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Normal Life

Play trailer Poster for Normal Life R,  1996,  1h 41m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 73% 11 Reviews Tomatometer 49% 500+ Ratings Popcornmeter
73% Tomatometer 11 Reviews 49% Popcornmeter 500+ Ratings
Chris (Luke Perry) and Pam (Ashley Judd) have nothing in common. He's a strait-laced police officer, and she's an unstable drug addict. Still, the two fall in love and quickly marry. But Pam's taste for expensive items nearly drives the couple into bankruptcy. Things are made even worse when Chris loses his job as a cop. Taking up work as a bank security guard, Chris decides to use the skills he learned as a policeman to rob banks, hoping that he can finally have enough money to make Pam happy.

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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Jan 1, 2000
3.5/4
[Normal Life] is the new movie by John McNaughton, famous for Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer. It's not as unremittingly painful as the earlier film, but just as fascinating in its portrait of criminal pathology. Go to Full Review
Quentin Falk Sunday Mirror (UK) Apr 10, 2026
3/4
There is a powerful, documentary-like, to the action which lifts it beyond mere exploitation. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Jun 25, 2005
2/5
Bill Chambers Film Freak Central Apr 17, 2005
3.5/4
The most confrontational and most inclusive work of McNaughton's career Go to Full Review
Caffeinated Clint Moviehole Mar 23, 2005
3/5
Perry gives a confronting, eerie performance Go to Full Review
Eric Melin Lawrence.com Mar 5, 2005
3/5
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Cast & Crew

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John McNaughton

Director

Luke Perry

Chris Anderson

Ashley Judd

Pam Anderson

Bruce A. Young

Agent Parker

Jim True-Frost

Mike Anderson

Dawn Maxey

Eva

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Movie Info

Synopsis Chris (Luke Perry) and Pam (Ashley Judd) have nothing in common. He's a strait-laced police officer, and she's an unstable drug addict. Still, the two fall in love and quickly marry. But Pam's taste for expensive items nearly drives the couple into bankruptcy. Things are made even worse when Chris loses his job as a cop. Taking up work as a bank security guard, Chris decides to use the skills he learned as a policeman to rob banks, hoping that he can finally have enough money to make Pam happy.
Director
John McNaughton
Producer
Richard Maynard
Screenwriter
Peg Haller, Bob Schneider
Production Co
Spelling Films
Rating
R
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 1, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA)
$9.6K
Runtime
1h 41m
Sound Mix
Stereo
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