63 Up

Name: 63 Up
Genre: Documentary
Released: November 27, 2019
Duration: 180 min
Rating: 89
Cast: Andrew Brackfield, Bruce Balden, Charles Furneaux, Jacqueline Bassett, John Brisby

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| Release Date: November 27, 2019 | Not Rated

Starring: Andrew Brackfield, Bruce Balden, Charles Furneaux, Jacqueline Bassett, John Brisby, Lynn Johnson, Neil Hughes, Nicholas Hitchon, Peter Davies, Susan Sullivan, Suzanne Dewey, Tony Walker

Summary: 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.

Director: Michael Apted

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 180 min

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Kimberley Jones

Jan 8, 2020

Did I imagine a gloaming quality to this film, or was that just the influence of my own trudge toward middle age? That, of course, has been the steady brilliance of this series: No matter your own pace on life’s arc, you can always catch your reflection in the fishbowl glass. Read full review

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RogerEbert.com Matt Zoller Seitz

Nov 27, 2019

I didn't come out of this one feeling depressed or even particularly sad, more reflective. The sheer breadth and depth of this series creates its own sort of poetry, one that's strangely indistinguishable from journalism. Read full review

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Stephen Rodrick

Dec 19, 2019

The best of art makes you think of life. On that front, Michael Apted has achieved more than all but a handful of filmmakers. Cherish 63 Up, like you cherish life. Read full review

Budd Wilkins

Nov 22, 2019

Throughout, the remaining participants take stock of private and career successes as well as perceived failures. Read full review

James Berardinelli

Feb 24, 2020

Watching 63 Up as a stand-alone endeavor may not seem remarkable. In fact, it may even be a little boring. But watching it as part of the larger picture imbues it with immediacy and power. Read full review

Kenneth Turan

Dec 6, 2019

While some individuals are inevitably more compelling than others, as a whole the entire series, and 63 Up in particular, is completely enveloping as it draws us into the latest happenings of these people we’ve followed for so long. Read full review

Chris Willman

Oct 26, 2019

If this is the final chapter, as Apted suggests it could be, it’s a worthy cap to one of the boldest experiments in world cinema. Read full review

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Deanomite

Jan 6, 2020

This is the most ambitious television show ever. It began as a class study, opportunities available to children of specifically various backgrounds. The most fascinating aspect to me is that life is a gamble with increasingly long odds depending on your beginnings. The most privilegedThis is the most ambitious television show ever. It began as a class study, opportunities available to children of specifically various backgrounds. The most fascinating aspect to me is that life is a gamble with increasingly long odds depending on your beginnings. The most privileged kids were trading stocks at age 7 and knew what age they would retire and what university they would go to, the poorer kids just make it up as they go along. What strikes me as the real advantage of wealth is that the kids benefit from useful experience, while poor kids are limited all their lives. The librarian was probably my favorite.… Expand

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