Random Onscreen Couples That Could Be Father And Daught (29 items)

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  (#1) Tom Cruise And Emily Blunt

  Edge of Tomorrow (2014)

  Ages at time of filming: Tom Cruise: 51, Emily Blunt: 31

  Age Difference: 20 years

  Cage (Tom Cruise) doesn't have a whole lot of time for romance in the underrated sci-fi film Edge of Tomorrow because he is pretty busy playing Groundhog Day in order to figure out how to save the world. However, there is plenty of sexual tension between Cage and Rita (Emily Blunt) as she tries to train him to fight aliens, even if that means she has to continually kill him in order to reset the day. She may be younger, but he spends most of their time together under her tutelage.
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  (#2) James Stewart And Grace Kelly

  Rear Window (1954)

  Ages at time of filming: James Stewart: 46, Grace Kelly: 25

  Age Difference: 21 years

  Hitchcock selects Grace Kelly to be his token blonde beauty and pairs her with his go-to actor James Stewart. Rear Window is not about romance, it's a film about voyeurism and witnessing a crime. It's a good thing because Stewart and Kelly share little sexual chemistry in the movie. That could be by design: Jeff (Stewart) does not want to get married and Lisa (Kelly) does. Plus, Stewart just looks like Kelly's father in the film. She's young and stunningly gorgeous, and he's aging, looking less like Mr. Smith with every movie.
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  (#3) Denzel Washington And Milla Jovovich

  He Got Game (1998)

  Ages at time of filming: Denzel Washington: 43, Milla Jovovich: 22

  Age Difference: 21 years

  Here's a movie where the romance is secondary. Jake (Washington) must convince his son Jesus (Ray Allen), a high school basketball star, to go to college instead of turning pro. If he can do that, he'll get out of jail early. Jovovich plays Dakota, a prostitute who Jake helps while he's temporarily out of prison. Even though Washington is in his 40s in this film, he looks at least ten years younger, taking the edge off their age difference.
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  (#4) Warren Beatty And Annette Bening

  Bugsy (1991)

  Ages at time of filming: Warren Beatty: 54, Annette Bening: 33

  Age Difference: 21 years

  Warren Beatty goes gangster in 1991's biopic Bugsy. Prior to the film, Beatty was known as a Hollywood lothario, then he met his costar Bening, who played Bugsy's wife Virginia. The couple would go on to marry and are still together today, so obviously they had some chemistry. In real life, there was only a ten year age gap between Bugsy and Virginia.
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  (#5) Richard Gere And Winona Ryder

  Autumn in New York (2000)

  Ages at time of filming: Richard Gere: 50, Winona Ryder: 28

  Age Difference: 22 years

  A commitment-phobic playboy (Gere) finally meets his match in Charlotte (Ryder). The kicker is that she has a terminal illness. The movie received bad word of mouth before it hit theaters and wasn't even available for critics to screen because the producers feared brutal reviews. There are two big problems with the film. The first is that we've seen this sappy "dying girl" story before in better films like Love Story. The second is that the romantic chemistry between Ryder and Gere is virtually non-existent.
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  (#6) Denzel Washington And Kelly Reilly

  Flight (2012)

  Ages at time of filming: Denzel Washington: 57, Kelly Reilly: 35

  Age Difference: 22 years

  Whip Whitaker (Washington) is an airplane pilot who saves the day. The only problem with his heroics is that he may or may not have been too drunk to fly in the first place. Whip meets up with a heroin addict (Reilly) trying for a second chance at life. Washington really doesn't look like he's almost 60 years old. We don't notice the age difference as much because Reilly is 35 in the film, not 25, and that decade makes a difference. 
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  (#7) Steve Carell And Keira Knightley

  Seeking a Friend for the End of the World  (2012)

  Ages at time of filming: Steve Carell: 49, Keira Knightley: 27

  Age Difference: 22 years

  Who doesn't love Steve Carell and Keira Knightley? Dodge (Carell) and Penny (Knightley) must make amends before Earth is destroyed by a meteor. On the surface, it seems like a mismatch, and not just because of their age gap. Knightley is a classic beauty and Carell is an average everyday sort of guy. Yet, it is because of all their differences that the film actually works. Seeking a Friend for the End of the World is a romantic comedy that doesn't play by the rules, and these two are a winning couple regardless of the age difference.
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  (#8) Johnny Depp And Amber Heard

  The Rum Diary (2011)

