Paraula clau Midlife Crisis

En Cal i l'Emily són casats des de fa més de 20 anys, però l'Emily li fa el salt i en Cal se'n va de casa. Va a un bar i es queixa del que li ha passat. Jacob, un client assidu, el sent i s'ofereix a ajudar-lo. El fa canviar d'imatge i l'ensenya a lligar. Al cap de poc, comença a tenir èxit amb les dones, però s'adona que encara estima l'Emily i s'hi vol reconciliar. Mentrestant, el seu fill s'ha enamorat de la seva cangur, tot i que ella no li correspon. I fins i tot Jacob es transforma quan comença a sentir alguna cosa per una noia que havia intentat lligar-se, però que l'havia rebutjat perquè ja tenia nòvio.

Bob Harris i Charlotte són dos nord-americans que es troben a Tòquio. Bob és una estrella de cinema de mitjana edat que ha vingut a rodar un anunci. Charlotte és una dona jove que acompanya a tot arreu el seu marit, un fanàtic de la feina. Incapaços de dormir, els camins de Bob i Charlotte es creuen per casualitat i no trigarà a néixer entre ells una sorprenent amistat. S'aventuren junts a la vida nocturna de Tòquio, comparteixen inoblidables experiències amb els habitants de la ciutat i acaben descobrint una nova manera de veure la vida.

Lester Burnham, un home de mitjana edat, es troba en plena crisi: està cansat de la feina i avorrit i decebut del seu matrimoni. Però Lester desperta a la vida quan coneix una amiga de la seva filla, una adolescent molt bonica a qui mirarà d’impressionar.

Jack Campbell és un "broker" de Wall Street egocèntric i obsessionat amb la feina, que viu una vida de luxe. Després d'un petit accident, la vigília de Nadal, Jack es desperta vivint una altra vida: és un humil venedor de pneumàtics casat amb Kate, la seva antiga nòvia.

Humbert Humbert, un professor de quaranta anys, s'acaba d'instal·lar a Ramsdale, New Hampshire. Allà s?enamora perdudament d?una nena d?onze anys, tant que concep un pla mestre: es casarà amb la seva mare, Charlotte Haze, per poder estar sempre a prop de l?objecte dels seus afectes: l?alegre adolescent, la irresistible nínfula de nom encantador, líric i melodiós: Lolita.

La nau de la confederació espacial USS Reliant rep senyals de vida del planeta desèrtic Ceti Alfa V, i decideix investigar-les. Entre la tripulació de la Reliant que baixa al planeta es troba l'oficial Chekov, antic membre de l'Enterprise. Però l'únic que troba l'expedició és una balisa encesa entre les restes de la nau Botany Bay.

George Webber, famós compositor de cançons romàntiques, està començant a cansar-se de la relació amb la seva xicota. Però una circumstància inesperada us ajudarà a resoldre el problema de manera fulminant: es creua al carrer amb una jove vestida de núvia que el deixa absolutament fascinat; tant és així que, tot i saber que està casada, no pararà fins a esbrinar on passarà la lluna de mel.

És l'any 1967, Larry Gopnik és professor de física i veu com la seva vida s'ensorra. És un bon home, un marit fidel i afectuós, un bon pare i un professor seriós, però, de cop i volta la vida li comença a anar malament. La dona l'abandona sense explicacions, l'amant d'ella el convenç perquè deixi casa seva i vagi a viure a un motel pel bé dels nens. A més a més, la seva carrera professional es veu amenaçada quan comença a rebre una sèrie anònims amb acusacions contra seu.

Willis és un home molt ocupat amb poc temps per als sentiments que, després d'una experiència sobrenatural, troba un nen que resulta ser ell mateix de noi. Una comèdia bondadosa amb tocs fantàstics per a consum familiar.

Després de 20 anys de matrimoni, Maria decideix deixar el seu marit. Ella es trasllada a l'habitació 212 de l'hotel a l'altra banda del carrer, amb una vista panoràmica del seu departament, el seu marit i la vida que va compartir amb ell. Si bé es pregunta si va prendre la decisió correcta, moltes de les persones a la seva vida ofereixen les seves opinions al respecte. Tenen la intenció de fer-li saber, si li agrada o no, sobre què resulta ser una nit que canvia la vida.

Un productor de Hollywood intenta mantenir la seva dignitat professional en una indústria on els valors són difícils de mantenir. Durant dues setmanes frenètiques, el productor haurà de fer malabarismes per solucionar problemes impossibles que afecten a la seva professió però també a la seva vida personal.

