The Life List

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The Life List

PG-13

2025

2h 3m

Drama

Comedy

Romance

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When Alex Rose's mother sends her on a quest to complete her childhood bucket list, it takes her on a journey that will make you both laugh and cry as she uncovers family secrets, finds romance, and discovers herself along the way.

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The Life List checks all the romantic comedy boxes with efficiency, but it could've benefitted from squiggling outside the lines here and there.

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Benjamin Lee

Guardian

The word “messy” is bandied around by its characters but The Life List is far too clean.

Rated: 2/5

Apr 8, 2025

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Robert Levin

Newsday

"The Life List" is painstakingly safe. It has no conflict, let alone an edge.

Rated: 0.5/4

Mar 31, 2025

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Caroline Siede

AV Club

Much like a “Live, Laugh, Love” cross-stitch has its place in a certain type of home, The Life List has its place as a cathartic tearjerker for those who care more about life-affirming stories than quality filmmaking.

Rated: C

Mar 28, 2025

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Maxance Vincent

FlickSided

The bulk of The Life List is filled with repetitive platitudes, especially when we can see the telegraphed emotional beats coming a mile away.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 25, 2025

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Jackie K. Cooper

jackiekcooper.com

One of the best rom coms I have seen lately.

Rated: 7/10

May 28, 2025

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Lauren Veneziani

WBAL-TV (Baltimore)

Sofia Carson gives a beautiful performance about the stages of grief and growing into your own person and the film is anchored by the incredible Connie Britton.

Rated: 4/5

Apr 21, 2025

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Scott W

Cute . Ha. Good cast .

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

09/23/25

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Alex R

Don’t even watch. Horrid movie. Portrays glorified cheating with zero character development. 2 hours you will never get back. Go spend time with your family instead.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

09/18/25

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Corey J

Nothing groundbreaking and fairly formulaic but not everything has to be super complex and profound. This was quite an enjoyable journey to the exact end we knew was coming. Sadly, though, I might have given up on Sofia Carson being more than a Netflix rom-com actress. Her performances continue to be fairly wooden.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

08/27/25

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S W

I don’t know why this got such bad reviews. Is it super complex? No. But not everything has to be complex to be enjoyable. I thought it was a great watch.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

08/24/25

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Goose R.

Rich white helicopter mom, controls daughter even after dead

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/19/25

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Avid M

This is not your typical romcom movie. No cheesy dialogues which I like. Didn't bother to check the trailer and check what's in store to see but I'm surprised that it felt good after watching the whole story. It didn't disappoint me. A must-watch!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/18/25

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Synopsis

When Alex Rose's mother sends her on a quest to complete her childhood bucket list, it takes her on a journey that will make you both laugh and cry as she uncovers family secrets, finds romance, and discovers herself along the way.

Director: Adam Brooks
Producer: Liza Chasin
Screenwriter: Adam Brooks
Distributor: Netflix
Production Co: 3dot productions
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 28, 2025
Runtime: 2h 3m

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