The Oldest Person in the World
Directed by Sam Green
A decade-long global journey chronicles the ever-changing record holders of the title of oldest person alive. What begins as a portrait of longevity becomes a meditation on the passage of time, the randomness of fate, and the joy and profound human experience of being alive. From TMDB
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On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 86% of 36 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 8/10. Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 75 out of 100, based on 10 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. Peter Debruge of Variety wrote, "In its more philosophical moments, The Oldest Person in the World is the best kind of cinematic experience: an entertaining and enlightening 'meaning of life' movie."
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49 of 49 · most liked firstSee the documentary ‘The Oldest Person in the World’ before it's in theaters.
neutral · AI labelView post →Join us on Thursday, July 23, at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn for our second WIRED @ Night event, a screening of the documentary “The Oldest Person in the World” followed by a post-film conversation with the director. Readers get early access to discounted tickets at the link. 👇
neutral · AI labelView post →movies about loss and family can be harrowing at film festivals, and the seasoned festivalgoer knows to steel themselves. But I wasn’t expecting Sam Green’s The Oldest Person in the World to go down that road as well as the one forecast by its title, and it walloped me good. #Sundance2026
positive · AI labelView post →If you want any of these takes in audio form, plus reviews of SHAUN THE SHEEP, THE MUSICAL, THE OLDEST PERSON IN THE WORLD, I'm on FilmWeek on @laist.com today! laist.com/news/arts-an...
neutral · AI labelView post →For a movie so filled with death, Sam Green's Sundance premiere THE OLDEST PERSON IN THE WORLD is surprisingly, almost confrontationally life-affirming. www.vulture.com/article/revi...
neutral · AI labelView post →Filmed over 10 years, Sam Green’s “The Oldest Person in the World” turns a project about the world’s oldest people into a reflection on time, family, and mortality. Premiered at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival. Now in select theaters. Read more: sndnc.org/4hjqN8m
neutral · AI labelView post →A decade in the making! THE OLDEST PERSON IN THE WORLD is headed for its world premiere at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival!!! We could not be more excited! #SundanceFilmFestival
neutral · AI labelView post →I tried to put down in words what it was like to attend the the decidedly melancholy 2026 Sundance Film Festival. A sampling of the tremendous movies I highlight: BEDFORD PARK, JOYBUBBLES, THE OLDEST PERSON IN THE WORLD, THE FRIEND’S HOUSE IS HERE. Please have a gander. observer.com/2026/02/art-...
neutral · AI labelView post →I "attended" Sundance online, and saw 14 docs and 3 Beyond Film talks in 5 days. My top 7 faves: 1) American Doctor 2) Soul Patrol 3) The Oldest Person in the World 4) One in a Million 5) Birds of War 6) Closure 7) Everybody to Kenmure Street
positive · AI labelView post →Thank you to @variety.com for picking THE OLDEST PERSON IN THE WORLD as one of “The 13 Best Movies of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival,” calling it “sneakily profound and unexpectedly personal” #SundanceFilmFestival variety.com/lists/the-be...
neutral · AI labelView post →@geekvibesnation.com picks THE OLDEST PERSON IN THE WORLD as a Sundance can’t miss calling it “a gentle and deeply moving film that reminds us of the fragile miracle of being here at all.” #SundanceFilmFestival geekvibesnation.com/gvns-guide-t...
neutral · AI labelView post →“Like a living work of art. THE OLDEST PERSON IN THE WORLD is surprisingly, almost confrontationally life-affirming” – Bilge Ebiri at @vulture.com #SundanceFilmFestival www.vulture.com/article/revi...
neutral · AI labelView post →THE OLDEST PERSON IN THE WORLD tackles life’s biggest questions with humor and hope. See the new film by Sam Green (32 SOUNDS, THE WEATHER UNDERGROUND) in theaters now! Go to www.theoldestperson.com to find a screening near you!
neutral · AI labelView post →Fewer than 1000 people in the US, with a population of over 340 million, have paid to see this film in a cinema. That’s 0.000247% of the population. Pretty good flick. I dare ya to defy the odds and go see it: THE OLDEST PERSON IN THE WORLD.
positive · AI labelView post →I watched this movie yesterday, "The Oldest Person in the World." youtu.be/Ju0dtWT8GQ0 It made me cry. I wrote a post about it: postliterate.org/blog/catch-a... Go see it.
positive · AI labelView post →You had us at "hopecore" Festival audiences went wild for Sam Green's THE OLDEST PERSON IN THE WORLD, now open at the Angelika Film Center. Director Q&As all weekend!!!
