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High Life

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High Life

R

2009

1h 20m

Comedy

Crime

Drama

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Dick (Timothy Olyphant) gets a surprise visit from his former cellmate Bug (Stephen Eric McIntyre) and they plan a bank robbery that has little chance of succeeding.

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Stephen Cole

Globe and Mail

High Life is filled with surprising, artful flourishes.

Rated: 3/4

Jan 15, 2010

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Peter Howell

Toronto Star

The plot gets twisted but the direction by Yates never does. He finds the humour in a desperate situation. It's hard to hate or even despise Dick and his stooges, because you can sense how needy they are.

Rated: 3/4

Jan 15, 2010

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...a fun, fast-moving caper flick that’ll surely thrill fans of the genre.

Rated: 3/4

Mar 13, 2025

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Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

This witty film wins us over with its likeable-loser characters and twisty plot. It also has an intriguingly serious edge

Rated: 4/5

Jul 7, 2010

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Jim Slotek

Jam! Movies

So, finally, deciding whether or not to see this movie boils down to one simple thing. If you didn't see it on stage, chances are you'll have a good-enough time.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 15, 2010

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National Post

Rated: 1.5/4

Sep 15, 2009

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Audience Member

I saw The Ghost Story. It was disjointed and ridiculous. It could have been summed up in one sentence.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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Audience Member

Heist movie that offers little out of the ordinary in terms of story and characters.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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Audience Member

Funny funny and accurately done FUNNY! The movie repeatedly split my sides LAUGHING so hard!!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/02/18

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debra i

Rent this movie. This is my favorite Timothy Olyphant movie. A quirky, Canadian Indie, it's a black comedy, road trip about four drug addicts having a very bad day. Set back in the 80's, the music and references to the decade are great. It's rated R for language and depiction of heroin use. Still, Olyphant shines as the mastermind of a plan to live the sweet life that quickly goes South.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

An epic failure of a movie, not even worth watching the trailer of. Non stop BS filled with loads and loads of bad morals and effin lame acting. Don't think about it. Watch Dora the Explorer instead, you would learn more....

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Audience Member

Really suprised how much I enjoyed this one, off the wall but really entertaining. Olyphant's best performance!!!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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Gary Yates

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Timothy Olyphant

Dick

Stephen Eric McIntyre

Bug

Rossif Sutherland

Billy

Joe Anderson

Donnie

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Synopsis

Dick (Timothy Olyphant) gets a surprise visit from his former cellmate Bug (Stephen Eric McIntyre) and they plan a bank robbery that has little chance of succeeding.

Director: Gary Yates
Producer: Robin Cass, Gary Yates
Screenwriter: Lee MacDougall, Gary Yates
Production Co: Triptych Pictures, Equinoxe Films, Buffalo Gal Pictures
Rating: R (Pervasive Language|Drug Use|Some Violence)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 15, 2016
Runtime: 1h 20m

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