Life

"Be careful what you search for."

2017 1h 44m EN

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★6.5TMDB · 8,159

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The six-member crew of the International Space Station is tasked with studying a sample from Mars that may be the first proof of extra-terrestrial life, which proves more intelligent than ever expected.

“Be careful what you search for.”

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Cast

Jake Gyllenhaal
Dr. David Jordan
Ryan Reynolds
Rory Adams
Rebecca Ferguson
Miranda North
Hiroyuki Sanada
Sho Murakami
Olga Dihovichnaya
Ekaterina Golovkina
Ariyon Bakare
Hugh Derry
Naoko Mori
Kazumi
Haruka Kuroda
Doctor

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Daniel Espinosa
Writers: Tony Chance, Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick
Languages: English, Japanese, Vietnamese
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Mid-budget at $58M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, Japanese, Vietnamese.

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4 / 8

CAST

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208+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Daniel Espinosa, shot by Seamus McGarvey. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Jon Ekstrand. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Frances Parker shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

ERA

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Jake Gyllenhaal and Ryan Reynolds and Rebecca Ferguson carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Daniel Espinosa directs. Seamus McGarvey behind the camera. Jon Ekstrand scores. Frances Parker cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Japanese, Vietnamese.

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1Mid-budget at $58M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
2Released 9 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, Japanese, Vietnamese.
4208+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
5Directed by Daniel Espinosa, shot by Seamus McGarvey. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Jon Ekstrand. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Frances Parker shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Jake Gyllenhaal and Ryan Reynolds and Rebecca Ferguson carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Be careful what you search for.".
10IMDB entry: tt5442430 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 11 themes, including "planet mars", "alien life-form", "space", "astronaut".
12Released under 10 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Seamus McGarvey
Original score: Jon Ekstrand
Editing: Frances Parker
Production design: Nigel Phelps
Costume design: Jenny Beavan
Makeup / hair: Donald Mowat
VFX supervisor: Adam Rowland
Sound: Jon Title
Stunt coordinator: Franklin Mark Henson
Runtime: 104 min · 1h 44m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $58,000,000
Box office: $100,541,806
Return: 173% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Life (2017)

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Gimly2017-06-10
★ 6/10
Life may not be doing anything new, but it's doing it better than similar services of late. Final rating:★★★ - I personally recommend you give it a go.
007ace2017-06-19
Unexpected horror <br> I was expecting so.ething watered down and similar to most new 'no escape' sci-fi movies. This was a great change, it felt more like alien; dark, gritty, serious.<br>You could spend hours picking things apart but it is enjoyable and I think that outweighs most of those faults.
Reno2017-07-13
★ 7/10
Their historic discovery was not celebratable. As I mentioned many times before, now is the trend of the space exploration in films. So there were many films like this one, but not all of them are received well. It was a decent flick, if you consider from the real world aspect, but definitely a very nice entertainer. Very tense plot, especially in the second half till the final scene. This is a minimal cast film and the entire story takes place in an Internation Space Station in the Earth orbit with a lab facility. They've come from Mars with a soil sample to study for any sign of life. Their historic discovery does not become a happy event as they encounter life threatening trouble on-board. The remaining is to focus their rest of the mission that how it'll end. This is the second film with the same name I've seen in the recent time. The other one was a biographical-drama starring Robert Pattison, but this is an sci-fi-thriller. Lots of big names in it, but the film did not make that kind of a big buzz. It was considered a good fictional space film. Kind of inspired by other similar themed flicks. Lots of thrills, fast paced narration, a simple story with the nice visuals. From the Swedish director of 'Easy Money' fame. There were lots of speculations about its connection with other films. But nothing was confirmed by the filmmakers. I hope there will be a sequel, but this time it won't be same as the story might take place in a different setting. Overall, I enjoyed it and surely would suggest it if anybody asks me. 7/10