50 Age Gaps Between Actors Playing Couples That Are Honestly Really Weird

Look, with two consenting adults, age is really just a number. Regardless, it's pretty strange that Hollywood is seemingly allergic to casting couples in the same age range.

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Here are some wild examples of age gaps between actors playing onscreen couples:

1.In Magic in the Moonlight, Emma Stone was 25 and Colin Firth was 53.

Emma Stone was 25 and Colin Firth was 53
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2.In Entrapment, there was a whopping 39-year age difference between 29-year-old Catherine Zeta-Jones and 68-year-old Sean Connery.

Catherine Zeta-Jones is 29; Sean Connery behind her is 68
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3.In Edge of Tomorrow, Tom Cruise was 20 years older than Emily Blunt.

Emily Blunt is 31 looking at Tom Cruise, who is 51
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4.In Silver Linings Playbook, Jennifer Lawrence was 22, while Bradley Cooper was 37.

22-year-old Jennifer Lawrence looking at 37-year-old Bradley Cooper
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5.In WandaVision, Elizabeth Olsen was 31 and Paul Bettany was 49.

Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany holding hands on a swing set
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6.In As Good as It Gets, Jack Nicholson was 60 and Helen Hunt was 34.

Jack Nicholson is 60 and Helen Hunt is 34
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7.In The Island, Ewan McGregor was 34 and Scarlett Johansson was 20.

Ewan McGregor is 34 and Scarlett Johansson is 20
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8.In Lost in Translation, Scarlett Johansson was 18 playing opposite a 52-year-old Bill Murray.

Bill Murray is 52, with 18-year-old Scarlett Johansson resting her head on his shoulder
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9.In Indecent Proposal, Robert Redford was 56 and Demi Moore was 30 when the film was released.

56-year-old Robert Redford looking at 30-year-old Demi Moore
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10.In A Perfect Murder, there was a 28-year age difference between Michael Douglas and Gwyneth Paltrow.

54-year-old Michael Douglas putting a necklace on 26-year-old Gwyneth Paltrow
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11.In The Wolf of Wall Street, Margot Robbie played Leonardo DiCaprio's wife with a 16-year age difference.

Margot Robbie, 23, with foot on 39-year-old Leo DiCaprio's face
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12.In Suicide Squad, Jared Leto was 44 and Margot Robbie was 26.

Jared Leto was 44 and Margot Robbie was 26
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13.In Focus, Margot Robbie was 24 and Will Smith was 46.

24-year-old Margot Robbie having dinner with 46-year-old Will Smith
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14.In Ted, Mark Wahlberg was 41 and Mila Kunis was 28.

Mark Wahlberg is 41 and lying in bed with 28-year-old Mila Kunis
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15.And in Ted 2, Mark Wahlberg was 44 and Amanda Seyfried was 29.

Mark Wahlberg is 44, Ted is 38, and Amanda Seyfried is 29
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16.In Something's Gotta Give, Jack Nicholson was more than double the age of his first love interest in the film, Amanda Peet.

31-year-old Amanda Peet straddling 66-year-old Jack Nicholson
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17.In Poison Ivy, Tom Skerritt was 58, while Drew Barrymore was only 17.

17-year-old Drew Barrymore holding 58-year-old Tom Skerritt's face
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18.In Third Person, Liam Neeson was a full 32 years older than his love interest, played by Olivia Wilde.

61-year-old Liam Neeson walking next to 29-year-old Olivia Wilde
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19.In Autumn in New York, Richard Gere was 50 and Winona Ryder was 28.

50-year-old Richard Gere walking with 28-year-old Winona Ryder
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20.In In the Line of Fire, Clint Eastwood and Rene Russo had a 24-year age gap.

63-year-old Clint Eastwood with 39-year-old Rene Russo
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21.In Six Days, Seven Nights, Anne Heche was 29 when she played 55-year-old Harrison Ford's love interest.

29-year-old Anne Heche leaning on 55-year-old Harrison Ford
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22.In The Woman in Red, Gene Wilder was 27 years older than Kelly LeBrock.

Gene Wilder, 51, behind 24-year-old Kelly LeBrock
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23.In Crazy Heart, Jeff Bridges was 60 while filming, and Maggie Gyllenhaal was 32.

60-year-old Jeff Bridges looking at 32-year-old Maggie Gyllenhaal
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24.In Gangster Squad, 25-year-old Emma Stone played the love interest of both 53-year-old Sean Penn and 33-year-old Ryan Gosling.

53-year-old Sean Penn dancing with 25-year-old Emma Stone
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25.In Birdman, Michael Keaton had 31 years on his love interest, played by Andrea Riseborough.

32-year-old Andrea Riseborough looking at 63-year-old Michael Keaton
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26.In Blame It on Rio, 50-year-old Michael Caine dated his best friend's daughter, played by 18-year-old Michelle Johnson.

