Life Itself

20182018
RR
1h 57m

Antonio Banderas, Oscar Isaac, Olivia Wilde, and Olivia Cooke in Life Itself (2018)

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.

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As a young New York City 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 continen... Read allAs a young New York City 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.As a young New York City 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.

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Awards
- 2 wins & 4 nominations

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Oscar Isaac and Olivia Wilde in Life Itself (2018)

Oscar Isaac and Olivia Wilde in Life Itself (2018)

Antonio Banderas and Àlex Monner in Life Itself (2018)

Sergio Peris-Mencheta and Laia Costa in Life Itself (2018)

Mandy Patinkin and Olivia Cooke in Life Itself (2018)

Oscar Isaac and Olivia Wilde in Life Itself (2018)

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Annette Bening at an event for Life Itself (2018)

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Annette Bening at an event for Life Itself (2018)

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'Life Itself' Cast on Why Everyone Loves Dan Fogelman

'Life Itself' Cast on Why Everyone Loves Dan Fogelman

Life Itself stars Annette Bening, Mandy Patinkin, Olivia Cooke, and director Dan Fogelman talk to IMDb's Dave Karger about their new film.

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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 in Life Itself. Director and writer Dan Fogelman ("This Is Us") examines the perils and rewards of everyday life in a multi-generational saga featuring an international ensemble including Oscar Isaac, Olivia Wilde, Antonio Banderas, Annette Bening, Olivia Cooke, Sergio Peris- Mencheta, Laia Costa, Alex Monner and Mandy Patinkin. Set in New York City and Carmona, Spain, Life Itself celebrates the human condition and all of its complications with humor, poignancy and love.

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Taglines
- From the creator of THIS IS US
Genres
- Drama
- Romance
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated R for language including sexual references, some violent images and brief drug use
Parents guide

Trivia
Listed on the 2016 "Blacklist" a list of the best unproduced scripts of the year.

Goofs
The entire film, despite covering four generations of people, all seems to take place in the present day. There's nothing to differentiate the varied time periods.

Quotes
[from trailer]
Abby: You ever gonna ask me out, Will?
Will: I'm just waiting for the right moment.
Abby: That's good to know. All right. I'll see you around.
[gets up]
Will: [before she walks away] Abby, I'm waiting for the right moment cause when I ask you out, there's not gonna be any turning back for me. I'm not gonna date anybody else for the rest of my life. I'm not gonna love anybody else for the rest of my life. I'm not gonna really care about anything else for the rest of my life. I'm waiting for the right moment, Abby 'cause when I ask you out, it's gonna be the most important moment of my life. And I just wanna make sure that I get it right.

Connections
Featured in Jimmy Kimmel Live!: Annette Bening/John Mayer (2018)

Soundtracks
Love Sick
Written by Bob Dylan
Performed by Bob Dylan
Courtesy of Columbia Records
By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

Top review

9/10

Beautiful.

I agree the first 10 minutes I was SUPER close to jumping ship, but I would have really missed out! A beautiful exepected story of life, trials and family. The hope and history that brings us where we are today.

The acting and writing were some of the best I have every seen.

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Release date
- September 21, 2018 (United States)
Countries of origin
- United States
- Spain
Official sites
- Official Site
- Official site (Japan)
Languages
- English
- Spanish
Also known as
- Життя, яке воно є
Production companies
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Budget
- $10,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $4,102,648
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $2,123,463
- Sep 23, 2018
Gross worldwide
- $7,997,774

See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

Runtime
1 hour 57 minutes
Color
- Color
Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1

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Antonio Banderas, Oscar Isaac, Olivia Wilde, and Olivia Cooke in Life Itself (2018)

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