Movies like Wayne
If Wayne's mix of melancholy and alzheimer's disease stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Wayne's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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The Leisure Seeker
2018 · Directed by Paolo Virzì · 112 min7.1
Why you'll like itShares: alzheimer's disease · From the same decade (2010s)
A runaway couple go on an unforgettable journey from Boston to Key West, recapturing their passion for life and their love for each other on a road trip that provides revelation and surprise right up to the very end.
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Away from Her
2007 · Directed by Sarah Polley · 110 min7.0
Why you'll like itShares: alzheimer's disease
Fiona and Grant have been married for nearly 50 years. They have to face the fact that Fiona’s absent-mindedness is a symptom of Alzheimer’s disease.
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The Way We Were
1973 · Directed by Sydney Pollack · 118 min7.0
Why you'll like itShares: melancholy
Opposites attract when, during their college days, Katie Morosky, a politically active Jew, meets Hubbell Gardiner, a feckless WASP. Years later, in the wake of World War II, they meet once again and, despite their…
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Memory
2022 · Directed by Martin Campbell · 114 min6.7
Why you'll like itShares: alzheimer's disease
Alex, an assassin-for-hire, finds that he's become a target after he refuses to complete a job for a dangerous criminal organization. With the crime syndicate and FBI in hot pursuit, Alex has the skills to stay ahead,…
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Friends with Benefits
2011 · Directed by Will Gluck · 109 min6.6
Why you'll like itShares: alzheimer's disease · From the same decade (2010s)
Dylan is done with relationships. Jamie decides to stop buying into the Hollywood clichés of true love. When the two become friends they decide to try something new and take advantage of their mutual attraction - but…
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Iris
2001 · Directed by Richard Eyre · 91 min6.4
Why you'll like itShares: alzheimer's disease
True story of the lifelong romance between novelist Iris Murdoch and her husband John Bayley, from their student days through her battle with Alzheimer's disease.