: According to the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media , only 1 in 4 films pass the "Ageless Test," which requires at least one female character over 50 to be essential to the plot without being an ageist stereotype.

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We are moving toward a world where "age" is no longer a character trait but a fact of life. We will see more action heroes in their 70s (Helen Mirren in Fast X ). We will see more romantic leads over 60 (a la And Just Like That... ). We will see horror, sci-fi, and westerns centered on grandmothers.