Life in a Day

PG-13

Released Jul 29, 2011

1h 35m

Documentary

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Filmmakers from around the world chronicle life for future generations.

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dave s

Life in a Day is a remarkable achievement, a compilation of videos submitted from around the world that celebrates a single day, July 24, 2010. It is an amazing tapestry of life, a journey that is tragic, funny, touching, violent, inspirational, humbling, heartbreaking, and visually stunning. Granted, there are some segments that seem either unnecessary or too long (the elevator ride, the boy shaving for the first time), but the film is, generally, beautifully edited with more than its fair share of impactful and memorable moments.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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andres s

If anything, this movie highlights how us as a nation, the U.S., are probably the most troubled and out of tune with our culture and ourselves. I like how this movie highlights how everyone does the exact same thing all around the world. Doesn't matter where you're from, or your race, or your upbringing, we all do the same things. Like wake up in the morning brush our teeth, bathe. The only difference is that here in America, we're so spoiled that we don't realize it and take things for granted more easily than other parts of the world that have it way harder. Lmao! The husband fainted while they were performing the c section on his wife. Seeing the circumstances of how some of these less fortunate souls have to live in this world really makes you think about your own life. I like the way they contrast the different ways people live throughout different parts of the world. I really wish they didn't put in the cow scene. Like the cow getting shot in the head and then butchered. I felt like that was unnecessary to put in this kind of movie and it felt like some vegetarian or vegan pushed for that scene to be in the movie. Really fucking disturbing stuff that I didn't want to see. But then the part with the older couple getting their wedding vows renewed was so sweet and funny to watch. Very human movie that made me really appreciate what I have. I'm glad that I don't take things for granted and that I can give thanks for what I have. Very unsettling and disturbing at times but also pretty interesting. My favorite was the Korean guy who's bicycling around the world, the Russian's who are out in the mountains with the goats and the English couple getting remarried. Very interesting to see all the incredible things that can happen in one day. Kind of a weird ending. Even though I enjoyed parts of it, I'm not watching it again.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

I absolutely adored this flick. A simple yet profound compilation of scenes from shot by people all around the world. What better way to show the humanity within us? As a documentarian, I wish I had come up with the idea!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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Audience Member

Deserves five stars for the sheer ingenuity!!! What an amazing idea!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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s r

A special and thoroughly enjoyable film.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Interesting view of the similarities among people's lives around the world. Shows everyday situations for many different types of people.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/18/23

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Kevin Macdonald

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Loressa Clisby

Director

Hiroaki Aikawa

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Deborah Ross

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This is a film that can have you smiling one second and choking back the tears the next. This is a film that is joyful and distressing and mundane and extraordinary.

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Paul Byrnes

Sydney Morning Herald

It's a feel-good movie in that sense, affirmative without being sentimental or exploitative.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 2, 2011

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Ed Gibbs

Sydney Morning Herald

Inevitably, the 90-minute film has a lot to live up to. And, by and large, it succeeds in its mandate.

Rated: 8/10

Sep 1, 2011

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Vladan Petkovic

Cineuropa

With this kind of feel-good quality the film is sure to encounter warm reception, but the stated goal has definitely been missed.

Aug 11, 2020

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Michael Dequina

TheMovieReport.com

All too well summed up by its closing bit, where a young woman bemoans how she hoped for an eventful day but ended up with another rather mundane one.

Rated: 2.5/4

Jul 16, 2012

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Rob Thomas

Capital Times (Madison, WI)

The many windows into different lives, capturing moments humorous and sad, ordinary and momentous, build into quite a moving film.

Rated: 3.5/4

Sep 23, 2011

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Synopsis

Filmmakers from around the world chronicle life for future generations.

Director: Kevin Macdonald, Loressa Clisby
Producer: Ridley Scott, Tony Scott
Distributor: National Geographic
Rating: PG-13 (Language|Disturbing Violent Images|A Sexual Reference)
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 29, 2011, Limited
Release Date (DVD): Oct 11, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA): $247.2K
Runtime: 1h 35m
Sound Mix: Stereo