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Movies for Grownups® Awards 2022 with AARP The Magazine

Season 49 Episode 19 | 1hr 23m 35s

First broadcast on PBS in 2018, Movies for Grownups Awards with AARP the Magazine returns for a fifth year to celebrate and encourage filmmaking with unique appeal to movie-lovers with a grownup state of mind—and recognize the inspiring artists who make them. Each year the centerpiece honor is the Career Achievement Award, celebrating the contributions cinema legends.

Aired: 03/17/22 | Expires: 04/15/22

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