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.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Teens
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
- You want fast pacing
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 89Audiences 85GoodWatch 86
Tomatometer89%
Audience score94%
IMDb8.1
Letterboxd · 4 K ratings4.1/5
Running time
2 h 13 min
Longer than 9 in 10 documentaries, +37 min on the typical 96
typical 96133Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country, rent or buy in 1 more
Released
1999
November 17, 1999
27 years ago
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United Kingdom
Directing · 1
- Michael Apted Director, Producer
Production · 7
- Ruth Pitt Executive Producer
- Stephen Lambert Executive Producer
- Melanie Archer Researcher
- Jeanney Kim Production Coordinator
- Claire Lewis Co-Producer
- Jacki Turner Production Coordinator
Editing · 1
- Kim Horton Editor
Sound · 1
- Nick Steer Sound
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