Life (2017): Cast, Ratings, Box Office & Plot
Life is a 2017 sci-fi thriller directed by Daniel Espinosa, starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Ryan Reynolds and Hiroyuki Sanada. It runs 1 hour 44 minutes and earned $100.5 million worldwide on a $58 million budget. Critics gave it 67% on Rotten Tomatoes and 54 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 6.6/10.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 44m (104 min)
- Director
- Daniel Espinosa
- Original language
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Spanish - Studio
- Columbia Pictures
- Budget
- $58M
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Life About?
The premise of Life without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
A team of astronauts aboard the International Space Station makes a groundbreaking discovery: evidence of life on Mars. Bringing the specimen back to the station, they hope to unlock the secrets of its existence. However, they soon find that this extraterrestrial organism is not only alive but also possesses a mysterious intelligence, and its presence poses a growing threat to the crew.
Life Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- extraterrestrial life
- space
- international space station
- astronaut
- alien being
- space station
- alien
- outer space
- mars space probe
- zero gravity
- extraterrestrial being
- danger
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- risk
- peril
- jeopardy
- science
- scientist
- laboratory
- experiment
- self sacrifice
- space science
- tentacles
- lab
- astronautics
- space crew
- space mission
- research
- scientific research
- loss of communication
- fear
- escape
- defibrillation
- containment
- alien creature
- no survivors
- space probe
- survival
- life on mars
- death
- space shuttle
- alien life form
- quarantine
- alien monster
- paraplegic
- trapped in space
- female astronaut
- life
- female scientist
- broken hand
- monster
Life Cast
Jake Gyllenhaal leads the cast, with Ryan Reynolds and Hiroyuki Sanada. Directed by Daniel Espinosa; 4 actors are credited in all.
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Director Daniel Espinosa
More from Daniel Espinosa
More films directed by Daniel Espinosa, best-rated first: Easy Money, Safe House, Child 44 and Morbius.
Life Reviews & Ratings
Critics gave Life 67% on Rotten Tomatoes and 54 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 6.6/10.
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IMDb 6.6 /10
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Rotten Tomatoes 67% Tomatometer
Popcornmeter 55%
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Metacritic 54 Metascore
User score 6.3
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TMDB 64% User score
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Letterboxd 3.0 /5
225 ratings
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Movie Insider 3.8 /5
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Life Plot Summary
What happens in Life from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 15 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 4-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
The six-person crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS) embarks on an extraordinary mission when they capture a probe returning from Mars, which carries a soil sample that could potentially harbor signs of extraterrestrial life. With the ISS having spent an astonishing 30 years in orbit and amassing a cost of $200 billion, the stakes are incredibly high. The pilgrim capsule, traveling for eight months, becomes damaged by debris and veers off its intended path.
Full summary
The whole story of Life, scene by scene
Life Box Office & Budget
Life grossed $100.5 million worldwide on a $58 million budget, 1.7 times what it cost. $30.2 million came from the US and Canada and $70.3 million (70%) from the rest of the world.
Worldwide gross
$100.5M
1.7× its budget
- US & Canada
- $30.2M
- International
- $70.3M
- Budget
- $58M
Life Trailers & Videos
4 videos: 3 trailers and 1 teaser.
- Trailer LIFE - Official Trailer (In Theaters March 24)
- Trailer LIFE - Official Trailer #2 (HD)
- Teaser LIFE - Found On Mars (In Theaters March 24)
How Well Do You Know Life?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
Question 1 of 10
- Question 1: not answered
- Question 2: not answered
- Question 3: not answered
- Question 4: not answered
- Question 5: not answered
- Question 6: not answered
- Question 7: not answered
- Question 8: not answered
- Question 9: not answered
- Question 10: not answered
What is the name of the organism that is revived from the Martian soil sample?
Life Also Known As
35 alternative titles, including “Vida [Life]” and “Vida [Life] (2017)”.
- Also known as
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- Vida [Life]
- Vida [Life] (2017)
- Vida (Life) (2017)
- Vida (Life)
- Life (Vida)
- Life (2009)
- ライフ
- 外星生命
- 异星觉醒
- Life : Origine Inconnue
- Élet
- Vida
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- Život
- Життя
- Life - Non oltrepassare il limite
- סימן חיים
- Признак на живот
- 異星智慧
- Vida Inteligente
- Живое
- Gyvybė
- Hayat
- Viață, primele semne
- 라이프
- Траг живота
- Vie
- สายพันธุ์มฤตยู
- Mầm Sống Hiểm Họa
- Life: Vida inteligente
- Trag života
- Sledi življenja, სიცოცხლე
- Dzīvība
- حياة
- حیات
- Elu
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Life FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office, ratings, post-credit scenes and language of Life, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Life?
Life runs 1 hour 44 minutes (104 minutes).
When was Life released?
Life was released on March 24, 2017.
Who directed Life?
Life was directed by Daniel Espinosa.
More films by Daniel Espinosa Who is in the cast of Life?
Life stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Ryan Reynolds and Hiroyuki Sanada, among 4 credited actors.
How much did Life make at the box office?
Life grossed $100.5 million worldwide ($30.2 million domestic, $70.3 million international) on a budget of $58 million.
How is Life rated?
Life has 6.6/10 on IMDb, 67% on Rotten Tomatoes, 54 on Metacritic and 64% on TMDB.
Does Life have a post-credit scene?
No. Life has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Life in?
The original language of Life is Spanish.
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