9 famous movie couples with big age gaps

Abby JonesJul 19, 2020, 02:52 IST

Some movie couples are decades apart in age.Focus Features

Sometimes movie couples have big age gaps, whether it's written into the storyline or the actors just have different ages than their characters.
Films like "Lost in Translation," "Lolita," and "Poison Ivy" have storylines that revolve around the characters' age differences.
Colin Firth and Emma Stone are love interests in "Magic in the Moonlight," and they have a 28-year age gap.

Some of the most famous love stories involve on-screen couples with pretty large real-life age differences.

Here are some of the biggest age gaps between actors who've played love interests.

Sean Connery and Catherine Zeta-Jones had nearly four decades between them when they starred in "Entrapment" (1999).

Sean Connery and Catherine Zeta-Jones have a 39-year age difference. 20th Century Fox

Scarlett Johansson and Bill Murray have a 34-year age gap. Focus Features

Jack Nicholson and Amanda Peet have a 35-year age gap. Sony Pictures

Emma Stone and Colin Firth have a 28-year age difference. Sony Pictures Classics

Scarlett Johansson and Billy Bob Thornton have a 30-year age gap. USA Films

Sue Lyon and James Mason had a 38-year age gap. MGM

Tom Skerritt and Drew Barrymore have a 41-year age difference. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Ruth Gordon and Bud Cort had a 52-year age gap during filming. Paramount

Liam Neeson and Olivia Wilde have a 32-year age difference. Sony Pictures Classics