The film is about Adaline Bowman, a woman who stops aging after a near-death experience involving a car accident and a lightning strike. To avoid detection, she assumes new identities and moves every 10 years. One New Year's Eve, she meets a man named Ellis Jones, but their budding relationship is complicated by her fear of being discovered. As their relationship deepens, Ellis takes Adaline to meet his family, including his father, William, who has a surprising connection to Adaline's past. William had loved Adaline many years ago, but she disappeared before he could propose. As the truth about her past comes to light, Adaline must confront her fears and decide whether to continue running or take a chance on love. Ultimately, Adaline is involved in another accident, but this time, she is revived with a defibrillator, and the electrical shock seems to restore her mortality, allowing her to age normally once again. The film ends with Adaline, now able to grow old, in a happy relationship with Ellis, surrounded by her loved ones.
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1. Adaline Bowman, also known as Jenny Larson, is a woman who stopped aging after a car accident.
2. She works in a library and has to forge a passport and driver's license every 10 years.
3. Adaline was born when the Golden Gate Bridge did not yet exist.
4. She met an engineer involved in the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge and married him.
5. They had a daughter named Flemming.
6. Adaline's husband died, and she had an accident that made her stop aging.
7. A lightning strike passed a giant charge of electricity through her body, bringing her back to life.
8. Adaline has been hiding and moving from place to place since then.
9. She meets a man named Ellis Jones, but he has a girlfriend.
10. Ellis finds out where Adaline works and comes to the library to donate books.
11. Adaline and Ellis go on a date, and she tries to escape, but he is persistent.
12. Adaline's daughter, Flemming, advises her to start living and trusting people.
13. Adaline invites Ellis on a date to an abandoned cinema.
14. Ellis decides to introduce Adaline to his parents.
15. Adaline meets Ellis's parents, and his father, William, recognizes her.
16. William and Adaline had a past relationship, and he had planned to propose to her.
17. Adaline disappeared from William's life because she was afraid of being locked in a laboratory and studied.
18. William finds out that Adaline is the same girl from his past and confronts her.
19. Adaline decides to run away but realizes she loves Ellis and doesn't want to hide anymore.
20. Adaline gets into a car accident and is dying, but a lightning strike and a defibrillator bring her back to life.
21. Adaline tells Ellis about her past and introduces him to Flemming.
22. A year later, Adaline and Ellis are together, and she starts to grow old again, indicated by a gray hair.