• Harold and Maude (1971)

    Cult classic pairs Cort as a dead-pan disillusioned 20-year-old obsessed with suicide and a loveable Gordon as a fun-loving 80-year-old eccentric. They meet at a funeral, and develop a taboo romantic relationship, in which they explore the tired theme of the meaning of life with a fresh perspective.

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Harold and Maude
62
metacriticBased on 14 Critics
88
Based on 6 Users

Release Date: December 20th, 1971

DVD Release Date: June 27th, 2000

PG |1 hr 31 min

Plot Summary

Cult classic pairs Cort as a dead-pan disillusioned 20-year-old obsessed with suicide and a loveable Gordon as a fun-loving 80-year-old eccentric. They meet at a funeral, and develop a taboo romantic relationship, in which they explore the tired theme of the meaning of life with a fresh perspective.

Cast: Bud Cort, Ruth Gordon, Cyril Cusack, Vivian Pickles, Charles Tyner, Ellen Geer, Eric Christmas, Judy Engles

Director: Hal Ashby

Genres: Comedy

Production Co: Paramount Pictures

Distributors: Paramount Pictures

Keywords: Hospital, Death, Mother, Transformation, Emotional, Dark, 1970s, Love

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Ratings & Reviews

  • 75
    Slant Magazine

    The effortless depiction of their growing camaraderie and unconscious courtship is one of Harold and Maude‘s great charms, as Ashby and screenwriter Colin Higgins transpose fading ideology into boundless truth across a modest framework of pitch-black exposition and glowingly pastoral aesthetic touches. show more

  • 100
    Michael WilmingtonChicago Tribune

    The movie is a paean to outsiders and reckless love. show more

  • 80
    IGN

    You may find yourself passing a very enjoyable couple of hours with the oddest of odd couples.  show more

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Awards

Nominated Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles
British Academy of Film & Television Arts (1973)
Nominated Best Performance By an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Golden Globes (1972)
Nominated Actress in a Leading Role - Musical or Comedy
Golden Globes (1972)