56 Up

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56 Up

2013,

2h 23m,

Documentary

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98%

66 Reviews

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76%

5,000+ Ratings

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66 Reviews

76%

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5,000+ Ratings

Continuing a project he began in 1964, filmmaker Michael Apted revisits his original subjects and sees how their lives are progressing now that they are 56 years old.

Critics Consensus

Director Michael Apted continues to utilize cinema as a window into the lives of everyday people, and in the reflection of this documentary we can glimpse our own aging humanity.

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

Jan 1, 2014

This suffers as well from the fact that the subjects' lives haven't changed all that much since 49 Up (2005); perhaps the series will improve yet as they head into old age.

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Ann Hornaday

Washington Post

Jan 1, 2014

3/4

The original documentary was intended to illustrate how the country's deeply ingrained class system inscribed itself on the aspirations and inner lives of its young people. But the successive movies have been far less polemical.

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Lisa Schwarzbaum

Entertainment Weekly

Jan 1, 2014

A

We're now at 56 Up,, and with each passing calendar leap, the experience of watching has only become more soul-stirring.

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Sep 7, 2020

3.5/4.0

What would have been a marvelous solo film has become a masterful portrayal of the life journey as Apted revisits these people every seven years.

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Molly Templeton

Eugene Weekly (OR)

Feb 26, 2019

56 Up is both an exceptional standalone documentary and an excellent teaser for the series as a whole.

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Pat Padua

DCist

Aug 30, 2018

It may be true that the character of a person may be more or less set by the time they are seven. But there's no predicting exactly where that character will lead.

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Poe L

Mar 31, 2019

This chapter makes for an always engaging look at middle age, even though there is not so much novelty here since 49 Up, especially as it feels that Apted is not that interested in exploring some issues more deeply (like when he barely questions Tony about his unconscious racism).

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George S

Jul 1, 2017

Super bra dokumentär! "The original concept was to interview 14 children from diverse backgrounds from all over England, asking them about their lives and their dreams for the future. Every seven years, renowned director Michael Apted, a researcher for Seven Up, has been back to talk to them, examining the progression of their lives."

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Michael Apted

Director

Paul Almond

Director

Michael Apted

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Bruce Balden

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Jacqueline Bassett

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Symon Basterfield

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Synopsis

Continuing a project he began in 1964, filmmaker Michael Apted revisits his original subjects and sees how their lives are progressing now that they are 56 years old.

Director: Michael Apted, Paul Almond
Producer: Michael Apted, Claire Lewis
Distributor: First Run
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 4, 2013, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $701.3K
Runtime: 2h 23m

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