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High Life

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2009 | 80 min | Comedy, Crime

Sunday Safe Betearly rating

Why it’s a Sunday Safe Bet

It earned strong reviews (83% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had almost no lasting buzz and soft box office. A safe bet when you want something reliable.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for crime fans and anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved Baby Driver or Pulp Fiction, start here.
The mood
Light and funny.
The pace
Breezy, at 1 hr 20 min.
What might put you off
Nothing much for most grown-ups.

It's 1983, and hopeless junkie Dick gets an unwelcome visit from the past - his seriously sleazy former cellmate, Bug, to be precise. Bug requires a crash course in the 80s: different music, different drugs, and machines in walls that dispense money. The latter development gives Dick an idea.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsStrong

    83% on Rotten Tomatoes

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 5K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Gary Yates

  • Timothy OlyphantDick
  • Stephen Eric McIntyreBug
  • Rossif SutherlandBilly
  • Joe AndersonDonnie
  • Mike BellMoondog
  • Jon Ted WynneStrung-Out Doctor
  • Steven RatzlaffPrison Guard
  • Mark McKinneyJeremy
  • Kelly WolfmanLynn
  • Turk ScatliffJamie