Life or Something Like It

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Life or Something Like It

PG-13

Released Apr 26, 2002

1h 43m

Comedy

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Lanie Kerrigan (Angelina Jolie), a feature reporter at a Seattle television station, leads the ultimate superficial life, even though she thinks she has it all, like a superstar boyfriend, a gorgeous apartment, and a shot at a big network assignment. Her perfect world starts unraveling after a homeless street seer tells Lanie that she leads a meaningless existence, and will die the following week. When the savant's other predictions come true, Lanie begins to re-examine her life and priorities.

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Though Jolie is appealing, Life or Something Like It is too contrived and predictable to convincingly convey its message of stopping to smell the roses.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Old fashioned date movie for older teens.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 25, 2010

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

Watching the bleach blonde actress prance around the steep hills of Seattle in skintight pastel skirt suits wobbling atop sky-high stilettos is almost more than one should have to bare.

Rated: 1/4

Jun 19, 2003

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Genevieve Harrison

Empire Magazine

Rated: 1/5

Apr 23, 2003

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Felix Vasquez Jr.

Cinema Crazed

Pseudo-spiritual nonsense...

Apr 29, 2009

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Film Threat

Rated: 1.5/5

Dec 6, 2005

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Scott Nash

Three Movie Buffs

Rated: 3/4

Sep 30, 2005

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Paige L

I truly love a rom com that's good. This one really did it for me...made me think and Angelina in this she is just truly flawless.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/21/25

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Mic L

Angelina as always gives a solid performance on a relatively mundane subject. She is not out of her usual scope in this movie and the twist in the end is about as good as it gets. Could have worked out a more interesting way to address the way that a person reacts when they know that their days are counted nevertheless some cameos and some good acting is always a nice thing to watch.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/19/25

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VoicesofEden- A

I signed up for Rotten Tomatoes just to be able to write this review to counter the negative holier than thou review on Forbes of this film. It is the first film I have ever watched of Angelina Jolie. The end of the film had me in tears - empowered, uplifted. This film is thoughtful, original (contrary to the 21st century corporate money by numbers film making ), and tells a story of what it means to be alive....hint - it's not having the best rating. I respect this film. I'd actually watch it again - as it inspired me to live well. If you're sick of negativity - doomsday living, drama, trauma and divisiveness, you will be thankful you watched this film.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/17/25

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Wayne D

I thought it was a really good change for me from dystopian dramas and other serious movies. Angelina Jolie commits to the role of a self absorbed newscaster who goes through an epiphany when she is told she is going to die. She does a great job and is not afraid to play a common role. I enjoyed the movie.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/16/25

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Sean M

"I can't get no sat-tis-fac-tion." Prophet Jack predicts the script that we then must walk through— a dethorned thicket of waterlogged roses and wet napkins.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

04/16/25

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Aye E

Very palatable light romantic fare. Angelina's sometimes hard to watch for me but she was solid in this, even if the story was slightly uneven. Good chemistry with her and Ed Burns. More watchable than I expected. Especially since it has such an oddly low score. This doesn't compare to pretty painfully bad movies of the era that scored higher. Maybe it got a bump for me as a Seattleite, it was fun to have a 23 year time warp.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/15/25

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Synopsis

Lanie Kerrigan (Angelina Jolie), a feature reporter at a Seattle television station, leads the ultimate superficial life, even though she thinks she has it all, like a superstar boyfriend, a gorgeous apartment, and a shot at a big network assignment. Her perfect world starts unraveling after a homeless street seer tells Lanie that she leads a meaningless existence, and will die the following week. When the savant's other predictions come true, Lanie begins to re-examine her life and priorities.

Director: Stephen Herek
Producer: Arnon Milchan, John Davis, Chi-Li Wong, Toby Jaffe
Screenwriter: John Scott Shepherd, Dana Stevens, John Scott Shepherd
Distributor: 20th Century Fox de Argentina [ar], Gemini Film [ru], Medusa Distribuzione, 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Regency Enterprises, Monarchy Enterprises B.V., New Regency Pictures
Rating: PG-13 (Language|Brief Violence|Sexual Content)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 26, 2002, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $14.4M
Runtime: 1h 43m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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