neutral · AI labelView post →What does it take to set a record for longevity? New documentary THE OLDEST PERSON IN THE WORLD profiles the Guinness World Records title holders and it's coming soon to a theater near you! Official Selection, Sundance Film Festival Directed by Sam Green
neutral · AI labelView post →NYC! This Saturday May 2nd! At the IMAX theater at @amnh.org! Don’t miss your opportunity to experience the New York Premiere of THE OLDEST PERSON IN THE WORLD at the Margaret Mead Film Festival followed by a Q&A with Director Sam Green and Producer Josh Penn. www.amnh.org/explore/marg...
neutral · AI labelView post →THE OLDEST PERSON IN THE WORLD has a bunch of upcoming screenings over the next month, with many more to come later this spring and this summer. Don’t miss your chance to see the film Pedro Lima called “a massive emotional journey.” Go to theoldestperson.com to find a screening near you!
neutral · AI labelView post →THE OLDEST PERSON IN THE WORLD is making its New York Premiere as the Centerpiece Film for the Margaret Mead Film Festival!!! Screening May 2nd at 8pm at the American Museum of Natural History. Weekend passes on sale now! www.amnh.org/explore/marg...
neutral · AI labelView post →The 28th Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, taking place April 16–19, in Durham, North Carolina, revealed the films in the New Docs and Invited Programs. | vimooz.me/go44qx Opening the festival is Sam Green’s The Oldest Person in the World.
neutral · AI labelView post →We’re ecstatic to announce THE OLDEST PERSON IN THE WORLD is heading to Copenhagen for CPH:DOX!!! cphdox.dk/film/the-old...
neutral · AI labelView post →@screenrant.bsky.social’s Gregory Nussen calls THE OLDEST PERSON IN THE WORLD “a soft and gentle hug of a film, one that reifies life's most sacred values while retaining the essential mystery behind our most pressing questions” #SundanceFilmFestival screenrant.com/the-oldest-p...
neutral · AI labelView post →THE OLDEST PERSON IN THE WORLD, a “film more about the wonder of life than about the sadness of death,” makes the cut for @vulture.com’s 16 Movies (and One TV Pilot) We’re Lining Up for at Sundance #SundanceFilmFestival
neutral · AI labelView post →WASHINGTON, DC! Sam Green's Sundance hit documentary THE OLDEST PERSON IN THE WORLD (a DC/DOX Film Fest alum) is screening at The Avalon Theatre this Wednesday featuring a Q&A with the director!
neutral · AI labelView post →Hey Cape Codders! Summer’s turning out to be quite the scorcher. Join us in the cool indoors of the Clapp Auditorium for THE OLDEST PERSON IN THE WORLD at the 35th edition of Woods Hole Film Festival on August 1st at 3PM. Tickets on sale now!!! woodshole.elevent.io/events/TheOl...
neutral · AI labelView post →THE OLDEST PERSON IN THE WORLD is coming to Maine! 7PM, July 17th at the Waterville Opera House, see Sam Green’s awe-inspiring film “about time and fate and the mysteries of being alive.” Tickets on sale now at miff.org.
neutral · AI labelView post →Washingtonians (of the DC variety), the film Pedro Lima called “a massive emotional journey” is coming to DC/DOX Fest ‘26. Saturday, June 13, 4:15 pm at Woolly Mammoth Theatre. Get your tickets today for THE OLDEST PERSON IN THE WORLD! dcdoxfest.com
neutral · AI labelView post →Nantucketers, it’s time to include THE OLDEST PERSON IN THE WORLD in your June plans! We’re coming to Nantucket for the 31st Annual Nantucket Film Festival and would love to see you there. Ticket packages on sale now. Individual tickets available May 21st nantucketfilmfestival.org/events/theol...
neutral · AI labelView post →Mexico City!!! THE OLDEST PERSON IN THE WORLD is one of the 8 documentaries invited to be featured in the third edition of Sundance Film Festival: CDMX 2026. This will be our Mexican premiere! cinepolis.com/muestras-y-f...
neutral · AI labelView post →THE OLDEST PERSON IN THE WORLD makes its Vancouver premiere at the 25th Edition DOXA Documentary Film Festival. Screening Fri, May 8th at 8PM and Sat, May 9th at 4PM. Get your tickets today: doxa2026.eventive.org
neutral · AI labelView post →Spring’s here with a bunch of US screenings of THE OLDEST PERSON IN THE WORLD!!! Durham, Ashland, San Francisco, and NYC! Director Sam Green will be at all of them for Q&As. So, come on out and see this wonderful film. We hope to see you there! www.theoldestperson.com
neutral · AI labelView post →Honored that @fullframefest.bsky.social has chosen THE OLDEST PERSON IN THE WORLD as its Opening Night Film! North Carolina – get your tickets now! deadline.com/2026/03/full...
