A Life Less Ordinary

A Life Less Ordinary (1997)

  • 39% of critics liked it
    (36 reviews)

  • 54% of users liked it
    (54,201 ratings)

The acclaimed Trainspotting trio (director Danny Boyle, producer Andrew Macdonald, scripter John Hodge) reunited for this update of '30s screwball comedies and '40s fantasies, such as Here Comes Mr. Jordan(1941), Angel on My Shoulder(1946), Down to Earth(1947), and the 1946 Stairway to… More

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R,
Directed By
Written By
John Hodge
Genres
Drama, Romance, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Comedy
In Theaters
Oct 24, 1997 Wide
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

Critic Reviews

  • Robert Roten, Laramie Movie Scope

    It combines romance, comedy, the supernatural, violence, whimsy and music in a unique way.

  • Rob Gonsalves, eFilmCritic.com

    Any movie featuring Holly Hunter as a blood-spattered angel, grinning homicidally as she clings to the hood of a speeding car, is just about impossible to dislike.

  • Judith Egerton, Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY)

    Part fantasy-adventure, part musical, part nutty romance and part boy-girl crime spree.

  • Luke Y. Thompson, New Times

    Impressive ambitions that fail at every turn. Ewan's really quite uncharacteristically dreadful.

  • Fred Topel, About.com

    Really clever fantasy romance. Great style and great humor.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Kase V


    Not charming enough to completely make its celestial plot work and a roughly hewn script in general, Boyle's 'A Life Less Ordinary' is still helped along by a good performance from McGregor and an original idea of a film, even if it's not completely executed well.

  • Spencer S


    This may be harsh to another's opinion, but this was a giant letdown in so many ways. Director Danny Boyle, who has thrilled with such enigmatic films as Trainspotting, 28 Days Later, and Shallow Grave, decided to make a film that tries to be a plethora of things and fails at all… More

  • MisterYoda ?


    2 stars and a half

  • Cassie H


    Complete & utter crap.

  • Leigh R


    Ewan was adorable as per usual, but I wanted something more from this movie. Cute, but not cute enough.

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