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Poster for 49 Up

2006 | 135 min | Documentary

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for the curious.
The mood
Eye-opening.
The pace
Moves along nicely, at 2 hr 15 min.
What might put you off
Nothing much for most grown-ups.

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.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Box office & staying powerWeak

    $238K worldwide

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    Not enough engagement data yet

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Cast & crew

Directed by Michael Apted

  • Bruce BaldenSelf
  • Jacqueline BassettSelf
  • Symon BasterfieldSelf
  • Andrew BrackfieldSelf
  • Neil HughesSelf
  • John BrisbySelf
  • Paul KligermanSelf
  • Susan SullivanSelf
  • Lynn JohnsonSelf
  • Suzanne DeweySelf