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Life

Life

1999Movie⏱️ 1h 48mR🏆 #3263 Top Rated
ComedyCrimeDrama
6.8
IMDB Rating
60,434 votes

In 1932, two strangers are wrongfully convicted and develop a strong friendship in prison that lasts them through the 20th century.

Director
Ted Demme
Writers
Robert Ramsey, Matthew Stone
Stars
Eddie Murphy, Martin Lawrence, Obba Babatundé
Release Date
April 16, 1999
Language
English
Country
United States
🏆 1
Wins
🎯 6
Nominations
💬 199
Reviews
📋 43.9K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Eddie Murphy
Eddie Murphy
as Rayford Gibson
Martin Lawrence
Martin Lawrence
as Claude Banks
Obba Babatundé
Obba Babatundé
as Willie Long
Nick Cassavetes
Nick Cassavetes
as Sgt. Dillard
Anthony Anderson
Anthony Anderson
as Cookie
Barry Shabaka Henley
Barry Shabaka Henley
as Pokerface
Brent Jennings
Brent Jennings
as Hoppin' Bob
Bernie Mac
Bernie Mac
as Jangle Leg
Miguel A. Núñez Jr.
Miguel A. Núñez Jr.
as Biscuit
Michael Taliferro
Michael Taliferro
as Goldmouth

💰 Box Office

$73,475,268
Worldwide Gross
$64,016,268
Domestic Gross
$20,414,775
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Sound
DTS
Sound
Dolby Digital
Sound
SDDS
Color
Color
Filming Location
Locke, Sacramento, California, USA
Production
Imagine Entertainment, Universal Pictures

🏷️ Keywords

passage of timeunjust incarcerationfaking one's own deathmurderold man

🎯 Categories

Buddy ComedyPeriod DramaPrison DramaComedyCrimeDrama

⭐ Featured Review

Under Rated
by slightlymad222018-01-27

"Continuing my plan to watch every Eddie Murphy movie in order, I come to Life (1999) Plot In A Paragraph: In 1932, two strangers (Murphy and Lawrence) are wrongfully convicted and develop a strong friendship in prison that lasts them through the 20th century. This is the last movie starring Eddie Murphy, that I chose to go see at the cinema!! That is not counting voice work, I went to see with my kids. This reteams Murphy with his Boomerang costar, Martin Lawrence. 7 years ago, Murphy was a huge star, and Murphy was relatively unknown. Now they were on an equal footing. Ned Beatty (Delivera..."

💡 Did You Know?

When Ray and Claude are standing on a box of bottles, Claude mentions that a one of his toes has slipped into one of them. This actually happened during the take, but Martin Lawrence kept going, despite Eddie Murphy's laughing, which is genuine.

📖 Synopsis

In 1932, two strangers are wrongfully convicted and develop a strong friendship in prison that lasts them through the 20th century.