  Ages at time of filming: Johnny Depp: 48, Amber Heard: 25

  Age Difference: 23 years

  Johnny Depp loves Hunter S. Thompson. The actor was instrumental in adapting his novel The Rum Diary to the silver screen in 2011. Although the film was a critical and box office bust, it did give Depp the opportunity to meet his future wife Amber Heard. For most of the film, Paul Kemp (Depp) and Chenault (Heard) resist the temptation to hook up, because she is involved with Kemp's business partner. However, they do share a very steamy love scene and their chemistry is electric.
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  (#9) Robert Redford And Kristin Scott Thomas

  The Horse Whisperer (1998)

  Ages at time of filming: Robert Redford: 61, Kristin Scott Thomas: 38

  Age Difference: 23 years

  Annie (Thomas) solicits the help of Tom (Redford), a magical horse whisperer, after her daughter (a young Scarlett Johansson) is injured in a horse riding accident. Tom helps to heal both the teenage girl and the horse, and Annie falls in love with him, even though she is married. Does age matter in this film? It's Robert Redford and his character is a compassionate healer; who wouldn't fall in love?
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  (#10) Liam Neeson And January Jones

  Unknown (2011)

  Ages at time of filming: Liam Neeson: 58, January Jones: 33

  Age Difference: 24 years

  Liam Neeson currently only seems to be accepting roles for younger men. Thanks to the Taken franchise, Neeson is a late-blooming action star. In Unknown, Dr. Martin Harris (Neeson) gets into an accident. He awakes with amnesia, and his whole life seems to be erased, even his wife (Jones) plays like she doesn't know him. The age difference is obviously noticeable, but the film is not a love story, it's a mystery/thriller, so it's not terribly interested in their relationship.
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  (#11) Clint Eastwood And Rene Russo

  In the Line of Fire (1993)

  Ages at time of filming: Clint Eastwood: 63, Rene Russo: 39

  Age Difference: 24 years

  Eastwood plays Frank Horrigan, an aging Secret Service Agent who failed to protect JFK from assassination in 1963. Lilly Raines (Rene Russo) is also an agent and she falls for Frank despite his gruff exterior. Of course, the 24 years between the two is noticeable, but Eastwood's heroic sex appeal is apparent. The chemistry is there between the couple, and because Russo plays Lilly as tough and capable, she seems like she can handle Frank's tough exterior.
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  (#12) Cary Grant And Audrey Hepburn

  Charade (1963)

  Ages at time of filming: Cary Grant: 59, Audrey Hepburn: 34

  Age Difference: 25 years

  Charade is a hybrid genre movie that mixes comedy, romance, and suspense to brilliant effect. Hepburn and Grant are a winning combination, thanks to the film's extremely funny dialogue and charming plot, which is set against the backdrop of Paris. In the film, Regina (Hepburn) and Peter (Grant) alternately pursue one another, and she flirts with him like a school girl along the way. As such, the plot itself actually takes away some of the potential awkwardness. Plus, it's Cary Grant, one of the most handsome leading men in Hollywood history. He may have been almost 60 years old in Charade, but he still looks as dapper as ever.
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  (#13) Harrison Ford And Anne Heche

  Six Days and Seven Nights (1998)

  Ages at time of filming: Harrison Ford: 55, Anne Heche: 29

  Age Difference: 26 years

  Quinn Harris (Ford) is an ill-tempered pilot who is forced to crash land on a deserted island with Robin Monroe (Heche) in Six Days and Seven Nights. The pair are polar opposites, who of course start out hating each other, only fall in love. The film was a big flop at the box office. Many critics and moviegoers took note of the complete lack of a spark between the couple. It's still up for debate whether or not Heche's sexuality played a factor in that or the 26 year age difference was simply too hard for audiences to swallow.
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  (#14) Jack Nicholson And Helen Hunt

  As Good as It Gets (1997)

  Ages at time of filming: Jack Nicholson: 60, Helen Hunt: 34

  Age Difference: 26 years

  Maybe we're just used to seeing Hollywood wild child Jack Nicholson with much younger female companionship. Maybe it's because As Good as It Gets is truly a magical film with a great script and standout performances (both Nicholson and Hunt won Oscars). Or perhaps it's because the most unbelievable aspect of the entire movie is just how Carol (Hunt) a sweet waitress with a sick son falls in love with such a misanthropic, mean-spirited man (Nicholson). Their age difference really isn't the main obstacle in their relationship, it's Melvin's mental illness. Audiences do root for Melvin to be a better man, however, and end up hoping that this relationship sticks.
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  (#15) Humphrey Bogart And Lauren Bacall

  To Have and Have Not (1944)

