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The Oldest Person in the World

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A decade-long global odyssey chronicles the ever-changing record holders of the title of oldest person alive. What begins as a portrait of longevity becomes a poignant meditation on the passage of time, the randomness of fate and the joy and profound human experience of being alive.
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Alissa Wilkinson New York Times 2 days ago
Unlike Green's subjects, you might never be the oldest person. But your years on the planet have meaning, too. Go to Full Review Peter Howell Toronto Star Feb 2, 2026
There’s placid acceptance of an inevitable truth: we’re all getting older together, while the planet keeps right on spinning. Go to Full Review Peyton Robinson RogerEbert.com Feb 2, 2026
It desperately wishes for existential depth, but Green’s sentimentality and cloying, soft spoken narration are pleading and off-puttin Go to Full Review Louisa Moore Screen Zealots 20 hrs ago
This tale about time itself, and how little control any of us really have over it, is a decent (and occasionally beautiful) film that would have benefited from trusting its elderly subjects a little more. Go to Full Review Jared Mobarak Hey, Have You Seen ...? 21 hrs ago
7/10
Sure, [these women] are the catalysts of its content and the through line to continue for another decade with plans of releasing a sequel, but they aren’t the stars of the show. That distinction belongs to Green himself. Go to Full Review Mark Dujsik Mark Reviews Movies 3 days ago
3/4
[T]he film [is] as much a piece of autobiography as it is an examination of people's fascination with the oldest person alive. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Sam Green

Director

Alison Byrne Fields

Producer

Josh Penn

Producer

Alex Turtletaub

Executive Producer

Jennifer J. Pritzker

Executive Producer

Maida Lynn

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Synopsis A decade-long global odyssey chronicles the ever-changing record holders of the title of oldest person alive. What begins as a portrait of longevity becomes a poignant meditation on the passage of time, the randomness of fate and the joy and profound human experience of being alive.
Director
Sam Green
Producer
Alison Byrne Fields, Josh Penn
Production Co
Serenade, Aggregate Films
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 10, 2026, Limited
Runtime
1h 27m
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