Don't Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever

Overview

Don't Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever is an American documentary film directed by Chris Smith. Released in 2025, it follows Bryan Johnson, a technology entrepreneur whose anti-aging regimen and personal experimentation put the pursuit of a longer life at the center of the story.

At 88 minutes, the film offers a feature-length look at Johnson and the choices behind his efforts to resist aging. Its subject connects technology entrepreneurship with questions about self-experimentation and the boundaries of personal health practices. The focus is a specific individual and his approach, rather than a general survey of longevity research.

The film is in English and was released on Netflix on January 1, 2025. Viewers looking for other work by its director can browse Documentaries by Chris Smith; those seeking recent titles can also explore New documentaries.

Key features

• Subject: Bryan Johnson, the entrepreneur known for his anti-aging regimen and self-experimentation.
• Director: Chris Smith.
• Format: An 88-minute documentary film.
• Release: January 1, 2025.
• Country and language: United States; English.

The premise gives the film a clear point of entry: one person’s attempt to shape his own aging process. That makes the documentary relevant to viewers interested in the human decisions behind anti-aging practices, as well as those drawn to nonfiction stories about people pursuing an unusual personal project.

Platforms

The film was released on Netflix. No other streaming platform is listed here.

Who it's for

This documentary may suit viewers curious about anti-aging regimens, self-experimentation, and the lives of technology entrepreneurs. Its focused subject also makes it a possible discussion selection for classes considering documentary portraiture or how a filmmaker follows an individual with an unconventional goal. The stated details identify Johnson’s regimen and experimentation as the center; they do not establish the film as a broad scientific overview.

Fans of Chris Smith’s documentary work can place it alongside other titles in his filmography through the director list. Viewers choosing by subject rather than filmmaker may find the premise most appealing if they want a close focus on one person’s pursuit of longevity.

Alternatives

For other documentary subjects and approaches, consider Devo or Wham!. If you want films centered on institutions, public controversies, or social systems, the directory also includes Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal, Collapse, and The Yes Men. For more personal or filmmaker-centered documentary options, see Home Movie and American Movie.

Verdict

Don't Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever is a 2025, 88-minute portrait of Bryan Johnson and his anti-aging regimen, directed by Chris Smith. Its appeal is the concentrated subject: an entrepreneur making self-experimentation part of his response to aging. Viewers seeking that kind of individual-focused documentary will have a clear sense of the film’s territory, while those after a broad account of longevity science should note that the available description centers on Johnson himself.