Life & Life

2022 | Documentary

Synopsis

After serving 35 years in prison for murder, musician Reggie Austin faces an uncertain future back on the streets as he tries to rebuild a life, reconnect with his family, and armed with little else but his heart and his music.

Scores

Overall Score
50.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
72.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
15.8%
Review Aggregate
61.4

Critic Consensus

67.0% Fresh • 261 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 67% of 261 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, suspenseful, visually striking. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotsuspensefulvisually strikingscarycharacter-drivenfunnyrealisticdarkmacabregritty

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Jake Gyllenhaal2022$4,538,000$4,864,000(est)
Rebecca Ferguson2022$2,794,000$2,994,000(est)
Ryan Reynolds2022$2,103,000$2,254,000(est)
Hiroyuki Sanada2022$1,720,000$1,843,000(est)
Ariyon Bakare2022$1,471,000$1,576,000(est)
Olga Dihovichnaya2022$1,295,000$1,388,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score67.0
RT critic review count261
Rotten Tomatoes audience score55.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb ratingN/A
IMDb votesN/A

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2022$22,932$24,577
International2022N/AN/A
Worldwide2022$22,932$24,577

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2022$11,466$12,289
Digital Rentals ?2022$1,006,000$1,078,176
Digital Purchases ?2022$1,518,000$1,626,910
Physical Rentals ?2022$273,000$292,587
Physical Purchases ?2022$841,000$901,338
TV & Streaming Revenue2022$75,000$80,381
Total Revenues2022$3,724,466$3,991,681
Expenses
Budget ?2022$250,000 (est)$267,936 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2022$80,000 (est)$85,740 (est)
Participations2022$149,000$159,690
Residuals ?2022$147,000$157,547
Interest & Overhead2022$50,000$53,587
Total Expenses2022$676,000$724,500
Movie Net Profit or Loss2022$3,048,466$3,267,181

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