[For Seniors] Laughs and Tears! Recommended Amazon Prime Video Selections
Looking for videos you can relax and enjoy at home for yourself or your family? Amazon Prime Video offers a wide selection of titles that are friendly for seniors, including heartwarming dramas, beloved classics, and works that prompt reflection on family love and dementia.
In this article, we’ve picked out recommendations on Amazon Prime Video that are easy to watch with just a remote.
You’re sure to find the perfect title for a leisurely afternoon or a relaxing time before bed.
We hope you find a new favorite to enjoy.
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[For Seniors] Laughs and Tears! Recommended Amazon Prime Video Selections (1–10)
Dementia: A Family’s Struggles and LoveNEW!
Dementia is an illness in which cognitive function declines, leading to problems with memory and judgment.
You’ve likely heard of common symptoms such as forgetting a meal one has eaten or wandering at night.
This film portrays people living with dementia and their families.
The setting is Phoenix, Arizona, a place where many retirees relocate and which, from the outside, may look like a haven of leisurely living.
Yet behind the scenes, many people are suffering due to the illness…
Samurai HustleNEW!
The Edo shogunate, aiming to plunder a gold mine, forces the Yunagaya Domain into an absurd ultimatum: “If you can’t complete your sankin-kōtai within five days, your domain will be abolished.” Normally, preparations alone take six months, and the journey eight days—clearly impossible.
Yet the domain lord Masakatsu Naitō, played by Kuranosuke Sasaki, hatches an outlandish plan.
A thrilling historical entertainment depicting a poor, small domain standing up to the mighty shogunate! What kind of scheme could possibly foil the shogunate’s plot and see them through the sankin-kōtai? Don’t miss it!
A Long GoodbyeNEW!
The work Long Goodbye depicts the unchanging love of a family.
In this story, the daughters are informed by their mother that their father, played by Tsutomu Yamazaki, has developed dementia, and they find themselves tossed about by the incidents he sets off.
Yet amid it all, they experience their father’s unwavering affection and begin to face their own struggles and move forward.
Dementia is an illness that is difficult to cure.
As symptoms progress, people may forget precious memories and, at times, even lose their sense of self.
The burdens on the family who must confront it are immeasurable, but this film may help us feel and consider how to face the illness and live with it.
[For Seniors] Laughs and Tears! Recommended Amazon Prime Video Picks (11–20)
Nice hot bath, everyone assemble!!NEW!
This is a fun comedy film starring The Drifters, a popular comedy group from the Showa era.
Five men who are mistaken for bank robbers get caught up in slapstick mayhem at a hot spring resort in Hokkaido, portrayed with plenty of laughs.
Familiar members like Chosuke Ikariya, Cha Kato, and Boo Takagi take center stage, delivering Showa-era humor brimming with smiles through bath scenes and banter among friends.
“Ii Yu da na,” featured in the film’s title, is a beloved, nationally known bath-time song that softens the film’s atmosphere.
Produced in 1969, this movie offers nostalgic laughs and heartwarming human relationships.
Grandma is okay.NEW!
A heartwarming work that depicts the everyday life of an elementary school boy and his grandma, who always encouraged him with kindness.
Grandma was the one who constantly reassured Tsubasa, saying “It’s okay,” but over time she began to forget things and repeat the same questions.
It was a familiar change for people as they grow older, known as a “forgetting illness.” With gentle insight, the story portrays how the whole family, though bewildered, thinks about how to face Grandma.
Blending laughter and tears, this is a film about the bonds of family that people of all ages can relate to.
I, Daniel BlakeNEW!
Daniel Blake, the protagonist, is a 59-year-old carpenter who can no longer work due to a heart condition and seeks state support.
However, he is thwarted by complex systems—bureaucratic procedures and computer-based requirements—and cannot receive assistance, causing his daily life to grow increasingly difficult.
Amid this, his encounter with Katie, a single mother, and her children fosters a warm human connection, and the film portrays how they support one another.
This film, which quietly questions the realities of people buffeted by the system and the importance of mutual aid and dignity, has been acclaimed worldwide and won the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival.
It is a work that conveys the value of human connection and the spirit of mutual support that everyone wishes to cherish in everyday life.
ShopliftersNEW!
A film that won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival.
Set in Tokyo’s downtown, it portrays a family who help each other survive despite poverty.
They shoplift to get by, yet spend their days supporting one another with laughter.
One winter night, they take in a little girl, and this sparks questions about their family bonds, each person’s past, and the profound question: What truly makes a family? The film gently yet powerfully depicts deep love, kindness, and harsh realities, delivering a moving experience.