Life Itself

Sep 21, 2018

1h 58m

★ 7.2

Life will surprise you

Overview

As a young New York couple goes from college romance to marriage and the birth of their first child, the unexpected twists of their journey create reverberations that echo over continents and through lifetimes.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

FilmNation Entertainment

Nostromo Pictures

Temple Hill Entertainment

17-28 Black Production

Life Itself Trailers

Cast

Will Dempsey

Oscar Isaac

Abby Dempsey

Olivia Wilde

Dr. Cait Morris

Annette Bening

Vincent Saccione

Antonio Banderas

Self

Samuel L. Jackson

Dylan Dempsey

Olivia Cooke

Irwin Dempsey

Mandy Patinkin

Linda Dempsey

Jean Smart

Javier González

Sergio Peris-Mencheta

Isabel Díaz

Laia Costa

Rodrigo González Díaz

Àlex Monner

Shari Dickstein

Isabel Durant

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