Skip to content
Life Itself

Life Itself

2014 · Movie · 2h 1m · R

Featured in collections

Synopsis

The surprising and entertaining life of renowned film critic and social commentator Roger Ebert (1942-2013): his early days as a freewheeling bachelor and Pulitzer Prize winner, his famously contentious partnership with Gene Siskel, his life-altering marriage, and his brave and transcendent battle with cancer.

Ratings

SourceRatingWeight
IMDb7.8/1042%
Rotten Tomatoes98%21%
Metacritic87/10021%
TMDB7.5/10381 votes16%
Balasaur Score84100%

Key crew

Cast

Movies like Life Itself

Stan & Ollie
76

Stan & Ollie

2018

Shares: Friendship · Based on a True Story

Papicha
75

Papicha

2019

Shares: Friendship · Based on a True Story

Fearless
74

Fearless

2006

Shares: Friendship · Based on a True Story

The Stranger
72

The Stranger

2022

Shares: Friendship · Based on a True Story

Shows like Life Itself

Big Boys
82

Big Boys

2022 · 3 Seasons

Shares: Friendship · Based on a True Story

The Durrells
80

The Durrells

2016 · 4 Seasons

Shares: Friendship · Based on a True Story

Baby Reindeer
77

Baby Reindeer

2024 · 1 Season

Shares: Based on a True Story · Friendship

21 Days

21 Days

2009 · 7 Seasons

Shares: Based on a True Story · Documentary

Abraham Lincoln
82

Abraham Lincoln

2022 · 1 Season

Shares: Based on a True Story · Documentary

Themes