Life, Itself

2018 • 117 minutes

About this movie

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 in Life Itself . Director and writer Dan Fogelman (“This Is Us”) examines the perils and rewards of everyday life in a multigenerational saga featuring an international ensemble including Oscar Isaac, Olivia Wilde, Antonio Banderas, Annette Bening, Olivia Cooke, Sergio Peris-Mencheta, Laia Costa, Alex Monner and Mandy Patinkin. Set in New York City and Carmona, Spain, Life Itself celebrates the human condition and all of its complications with humor, poignancy and love.

Ratings and reviews

I was thinking it was a romance movie when watching the trailer and my partner and I were up for a romance movie and it was in sense but wow there was so much more to this story. It's a true masterpiece. Everybody should watch this movie.

I've read some negative reviews, but I thought this movie was beautiful. Unlike other movies and with multiple story lines you don't get lost at all, flows perfectly. And the overall message at the end is holistically universal and profound. The most touching movie I've watched in a long time. Refreshing.

Unusual but very touching and delivered in a clever way. One of my favorite movies.