Andromeda Dunker, Angelina Jolie, Christian Kane

A reporter interviews a homeless man, who tells her that she's going to die and her life is meaningless.

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50% liked it

12,498 ratings

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27% liked it

118 critics

PG-13, 103 min.

Directed by: Stephen Herek

Release Date: April 26, 2002

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DVD Release Date: October 15, 2002

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  • August 20, 2007
    A few flaws but otherwise enjoyable movie, may be boring moments but only fleeting ones.
  • March 12, 2007
    Angelina is told she's going to die by a tramp and so sets about learning what's "important" in life by shagging a flat, characterless bloke who uses his young estranged son to get in her pants, and making Stockard Channing cry on national TV. I feel positively enlightened. The o...( read more)nly appeal to this tackily directed piffle is Ms. Jolies easiness on the eye. Except in this she looks like a heroin addict with Margaret Thatcher's hair do.
  • March 11, 2007
    As a huge fan of Angelina, I read about this movie and I thought "What the hell? Oh, I bet this is gonna be lame... nice title." but after a while I started wanting to see it more and more until on opening night I HAD to go. And I have to say the movie wasn't awful.. and it wasn'...( read more)t, like, the best movie I've ever seen. But it was fun.. I loved it.. and I'd definitely like to watch it again. The scene where the crowd was singing was kind of stupid and unrealistic.. but it was funny.. and like a lot of things I couldn't stop laughing at it. Haha. This is the kind of movie you watch when you just want to have some fun with a bunch of friends.. and if that's all your looking for then you'll love it too. Angelina was awesome, as usual, and the rest of the cast did pretty good too. If you thought this was a bad movie then you're probably just expecting too much from it. I thought it was great!
  • November 20, 2006
    Y.A.W.N. The alternate title for this was a good movie or nothing like it.
  • November 7, 2006
    Great movie.
  • November 10, 2009
    Simple, but strong. Great humor.
    Angelina looks like a Barbie doll with blond hair.
  • October 12, 2009
    there's not really a specific reason i like this movie other than it was during my angelina jolie obsession
  • September 25, 2009
    Sweet and sincere but nothing special. Great message of life should be cherished and live everyday to the fullest.
  • August 11, 2009
    This was as awful as Angelina Jolie's dyed hair.
  • August 9, 2009
    Not the most genius plot ever conceived.

Critic Reviews


April 26, 2002
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times

The whole exercise feels predictable and programmed. full review

April 26, 2002
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

A worthy woman's film and Jolie's best showcase to date. full review

April 26, 2002
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com

The big question in Life or Something Like It isn't 'Will Lanie live?' or even 'Can Lanie change?' but 'Am I ever going to give a fig?' full review

April 26, 2002
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

This is an ungainly movie, ill-fitting, with its elbows sticking out where the knees should be. full review

April 26, 2002
A.O. Scott, The New York Times

The relentless upbeatness of Life or Something Like It wrecks the possibility of either real laughter or genuine pathos. full review

April 26, 2002
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

The script lurches from banal formula ... to vacuous, cringe-worthy contrivance. full review

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  • Marilynstates
    March 6, 2009
    Yea I agree, but this movie was cool.
  • xxilvSFGxx
    July 15, 2008
    really gr8 film! yer the blonde her don't suite u ange!
    a must see! Photobucket

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