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The Life Before Her Eyes

  • 20072007
  • RR
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
14K
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Uma Thurman in The Life Before Her Eyes (2007)
for The Life Before Her Eyes, directed by Vadim Perelman.
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A woman's survivor's guilt from a Columbine-like event twenty years ago causes her present-day idyllic life to fall apart.A woman's survivor's guilt from a Columbine-like event twenty years ago causes her present-day idyllic life to fall apart.A woman's survivor's guilt from a Columbine-like event twenty years ago causes her present-day idyllic life to fall apart.
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
14K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Vadim Perelman
  • Writers
    • Laura Kasischke(novel)
    • Emil Stern(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Uma Thurman
    • Evan Rachel Wood
    • Eva Amurri
Top credits
  • Director
    • Vadim Perelman
  • Writers
    • Laura Kasischke(novel)
    • Emil Stern(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Uma Thurman
    • Evan Rachel Wood
    • Eva Amurri
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 87User reviews
    • 77Critic reviews
    • 38Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins

    Videos2

    The Life Before Her Eyes: Theatrical trailer
    Trailer 2:23
    The Life Before Her Eyes: Theatrical trailer
    Life Before Her Eyes
    Trailer 1:33
    Life Before Her Eyes

    Photos47

    Uma Thurman in The Life Before Her Eyes (2007)
    Eva Amurri and Evan Rachel Wood in The Life Before Her Eyes (2007)
    Uma Thurman in The Life Before Her Eyes (2007)
    Eva Amurri and Evan Rachel Wood in The Life Before Her Eyes (2007)
    Evan Rachel Wood in The Life Before Her Eyes (2007)
    Uma Thurman in The Life Before Her Eyes (2007)
    Evan Rachel Wood in The Life Before Her Eyes (2007)
    Uma Thurman in The Life Before Her Eyes (2007)
    Vadim Perelman in The Life Before Her Eyes (2007)
    Uma Thurman in The Life Before Her Eyes (2007)
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    Top cast

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    Uma Thurman
    Uma Thurman
    • Diana (Adult)
    Evan Rachel Wood
    Evan Rachel Wood
    • Diana (Teen)
    Eva Amurri
    Eva Amurri
    • Maureen
    Gabrielle Brennan
    Gabrielle Brennan
    • Emma
    Brett Cullen
    Brett Cullen
    • Paul
    Oscar Isaac
    Oscar Isaac
    • Marcus
    Jack Gilpin
    Jack Gilpin
    • Mr. McCleod
    Maggie Lacey
    Maggie Lacey
    • Amanda (Adult)
    John Magaro
    John Magaro
    • Michael Patrick
    Lynn Cohen
    Lynn Cohen
    • Sister Beatrice
    Nathalie Paulding
    Nathalie Paulding
    • Amanda (Teen)
    • (as Nathalie Nicole Paulding)
    Molly Price
    Molly Price
    • Diana's Mother
    Oliver Solomon
    Oliver Solomon
    • Detective
    Anna Moore
    • Blonde Student
    • (as Anna Renee Moore)
    Isabel Keating
    Isabel Keating
    • Maureen's Mother
    Adam Chanler-Berat
    Adam Chanler-Berat
    • Ryan
    Tanner Cohen
    Tanner Cohen
    • Nate Witt
    • (as Tanner Max Cohen)
    Aldous Davidson
    • Diana's Student
    • Director
      • Vadim Perelman
    • Writers
      • Laura Kasischke(novel)
      • Emil Stern(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The names of the 26 victims seen on the memorial and the banner (with the exception of prominent characters such as Maureen and Mr. MacLeod) are the names of members of the production crew who worked on the film.
    • Goofs
      All entries contain spoilers
    • Quotes

      Mr. McClood: And if there's anything I want you guys to take with you from this class, as you're abusing your bodies over break, is three things: the heart is the body's strongest muscle, that the brain has more cells in it than our galaxy has stars, and that the body is 72% water. So wherever you go over vacation, don't get too dehydrated.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: 88 Minutes/The Life Before Her Eyes/Forgetting Sarah Marshall/The Forbidden Kingdom/Where in the World Is Osama Bin Laden?/The Visitor (2008)
    • Soundtracks
      She's Not There
      Composed by Rod Argent

      Performed by The Zombies

      Publisher: Marquis Music Co. Ltd. for the World

      Zombies recording licensed from Marquis Enterprises Ltd.

    User reviews87

    Review
    Top review
    5/10
    A Compromised Film of Two Parts
    The narrative of 'Life Before Her Eyes' switches backwards and forwards between two episodes in the life of Diana McFee. The first is her teenage summer prior to a Colombine-style high school massacre - while the second occurs twenty years later, as her town prepares to remember this tragic event's anniversary. In the high school time-line, Diana (Evan Rachel Wood) hangs out with best friend Maureen (Eva Amurri), alternately discussing future plans and current boyfriends. Their fine performances are captured in radiant dreamlike cinematography which intensifies a sense of foreboding as they approach their fateful encounter with a homicidal armed schoolmate.

    In the later sequences, a 30-something Diana (Uma Thurman) is embroiled in another crisis, with her marriage under strain and her daughter exhibiting rebellious tendencies similar to Diana's student behavior. Unfortunately these segments are handicapped by Thurman's lifeless performance. By the end of the film all the loose ends have been neatly resolved, but the climax is ruined by a plot twist which contradicts all the previous character development. Apparently this flawed finale was forced on the producers at Thurman's insistence.
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    • Apr 12, 2010

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 5, 2008 (Poland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Magnolia Pictures (United States)
      • Metropolitan Films (France)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • In Bloom
    • Filming locations
      • Sheridan School - 191 Fountain Street, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
    • Production company
      • 2929 Productions
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $13,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $303,439
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $20,220
      • Apr 20, 2008
    • Gross worldwide
      • $7,248,490
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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