Després del casament de la seva estimada filla Anne, George Banks sent que un període de calma i gaudi s'obre davant seu. Podreu complir el vostre somni de vendre la vostra casa i viure al costat de la platja. Però primer els recent casats, anunciant la seva propera paternitat, i després la seva dona Nina, comunicant-li que també està embarassada, semblen estar disposats a no deixar-lo gaudir del seu ben guanyat descans.

Sam is a true Kansan on the surface but beneath it all struggles to fit the hometown mold. As she grapples with loss and acceptance, singing is Sam’s saving grace and leads her on a journey to discover herself and a community of outsiders that don’t fit in but don’t give up, showing that finding your people, and finding your voice, is possible. Anywhere. Somewhere.

Four women, a chef, a single mom, an heiress, and a job seeker dig into love and work, with a generous side of midlife crises, in pre-pandemic LA.

What do men go through once they hit the big four-zero? What goes on in their minds? What about their lifestyle, does it change? Their relationships, their worries, problems and secrets... This drama is about three men in their forties, just starting to experience and understand their definition of life: issues with women, love, career, and many other relationships in life. Each has a story of their own that interconnects with one another; and an ending that no one can ever expect...

Turning 40 should be a year when everything is falling into place; however, 42-year-old Bian Liang is completely at a loss. As a father, who actively seeks breakthroughs, he encounters hurdles in his quiet and indifferent son and has reached a bottleneck in his career.

Men of a Certain Age is an American comedy-drama television series, which premiered on TNT on December 7, 2009. The hour-long program stars Ray Romano, Andre Braugher and Scott Bakula as three best friends in their late forties dealing with the realities of middle age. It won a Peabody Award in 2010. On July 15, 2011, TNT cancelled the series after two seasons.

Disillusioned after a long career at Sunshine Desserts, Perrin goes through a mid-life crisis and fakes his own death. Returning in disguise after various attempts at finding a 'new life', he gets his old job back and finds nothing has changed. He is eventually found out, and in the second series has success with a chain of shops selling useless junk. That becomes so successful that he feels he has created a monster and decides to destroy it. In the third and final series he has a dream of forming a commune which his long suffering colleagues help bring to reality. Unfortunately that also fails and he finds himself back in a job not unlike the one he originally had at Sunshine Desserts.

The Pursuit of Happiness is an American sitcom that aired from September 19, 1995 to November 7, 1995.

Seven 40-year-olds are drawn together by a disturbing school reunion. Long-standing sexual tensions and emotional conflicts come to a head as the surreal secrets of apparently normal lives are revealed. Acting as a catalyst, the reunion forces the seven friends into a re-evaluation of their past and the present—and brings about an unexpected future.

Consists of 8 different stories that talk about the problems and pain women face in the modern-day. Topics include leftover women, objectification of women, the role of a housewife, domestic violence, social appearance anxiety, women’s career choices, midlife crises, and family of origin issues.

Take Five is an American sitcom that aired from April 1 until April 8, 1987.

Morimura Tomomi is a housewife scorned by her husband and two sons, and yet she continues to protect the family. On her 46th birthday, she leaves home in disgust and embarks on a 1,200 km journey. It is Tomomi’s first time driving onto the highway and she speeds along to the west. On the road, she encounters a series of traumatising episodes. She detects her husband’s affair, is faced with a truck driver who mistakes her for a prostitute housewife, and finally her car gets stolen. While Tomomi is at a loss, a good-looking young man and an elderly person give her a ride, and she arrives in Nagasaki. As she meets various people in this town which was once transformed into a wasteland because of the atomic bomb, she becomes aware of a “wilderness” within her and starts to explore the path to rebirth

It Takes a Worried Man was a British TV sitcom. It was made by Thames Television and ran for three series, broadcast from October 1981 to November 1983. The first two series were broadcast on the ITV network, and the third and final series on Channel 4. Most episodes were written by the star, Peter Tilbury, who played office worker Philip Roath.

Pinhas "Pini" Zanzouri lives in Yavne, a town in central Israel, with his wife and two children. Zanzouri is an average Israeli citizen with an average job, who comes home and passes his evenings watching TV . On his 40th birthday, Zanzouri's life changes forever when his father comes to him with two revelations: that all the men in his family have died in their 40th year, and that he is adopted. Accepting that he has a year to live, Zanzouri decides to fulfill all his dreams.

Martin's comfortable world is upturned by his friend's mid-life crises, beginning with his best friend's suicide, and the secret affair he had with Martin's wife.