Don't Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever
A probing documentary follows Bryan Johnson’s extreme anti-aging regimen as a personal experiment in whether technology can outrun mortality.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- inquisitive
- entertaining
- uneasy
- science documentary night
- technology discussion
What critics said
Critics generally found the documentary entertaining and humanizing while questioning its overly sympathetic treatment of Johnson and its willingness to credit his claims.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Bryan Johnson pursues longevity through intensive personal protocols, health monitoring, genetic research, and experimental drugs.
Johnson's quest to defy aging is framed through questions about eternal youth, mortality, and the meaning of life.
Researchers and collaborators including Oliver Zolman, Mac Davis, Joao Pedro de Magalhaes, and Vadim Gladyshev complicate Johnson's presentation of himself.
The film connects anti-aging research, genetic experimentation, prevention, and human enhancement to contemporary American technology culture.
Films like Don't Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever, and why
The Immortalists
investigative documentary treatment of extreme self-experimentation and the pursuit of bodily transformation
The Age of Aging
science-focused documentary examining aging, longevity research, and the ethical limits of human enhancement
The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers
character-driven documentary portrait of an unconventional figure whose personal worldview shapes an ambitious life project
Movie Details
- Director
- Chris Smith
- Release Date
- 2025-01-01
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (82)
Cast
- Bryan Johnson
- Oliver Zolman
- Mac Davis
- Joao Pedro de Magalhaes
- Vadim Gladyshev
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Don't Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever about?
- A probing documentary follows Bryan Johnson’s extreme anti-aging regimen as a personal experiment in whether technology can outrun mortality.
- What is Don't Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Don't Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Don't Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Don't Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever.
- What did critics think of Don't Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever?
- Critics generally found the documentary entertaining and humanizing while questioning its overly sympathetic treatment of Johnson and its willingness to credit his claims.
- Which films are like Don't Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever?
- Films with a similar feel include The Immortalists, The Age of Aging, and The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers.
- How long is Don't Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever?
- Don't Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever runs 88 minutes.
- Where can I watch Don't Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever?
- In United States, Don't Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
