Movies celebrating singledom
February 14, 2023 3:08 PM Subscribe
I'm a middle aged woman, single, childfree, and happy about it. I also have covid and have to stay in tonight, so I want to watch a movie celebrating being middle aged and single, bc I'm not mad about it and Valentine's Day isn't for me.
I'd love to watch a movie about a middle aged woman (ideally a working woman, so not an older/retired type) who is happy with her life or doing something interesting and fun other than looking for a man.
I specifically don't want it to be just about celebrating being single bc someone escaped a shitty relationship (like First Wives Club), or about someone who is trying to date but realizes she's happy without it (don't have an example off the top of my head), or one where she finds romance in the end (all the rom-coms). I would love to see a story where the woman is intentionally, and happily, single and childfree--where that aspect of her life is celebrated as part of the story. Where 'being happy with being single' isn't something to work toward, but it something that is already achieved and honored. And also where children (kids or adult children) are not a major component of her joy/satisfaction.
Could be about one woman or a group of friends who are single or whatever. Would prefer comedy or otherwise lighthearted, but open to suggestions. I have most of the major streaming platforms and am happy to rent for the right thing.
Thanks!
I'd love to watch a movie about a middle aged woman (ideally a working woman, so not an older/retired type) who is happy with her life or doing something interesting and fun other than looking for a man.
I specifically don't want it to be just about celebrating being single bc someone escaped a shitty relationship (like First Wives Club), or about someone who is trying to date but realizes she's happy without it (don't have an example off the top of my head), or one where she finds romance in the end (all the rom-coms). I would love to see a story where the woman is intentionally, and happily, single and childfree--where that aspect of her life is celebrated as part of the story. Where 'being happy with being single' isn't something to work toward, but it something that is already achieved and honored. And also where children (kids or adult children) are not a major component of her joy/satisfaction.
Could be about one woman or a group of friends who are single or whatever. Would prefer comedy or otherwise lighthearted, but open to suggestions. I have most of the major streaming platforms and am happy to rent for the right thing.
Thanks!
Shirley Valentine!
posted by cyndigo at 4:04 PM on February 14, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by cyndigo at 4:04 PM on February 14, 2023 [1 favorite]
Saving Grace, in which a recently widowed middle aged Grace (played by the wonderful Brenda Blethyn) becomes an expert cannabis grower - hijinks and success follow.
posted by brookeb at 6:35 PM on February 14, 2023 [3 favorites]
posted by brookeb at 6:35 PM on February 14, 2023 [3 favorites]
And there's always the classic Auntie Mame (with brief sidetrack into marriage, but really not the point) when one wants to remember to Live! Live! Live!
posted by brookeb at 6:37 PM on February 14, 2023 [5 favorites]
posted by brookeb at 6:37 PM on February 14, 2023 [5 favorites]
Babette's Feast
posted by prewar lemonade at 5:30 AM on February 15, 2023 [3 favorites]
posted by prewar lemonade at 5:30 AM on February 15, 2023 [3 favorites]
Sigourney Weaver in Alien is so close to what you want!
posted by cakelite at 8:22 AM on February 15, 2023
posted by cakelite at 8:22 AM on February 15, 2023
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Sister Act, for instance, goofy as it is, fits the brief quite well.
posted by phunniemee at 3:46 PM on February 14, 2023 [2 favorites]