Life or Something Like It

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Life or Something Like It

PG-13

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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Michael Wilmington

Chicago Tribune

Life, though funny and sometimes charming, doesn't give Lanie a believable context in which to stop and smell the roses.

Rated: 2.5/4

Jul 20, 2002

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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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VITALII H

Another movie I'm very surprised I never saw before. It's very easy to watch. It's impossible to not like the main character. You can take some lessons from the movie. It teaches you to cherish every moment of your life and to stay positive and true to yourself.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/28/25

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Tim J

Bit of a surprise package. On a bored moment brought it up on Netflix thinking it would be really bad but no. Enjoyed it and dare I say in this day and age more thought provoking than soon serious movies around

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

10/09/25

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Elena K

I can’t believe that this movie is so low rated. It was really good and I might say eye opening too

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/17/25

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Zvonko P

In today's context of a superficial society and generations who believe they deserve everything with minimal effort, this film has become a gem.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/08/25

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Pedro Henrique C

Life or Something Like It (2002) is a film that manages to deliver what it promises, it's a bit of a crazy story I know but I actually found it quite fun to watch. I'm starting to marathon some Angelina Jolie movies.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

08/23/25

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Dani G

Just dull... formulaic, predictable

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

08/02/25

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Stephen Herek

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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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