Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Slow
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- wistful
- melancholic
- sentimental
- quiet evening
- romantic drama night
What critics said
Critics broadly agreed that Michael Caine gives a strong performance, but found the film too mawkish, sentimental, and slow-moving to make a lasting impact.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Matthew is an elderly widower while Pauline is roughly half his age, making their relationship the film's central social and emotional tension.
Matthew is an octogenarian widower in Paris who has withdrawn from life since his wife's death.
Karen and Miles arrive from the United States and confront the emotional distance separating them from Matthew.
Matthew is an American living in Paris who speaks no French, while Pauline is French and seeks a sense of family through him.
Films like Mr. Morgan's Last Love, and why
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
shared May-December romance, grief, European setting, and mature emotional drama
45 Years
shared late-life romance, loneliness, family tensions, and bittersweet warmth
The Lunchbox
shared cross-cultural romance, intimate melancholy, and understated relationship drama
Movie Details
- Director
- Sandra Nettelbeck
- Release Date
- 2013-08-22
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Rating
- 6.6 / 10 (327)
Cast
- Michael Caine
- Clémence Poésy
- Gillian Anderson
- Justin Kirk
- Jane Alexander
- Richard Hope
- Anne Alvaro
- Yannick Choirat
- Michelle Goddet
- Ian Fenelon
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- AcornTV Amazon Channel, Acorn TV Apple TV channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Mr. Morgan's Last Love about?
- A grieving American widower in Paris finds an unexpected chance at connection with a much younger French dance instructor, unsettling his estranged family.
- What is Mr. Morgan's Last Love like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Mr. Morgan's Last Love as slow, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Mr. Morgan's Last Love violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Mr. Morgan's Last Love.
- What did critics think of Mr. Morgan's Last Love?
- Critics broadly agreed that Michael Caine gives a strong performance, but found the film too mawkish, sentimental, and slow-moving to make a lasting impact.
- Which films are like Mr. Morgan's Last Love?
- Films with a similar feel include The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, 45 Years, and The Lunchbox.
- How long is Mr. Morgan's Last Love?
- Mr. Morgan's Last Love runs 111 minutes.
- Where can I watch Mr. Morgan's Last Love?
- In United States, Mr. Morgan's Last Love streams on AcornTV Amazon Channel, Acorn TV Apple TV channel.
