Make Way for Tomorrow

Make Way for Tomorrow

1937 · 92 min · EN · NR · 7.6 (165 votes)
Dir. Leo McCarey · Starring Victor Moore, Beulah Bondi, Fay Bainter, Thomas Mitchell, Porter Hall, Barbara Read · Music George Antheil

They want to live their own lives... Can you blame them?

DramaRomance

At a family reunion, the Cooper clan find that their parents' home is being foreclosed. "Temporarily," Ma moves in with son George's family, Pa with daughter Cora. But the parents are like sand in the gears of their middle-aged children's well regulated households. Can the old folks take matters into their own hands?

VIBE

This film feels like a quiet, devastating ache. It's a tender, yet unflinching look at the twilight years, exploring the sacrifices families make and the quiet dignity found in facing life's final chapters with grace.

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