Retirement movies may not be the most exciting or action packed but have heart. Retirement for many is not the end but the beginning of a new phase in their lives.

High Noon (1952) Starring Gary Cooper, Grace Kelly and Thomas Mitchell
On Golden Pond (1981) Starring Katharine Hepburn, Henry Fonda and Jane Fonda
Unforgiven (1992) Starring Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman and Morgan Freeman
The Straight Story (1999) Starring Richard Farnsworth, Sissy Spacek and Jane Galloway Heitz
Lost in America (1985) Starring Albert Brooks, Julie Hagerty and Sylvia Farrel
The Bucket List (2007) Starring Jack Nicholson, Morgan Freeman and Sean Hayes
About Schmidt (2002) Starring Jack Nicholson, Hope Davis and Dermot Mulroney
Cocoon (1985) Starring Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley and Hume Cronyn
The Quiet Man (1952) Starring Jon Wayne Maureen O'Hara and Barry Fitzgerald
Going in Style (1979) Starring George Burns, Art Carney and Lee Strasberg
Harry and Tonto (1974) Starring Art Carney, Ellen Burstyn and René Enríquez
Gran Torino (2008) Starring Clint Eastwood Bee Vang and Christopher Carley
The Lion in Winter (1968) Starring Peter O'Toole, Katharine Hepburn and Anthony Hopkins

With movies aside, planning a retirement party will mean a lot to the retiree. Plan a retirement party with all the retiree’s family, friends, and past co-workers in a grand celebration. Those planning a retirement party for their mother or father may want to keep it a secret and making a surprise retirement party. Send out the retirement party invitations well in advance so guests have an opportunity to make the proper arrangements, select a venue that everyone can easily find in close proximity of friends and family if possible. Call halls and reservations to rent out a section or large dining room for all the guests. Include festive party supplies and decorations and enjoy the retirement party.