Life Itself fingerprintBig heart, strong craft, low-key.
Calm and low-key
Deeply moving and cathartic
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
A real life story, everyday modern life, and show business
Standout performances and characters
Functional look and sound
Deeply moving and cathartic
Emotionally, it's deeply moving, cathartic, and wholesome.
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some sharp wit.
A real life story, everyday modern life, and show business
Its world is built around a real life story, everyday modern life, and show business.
Standout performances and characters
The performances and characters stand out.
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Life Itself is included with a subscription to Philo in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Hoopla, and YouTube Free. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 86/100 (IMDb 7.8, Rotten Tomatoes 98%, and Metacritic 87). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States.
2 h 1 min
Life Itself runs 2 h 1 min.
Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.
Not quite. Critics rate Life Itself higher (93) than audiences (82). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+43GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Life Itself in 57 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 17 storytelling tropes for Life Itself, including Catch Phrase, Vitriolic Best Buds, Chicago.
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