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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Movie Info
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Director -
Dan Fogelman -
Producer -
Marty Bowen , Wyck Godfrey , Aaron Ryder , Dan Fogelman -
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 -
Runtime -
1h 58m