra Locke |
| Superman | 1978 | 14 | TA | Gene Hackman, Valerie Perrine |
| 10 | 1979 | 21 | TA | Dudle Moore, Bo Derek |
| Manhattan | 1979 | 26 | TA | Woody Allen, Mariel Hemingway |
| Any Which Way You Can | 1980 | 17 | TA | Clint Eastwood, Sandra Locke |
| Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back | 1980 | 14 | TA | Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher |
| Superman II | 1980 | 14 | TA | Gene Hackman, Valerie Perrine |
| Private Lessons | 1981 | 12 | TA | Sylvia Kristel, Eric Brown |
| Blade Runner | 1982 | 17 | TA | Harrison Ford, Sean Young |
| Cannery Row | 1982 | 16 | TA | Mick Nolte, Debra Winger |
| Educating Rita | 1983 | 17 | TA | Michael Cane, Julie Walters |
| Never Say Never Again | 1983 | 21 | TA | Sean Connery, Barbara Carrera |
| Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi | 1983 | 14 | TA | Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher |
| Blame It on Rio | 1984 | 32 | TA | Michael Cane, Michelle Johnson |
| Romancing the Stone | 1984 | 10 | TA | Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner |
| Brewster's Millions | 1985 | 14 | TA | Richard Pryor, Lonette McKey |
| Jewel of the Nile, The | 1985 | 10 | TA | Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner |
| Murphy's Romance | 1985 | 18 | TA | James Garner, Sally Fields |
| Out of Africa | 1985 | 12 | TA | Robert Redford, Meryl Streep |
| Witness | 1985 | 15 | TA | Harrison Ford, Killy McGillis |
| Black Widow | 1986 | 18 | TA | Sami Frey, Debra Winger |
| Crocdile Dundee | 1986 | 18 | TA | Paul Hogan, Linda Kozlowski |
| Ladyhawke | 1986 | 13 | TA | Rutger Hauer, Michelle Pfeiffer |
| Moonstruck | 1987 | 18 | TA | Cher, Nicolas Cage |
| Roxanne | 1987 | 15 | TA | SteveMartin, Daryl Hannah |
| Witches of Eastwick, The | 1987 | 20 | TA | Jack Nicholson, Michelle Pfeiffer |
| Big | 1988 |   | MA | Tom Hanks, Elizabeth Perkins |
| Bull Durham | 1988 | 12 | MA | Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins |
| Crocdile Dundee II | 1988 | 18 | TA | Paul Hogan, Linda Kozlowski |
| Twins | 1988 | 15 and 16 | TA and TA | Arnold Schwarzeneggr, Kelly Preston, Danny Devito, Chole Webb |
| Always | 1989 | 11 | TA | Richard Dreyfuss, Holly Hunter |
| Blaze | 1989 | 36 | TA | Paul Newman, Lolita Davidovich |
| Great Balls of Fire | 1989 | 17 | TA | Dennis Quaid, Winona Ryder |
| Her Alibi | 1989 | 20 | TA | Tom Selleck, Paulina Porizkova |
| Sea of Love | 1989 | 15 | TA | Al Pacino, Ellen Barkin |
| War of the Roses, The | 1989 | 10 | TA | Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner |
| Ghost | 1990 | 10 | TA | Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore |
| Pretty Woman | 1990 | 18 | TA | Richard Gere, Julia Roberts |
| Total Recall | 1990 | 11 | TA | Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sharon Stone |
| Frankie & Johnny | 1991 | 17 | TATA | Al Pacino,Michelle Pfeiffer |
| Other People's Money | 1991 | 20 | TA | Danny Devito, Penelope Ann Miller |
| Regarding Henry | 1991 | 16 | TA | Harrison Ford, Annette Bening |
| Basic Instinct | 1992 | 14 | TA | Michael Douglas, Sharon Stone |
| Death Becomes Her | 1992 | 14 and 10 | TA and TA | Bruce Willis,Meryl Streep, Goldie Hawn |
| Dracula | 1992 | 13 | TA | Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder |
| Sneakers | 1992 | 15 | TA | Robert Redford, Mary McDonnell |
| Grumpy Old Men | 1993 | 16 and 21 | TA and TA | Jack Lemmon, Water Matthau, Ann-Margret |
| Indecent Proposal | 1993 | 25 | TA | Michael Douglas, Sharon Stone |
| In the Line of Fire | 1993 | 24 | TA | Clint Eastwood, Rene Russo |
| Jurassic Park | 1993 | 20 | TA | Sam Neill, Laura Dern |
| Color of Night | 1994 | 18 | TA | Bruce Willis, Jane March |
| Disclosure | 1994 | 18 | TA | Michael Douglas, Demi Moore |
| Nobody's Fool | 1994 | 32 | TA | Paul Newman, Melanie Griffith |
| True Lies | 1994 | 11 | TA | Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Lee Curtis |
| American President, The | 1995 | 14 | TA | Michael Douglas, Annette Bening |
| Bridges of Madison County, The | 1995 | 19 | TA | Clint Eastwood, Meryl Streep |
| Casino | 1995 | 25 | TA | Robert DeNiro, Sharon Stone |
| Grumpier Old Men | 1995 | 16 and 21 | TA and TA | Jack Lemmon, Water Matthau, Ann-Margret |
| Mighty Aphrodite | 1995 | 32 | TA | Woody Allen, Mira Sorvino |
| Outbreak | 1995 | 17 | TA | Dustin Hoffman, Rene Russo |
| Sabrina | 1995 | 23 | TA | Harrison Ford, Julia Orsmond |
| As Good As It Gets | 1997 | 26 | TA | Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt |
| Love in Another Town | 1997 | 21 | TA | Victoria Pricipal, Adrian Pasdor |
| Devil's Advocate, The | 1997 | 11 and 35 | TA and TA | Al Pacino, Keanu Reeves, Charlize Theron |
| Lolita | 1997 | 32 | TA | Jeremy Irons, Dominique Swain |
| Bulworth | 1998 | 29 | TA | Warren Beatty, Hally Berry |
| Horse Whisperer, The | 1998 | 23 | TA | Robert Redford, Kristen Scott Thomas |
| How Stella Got Her Groove Back | 1998 | 24 | TA | Angela Bassett, Taye Diggs |
| Six Days Seven Nights | 1998 | 27 | TA | Harrison Ford, Anne Heche |
| American Beauty | 1999 | 20 | TA | Kevin Spacey, Mena Suvari |
| Cider House Rules, The | 1999 | 17 | TA | Michael Cane, Kathy Baker |
| Entrapment | 1999 | 39 | TA | Sean Connery, Catherine Zeta-Jones |
| Random Hearts | 1999 | 18 | TA | Harrison Ford, Kristen Scott Thomas |
| Runaway Bride | 1999 | 18 | TA | Richard Gere, Julia Roberts |
| Sixth Sense, The | 1999 | 13 | TA | Bruce Willis, Olivia Williams |
| Autumn In New York | 2000 | 22 and 26 | TA and MA | Richard Gere, Winona Ryder |
| Kid, The | 2000 | 16 | TA | Bruice Willis, Emily Mortimer |
| What Lies Beneath | 2000 | 15 | TA | Harrison Ford, Mich |
| Whole Nine Yards, The | 2000 | 19 | TA | Bruce Willis, Natasha Henstridge |
| Tadpool | 2002 | 28 | TA | Sigourney Weaver, Aaron Stanford |