Life Itself
Seen it?2018 | 118 min | Drama, Romance
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With just 13% on Rotten Tomatoes and a box office loss, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics. If you loved Blue Valentine or The Prince of Tides, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 58 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
- Critics were cooler on it than audiences.
As a young New York couple goes from college romance to marriage and the birth of their first child, the unexpected twists of their journey create reverberations that echo over continents and through lifetimes.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
13% on Rotten Tomatoes, 21 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
7.2 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$8 million worldwide on a $10 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 108K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Dan Fogelman
- Oscar IsaacWill Dempsey
- Olivia WildeAbby Dempsey
- Annette BeningDr. Cait Morris
- Antonio BanderasVincent Saccione
- Samuel L. JacksonSelf
- Olivia CookeDylan Dempsey
- Mandy PatinkinIrwin Dempsey
- Jean SmartLinda Dempsey
- Sergio Peris-MenchetaJavier González
- Laia CostaIsabel Díaz