Life Itself

R

Released Sep 21, 2018

1 hr. 58 min.

Comedy

Drama

Romance

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154 Reviews

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83%

1,000+ Ratings

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College sweethearts Will and Abby fall in love, get married and prepare to bring their first child into the world. As their story unfolds in New York, fate links them to a group of people in Seville, Spain, including a troubled young woman, a man and his granddaughter, a wealthy landowner and a plantation manager.

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Critics Consensus

A mawkish melodrama that means less the more it tries to say, Life Itself suggests writer-director Dan Fogelman's talents are best suited to television.

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Al G

Can't believe how much the critics hated on this movie. It was a decent story with top talent actors. I definitely recommend.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/12/24

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Michelle S

The critics gave Avengers: End Game a 93% and this has 13%? Maybe it doesn't have enough action scenes and catchphrases haha. It's absolutely worth a watch. There are loose ends and maybe lacking in some development, but I would watch it again.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/23/24

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Thomas H

I just read the reviews and they are horrific for this caliber of a movie. I absolutely love the movie and think that they did a phenomenal job and kind of prove the point of the unreliable narrator, because if you think about it, the narrator goes from second person to third person to first whole, while having a very good and emotional plot line. This week contradict the initial theory from the 19th century that an unreliable narrator has to be a first person. I think a lot of the negative reviews are people who didn't fully understand it, and would be better off watching the Marvel movies.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/10/24

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chessey p

Loved this movie and the way everything came together at the end... a real tear jerker... ❤️

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/04/24

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John M

GREAT MOVIE HELPS U UNDERSTAND HOW LIFE WORKS AND HOW SOMEHOW LOVE PREVAILS…!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/26/23

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Terry H

This is why I don't trust critics. How could they get this so wrong. What a really beautiful movie. A series of short "human" stories that are intertwined with each other. Each one captivating. Well written, and well-acted. Really is a hidden gem of a movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/27/24

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Dan Fogelman

Director

Oscar Isaac

Will Dempsey

Olivia Wilde

Abby Dempsey

Antonio Banderas

Mr. Saccione

Annette Bening

Dr. Cait Morris

Mandy Patinkin

Irwin Dempsey

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Robbie Collin

Kermode & Mayo's Film Review

Every big dramatic moment is sapped of all its energy entirely.

Jan 12, 2019

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Tim Robey

Daily Telegraph (UK)

The film's indulgences are so heart-on-sleeve that it's hard to differentiate watching it from hearing someone pitch their very bad screenplay ideas with no attempt to read the room...

Rated: 1/5

Jan 6, 2019

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

Despite the suffering ladled on to the characters, I remained stonily unmoved throughout.

Rated: 1/5

Jan 5, 2019

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Ryan McQuade

InSession Film

The most insulting and manipulative movie of the year.

Rated: F

Apr 3, 2024

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M.N. Miller

Ready Steady Cut

Life Itself is too self-indulgent, sappy, and overly sentimental for its own good. By the last third, it becomes manipulative and even tedious.

Rated: 1.5/5

Aug 16, 2022

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Richard Crouse

Richard Crouse

The film from This is Us guru Dan Fogelman is a Xerox of his TV show. Grab some Kleenexes and cue the schmaltz.

Rated: 1/5

Mar 1, 2021

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Synopsis

College sweethearts Will and Abby fall in love, get married and prepare to bring their first child into the world. As their story unfolds in New York, fate links them to a group of people in Seville, Spain, including a troubled young woman, a man and his granddaughter, a wealthy landowner and a plantation manager.

Director: Dan Fogelman
Executive Producer: Glen Basner, Ben Browning, Alison Cohen, Milan Popelka, Isaac Klausner, Adrián Guerra
Screenwriter: Dan Fogelman
Distributor: Amazon Studios
Production Co: FilmNation Entertainment, Temple Hill Entertainment
Rating: R (Language|Brief Drug Use|Sexual References|Some Violent Images)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 21, 2018, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 22, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $4.1M

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