6 Best Aging Parent Care Movies

By Vlad Zakh · May 22, 2026

The heartbreaking devotion and quiet grief of caring for a declining parent has powered some of cinema’s most moving and honest dramas. In The Father (2020): An elderly man’s worsening dementia distorts his perception of his own life and the daughter caring for him. Also notable is Amour (2012): An elderly husband’s devotion is tested to its limits as he cares for his wife after a debilitating stroke.

The Father (2020)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 98% Metacritic 88

An elderly man's worsening dementia distorts his perception of his own life and the daughter caring for him.

Directed by Florian Zeller · 1h 37m · Rated PG-13

Won 2 Oscars39 wins & 171 nominations

Where to watch

Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Still Alice (2014)

TMDB ★ 7.5

A linguistics professor and her family struggle to cope after she is diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's.

Directed by Wash Westmoreland & Richard Glatzer · 1h 41m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix · Rent: Amazon Video, Fandango At Home, FlixFling, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Amour (2012)

TMDB ★ 7.6

An elderly husband's devotion is tested to its limits as he cares for his wife after a debilitating stroke.

Directed by Michael Haneke · 2h 07m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: Sundance Now · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Away from Her (2007)

TMDB ★ 7.1

A husband confronts his own grief as his wife's Alzheimer's leads her to form a bond with another man at her care facility.

Directed by Sarah Polley · 1h 50m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel, Starz Apple TV channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Savages (2007)

TMDB ★ 6.9

Two estranged adult siblings reluctantly reunite to care for their difficult, declining father.

Directed by Tamara Jenkins · 1h 54m · Rated R

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Iris (2001)

TMDB ★ 6.9

A devoted husband cares for his brilliant novelist wife as Alzheimer's gradually erodes her extraordinary mind.

Directed by Richard Eyre · 1h 31m · Rated R

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix, built to fix a specific annoyance: most recommendation sites are just algorithm-driven noise. Our lists are researched and organized by who's in a film, where it's from, and the mood you're actually in tonight.

6 Best Aging Parent Care Movies

The Father (2020)

Still Alice (2014)

Amour (2012)

Away from Her (2007)

The Savages (2007)

Iris (2001)

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