Life fingerprintStrong craft, striking style, a touch of humor.
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic and nostalgic
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
History, show business, and a real life story
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances and characters
Standout cinematography
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Life is calm and low-intensity. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic and nostalgic
Emotionally, it's melancholic, nostalgic, and romantic.
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some sharp wit.
History, show business, and a real life story
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around history, show business, and a real life story. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances and characters
The performances and characters stand out.
Standout cinematography
Look and sound: the cinematography stand out.
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Life is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Philo, and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Hoopla, and Fandango at Home 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.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 58/100 (IMDb 6.1, Rotten Tomatoes 63%, and Metacritic 59). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States.
1 h 52 min
Life runs 1 h 52 min.
Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.
Not quite. Critics rate Life higher (61) than audiences (53). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
No. It cost about $12 million to make and earned $1 million worldwide, 10% of its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States.
+39GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Life in 53 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 3 storytelling tropes for Life, including When You Coming Home, Dad?, Vomit Indiscretion Shot, It Will Never Catch On.
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