Don't Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever
2025 · Movie · PG-13 · 88 min · ★ 6.2 · 61% critics
This documentary follows a wealthy entrepreneur who turns himself into a high-cost longevity experiment, chasing ways to slow aging and push past normal limits. Along the way, it looks at the discipline, controversy, and personal toll behind a life built around trying not to die.
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Details
- Years
- 2025
- Release date
- 2025-01-01
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 61/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 (71 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy documentaries about extreme personal quests and wellness debates, especially if Take Your Pills or Hack Your Health: The Secrets of Your Gut caught your interest; Not for you if you want hard science or a brisk pace.
Pros: fascinating central subject; thought-provoking health debate; even-handed tone | Cons: feels shallow; too much personal focus; could be shorter
Themes
- experiment
- immortality
- eternal youth
- meaning of life
- life challenges
- human experiment
- health documentary
- genetic experiment
- experimental drug
- quest for identity
- introspective
- experimental
- +1 more
Cast & crew
Bryan Johnson
as Self
Oliver Zolman
as Self
Mac Davis
as Self
Joao Pedro de Magalhaes
as Self
Vadim Gladyshev
as Self
Directed by Chris Smith