30+ films in which screen parents were younger than their children

Cinema is a world of wonders: here an almost 40-year-old actress can suddenly turn out to be a young Cinderella, and an actor of pre-retirement years can play a university graduate. There are even funnier incidents: sometimes screen parents are younger than their scripted "children".

Estelle Getty, who played Bea Arthur's mom in The Golden Girls series, was a year younger than her on-screen "daughter"

Angelina Jolie, who played Colin Farrell's mother in Alexandra, was only a year older than him

Sally Field, who played Tom Hanks' mom in Forrest Gump, is only 10 years older than him. A few years earlier in the "Highlight" she played his girlfriend

36-year-old Mandy Moore, who played a mother in the movie "This is Us", was younger than all her screen "children"

Cher, who played Mamma mia! the mother of the heroine Meryl Streep, just three years older than her "daughter"

Amy Poehler, who played the mother of the heroine Rachel McAdams in "Mean Girls", is only 7 years older than "daughter"

The age difference between Tom Selleck and Len Cariou, who played father and son in the series "Blue Blood", is 6 years

The main character of the movie "Flick" Katie is a teenage girl. However, Alison Lohman, who played her, was 27 – just 13 years younger than Tim McGraw, who played her father

Johnny Depp is 5 years older than Rachel Griffiths – his on-screen "mother" in "Cocaine"

In "Virgin Jane", Andrea Navedo is only 7 years older than her "daughter" Gina Rodriguez

The age difference between Heath Ledger and Kate Mara, who played father and daughter in Brokeback Mountain, is 4 years

Jeffrey Dean Morgan played the father of Jensen Ackles' character in Supernatural, being only 12 years older

Elizabeth Rodriguez and Dasha Polanco played mother and daughter in the film "Orange is the New Black". In fact, the age difference between them is 1.5 years

Bruce Dallas Howard played the mother of Taron Egerton's character in Rocketman, being 8 years older than his on-screen "son"

Constance Marie is only 4 years older than Jennifer Lopez, which did not prevent her from playing the mother of Jennifer's heroine in Selena

In the movie "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade", "father" Sean Connery is only 12 years older than "son" Harrison Ford

In the film "Glass", Charlaine Woodard played the mother of Elijah, the hero of Samuel L. Jackson. In reality, Jackson is 5 years older than the actress

Mother and daughter: Janet Hubert and Caryn Parsons in "The Beverly Hills Pritz." The real difference is 10 years

Winona Ryder is only 6 years older than Zackery Quinto, but played his mother in the movie "Star Trek"

Mother and son: Mary Steenbergen and Will Ferrell in "Stepbrothers." The real difference is 14 years

Mother and son - Julia Roberts and Ryan Reynolds in "Fireflies in the Garden". The real difference is 9 years

Father and Son: John Noble and Sean Bean in The Lord of the Rings. The real difference is 11 years

Frances Conroy and Peter Krause played mother and son in "Six Feet Deep." The real age difference between them is 12 years

Cuba Gooding Jr. and Laurence Fishburne are the son and father in "Guys from the Street." The real difference is 7 years

Mother and Son: Annie Versing and Paul Wesley in The Vampire Diaries. The real difference is 6 years

Father and Daughter: John Lithgow and Laurie Singer in "Free." The real difference is 12 years

In the movie "Back to the Future" Lea Thompson played the mother of Marty McFly - Michael J. Fox ‑being his age

In The Prodigal Son, Bellamy Young and Michael Sheen are 12 and 13 years older than Tom Payne, who played their son

Father and daughter: Lorne Green and Ava Gardner in the movie "It's a Disaster." The real difference is 7 years

Father and Son: Len Karou and Tom Selleck in "Blue Bloods". The real difference is 6 years

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