50-year-old Michael Caine with 18-year-old Michelle Johnson
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27.In The Phantom of the Opera, Emmy Rossum was 17 when she played the love interest of 33-year-old Gerard Butler and 30-year-old Patrick Wilson.

33-year-old Gerard Butler, 17-year-old Emmy Rossum, and 30-year-old Patrick Wilson
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28.In Never Have I Ever, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan was 19 and Darren Barnet was 30 when Season 2 premiered.

30-year-old Darren Barnet about to kiss 19-year-old Maitreyi Ramakrishnan
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29.In Singin' in the Rain, Debbie Reynolds was 19 and Gene Kelly was 40.

19-year-old Debbie Reynolds looking up at 40-year-old Gene Kelly
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30.In That '70s Show, Mila Kunis was 15 and Ashton Kutcher was 20 when the pilot aired.

15-year-old Mila Kunis doing 20-year-old Ashton Kutcher's makeup
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31.In White Christmas, Rosemary Clooney was 26 and Bing Crosby was 51.

26-year-old Rosemary Clooney staring at 51-year-old Bing Crosby
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32.In Flight, Denzel Washington was 57 and Kelly Reilly was 35.

57-year-old Denzel Washington on a bed with 35-year-old Kelly Reilly
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33.In Boy Meets World, Rider Strong was 17 and Trina McGee Davis was 28 when they played Shawn and Angela.

28-year-old Trina McGee Davis and 17-year-old Rider Strong in graduation outfits
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34.In Funny Face, Fred Astaire was 30 years older than Audrey Hepburn.

57-year-old Fred Astaire and 27-year-old Audrey Hepburn
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35.In Get Smart, Anne Hathaway was 25 and Steve Carell was 45 when they played spies turned lovers.

25-year-old Anne Hathaway, holding a puppy, stands next to 45-year-old Steve Carrell
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36.In Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Keira Knightley was 17 when she shot the movie and Orlando Bloom was 25.

25-year-old Orlando Bloom staring at 17-year-old Keira Knightley
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37.In Riverdale, Ashleigh Murray was 31 when her character dated Archie, played by 22-year-old KJ Apa.

31-year-old Ashleigh Murray and 22-year-old KJ Apa
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38.In Another Cinderella Story, Selena Gomez was 16 and Drew Seeley was 26.

16-year-old Selena Gomez with 26-year-old Drew Seeley
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39.In Charade, Cary Grant was 59 when he played 34-year-old Audrey Hepburn's love interest.

34-year-old Audrey Hepburn with her arms around 59-year-old Cary Grant
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40.In The Breakfast Club, Molly Ringwald was 16, and despite playing a high school student, Judd Nelson was 25 in real life.

25-year-old Judd Nelson and 16-year-old Molly Ringwald
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41.In Elf, Will Ferrell was 36 and his love interest, Zooey Deschanel, was 23.

36-year-old Will Ferrell decorating a Christmas tree with 23-year-old Zooey Deschanel
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42.In The Squid and the Whale, 23-year-old Anna Paquin played a student who comes on to 50-year-old Jeff Daniels. Just nine years earlier, Anna played Jeff's daughter in Fly Away Home.

14-year-old Anna Paquin playing 41-year-old Jeff Daniels' daughter in "Fly Away Home," and 23-year-old Anna kissing 50-year-old Jeff in "The Squid and the Whale"
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43.In Ghost Rider, Nicolas Cage and Eva Mendes were 10 years apart in age, despite the fact that they are supposed to be former high school sweethearts.

43-year-old Nicolas Cage talks to 32-year-old Eva Mendes, who's holding a microphone up to him
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44.In The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Viggo Mortensen was 43 and Liv Tyler was 24.

24-year-old Liv Tyler and 43-year-old Viggo Mortensen look at each other
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45.In Lost, Evangeline Lilly was at least a decade younger than her love interests, played by Matthew Fox and Josh Holloway.

Evangeline Lilly was 25, Matthew Fox was 38, and Josh Holloway was 35
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46.In Always Be My Maybe, Keanu Reeves was 17 years older than Ali Wong when he played her A-list boyfriend.

37-year-old Ali Wong and 54-year-old Keanu Reeves
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47.In Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Sarah Michelle Gellar was 20 when her love interest, played by 35-year-old James Marsters, first appeared on the show.

Sarah Michelle Gellar is 20 and James Marsters is 35
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48.In He Got Game, Denzel Washington was 21 years older than Milla Jovovich.

22-year-old Milla Jovovich sitting across from 43-year-old Denzel Washington
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49.In Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, Steve Carell and Keira Knightley fell in love, with a 22-year age gap between them.

27-year-old Keira Knightley in a car with 49-year-old Steve Carell
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50.And finally, Warren Beatty wooed Halle Berry despite being 30 years her senior in Bulworth.

Halle Berry at 31 standing next to Warren Beatty at 61
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