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Life Support

2007Movie1 h 30 min

67

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67

GoodGoodWatch score

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Summary

The true-life story of a mother who overcame an addiction to crack and became a positive role model and an AIDS activist in the black community.

Good for

Family movie night
Friends night
Thought-provoking

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Feels like real life.
Makes you care deeply.
Hits close to home.
Lifts you up.

Not for laughs or scares.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 74GoodWatch 67
Audience score80%
IMDb6.7
Running time
1 h 30 min
Shorter than most dramas, −19 min on the typical 109
typical 10990
Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 68 countries
+58
Released
2007
March 10, 2007
19 years ago
Genres
DramaTV Movie
Language
English
Original language
Also spoken
French
Made in
United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
Yes: its content advisories are drug use, disturbing imagery, and strong language, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
ViolenceMild
Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
Frightening scenesLittle or none
Sex, nudityLittle or none
Dark themesModerate
Drug useNamed in the advisories
Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchThought-Provoking
Not listed for kids.
24 of 35
Directing · 1
Nelson George Director, Writer
Writing · 2
Jim McKay Writer
Hannah Weyer Writer
Production · 1
Patrick Tendai Pfupajena Production Assistant
Camera · 1
Uta Briesewitz Director of Photography
Sound · 1
Stuart Matthewman Original Music Composer

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