10+ Movie Couples You Probably Didn't Even Notice Had That Big Of An Age Gap
Maybe "gap" is a bit of an understatement.
Hollywood has always had a strange relationship with age, especially when it comes to romance on screen. Sometimes the casting is so smooth that viewers barely notice how far apart the actors are in real life.
That is exactly what makes these movie couples so surprising, because the chemistry can feel convincing even when the ages are wildly different. From famous stars to unexpected pairings, these roles often hide gaps that are much bigger than they first appear.
Some of these couples are obvious in hindsight, but others are easy to miss until you see the numbers. Read on.
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.
And if age gaps are not awkward enough, remember the time Hollywood’s biggest stars wanted the Earth to swallow them whole in 10 Times Hollywood’s Biggest Stars Wanted The Earth To Swallow Them Whole.
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.
Some of these pairings are a lot more surprising than they look at first glance.
Also, you will not believe which “twin” is hiding in plain sight among Hollywood’s biggest names, like the political activists and film editors in The Secret Twins Of Your Favorite Stars.
