Life Itself

Drama, Romance

As a young New York couple goes from college romance to marriage and the birth of their first child, the unexpected twists of their journey create reverberations that echo over continents and through lifetimes in Life Itself. Director and writer Dan Fogelman (“This Is Us”) examines the perils and rewards of everyday life in a multigenerational saga.

Directed by: Dan Fogelman
Starring: Oscar Isaac, Olivia Wilde, Mandy Patinkin, Olivia Cooke, Laia Costa, Annette Bening, Antonio Banderas
Produced by: Marty Bowen, Wyck Godfrey
Written by: Dan Fogelman

Narrated by: Samuel L. Jackson, Lorenza Izzo
Music by: Federico Jusid
Cinematography: Brett Pawlak
Edited by: Julie Monroe

Production companies: FilmNation Entertainment, Nostromo Pictures, Temple Hill Entertainment
Distributed by: Amazon Studios (United States), Sony Pictures Releasing, Stage 6 Films (International)
Release date: September 8, 2018 (TIFF), September 21, 2018 (United States)

Running time: 117 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English, Spanish

Cast

Oscar Isaac as Will Dempsey.
Olivia Wilde as Abby Dempsey, Will's wife.
Caitlin Carmichael as 11–13-year-old Abby.
Jordana Rose as 5–7-year-old Abby.
Mandy Patinkin as Irwin Dempsey, Will's father.
Jean Smart as Linda Dempsey, Will's mother.
Olivia Cooke as Dylan Dempsey, Will and Abby's daughter.
Kya Kruse as Young Dylan.
Alisa Sushkova as Baby Dylan.
Sergio Peris-Mencheta as Javier González.
Laia Costa as Isabel González.
Àlex Monner as Rodrigo González, Javier and Isabel's son.
Yeray Alba Leon as 14-year-old Rodrigo.
Pablo Lagüens Abad as 13-year-old Rodrigo.
Javier Verdugo Luque as 10-year-old Rodrigo.
Adrian Marrero as 7–10-year-old Rodrigo.
Isabel Durant as Shari Dickstein, Rodrigo's Immature girlfriend.
Lorenza Izzo as Elena Dempsey-González, Rodrigo and Dylan's daughter.
Annette Bening as Dr. Cait Morris.
Antonio Banderas as Vincent Saccione.
Samuel L. Jackson as Himself.

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