The 25 Most Controversial Age-Gap In Movie Kiss Scenes

Who doesn’t like a classic Hollywood romance? These love stories are perfect for the big screen and feature dashing actors who ride off with equally beautiful co-stars. “Titanic,” “Gone with the Wind,” and “When Harry Met Sally” are just a few of the many movies that feature such romantic stories. These dramatic images are so appealing that audiences will spend millions of hard-earned money to watch their favorite stars fight for true love, sometimes in the face of overwhelming odds.

Although most of these films are innocent, a few get attention for being slick. On-screen romances can be between actors from different generations. This means that one actor is older than the other, which can make the steak a bit more tender. The age gap can sometimes serve a purpose, but most often, young women are paired up with older men (or vice versa on rare occasions) because that’s just how Hollywood works. Plus, the creep factor is amplified by the fact that actors in these films often lock their lips at one point or another. Some disturbing movie kiss scenes can make even the most romantic people cringe. We’ve warned you.

Ruth Gordon and Bud Cort (52 years)

Although it is not for everyone, “Harold and Maude,” a 1971 dark comedy, has been a cult favorite. This is due to its big heart and deep explorations of life and death. It’s mostly about death. The story of Harold (Bud Cort), an unhappy 20-year-old who attends funerals and searches for new ways to die, is told in the film. He meets Maude (Ruth Gordon), a free-spirited, eccentric older woman prone to removing trees from the city and restoring them to the forest. You see, she’s his opposite.

They form an odd couple that is strong enough to get them through the daily grind of life. When Harold and Maude fall in love, this union becomes bizarre. Although a young man can befriend an older woman, seeing a 20-year-old boy marry a woman 52 years, his senior is not the happy ending we expected.

Drew Barrymore and Tom Skerritt (41 years)

Drew Barrymore was 17 when she spit on Tom Skerritt, a 58-year-old erotic thriller called “PoisonIvy.” Ivy (Barrymore), a psychopath, seduces Darryl Skerritt (Skerritt), who is the father of Sylvie (Sara Gilbert), to be a part of their family. Ivy must kill Sylvie’s mother (Cheryl Ladd), but an omelet is incomplete without eggs.

Darryl falls for Ivy’s charms and encounters the young girl under his car hood in the middle of a storm. Context aside, seeing a teenager coupling with a 60-year-old man is not exactly thrilling. Although the scene is meant to make viewers uncomfortable, it doesn’t change that Barrymore and Skerritt jumped headfirst into murky territory in the name of superficial entertainment.

Sean Connery and Catherine Zeta-Jones (39 years)

Sean Connery lived a long life and was able to continue playing the lead role in many action movies well into his 60s. These genre films require a young lead lady to play alongside the “aged hero,” Hollywood was happy to oblige Hollywood’s iconic star. The 1999 film “Entrapment” saw a 68-year-old actor team up with 29-year-old Catherine Zeta-Jones, resulting in an awkward, absurd relationship.

Connery’s 60-year-old Robert MacDougal climbs high-rises to break into vaults with the best, actions that make it necessary for audiences to swallow their doubts under 50 tons of popcorn. It’s one absurd plot point to see James Bond and Zeta-Jones in a passionate on-screen romance with Zeta Jones’ young, eager-to-please thief. Yes, there is a lot of on-screen chemistry between them, and it’s not hard to see why any man would succumb to Zeta Jones’ charm. But this was an actor who needed a reality check.

Jack Nicholson and Amanda Peet (35 years)

Like Sean Connery’s case, Jack Nicholson had a long and successful career as a leading actor until his age forced him to retire. The Academy Award-winning actor still squeezed every drop of his star power. He enjoyed many top roles with younger women in films like “Wolf” (“As Good as It Gets”) and “Something’s Gotta Give.” The latter features Nicholson as Harry, a man who has a relationship with half his age to keep his youth. This aspect of Nicholson’s character is reflected in Nancy Meyers’ script.

Harry finally gives up his old ways to live with Diane Keaton’s younger Erica. Keanu Reeves, a younger man, also has a relationship with Harry. It’s all good and ends well, except that audiences are forced to watch Nicholson’s brief romance with Amanda Peet (31 years old at the time) — 35 years older than Nicholson. The film opens with the couple enjoying an early morning romance on top of a bed. This scene is playful but long enough for audiences to wish Keaton would step in to bring Nicholson back to reality.