A Life Less Ordinary (1997)

Directed by

Danny Boyle

Genre

fantasy film, romantic comedy

Country

United Kingdom, United States

Runtime

1h 39m

Rated

R

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 498 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two angels come to Earth to make a kidnapper and his hostage fall in love. The kidnapper is unhappy with his life and the hostage is his boss's daughter.

quirkyromanticwhimsicaloffbeatcomediclightheartedupbeat

What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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