"Give me the child until he is seven and I will give you the man."
"35 Up" is the fifth installment in director Michael Apted's documentary project which he's dubbed "The Up Series". The first installment, "Seven Up!", was released on British television in 1964, and each additio...( read more)
Bruce Balden, Jacqueline Bassett, Symon Basterfield
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 whe...( read more
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DVD Release Date: October 19, 2004
Stats: 56 reviews
Flixster Reviews (56)
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May 30, 2009
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August 8, 2009
first of all, this five star rating is a general rating to the whole series, aswel as the review. secondly, its a magnificent study, more than anything else. more than the label of documentary or tv show. I saw the whole series, from when the subjects were still children, until t...( read more)
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January 16, 2009
Up Series - GENERAL REVIEW
GREAT, GREAT, GREAT series to watch these movies...started watching them all in order in 2007...
(by coincidence one of the subjects ends up living in Madison, WI!)
So very interesting to watch this non-statistically-relevant social experiment unfold...( read more) -
August 20, 2008
Interesting docu that checks in with the original kids from the 7 Up movie. Now they are 35 and most have a bazillion kids.
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May 30, 2007
Roger Ebert said this may be one of the most important uses of film. I agree 100%.
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