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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Audience Member

i came across this movie on holiday while my mum went somewhere else and i really enjoyed it! would watch it again

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

09/03/24

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Matteo G

It's nice to follow the movie until the end to know how is going to finish, but the good idea is a bit lost in the movie.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

06/13/24

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anne d

Although it is not gonna change anyone's life, is a good movie for a Saturday afternoon.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

06/05/24

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Audience Member

Better than it’s rated. Great message. Angelina was awesome!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

09/03/23

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Sanja S

It delivered on its promise and had a wonderful cast.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

06/30/23

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wallysparks

It was an okay movie. The premise of the movie was very intriguing and had a lot of potential. That is kind of where it ends for me though. Any actual plot and character was muzzled. You couldn't get a clear concise picture of who Lanie really was or how her childhood (which was brought up a few times in the movie, seemingly for nothing) actually had any significance in how she was as an adult. It was watchable I will give it that, and there were cute moments strewn in there. But I couldn't give it more than 3 stars

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

06/25/23

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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: New Regency Pictures, Monarchy Enterprises B.V., Regency Enterprises
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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