Harold and Maude

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1971

1h 31m

English

Comedy, Drama, Romance

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Harold and Maude

Movie

1971

1h 31m

English

Comedy, Drama, Romance

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The young Harold lives in his own world of suicide-attempts and funeral visits to avoid the misery of his current family and home environment. Harold meets an 80-year-old woman named Maude who also lives in her own world yet one in which she is having the time of her life. When the two opposites meet they realize that their differences don’t matter and they become best friends and love each other.

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Ruth Gordon

Dame Marjorie "Maude" Chardin

Harold Parker Chasen

Mrs. Chasen

Glaucus

Uncle Victor

Sunshine Doré

Priest

Psychiatrist

Candy Gulf

Edith Phern

Motorcycle Officer

Girlfriend

Police Officer

Police Officer

Police Officer

Butler

Doctor

Head Nurse

Student Nurse

Intern

Stunt Double

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Directed By: Hal Ashby

Written By: Colin Higgins

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CinemanicBonkers says...

8 years ago

Well love doesn't have any boundaries, specially when it comes to Harold, and Maude, love is a funny thing. This definitely makes the list of the stranger films i've ever seen, but definitely worth your time, it kept me hanging from the start to the finish, and some great chemistry with these two actors, very deep film 7/10

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faithful soul says...

8 years ago

A young man obsessed with death meets an old woman enjoying life in this classic black comedy. This is one film you need to see before you die!

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JohnnyPHreak says...

5 years ago

I’m so upset that I had my first viewing of this a few days ago. This is a hilarious dark comedy that oozes cult classic. The leads Ruth Gordon and Bud Cort are great. It because ridiculous with the stage death scene but in all the best ways. The relationship is believable, genuine, loving and heartbreaking. And that ending is a shock to the system leaving a lot in the air. This is a wonderful film that needs more love. I can see this slowly becoming one of my favorite films of all time.

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FinFan says...

6 years ago

First time I saw this was in school. And by that I mean during actual school hours. One of our teachers showed it to us. Immediately after the opening scene I knew this would be great. Now I admit that back than I liked it as a dark comedy but this is much more. Live life to the fullest and don´t let it be dictated by others. While not always easy to do one should at least try.

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Mad Matty

9/10 5 years ago

A truly remarkable film. There's nothing wrong with predictable, but it's refreshing to see something that isn't. The two main characters in this film are both rather eccentric. Harold is obsessed with death - He keeps pretending to kill himself, and he keeps attending random funerals. A More

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drqshadow

6/10 10 months ago

Offbeat adventures and social awakenings with a terminally anxious introvert and the assertive, spontaneous older eccentric who cracks his shell and opens his eyes. Trapped in a stifling social circle and thoroughly smothered by his mother, nineteen-year-old Harold’s sole outlet is his obsession w More

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Filipe Manuel Neto

10 months ago

**Knowing how to live or knowing how to die are virtues, difficult and debatable themes that a film almost never has the courage to address.**

Harold is a young man, just arrived at adulthood, who has a morbid fascination with death: he drives hearses, goes to funerals for “fun”, rehearses hi More

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CinemaSerf

one year ago

So poor little rich kid "Harold" (Bud Cort) really does like a bit of attention seeking - constantly vying for the recognition of his mother by faking every more outlandish suicide attempts. Things is, she (Vivian Pickles) is pretty impervious to his antics and so he seeks something to alleviate his More

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