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10 Best Movies Like 35 Up

If you loved 35 Up, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
21 Up

21 Up

1977★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 35 Up for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

After another 7 year wait, director Michael Apted revisits the same group of British-born children from Seven Up! and 7 Plus Seven. The subjects are interviewed as to the changes t...

#2
Seven Up!

Seven Up!

1964★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 35 Up for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A group of British children aged 7 from widely ranging backgrounds are interviewed about a range of subjects. The filmmakers plan to re-interview them at 7 year intervals to track ...

#3
42 Up

42 Up

1999★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 35 Up for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

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 t...

#4
Flow

Flow

2024★ 8.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 35 Up for fans of Animation. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A solitary cat, displaced by a great flood, finds refuge on a boat with various species and must navigate the challenges of adapting to a transformed world together....

#5
The Ice Road

The Ice Road

2021★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 35 Up for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

After a remote diamond mine collapses in far northern Canada, an ice road driver must lead an impossible rescue mission over a frozen ocean to save the trapped miners....

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Number 24

Number 24

2024★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to 35 Up for fans of War. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

On the brink of the Second World War, a young Norwegian man's drive to resist the Nazis sets a new course for his future – and the future of his country....