Artwork for 49 Up
Poster for 49 Up

49 Up

In 1964 a group of seven year old children were interviewed for the documentary "Seven Up". They've been filmed every seven years since. Now they are 49.

2006 2 hours 15 minutes
Play trailer
83/100

OverviewListen icon

49 Up is the seventh film in a series of landmark documentaries that began 42 years ago when UK-based Granada's World in Action team, inspired by the Jesuit maxim "Give me the child until he is seven and I will give you the man," interviewed a diverse group of seven-year-old children from all over England, asking them about their lives and their dreams for the future. Michael Apted, a researcher for the original film, has returned to interview the "children" every seven years since, at ages 14, 21, 28, 35, 42 and now again at age 49.In this latest chapter, more life-changing decisions are revealed, more shocking announcements made and more of the original group take part than ever before, speaking out on a variety of subjects including love, marriage, career, class and prejudice.

Released

6th October 2006

19 years ago

Runtime

2 hours 15 minutes

Finishes at 3:24am

Ratings and awards

Nominated for 2 BAFTA 6 nominations total

  • IMDB Logo

    8.1/10

  • Rotten Tomatoes Logo

    97%

  • Metacritic Logo

    84%

  • TMDb Logo

    70%

  • FilmFlow Logo

    83%

Directed by

Michael Apted

Image of Michael Apted

You might also like...