My mac is struggling to open movies and applications.

I have an imac v 10.8.5 4gig ram And for the past few days it has been having a problem opening movies images, and applications. Any idea what could cause that?

4gig ram
If your model iMac can take it, suggest that you max out the RAM.
How large is your HD and how much space do you have left?
Check out the following & do the necessary:
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