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IMDb rating 6.8
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Critic Darren Bignell
rated 6

It plays like The Shawshank Redemption meets Trading Places

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Critic Johan Croneman
rated 6

Det är tekniskt briljant…

Read full review at Dagens Nyheter
Critic Frederik Asschenfeldt Vandrup
rated 7

Den er flot og effektiv i sin egen ret og leverer ganske ofte varen både visuelt og i grundfortællingen, så en anbefaling er på sin plads...

Read full review at Cinemazone
Critic Niki Vraast-Thomsen
rated 7

En veltrimmet dræbermaskine af en film, hvor kloge mennesker tager dumme beslutninger til ære for spændingskurven. Der skal lyde et tak herfra for deres store offer.

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Lennore Pipalu
rated 8

Elsker den film, den er så sjov. Jeg bliver aldrig træt af den 🥳

1 year ago
Critic Calle Wahlström
rated 7

…högklassig spänning i en visuellt slående förpackning…

Read full review at Nöjesguiden

Cast & Crew

Ted Demme
Director
Ned Beatty
As Dexter Wilkins
Eddie Murphy
As Rayford Gibson
R. Lee Ermey
As Older Sheriff Pike
Obba Babatundé
As Willie Long
Bokeem Woodbine
As Can't Get Right

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In 1932, two men from different worlds, Ray Gibson (Eddie Murphy) and Claude Banks (Martin Lawrence), are sentenced to life in prison for a crime they didn't commit. Despite their differences, they form an unlikely friendship during their time at Mississippi State Penitentiary. Over the years, they face various challenges and try to escape, but their bond remains strong. As they grow older and wiser, they come to appreciate the value of their friendship and the importance of living life to the fullest.

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What movies are similar to Life? Toggle content

Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Life include Gettin' Square, Snatch, Nothing to Lose, Rush Hour, Heartbreakers, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.

When was Life released in theaters? Toggle content

Life was released in theaters on April 16, 1999.