What critics are saying…

"Delightfully insightful...Sneakily profound and unexpectedly personal...Open-hearted without tipping into sentimentality...The best kind of cinematic experience: an entertaining and enlightening 'meaning of life' movie...Green has given his subjects an incredible gift: the kind of immortality only cinema can provide.” – Peter Debruge, Variety

"Takes a rewardingly personal turn...Gleans a real poignancy...A heartfelt, wistful, and aggressively poignant collection of interviews...An affecting watch...Green is such an open-hearted and genuine searcher...Time is reframed less as something to resist (or defy) than as something to embrace. – David Ehrlich, IndieWire

“It’s a very beautiful movie. I loved it.” – Anne Thompson, IndieWire

“Like a living work of art. The Oldest Person in the World is surprisingly, almost confrontationally life-affirming…This closeness, this intimacy, is the real source of the film’s power — especially in a world where it’s become so easy to avoid real-life human contact…Watching these people, their features embrittled by time and their eyes speaking to us of the unimaginable fragility of our own lives, we realize just how transformational and healing it can sometimes be simply to look into a stranger’s face.” – Bilge Ebiri, Vulture

"People of all ages should give this encouraging documentary a spin; its well-lived lessons applicable from 0-99. What a gem." – Cory Woodruff, USA Today

"A thought-provoking look at age and mortality...Worthwhile and sure to provoke reaction." – Abe Friedtanzer, Awards Buzz

“A poetic, stirring [documentary] contending with the slippery passage of time and a personal look at familial bonds and carrying values to the next generation." – Jordan Raup, The Film Stage

“A consistently surprising, deeply personal and strangely exhilarating exploration of what it means to be alive.” – Oliver Jones, Observer

"Existential questions arise concerning the human condition, the swift sands of time, and the unique privilege (or perhaps great cost?) of living a long, long life. Arriving after the sonic meditation of 32 Sounds, which won acclaim at Sundance back in 2023, The Oldest Person in the World promises an equally ruminative approach, this time concerning human longevity." – Natalia Keogan, Filmmaker Magazine

“One of the 10 best movies at the Sundance Film Festival.” – Peter Howell, Toronto Star

"[A] moving celebration of lives lived long...Continually, and slyly, confronts us with our mortality...Green makes for an engaging narrator, managing to strike a wistful yet wryly self-aware tone that’s perfect for a film dealing with both the marvel of supercentenarian life spans and the blunt realities of death." – Ross McIndoe, Slant Magazine

"Reifies life's most sacred values while retaining the essential mystery behind our most pressing questions... [Green’s] latest documentary is delivered straight from his beating heart... Magical." – Gregory Nussen, Screen Rant

"Green makes a meal of emotional life in this film…Explores a fascinating subject with curiosity, while introducing us to an equally fascinating group of individuals from around the world.” – Nadia Dalimonte, Next Best Picture

“One of the can't-miss documentaries at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival. It’s a gentle and deeply moving film that reminds us of the fragile miracle of being here at all." – Dillon Gonzales, Geek Vibes Nation

"A celebration of life...Something profound emerges as each passing seems to take an entire epoch of time along with it." – Stephen Saito, The Moveable Fest

“One of the most charming documentaries at Sundance…A poignant and insightful exploration of longevity, mortality and humankind’s need to put on a show…Consistently wise and joyous, raising important questions about who gets to live long, who leaves early, and what is the meaning of it all.” – Nandini Ramnath, Scroll.in