Rotten Tomatoes
Cancel Movies Tv shows RT App News Showtimes

The Oldest Person in the World

Play trailer The Oldest Person in the World 2026 1h 27m Documentary Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist Tomatometer Popcornmeter
100% Tomatometer 11 Reviews Popcornmeter 0 Ratings

Critics Reviews

View More
Bilge Ebiri New York Magazine/Vulture 5d
For a movie so filled with death, The Oldest Person in the World is surprisingly, almost confrontationally life-affirming. That sounds cheap, but Green comes by the sentiment honestly. Go to Full Review Peter Debruge Variety Jan 24
Whatever comes next (and the movie makes a beautiful kind of peace with not knowing) Green has given his subjects an incredible gift: the kind of immortality only cinema can provide. Go to Full Review David Ehrlich IndieWire Jan 23
B-
The film becomes a far more substantial thing when it begins to approach oblivion from both sides at once -- when it begins to poke at its own theory of relativity. Go to Full Review Abe Friedtanzer Awards Buzz 2d
8/10
This exploration of the longevity of life is very worthwhile and sure to provoke a reaction from anyone who watches it as they contemplate their own mortality and what they enjoy most about life. Go to Full Review Gregory Nussen Screen Rant 4d
8/10
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. Go to Full Review Kent M. Wilhelm The Film Stage Jan 24
The concept of life and death is so ubiquitous, it feels impersonal––more objective than subjective. The Oldest Person in the World takes that theme and succeeds in presenting it from an individual perspective; a personal statement. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Cast & Crew

View All

Sam Green

Director

Alison Byrne Fields

Producer

Josh Penn

Producer

Alex Turtletaub

Executive Producer

Jennifer J. Pritzker

Executive Producer

Maida Lynn

Executive Producer

Movie Info

Director
Sam Green
Producer
Alison Byrne Fields, Josh Penn
Production Co
Serenade, Aggregate Films
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 27m