10+ Movie Couples You Probably Didn't Even Notice Had That Big Of An Age Gap
Maybe "gap" is a bit of an understatement.
When it comes to considering age as "just a number," no one does it better than Hollywood. They love casting adults to play teenager roles and have several other bizarre casting habits that we don't want to get into right now. Sometimes, when the casting is good and with the help of talented makeup artists, you can't even notice the difference, especially if the acting is strong as well, but unfortunately, that's not always the case.
In Hollywood movies, especially those involving a romantic storyline, it's quite common to cast older male actors as the love interests of much younger women. In most cases, the public isn't even that surprised, especially if one or both of the involved actors are widely famous.
However, in some instances, the age gap is so massive and totally unpredictable. It's really not something you could easily guess because, considering that the acting is good, both characters usually portray themselves in a way that would never lead you to think they have a significant age gap.
You might already know some of these, but you will definitely discover many more that you didn't know. Scroll down and check out some considerably large age gaps between actors who played love interests.
1. Liam Neeson (61 Years Old) and Olivia Wilde (29 Years Old) in "Third Person"
© Third Person/Sony Pictures Classics2. Anne Hathaway (25 Years Old) and Steve Carell (45 Years Old) in "Get Smart"
© Get Smart/Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.3. Bill Murray (52 Years Old) and Scarlett Johansson (18 Years Old) in "Lost in Translation"
© Lost in Translation/Focus Features
4. Emma Stone (25 Years Old) and Colin Firth (53 Years Old) in "Magic in the Moonlight"
© Magic in the Moonlight/Sony Pictures Classics
5. Catherine Zeta-Jones (29 Years Old) and Sean Connery (68 Years Old) in "Entrapment"
© Entrapment/20th Century Studios
6. Margot Robbie (24 Years Old) and Will Smith (46 Years Old) in "Focus"
© Focus/Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
7. Jack Nicholson (60 Years Old) and Helen Hunt (34 Years Old) in "As Good as It Gets"
© As Good as It Gets/Sony Pictures Digital Productions Inc.
8. Robert Redford (56 Years Old) and Demi Moore (30 Years Old) in "Indecent Proposal"
© Indecent Proposal/PARAMOUNT PICTURES
9. Michael Douglas (54 Years Old) and Gwyneth Paltrow (26 Years Old) in "A Perfect Murder"
© A Perfect Murder/Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
10. Tom Skerritt (58 Years Old) and Drew Barrymore (17 Years Old) in "Poison Ivy"
© Poison Ivy/Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
11. Jack Nicholson (66 Years Old) and Amanda Peet (31 Years Old) in "Something's Gotta Give"
© Something's Gotta Give/Sony Pictures Digital Productions Inc.
12. Richard Gere (51 Years Old) and Winona Ryder (29 Years Old) in "Autumn in New York"
© Autumn in New York/ Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc.
13. Anne Heche (29 Years Old) and Harrison Ford (55 Years Old) in "Six Days Seven Nights"
© Six Days Seven Nights/Disney
14. Gene Wilder (51 Years Old) and Kelly LeBrock (24 Years Old) in "The Woman in Red"
© The Woman in Red/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc.
15. Jeff Bridges (60 Years Old) and Maggie Gyllenhaal (32 Years Old) in "Crazy Heart"
© Crazy Heart/20TH CENTURY STUDIOS.
16. Emma Stone (25 Years Old) and Sean Penn (53 Years Old) in "Gangster Squad"
© Gangster Squad/Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
17. Warren Beatty (61 Years Old) and Halle Berry (31 Years Old) in "Bulworth"
© Bulworth/20th Century Studios.
Most of the age gaps listed below involve very famous actors, so it's not really a surprise at all. People want to see their favorite actors in the movies they watch, so of course, that influences the casting choices.
As long as it's not too extreme and remains realistic, there shouldn't really be a problem. Before this list, I kind of forgot how old some actors currently are; they all look so young that you tend to forget that they age.
Even when you try to guess how old they are, you often end up being 10 years off.
