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A Life Less Ordinary (1997) 6.3
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Reviews: 172 user | 87 critic | 22 from Metacritic.com Ewan McGregor stars as a cleaning man in L.A. who takes his boss' daughter hostage after being fired and replaced by a robot. Two "angels" who are in charge of human relationships on earth,... See full summary » Director:Danny BoyleWriter:John Hodge |
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Cast
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| Holly Hunter | ... |
O'Reilly
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Jackson
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Gabriel
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Ted
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Mel Winkler | ... |
Francis 'Frank' Naville
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Elliot Zweikel
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Anne Cullimore Decker | ... |
Violet Eldred Gesteten
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K.K. Dodds | ... |
Lily
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Al
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Walt
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Naville
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Tod Johnson
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Ewan McGregor stars as a cleaning man in L.A. who takes his boss' daughter hostage after being fired and replaced by a robot. Two "angels" who are in charge of human relationships on earth, offer some unsolicited help to bring this unlikely couple together. Written by <CherylC894@aol.com>
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A comedy for anyone who's ever been in danger...of falling in love. See more »Parents Guide:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
24 October 1997 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Une vie moins ordinaire See more »Box Office
Budget:
$12,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$3,200,000 (Non-US) (31 October 1997)Gross:
DEM 1,682,281 (Germany) (30 January 1998)Company Credits
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Runtime:
Sound Mix:
Dolby DigitalColor:
Color (Rankcolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
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Written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King
Published by Screen-Gems-EMI Music Ltd.
Performed by The Shirelles
Courtesy of Charly Licensing ApS
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Did You Know?
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The author of the romantic novel read by Celine and O'Reilly is Jennifer Hodge. This is the name of the wife of writer John Hodge. See more »Goofs
Mayhew initially drags a double bit axe across the floor. When he chops through the floor, he uses a single bit axe. See more »Crazy Credits
For the start of the credits, the top half of image contains a wide box (2.35:1?) which runs footage furthering the plotline. Note the film itself was in 1.85:1. See more »Soundtracks
"WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW"Written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King
Published by Screen-Gems-EMI Music Ltd.
Performed by The Shirelles
Courtesy of Charly Licensing ApS
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I only just saw this film, and I think it is one of the best films I've ever seen. I'm doing a study on all my favourite actors, and I'm on Ewan McGregor. When I watched it for the first time I thought it was brilliant. Then I started to think if it was a film worth seeing again. I was bored on that day so I decided to watch it. I still thought it was great so I watched it again the next day. I've seen it three times now and I love it! If you're in to action, romance and comedy and you wish you could see a film with all three, you should really watch this film. And the good thing is there are only two kisses. There is a great cast and it has a great storyline. Cameron Diaz does a very good job as well as Ewan McGregor and all the other cast. A brief description would be: There are two angels (Hunter and Lindo) that have to go to Earth and make people fall in love. Robert (McGregor) is a person who loses everything, including his job, so he goes to his boss and asks for it back. His boss' daughter (Diaz) is there and so he kidnaps her and they keep falling apart, as these are the two people that have to fall in love.