A Life Less Ordinary has an intriguing cast and stylish work from director Danny Boyle, but they're not enough to overcome the story's fatally misjudged tonal mishmash.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Danny Boyle -
Producer -
Andrew Macdonald -
Screenwriter -
John Hodge -
Distributor -
20th Century Fox , Polygram -
Production Co -
PolyGram Filmed Entertainment -
Rating -
R -
Genre -
Romance , Comedy -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Oct 24, 1997, Original -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Mar 1, 2013 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$4.3M -
Runtime -
1h 43m -
Sound Mix -
Dolby Digital , Surround -
Aspect Ratio -
35mm , Scope (2.35:1)