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Life or Something Like It

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Life or Something Like It

PG-13

Released Apr 26, 2002

1h 43m

Comedy

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Lanie Kerrigan (Angelina Jolie), a feature reporter at a Seattle television station, leads the ultimate superficial life, even though she thinks she has it all, like a superstar boyfriend, a gorgeous apartment, and a shot at a big network assignment. Her perfect world starts unraveling after a homeless street seer tells Lanie that she leads a meaningless existence, and will die the following week. When the savant's other predictions come true, Lanie begins to re-examine her life and priorities.

Critics Consensus

Though Jolie is appealing, Life or Something Like It is too contrived and predictable to convincingly convey its message of stopping to smell the roses.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Old fashioned date movie for older teens.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 25, 2010

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

Watching the bleach blonde actress prance around the steep hills of Seattle in skintight pastel skirt suits wobbling atop sky-high stilettos is almost more than one should have to bare.

Rated: 1/4

Jun 19, 2003

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Genevieve Harrison

Empire Magazine

Rated: 1/5

Apr 23, 2003

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Felix Vasquez Jr.

Cinema Crazed

Pseudo-spiritual nonsense...

Apr 29, 2009

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Film Threat

Rated: 1.5/5

Dec 6, 2005

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Scott Nash

Three Movie Buffs

Rated: 3/4

Sep 30, 2005

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Horror fan 4

Jolie was very good and the story was good. A fun time. Tim Treakle

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/02/25

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Audience Member

Loved it!! Good 'Old Fashioned' movie. Simple, feel good, heart warming. Obviously a lot of hate from other reviewer's, but I guess not everyone can appreciate these kind of movies anymore!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/18/25

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Richard P

Totally predictable and shallow. Jolie had some relationship with a guy, who she now hates in a very convincing way, but somehow jumps back into bed with him; and very confusing, dufnt know he had a son. And the guy plays harsh tricks on Jolie, but is actually a nice guy???

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

05/12/25

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Junek K

I get why the movie has a low rating. The plot is unrealistic. It's a feel-good movie with a great lesson, though. I don't want to give the movie away but it's a good watch if you want a movie you don't have to think alot about. The actors, the male and female protagonist (Edward Burns and Angelina Jolie) both, did a great job, I thought. I wouldn't watch it again, but I like what it thought me.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

05/03/25

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Michael W

This life or death movie was alright. Angelina Jolie, Edward Burns, Tony Shalhoub, Christian Kane, James Gammon, and the rest of the cast did a decent job in this movie. The story of the movie was too dramatic and bizarre. It's about fear of death and living life everyday like it's your last. If you haven't seen this movie yet, you might like it. I didn't like very much though.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

04/30/25

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Jennifer J

This movie was ahead of its time. It's not perfect by any means, but it weaves together many seemingly disparate parts together to demonstrate a Dark Night of the Soul and the Ego's undoing in a way that was still palatable to the masses. Stockyard Channing excellently portrayed one who did not allow her own Dark Night of the Soul, pushing through to the glittery dreams an empty promises of Egoic accolades and fame. The need for Hollywood to include a romantic relationship and keep a movie under 2 hours were sort of at odds, however, it had a sweet ending, and I was very happy for Laney in the end. People get awfully distracted by Angelina Jolie's looks, and I think that's a shame, because she is an excellent actor, and shines in many different kinds of roles. She was very believable as Laney.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/28/25

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Synopsis

Lanie Kerrigan (Angelina Jolie), a feature reporter at a Seattle television station, leads the ultimate superficial life, even though she thinks she has it all, like a superstar boyfriend, a gorgeous apartment, and a shot at a big network assignment. Her perfect world starts unraveling after a homeless street seer tells Lanie that she leads a meaningless existence, and will die the following week. When the savant's other predictions come true, Lanie begins to re-examine her life and priorities.

Director: Stephen Herek
Producer: Arnon Milchan, John Davis, Chi-Li Wong, Toby Jaffe
Screenwriter: John Scott Shepherd, Dana Stevens, John Scott Shepherd
Distributor: Gemini Film [ru], 20th Century Fox de Argentina [ar], 20th Century Fox, Medusa Distribuzione
Production Co: Regency Enterprises, Monarchy Enterprises B.V., New Regency Pictures
Rating: PG-13 (Language|Brief Violence|Sexual Content)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 26, 2002, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $14.4M
Runtime: 1h 43m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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