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Life in a Day

Play trailer Poster for Life in a Day PG-13,  2011,  1h 35m,  Documentary Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 79% 76 Reviews Tomatometer 79% 10,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
79% Tomatometer 76 Reviews 79% Popcornmeter 10,000+ Ratings
Filmmakers from around the world chronicle life for future generations.

Critics Reviews

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Deborah Ross The Spectator Aug 31, 2018
This is a film that can have you smiling one second and choking back the tears the next. This is a film that is joyful and distressing and mundane and extraordinary. Go to Full Review
Paul Byrnes Sydney Morning Herald Sep 2, 2011
4/5
It's a feel-good movie in that sense, affirmative without being sentimental or exploitative. Go to Full Review
Ed Gibbs Sydney Morning Herald Sep 1, 2011
8/10
Inevitably, the 90-minute film has a lot to live up to. And, by and large, it succeeds in its mandate. Go to Full Review
Michael Leader Den of Geek May 7, 2024
3/5
If it tells us anything, it’s that visual culture is still very confused, indeed, about its own future. And, for now, we’re stuck in the voyeuristic moment. Go to Full Review
Vladan Petkovic Cineuropa Aug 11, 2020
With this kind of feel-good quality the film is sure to encounter warm reception, but the stated goal has definitely been missed. Go to Full Review
Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com Jul 16, 2012
2.5/4
All too well summed up by its closing bit, where a young woman bemoans how she hoped for an eventful day but ended up with another rather mundane one. Go to Full Review
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Audience Reviews

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Draco G Apr 23, 2017 I absolutely adored this flick. A simple yet profound compilation of scenes from shot by people all around the world. What better way to show the humanity within us? As a documentarian, I wish I had come up with the idea! See more
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Cast & Crew

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Kevin Macdonald

Director

Loressa Clisby

Director

Hiroaki Aikawa

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Cindy Baer

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Drake Shannon

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Caryn Waechter

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Movie Info

Synopsis Filmmakers from around the world chronicle life for future generations.
Director
Kevin Macdonald, Loressa Clisby
Producer
Liza Marshall
Distributor
National Geographic
Rating
PG-13 (Language|Disturbing Violent Images|A Sexual Reference)
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 29, 2011, Limited
Release Date (DVD)
Oct 11, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA)
$247.2K
Runtime
1h 35m
Sound Mix
Stereo
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