  Ages at time of filming: Humphrey Bogart: 45, Lauren Bacall: 19

  Age Difference: 26 years

  If a 45-year-old dated his 19-year-old co-star today, it would be a big deal, especially if he was married. Director Howard Hawks was not too happy with the on-set romance between Bogey and Bacall, but it was somehow meant to be. Bogart divorced his third wife and later married the starlet. The couple would stay together until Bogart's death in 1957. Their chemistry in black and white is all over the screen in To Have and Have Not. Yes, the age difference is extreme, but sometimes true love is ageless. You can see it in the way they look at each other.
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  (#16) Robert Redford And Demi Moore

  Indecent Proposal (1993)

  Ages at time of filming: Robert Redford: 57, Demi Moore: 31

  Age Difference: 26 years

  Diana (Moore), a married woman with money problems, agrees to have sex with John (Redford) for $1,000,000. Of course, Diana's marriage to David (Woody Harrelson) goes up in smoke afterwards, and Diana temporarily finds herself back in John's arms. Redford is 57 years old in the film, and still as handsome as ever. John is successful, rich, good looking, and suave. It's almost too hard to believe that Diana goes back to David in the end.
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  (#17) Jeff Bridges And Maggie Gyllenhaal

  Crazy Heart (2009)

  Ages at time of filming: Jeff Bridges: 58, Maggie Gyllenhaal: 31

  Age Difference: 27 years

  Jeff Bridges earned an Academy Award for his turn as washed up country musician Bad Blake in Crazy Heart. Bridges has that little boy charm to him that almost makes him ageless and Gyllenhaal projects great maturity. The coupling is a touch awkward: Blake looks like he has led a tough life on the road, and Gyllenhaal is only 31. However, some of that awkwardness between the pair is also intentional, since they're both grappling with Blake's alcoholism.
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  (#18) Dudley Moore And Nastassja Kinski

  Unfaithfully Yours (1984)

  Ages at time of filming: Dudley Moore: 50, Nastassja Kinski: 23

  Age Difference: 27 years

  According to a study on the age difference between male and female costars in romantic comedies, Dudley Moore is, on average, 18 years older than his onscreen female love interests. That makes him second to only Robert Redford. Perhaps it's Moore's overall boyish charm or baby face behind that trend? In Unfaithfully Yours, Claude (Moore) is a celebrated orchestra conductor who suspects his beautiful wife (Kinski) is cheating on him. This is another comedy that sort of lends itself to the unbelievability of the pairing, but the 27 year gap is obviously a huge one. The biggest surprise for Claude, and perhaps for audiences, is that his wife is actually faithful.
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  (#19) Gene Wilder And Kelly LeBrock

  The Woman in Red (1984)

  Ages at time of filming: Gene Wilder: 51, Kelly LeBrock: 24

  Age Difference: 27 years

  A bit of a forgotten comedy from the 1980s, The Woman in Red features comedy legend Gene Wilder as a content family man who one day meets the girl of his dreams. The pairing is supposed to be outrageous; the film is a sex farce. Teddy (Wilder) will do absolutely anything to be with Charlotte (LeBrock), and that is certainly believable considering the her sex appeal.
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  (#20) Colin Firth And Emma Stone

  Magic in the Moonlight (2014)

  Ages at time of filming: Colin Firth: 53, Emma Stone: 25

  Age Difference: 28 years

  Woody Allen's Magic in the Moonlight features a pragmatic magician named Stanley (Firth) who doesn't believe in spiritualists. Then he meets renowned spiritualist Sophie (Stone), who forces him to consider the possibility that the living can communicate with the dead. Firth does look a bit younger than his 53 years, but because Stone looks so young, the pairing is a little bit off-putting.
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  (#21) Sean Penn And Emma Stone

  Gangster Squad (2013)

  Ages at time of filming: Sean Penn: 53, Emma Stone: 25

  Age Difference: 28

  Emma Stone is a go-to younger girlfriend, it seems. In the 2013 box office flop Gangster Squad. Sean Penn plays 1940s gangster Mickey Cohen. Grace (Stone) is a few years younger than Penn's real-life eldest daughter. Penn does actually look like a man in his 50s, and cartoonish makeup turns him fairly gruesome, making an awkward pairing even odder.
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  (#22) Michael Douglas And Gwyneth Paltrow

  A Perfect Murder (1998)

