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My Life

  • 19931993
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 57m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
12K
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Nicole Kidman and Michael Keaton in My Life (1993)
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  • Drama
A terminally ill man prepares for his death.A terminally ill man prepares for his death.A terminally ill man prepares for his death.
IMDb RATING
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12K
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  • Director
    • Bruce Joel Rubin
  • Writer
    • Bruce Joel Rubin
  • Stars
    • Michael Keaton
    • Nicole Kidman
    • Bradley Whitford
Top credits
  • Director
    • Bruce Joel Rubin
  • Writer
    • Bruce Joel Rubin
  • Stars
    • Michael Keaton
    • Nicole Kidman
    • Bradley Whitford
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 88User reviews
    • 18Critic reviews
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    Haing S. Ngor in My Life (1993)
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    Top cast

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    Michael Keaton
    Michael Keaton
    • Bob Jones
    Nicole Kidman
    Nicole Kidman
    • Gail Jones
    Bradley Whitford
    Bradley Whitford
    • Paul Ivanovich
    Queen Latifah
    Queen Latifah
    • Theresa
    Michael Constantine
    Michael Constantine
    • Bill Ivanovich
    Rebecca Schull
    Rebecca Schull
    • Rose Ivanovich
    Mark Lowenthal
    • Dr. Mills
    Lee Garlington
    Lee Garlington
    • Carol Sandman
    Toni Sawyer
    Toni Sawyer
    • Doris
    Haing S. Ngor
    Haing S. Ngor
    • Mr. Ho
    Romy Rosemont
    Romy Rosemont
    • Anya Stasiuk
    Danny Rimmer
    • Young Bobbie
    Ruth de Sosa
    Ruth de Sosa
    • Young Rose Ivanovich
    Richard Schiff
    Richard Schiff
    • Young Bill Ivanovich
    Stephen Taylor Knott
    • Young Paul Ivanovich
    Andrew Camuccio
    • Baby Brian
    Brian Camuccio
    • Baby Brian
    Colby Sawyer Garabedian
    • Little Boy Brian
    • Director
      • Bruce Joel Rubin
    • Writer
      • Bruce Joel Rubin
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Bruce Joel Rubin originally met Nicole Kidman when she auditioned for Ghost (1990). She was turned down because Director Jerry Zucker wanted a bigger name. Being very impressed with her previous audition, Bruce decided to offer her the role of Gail.
    • Goofs
      In the scene where Bob is videotaping the hotel room, he zooms in on Gail's stomach, which is very large and round, expecting a child. In the next scene at the wedding reception, it shows them dancing around, and her standing there clapping, and there is no pregnancy belly.
    • Quotes

      Bob Jones: Dying's a really hard way to learn about life.

    • Crazy credits
      Movie dedication by Bruce Joel Rubin - In memory of my mother Sondra Rubin
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Flesh and Bone/RoboCop 3/Look Who's Talking Now/A Home of Our Own/The War Room (1993)
    • Soundtracks
      Some Enchanted Evening
      Written by Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II

      Performed by Ezio Pinza

      Courtesy of Columbia Records

      By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

    User reviews88

    Review
    Top review
    9/10
    It makes you stop and think.
    This film is one which really makes us sit back and evaluate our lives and our relationships with those we love.

    Michael Keaton turns in a superb performance as the career man who is struck down by terminal cancer while his wife is expecting their first child.

    The film then charts his efforts to make a video tape, for his unborn child, of his life and then discovers that it is not what it should be. With the help of a spiritual healer (Haing S. Ngor) and his wife (Nicole Kidman) he sets about trying to set things right with his family and his life.

    Although the ending at the after life is a little bit dreamy after the reality of the film, this is still a superb piece of movie making with winning performances from all the cast and a wonderful script.

    Definitely not a film to relax to of an evening, it is one of those films, like Philadelphia, that should be watched every now and again just to remind us that life is too short for arguments and should be cherished.
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    • Bing-18
    • Apr 27, 1999

    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 12, 1993 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Hayatım
    • Filming locations
      • Santa Clarita, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Capella Films
      • Columbia Pictures
      • Zucker Brothers Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $15,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $27,804,899
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $5,536,098
      • Nov 14, 1993
    • Gross worldwide
      • $27,804,899
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 57 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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