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A Life Less Ordinary

A Life Less Ordinary

1997Movie⏱️ 1h 43mR🏆 #4581 Top Rated
ComedyCrimeFantasyRomance
6.3
IMDB Rating
38,264 votes

Upon being fired, a desperate guy kidnaps a daughter of his former boss. Two angels are sent to Earth to check if love is possible in this case.

Director
Danny Boyle
Writers
N/A
Stars
Cameron Diaz, Ewan McGregor, Holly Hunter
Release Date
October 24, 1997
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom, United States
🏆 1
Wins
🎯 3
Nominations
💬 187
Reviews
📋 25.6K
Watchlists
📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Cameron Diaz
Cameron Diaz
as Celine
Ewan McGregor
Ewan McGregor
as Robert
Holly Hunter
Holly Hunter
as O'Reilly
Delroy Lindo
Delroy Lindo
as Jackson
Dan Hedaya
Dan Hedaya
as Gabriel
Ian McNeice
Ian McNeice
as Mayhew
👤
Frank Kanig
as Ted
👤
Mel Winkler
as Frank
👤
Anne Cullimore Decker
as Ms Gesteten
Stanley Tucci
Stanley Tucci
as Elliot

💰 Box Office

$4,366,722
Worldwide Gross
$4,366,722
Domestic Gross
$2,007,279
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Sound
Dolby Digital
Filming Location
Layton, Utah, USA
Production
Channel Four Films, Figment Films, Polygram Filmed Entertainment

🏷️ Keywords

angelkidnappingdreamerjanitorheaven

🎯 Categories

Buddy ComedyDark ComedySatireComedyCrimeFantasyRomance

⭐ Featured Review

A Film Less Ordinary
by Chrysanthepop2008-07-20

"Danny Boyle comes up with a charming romantic black comedy. With a fine cast, a fantastic screenplay, a great soundtrack and lots of comedy and some romance, 'A Life Less Ordinary' becomes a not-so-ordinary film. The comedy tracks are very well etched and there are numerous laugh-out-loud moments. However, I also noticed that many people, sadly, did not get most of the jokes. The characters are very unique. After all, where else would you see two cupids committing lots of violence in order to bring two lovers together? Both Holly Hunter and Delroy Lindo are hilarious as the psychotic..."

💡 Did You Know?

Though most of his scene was cut from the movie, Timothy Olyphant (Hiker) later said he was hugely inspired by watching Holly Hunter work and the creative choices she made. He said his experience on his first few roles up to that point had been relatively uninspiring, but seeing how focused Hunter was made him want to keep working. A Life Less Ordinary is, in fact, only Olyphant's second feature film role, the first having been in The First Wives Club (1996).

📖 Synopsis

Upon being fired, a desperate guy kidnaps a daughter of his former boss. Two angels are sent to Earth to check if love is possible in this case.