neutral · AI labelView post →#Sundance2026 Day 2 capsule reviews (adding the talents of @vjmfilms.bsky.social, so note byline tag): JOSEPHINE; HOT WATER; THE LAST FIRST: WINTER K2; I WANT YOUR SEX; THE OLDEST PERSON IN THE WORLD; PUBLIC ACCESS, THE DISCIPLE & more. www.cityweekly.net/film/sundanc...
neutral · AI labelView post →@variety.com says “THE OLDEST PERSON IN THE WORLD is the best kind of cinematic experience: an entertaining and enlightening ‘meaning of life’ movie.” #SundanceFilmFestival variety.com/2026/film/re...
neutral · AI labelView post →@thefilmstage.com picks THE OLDEST PERSON IN THE WORLD as a Must-See Film for Sundance’s final year in Park City calling it a “stirring [documentary] contending with the slippery passage of time and a personal look at familial bonds and carrying values to the next generation” #SundanceFilmFestival
neutral · AI labelView post →The Dynasty UConn Huskies Disney Worldbuilders The Oldest Person in the World The Cycle of Love Cookie Queens The Work in Progress A Paradise Lost Wild Inside A Marble in the Jar Brailed It Scars on the Mountain Learning to Fly Give It a Shot If These Walls Could Rock Music: Linkin Park "Crawling"
neutral · AI labelView post →Across THE OLDEST PERSON IN THE WORLD, director Sam Green slyly, movingly confronts us with our mortality. The film opens tomorrow at the Angelika Film Center. tinyurl.com/4nhpz26t
neutral · AI labelView post →Cape Cod! Get out of the hot sun, and head inside as THE OLDEST PERSON IN THE WORLD is coming to the 35th edition of Woods Hole Film Festival on August 1st!!! Mark your calendars, tickets go on sale July 1st. Will we see you there? www.goelevent.com/WoodsHoleFil...
neutral · AI labelView post →I'm excited @fullframefest.bsky.social #fullFrameFilmFest starts today!! Today I'm most excited about a film about Amy Goodman ("Steal this story, please!", stealthisstory.org) and the opening night film "The Oldest Person in the World" (www.theoldestperson.com). @durhamnc.bsky.social #docFilmFest
neutral · AI labelView post →The Oldest Person in the World. Despite the title this isn't about Joe Biden. Between 2015-2025 the director set out to meet and interview the oldest person alive. The movie is about mortality. Not just of the 100+ year olds, but the director and his son. It was a fun, heartwarming film.
positive · AI labelView post →Oops for having missed this. And on the same day as another film I'd planned to attend there that evening (despite having seen it already), the documentary NEW WAVE: REBELLION AND REINVENTION IN THE VIETNAMESE DIASPORA. Oh well. Someday, 32 SOUNDS (in a theater.) Also: THE OLDEST PERSON IN THE WORLD
neutral · AI labelView post →My Film-Forward review of Sam Green's earnest, wistful documentary THE OLDEST PERSON IN THE WORLD. film-forward.com/documentary/...
neutral · AI labelView post →What starts as a documentary about the world's oldest living people becomes something much deeper. Brooke Berman says Sam Green's The Oldest Person in the World is a moving meditation on time, mortality, and legacy. bookandfilmglobe.com/film/does-li... #Documentary #Movies #Longevity #Film
neutral · AI labelView post →Filmmaker Sam Green is an HtN fave and his latest, THE OLDEST PERSON IN THE WORLD, opens Friday, Sept 11 in New York at the Angelika Film Center before a nationwide roll out. Jonathan Marlow had a great chat with him about the film and more... www.hammertonail.com/interviews/s...
neutral · AI labelView post →The Oldest Person in the World: 9/10 Absolutely fascinating movie. It was so interesting to see each person interviewed, and their thoughts on being the oldest person at that moment.
positive · AI labelView post →📰 **Come to WIRED@NIGHT02 Film Screening!** See the documentary ‘The Oldest Person in the World’ before it's in theaters. 📰 Source: Feed: All Latest 🔗 Archive: https://web.archive.org/web/https://www.wired.com/story/come-to-wirednight02-film-screening/
neutral · AI labelView post →Saw The Oldest Person in the World. After the movie there was Q & A with the filmmaker. So much speechifying, grandstanding and soap boxing, that they could barely get to the questions. Yes, we know you’re smart, we know you think your thoughts deeply, but please, spare us-get to the question!
negative · AI labelView post →‘The Oldest Person in the World’ Review: Sam Green Shares a Life-Changing Decade of Thinking About Mortality in Myriad Ways https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://variety.com/2026/film/reviews/the-oldest-person-in-the-world-review-1236639310/
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