Filmmakers Sue Marx and Pamela Conn document the romance between Sue's father Louis Gothelf and Reva Shwayder, each in their mid-80s. Both artists and residents of the Detroit suburbs, they met on a group tour of England after being widowed, and quickly formed a strong connection over shared interests. The two discuss concerns over living together without being married; Louis also talks about his caring for his first wife during her ten-year struggle with Alzheimer's disease, while Reva talks about the deaths of two sons several years after her husband's death.
Young at Heart has generally received positive reviews.
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Young at Heart was released in 1987 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 48 reviews, giving Young at Heart (1987) an average rating of 72%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 83%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 65%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Young at Heart than critics were.
With a score of 72%, Young at Heart is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1987, which stands at 57%.
Other movies from 1987 with similar scores include films like Near Dark, Angel Heart and Opera.
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