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A Life Less Ordinary (1997)

★ 6.3R99 minDirector: Danny Boyle

1997 romantic black comedy film

A Life Less Ordinary is a 1997 British romantic black comedy fantasy film directed by Danny Boyle, written by John Hodge, and starring Ewan McGregor, Cameron Diaz, Holly Hunter, Delroy Lindo, Ian Holm and Dan Hedaya. The plot follows two angels (Hunter and Lindo) who are sent to Earth to help make a disgruntled kidnapper (McGregor) and his hostage (Diaz) fall in love.

The film received mixed reviews and was unsuccessful at the box office, only grossing $14.6 million worldwide against its $12 million budget.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is A Life Less Ordinary about?
A Life Less Ordinary (1997) — Ewan McGregor stars as a cleaning man in Los Angeles, who takes his boss' daughter hostage after being fired and replaced by a robot. Two "angels", who are in charge of human relationships on Earth, offer some unsolicited help to bring this unlikely couple together.
Is A Life Less Ordinary based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is A Life Less Ordinary scary?
Content rating: R. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.
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