35 Up

35 Up

Every seven years, Michael Apted has returned to record the lives of 14 people, tracing their ambitions, successes, their failures, their loves, and even one's madness. Seven years are up. Discover where they are now.

Directed by Michael Apted

1991116 min7.6 / 10

A deeply intimate longitudinal portrait of ordinary lives unfolding across time, balancing hope and disappointment with genuine human connection and reflection on the passage of years.

Director Michael Apted revisits the same group of British-born adults after a 7 year wait. The subjects are interviewed as to the changes that have occurred in their lives during the last seven years.

Questions people ask

  • Is 35 Up violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is 35 Up scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is 35 Up sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.

  • Is 35 Up easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.

  • Does 35 Up end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 58% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

Written about

80/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

There is almost nothing else like this.

Rarity60

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise91

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love90

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like 35 Up

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as 35 Up

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like 35 Up, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like 35 Up, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like 35 Up, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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