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My Life in Ruins

Play trailer Poster for My Life in Ruins PG-13 Released Jun 5, 2009 1h 36m Romance Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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10% Tomatometer 125 Reviews 44% Popcornmeter 250,000+ Ratings
Georgia (Nia Vardalos), a travel guide, feels that her life as no direction. Her kefi, or mojo, is gone. But, as she leads a ragtag group of tourists through her native Greece, she begins to see the world in a new light. Georgia opens the group's eyes to the beauty of an exotic land, and, in the process, rediscovers her kefi.
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With stereotypical characters and a shopworn plot, My Life in Ruins is a charmless romantic comedy.

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Liz Moody Empire Magazine Nia Vardalos is as charming and watchable as ever but this is cliche ridden fluff. Rated: 2/5 Oct 4, 2009 Full Review Nina Caplan Time Out Hollywood doesn't know what to do with difference, any more than it does with ruins. It's about time Vardalos, or someone, gave the suits a guided tour. Rated: 1/5 Oct 4, 2009 Full Review Andrew Pulver Guardian Feels like its been churned out by some auto-plot generator. Rated: 2/5 Oct 4, 2009 Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com Simple and sweet. Rated: 3.0/4.0 Sep 17, 2020 Full Review Kelly Jane Torrance Washington Times Let's hope the appealing everywoman Miss Vardalos doesn't wait another five years to make a movie - and let's hope her next one doesn't feature a single souvlaki. Rated: 2/4 Dec 6, 2018 Full Review Laura Hiros Rincón de cine Donald Petrie, director of Miss Congeneallity... simply couldn't tie up enough loose threads to create a comedy with substance. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 2/5 Mar 23, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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Alex P I thought this movie was great! It makes you fall in love with each character, no matter how minor. You get to see great views around Greece, and it’s a very uplifting and happy movie. Top 10 favorite movies of all time! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/05/25 Full Review Cristy A Simple, pero entretenida y dulce Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/13/25 Full Review steve d No comedy, definitely no romance and even less developed characters. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Watchable but very far from being a decent movie 1.6 Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 04/07/22 Full Review Audience Member Somehow the opposite of entertainment. Unwatchable, even as a hate-watch. Would only subject it to someone I was trying to torture. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review johann m A romantic comedy in which a travel guide leads a peculiar group of tourists through her native Greece and rediscovers her romantic side. The one thing I can possibly admire is the film locations... the beautiful ruins of Athens, the temples, the beaches. But the story is so full with stereotypes and bad taste in comedy. Terrible lines... Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Donald Petrie

Director

Nia Vardalos

Georgia

Richard Dreyfuss

Irv

María Adánez

Lena

Sheila Bernette

Dorcas

María Botto

Lala

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My Life in Ruins

Nia Vardalos as Georgia in "My Life in Ruins." (L-R) Alexis Georgoulis as Poupi and Nia Vardalos as Georgia in "My Life in Ruins." Nia Vardalos as Georgia and Richard Dreyfuss as Irv in "My Life in Ruins." (Center L-R) Rachel Dratch as Kim, Nia Vardalos as Georgia and Harland Williams as Big Al in "My Life in Ruins." (L-R) Nia Vardalos as Georgia and Alexis Georgoulis as Poupi in "My Life in Ruins." Nia Vardalos as Georgia and Alexis Georgoulis as Poupi in "My Life in Ruins." Nia Vardalos as Georgia in "My Life in Ruins." My Life in Ruins (2009) My Life in Ruins (2009) View more photos

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Synopsis Georgia (Nia Vardalos), a travel guide, feels that her life as no direction. Her kefi, or mojo, is gone. But, as she leads a ragtag group of tourists through her native Greece, she begins to see the world in a new light. Georgia opens the group's eyes to the beauty of an exotic land, and, in the process, rediscovers her kefi.
Director
Donald Petrie
Producer
Michelle Chydzik Sowa, Nathalie Marciano
Screenwriter
Mike Reiss
Distributor
Fox
Production Co
26 Films
Rating
PG-13 (Sexual Content)
Genre
Romance, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 5, 2009, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 1, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$8.7M
Runtime
1h 36m
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