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January 28

Can anyone recommend any movies about people turning 40?

I know the is the movies The 40 Year Old Virgin and This Is 40. I'm looking for a serious movie about turning that age. Thank you! 2001:569:5260:DA00:F13E:6187:2C97:500 (talk) 21:03, 28 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I haven't seen any of the entries in IMDb's list of productions that mention "40th birthday", but Middle Age Crazy, starring Bruce Dern as the 40-year-old and "The Big Four-Oh" episode of Fresh Prince of Bel-Air look promising. Clarityfiend (talk) 23:15, 28 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Oops, the film's a comedy, probably the TV show too. Clarityfiend (talk) 23:16, 28 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I've seen none of these, but searching Wikipedia for "40th birthday" turns up Bob's Birthday and Unbecoming Age, also known as The Magic Bubble, both comedies, Flirting with Forty and Sister of the Groom are rom-coms; and My Birthday Song is a Bollywoood thriller. How serious is "serious" ? The Canadian drama Lessons on Life looks promising. Doug butler (talk) 00:13, 29 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the suggestions for titles. I might try Flirting With Forty. 2001:569:5260:DA00:C5E2:9EDD:FAAB:2D91 (talk) 03:06, 29 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I turned forty last year, try my life. Just joking. There was a series made about this in communist Poland called Czterdziestolatek, You might wanna watch that for historic reasons (I don't know if there are any translations into English available), but it's a little dated - it's from the seventies. --Ouro (blah blah) 05:24, 30 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

This might have some ideas. --Jayron 32 13:42, 30 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe The 40-Year-Old Virgin? :-) Alansplodge (talk) 22:12, 30 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Already mentioned in the OP. --Lambiam 20:00, 31 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

D'oh! Alansplodge (talk) 18:43, 1 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]