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Life During Wartime

  • 20092009
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  • 1h 38m
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6.4/10
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Life During Wartime (2009)
Ten years have passed since a series of shocking and catastrophic revelations shattered the world of the Jordan family.  Now, ghosts circle and loom, trouble and console as sisters Joy (Henderson), Trish (Janney), and Helen (Sheedy) are each embroiled in their own unique dilemmas as they struggle to find their place in an unpredictable and volatile world where the past haunts the present and jeopardizes the future.
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Friends, family, and lovers struggle to find love, forgiveness, and meaning in an almost war-torn world riddled with comedy and pathos.Friends, family, and lovers struggle to find love, forgiveness, and meaning in an almost war-torn world riddled with comedy and pathos.Friends, family, and lovers struggle to find love, forgiveness, and meaning in an almost war-torn world riddled with comedy and pathos.
IMDb RATING
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7.6K
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    • Todd Solondz
    • Todd Solondz
  • Stars
    • Shirley Henderson
    • Allison Janney
    • Ally Sheedy
    • Todd Solondz
    • Todd Solondz
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    • Shirley Henderson
    • Allison Janney
    • Ally Sheedy
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    • 38User reviews
    • 146Critic reviews
    • 69Metascore
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    Allison Janney in Life During Wartime (2009)
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    Charlotte Rampling in Life During Wartime (2009)
    Paul Reubens and Shirley Henderson in Life During Wartime (2009)
    Ciarán Hinds in Life During Wartime (2009)
    Allison Janney and Dylan Riley Snyder in Life During Wartime (2009)
    Ally Sheedy in Life During Wartime (2009)
    Michael Kenneth Williams in Life During Wartime (2009)
    Dylan Riley Snyder in Life During Wartime (2009)
    Ally Sheedy and Shirley Henderson in Life During Wartime (2009)
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    Shirley Henderson
    Shirley Henderson
    • Joy
    Allison Janney
    Allison Janney
    • Trish
    Ally Sheedy
    Ally Sheedy
    • Helen
    Michael Kenneth Williams
    Michael Kenneth Williams
    • Allen
    Roslyn Ruff
    Roslyn Ruff
    • Waitress
    Michael Lerner
    Michael Lerner
    • Harvey
    Dylan Riley Snyder
    Dylan Riley Snyder
    • Timmy
    Ciarán Hinds
    Ciarán Hinds
    • Bill
    Renée Taylor
    Renée Taylor
    • Mona
    Rebecca Chiles
    • Hostess
    Paul Reubens
    Paul Reubens
    • Andy
    Emma Hinz
    • Chloe
    Charlotte Rampling
    Charlotte Rampling
    • Jacqueline
    Gabriel Quilichini
    • Waiter
    Rich Pecci
    Rich Pecci
    • Mark
    Gaby Hoffmann
    Gaby Hoffmann
    • Wanda
    • (as Gaby Hoffman)
    Carmen Marie Colon Mejia
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      • Todd Solondz
      • Todd Solondz
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    • Trivia
      A sequel to Todd Solondz's movie Happiness (1998), but with entirely re-cast characters.
    • Goofs
      The plane has no name or identifying number on its outside, as mandated by ICAO, the international aviation agency.
    • Quotes

      Trish: Are you seeing anyone?

      Mark Wiener: No, I'm more focused on China. Everything else is history. It's just a question of time.

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      Featured in At the Movies: Salt/Get Low/Ramona and Beezus/Life During Wartime (2010)
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    "Happiness" was a funny yet very disturbing film. It's a very good film but one I can't see too often since some scenes are too weird. I wanted to see the follow up to that film, hoping it would be as funny, sad and chilling. "Life during Wartime" is quite weak. Having Charlotte Rampling in a small part did not help. The story took a long time to get going and then it was over too soon without creating any interest in the characters nor the storyline.

    All the actors in the new film were much paler than the ones playing the same parts in "Happiness". The only appealing one was Shirley Henderson playing Joy (even if I missed Jane Adams dearly). The one playing Trish was nowhere near as good as the original actress, but the part was not as funny either.

    Why make a follow up movie without the original cast? It would have been great to see them having aged like their characters. I suppose the actors from Happiness didn't like the script for "Life during Wartime"!
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      • April 16, 2010 (Italy)
      • United States
      • Werc Werk Works
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      • Puerto Rico
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      • Werc Werk Works
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    • 1 hour 38 minutes
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