Life Inside Out

Released Jan 10, 2014

1h 43m

Drama

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67%

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9 Reviews

87%

Audience Score

50+ Ratings

A middle-aged woman (Maggie Baird) rediscovers the passion she had for music during her youth and uses it to connect with her troubled teenage son (Finneas O'Connell), who soon discovers his own musical gifts.

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Ben Kenigsberg

New York Times

This low-key drama so insistently resists epiphanies that it verges on bland.

Jan 15, 2015

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Nick Schager

Village Voice

Earnestness doesn't fully excuse the low-key schmaltz peddled by Life Inside Out, the type of indie that your mother might politely describe as "touching" if she could manage to stay awake for its entirety.

Jan 13, 2015

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Scott Marks

San Diego Reader

First time director Jill D'Agnenica and her outstanding, albeit unheard-of cast skillfully skirt the pitfalls inherent in the Lifetime Channel material.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 20, 2014

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

The film's two leads, Maggie Baird and Finneas O'Connell, are real life mother and son and that truth infuses the film with a heartfelt intimacy.

Rated: 3.5/4.0

Sep 14, 2020

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Renee Schonfeld

Common Sense Media

Heartfelt look at mother-son bonding through love of music.

Rated: 3/5

Apr 28, 2015

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

Spirituality & Practice

Touching story of mother and her son who discover that music is a healing balm.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 22, 2015

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Audience Member

Ironic indeed. Plot explains a lot for relevant family. Awful acting. Fake message. I'm so Glad Billie is getting blessed now. She deserves it.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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Audience Member

Too simple and same plot that's been used way too many times

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Audience Member

Mother and son connect over a shared love of music.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/23/23

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Audience Member

First time director Jill D'Agnenica and her outstanding, albeit unheard-of cast mostly manage to skirt the pitfalls inherent in the Lifetime Channel material.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Audience Member

A lovely movie with great music. This is the type of movie I want to see.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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Audience Member

Life Inside Out was a brilliant family film that was a breath of fresh air from the mainstream drama and gore.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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Jill D'Agnenica

Director

Maggie Baird

Laura

Finneas

Shane

Lori Nasso

Lydia

David Cowgill

Mike

William Dennis Hunt

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Synopsis

A middle-aged woman (Maggie Baird) rediscovers the passion she had for music during her youth and uses it to connect with her troubled teenage son (Finneas O'Connell), who soon discovers his own musical gifts.

Director: Jill D'Agnenica
Producer: Bruce Baird, Janet Chen, Julian Kalb, Ken Kalb
Screenwriter: Maggie Baird, Lori Nasso
Production Co: Wild Flower Films, Integrated Productions, Life Inside Out The Movie
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 10, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 14, 2017
Runtime: 1h 43m

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