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My Old Lady

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2014 | 107 min | Romance, Comedy, Drama

Weeknight Watch

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With a lukewarm 6.2 out of 10 from audiences and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for romantics and anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved Before Sunset or Is This Thing On?, start here.
The mood
Funny with heart, romantic.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 47 min.
What might put you off
Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.

Mathias Gold is a down-on-his-luck New Yorker who inherits a Parisian apartment from his estranged father. But when he arrives in France to sell the vast domicile, he's shocked to discover a live-in tenant who is not prepared to budge. His apartment is a viager—an ancient French real estate system with complex rules pertaining to its resale—and the feisty Englishwoman Mathilde Girard, who has lived in the apartment with her daughter Chloé for many years, can by contract collect monthly payments from Mathias until her death.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsSolid

    62% on Rotten Tomatoes, 52 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesBelow par

    6.2 out of 10

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Box office & staying powerBelow par

    $8 million worldwide on a $5 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactBelow par

    About 56K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Israel Horovitz

  • Maggie SmithMathilde Girard
  • Kevin KlineMathias Gold
  • Kristin Scott ThomasChloé Girard
  • Dominique PinonMonsieur Lefebvre
  • Michael BurstinRabbi on Bicycle
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  • Noémie LvovskyDr. Florence Horowitz
  • Stéphane De GroodtPhillippe
  • Stéphane FreissFrançois Roy