The Oldest Person in the World

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1hr 27m

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A ten-year worldwide exploration tracks successive holders of the oldest living person title. A study of longevity transforms into reflection on time's flow, fate's unpredictability, and the joy of human existence.

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  • Jan 23, 2026

    At the start of “The Oldest Person in the World,” director Sam Green (“32 Sounds”) plainly confesses, “At the beginning of making a movie I never know what I’m doing or why.” By the end of his latest documentary, which is billed as the first part of a decennial series in…

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    davidehrlich
    davidehrlich
    Jan 25, 2026

    Notice how they’re all women

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    Jade
    Jade
    Apr 17, 2026

    “You are young. Now is the time to do good works”

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    Katey Rich
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    Mar 5, 2026

    stay away from men

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    Hibrow_LowBrow
    Hibrow_LowBrow
    Jan 25, 2026

    Taking a picture of my child the milisecond they’re born bc phone eats first

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    Zcherina
    Zcherina
    Apr 20, 2026

    Filmmaker seeks out the oldest person in the world and interviews each successive record holder over the course of ten years. It’s a reflective watch that just kind of ruminates on life, the passage of time, and death. It’s not incredibly revelatory, but it has a few…

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    Kevflix And Chill
    Kevflix And Chill
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    Jan 25, 2026

    "Catch and hold."I’m sure director Sam Green would love to hear this, but I believe this is truly his magnum opus, and it’s a shame a lot of reviewers so far on Letterboxd aren’t seeing the beauty in it. While I didn’t get the chance to see his previous film at Sundance in…

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    Richard L. Haas III
    Richard L. Haas III
    Jan 24, 2026

    Amazing wow, old ppl r rly funny

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    amina
    amina
    Jan 29, 2026

    An awesome concept for a documentary that doesn’t quite come together to become the emotional gut punch I think it wants to be

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    David Chen
    David Chen

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75
Sep 14, 2026

From the onset, “The Oldest Person” operates as both a jet-setting series of interviews with these celebrities of age and an exercise in reflection for Green. But then a cancer diagnosis prompts his own close encounter with mortality and turns the doc even more into a self-portrait.

Metacritic review by Carlos Aguilar
Carlos Aguilar
RogerEbert.com
80
Sep 12, 2026

Time moves inexorably, and the real subject of Green’s film is how we deal with the implication that some day, all of us who are here will be gone.

Metacritic review by Alissa Wilkinson
Alissa Wilkinson
The New York Times
75
Jan 24, 2026

Sam Green’s documentary has a knack for finding moments where we can feel the broad sweep of a supercentenarian lifespan, condensed down into a single, everyday occurrence.

Metacritic review by Ross McIndoe
Ross McIndoe
Slant Magazine

Frequently Asked Questions

How long is The Oldest Person in the World?
The movie is 1hr 27min long.
What's The Oldest Person in the World about?
A ten-year worldwide exploration tracks successive holders of the oldest living person title. A study of longevity transforms into reflection on time's flow, fate's unpredictability, and the joy of human existence.