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The Intern
Retired, widowed, 70, and starting a new job. Fresh starts don't have an age limit. 💼
Who it's for
Ben, a 70-year-old retired widower, decides his life isn't finished and signs up as a senior intern at a Brooklyn fashion start-up.
Hopeful but unsure→Encouraged, capable
Feelings it meets
What it is
In Nancy Meyers's 2015 comedy, Ben Whittaker (Robert De Niro), a 70-year-old retired widower, applies for a new senior intern program at About the Fit, an online fashion start-up in Brooklyn. He is assigned to the company's founder and CEO, Jules Ostin (Anne Hathaway), who is sceptical of him at first but comes to rely on his help and judgement.
Where to find it
Rent or buy on major digital stores. Streaming availability rotates; check JustWatch.
Before you start
Heads up: References to a wife's death.
Age: PG-13 (Common Sense Media: 14+)
“Hope” is the thing with feathers – That perches in the soul – And sings the tune without the words – And never stops – at all –Emily Dickinson, “Hope is the thing with feathers” (poem 314)
