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21 Up

21 Up

1977
Documentary
TV Movie
1h 40m
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. (imdb)

Directed by:

Michael Apted
Michael-Apted
50 total credits
Credits include: The World Is Not Enough, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, Enough, Nell and Gorillas in the Mist
polygon

Starring:

Susan Sullivan
Susan-Sullivan
30 total credits
Credits include: My Best Friend's Wedding, Seven Up!, Castle, 21 Up and 7 Plus Seven
polygon
,
Bruce Balden
Bruce-Balden
9 total credits
Credits include: Seven Up!, 21 Up, 7 Plus Seven, 28 Up and 35 Up
polygon
,
Jacqueline Bassett
Jacqueline-Bassett
9 total credits
Credits include: Seven Up!, 21 Up, 7 Plus Seven, 28 Up and 35 Up
polygon
,
Symon Basterfield
Symon-Basterfield
9 total credits
Credits include: Seven Up!, 21 Up, 7 Plus Seven, 28 Up and 35 Up
polygon
,
Andrew Brackfield
Andrew-Brackfield
9 total credits
Credits include: Seven Up!, 21 Up, 7 Plus Seven, 28 Up and 35 Up
polygon
,
John Brisby
John-Brisby
7 total credits
Credits include: Seven Up!, 21 Up, 7 Plus Seven, 28 Up and 35 Up
polygon
,
Peter Davies
Peter-Davies
5 total credits
Credits include: 21 Up, 7 Plus Seven, 28 Up, 56 Up and 63 Up
polygon
,
Paul Kligerman
Paul-Kligerman
5 total credits
Credits include: Seven Up!, 21 Up, 49 Up, 56 Up and 63 Up
polygon
,
Tony Walker
Tony-Walker
8 total credits
Credits include: Seven Up!, 21 Up, 7 Plus Seven, 28 Up and 35 Up
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,
Nicholas Hitchon
Nicholas-Hitchon
5 total credits
Credits include: Seven Up!, 21 Up, 49 Up, 56 Up and 63 Up
polygon
,
Neil Hughes
Neil-Hughes
8 total credits
Credits include: Seven Up!, 21 Up, 7 Plus Seven, 28 Up and 35 Up
polygon
,
Lynn Johnson
Lynn-Johnson
5 total credits
Credits include: 21 Up, 49 Up, 56 Up, Barbie and the Rockers: Out of This World and Curiosity Killed the Spider-Man
polygon

Franchise:

Up Series

Genre:

Documentary

AKA:

21

Country:

UK

Language:

English

21 Up

1977
Documentary
TV Movie
1h 40m
Your probable score

Ratings & Reviews

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Average Percentile: 73.83%
21 Dec 2012
85
94th
Highly recommended. Much has happened since we last met these people; they've become adults between films. It's an amazing doc. My favorite from the series so far. When I've finished it (or caught up, that is), I'm definitely going to rewatch it.
20 Aug 2011
71
37th
I remain rather ambivalent. Certain characters are emerging as people whose futures I'm curious about: John the douchebag, Suzy the spoiled little rich girl, Tony the cabbie, Neil the squatter. Others I'm less curious about, although Apted often spends unreasonably long stretches of time with them. This installment does get a leg up in that a larger picture is being drawn, we can see more of a development through these peoples' lives. But there still isn't a ton of compelling material.
23 Mar 2013
80
78th
This is the first of the series that is really eye-opening. Not only are the subjects opinions formed as adults, but their lives have gone in varying directions as a result of life decisions they've made. I look forward to 28 Up.
19 Jun 2010
90
88th
I'm rating all of these a 90 because I see the experiment as valuable. These are normal people, for the most part, and some are interesting, some are not. Some of them have very bad problems, some don't. The prejudice of the film-maker is obvious, but what captivated me was whether or not we come to know these children, and later adults? I think we do, better than we ever will know Tom Cruise or Lindsay Lohan, no matter how many films they make. For that, for the depth of information, it's a 90.
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Compelling entry is perhaps the moment where Apted's concept finally clicks into place - his subjects are far more eloquent and revealing than in previous entries and it is interesting as to how Apted presents the sometimes pretentious attitudes of his "upper" subjects in particular in a non-judgemental way, but still quietly probing from behind the camera. Unfortunate that this is apparently the last we see of Furneaux, as his quiet sparring with Apted provides one of the great highlights.
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Andrew Brackfield: "Education is very important and you can never be sure of leaving your children any worldly goods, but at least you can be sure that once you've given them a good education that's something that no one can ever take away."
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Cast & Info

Directed by:

Michael Apted
Michael-Apted
50 total credits
Credits include: The World Is Not Enough, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, Enough, Nell and Gorillas in the Mist
polygon

Starring:

Susan Sullivan
Susan-Sullivan
30 total credits
Credits include: My Best Friend's Wedding, Seven Up!, Castle, 21 Up and 7 Plus Seven
polygon
,
Bruce Balden
Bruce-Balden
9 total credits
Credits include: Seven Up!, 21 Up, 7 Plus Seven, 28 Up and 35 Up
polygon
,
Jacqueline Bassett
Jacqueline-Bassett
9 total credits
Credits include: Seven Up!, 21 Up, 7 Plus Seven, 28 Up and 35 Up
polygon
,
Symon Basterfield
Symon-Basterfield
9 total credits
Credits include: Seven Up!, 21 Up, 7 Plus Seven, 28 Up and 35 Up
polygon
,
Andrew Brackfield
Andrew-Brackfield
9 total credits
Credits include: Seven Up!, 21 Up, 7 Plus Seven, 28 Up and 35 Up
polygon
,
John Brisby
John-Brisby
7 total credits
Credits include: Seven Up!, 21 Up, 7 Plus Seven, 28 Up and 35 Up
polygon
,
Peter Davies
Peter-Davies
5 total credits
Credits include: 21 Up, 7 Plus Seven, 28 Up, 56 Up and 63 Up
polygon
,
Paul Kligerman
Paul-Kligerman
5 total credits
Credits include: Seven Up!, 21 Up, 49 Up, 56 Up and 63 Up
polygon
,
Tony Walker
Tony-Walker
8 total credits
Credits include: Seven Up!, 21 Up, 7 Plus Seven, 28 Up and 35 Up
polygon
,
Nicholas Hitchon
Nicholas-Hitchon
5 total credits
Credits include: Seven Up!, 21 Up, 49 Up, 56 Up and 63 Up
polygon
,
Neil Hughes
Neil-Hughes
8 total credits
Credits include: Seven Up!, 21 Up, 7 Plus Seven, 28 Up and 35 Up
polygon
,
Lynn Johnson
Lynn-Johnson
5 total credits
Credits include: 21 Up, 49 Up, 56 Up, Barbie and the Rockers: Out of This World and Curiosity Killed the Spider-Man
polygon

Franchise:

Up Series

Genre:

Documentary

AKA:

21

Country:

UK

Language:

English
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