  Ages at time of filming: Michael Douglas: 53, Gwyneth Paltrow: 25

  Age Difference: 28 years

  A Perfect Murder is the story of a millionaire businessman who seemingly has it all, until he finds out that his wife has been cheating. He plans to murder her and collect her trust fund, but as we all know from the movies, no plan is ever perfect. Paltrow is only 25 in this film, and while Douglas looks great for a man in his 50s, these two definitely look more like father/daughter than husband/wife. In real life, Douglas is a family friend whom Paltrow has known since she was a little girl. When asked about the age difference between her and her movie husband, she admitted, "Obviously, it's sort of creepy if in real life I'd be married to Michael Douglas.... There's definitely an uncomfortable age difference."
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  (#23) Richard Gere And Laetitia Casta

  Arbitrage (2012)

  Ages at time of filming: Richard Gere: 63, Laetitia Casta: 34

  Age Difference: 29 years

  Hollywood's favorite silver fox, Richard Gere has a long history of being paired up in movies with female co-stars young enough to be his daughter. In the thriller Arbitrage, Robert Miller (Gere) is a successful hedge fund magnate with a secret dark past of shady business dealings and fraud. He's also a serial cheater, and his much younger mistress Julie (Casta) gets caught up in his web of lies. The almost 30 year age gap is supposed to be uncomfortable. It sheds light on Gere's character, a millionaire who cheats on his wife with a much younger lady.
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  (#24) Warren Beatty And Halle Berry

  Bulworth (1998)

  Ages at time of filming: Warren Beatty: 61, Halle Berry: 31

  Age Difference: 30 years

  Jay Bulworth (Beatty), a U.S. Senator up for re-election, is tired of the political game in this political satire. During a campaign speech at a Black church, he decides to speak the real truth instead of the same old political pandering. Bulworth meets Nina (Berry) and quickly gains respect in the hip-hop community. The 30 year age gap between Beatty and Berry is certainly a bit jaw-dropping. However, Berry doesn't have a huge role in the film, which is a definite star vehicle for Beatty (who also directed and co-wrote the script.) Additionally, because Beatty is playing a powerful figure who is trying to help her community, her attraction to him makes a little more sense.
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  (#25) Woody Allen and Mira Sorvino

  Mighty Aphrodite (1995)

  Ages at time of filming: Woody Allen: 60, Mira Sorvino: 28

  Age Difference: 32 years

  Woody Allen... The nebbish New Yorker never hesitates to cast himself with stunningly beautiful, often much younger women. In Manhattan, his 42-year-old character has an relationship with a 17-year-old student (Mariel Hemingway). That age gap is very much part of the plot, however. In Mighty Aphrodite, Allen discovers that the mother of his genius adopted son is actually a not-too-sharp prostitute (Sorvino.) The pair only end up in bed when they are both desperate for affection, and it only happens one time. Yes, their union is awkward, but it's Woody Allen, so it's going to be awkward no matter what.
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  (#26) Michael Caine And Michelle Johnson

  Blame it on Rio (1984)

  Ages at time of filming: Michael Caine: 51, Michelle Johnson: 18

  Age Difference: 33 years

  Matthew (Michael Caine) falls in lust while vacationing in Rio with his best friend's teenage daughter (Johnson). Their chemistry does not outdo the discrepancy between their ages. The movie leans to the absurd, because it's the beautiful, barely legal girl chasing the much much older man. It's a romantic comedy with an obnoxious ick-factor.
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  (#27) Bill Murray And Scarlett Johansson

  Lost in Translation (2003)

  Ages at time of filming: Bill Murray: 53, Scarlett Johansson: 19

  Age Difference: 34 years

  Two alienated Americans meet in Japan. Okay, so technically Bob (Murray) and Charlotte (Johansson) do not get physical, save for one single kiss. However, they share an intimacy so strong that it forms an undeniable bond between the pair. Both are married when they meet and both are unhappy. They find some solace in each other, even if it's only for a fleeting moment. The relationship is more complicated than just a straightforward romance, but it's possible that they never pursue a romantic relationship because of their age gap.
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  (#28) Sean Connery And Catherine Zeta-Jones

  Entrapment (1999)

  Ages at time of filming: Sean Connery: 69, Catherine Zeta-Jones: 30

  Age Difference: 39 years

  A 39 year age difference in a romantic relationship is going to be noticeable, even if the male lead is a former Bond who has aged really well. Entrapment caused quite a stir among feminists upon its release in 1999. Even still, the sexual chemistry between the insurance agent (Zeta-Jones) trying to catch the master art thief (Connery) was palpable. The film centers upon a game of cat and mouse, but one in which who was playing who changes repeatedly. Age difference or not, the relationship was believable. Interestingly enough, Zeta-Jones met her future husband Michael Douglas, a man 25 years her senior, the same year Entrapment hit theaters.

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