A Life Less Ordinary

"Did they fall in love or were they pushed?"

Oct 24 1997 R 1h 43m
Comedy, Crime, Fantasy

A couple of angels, O'Reilly and Jackson, are sent to Earth to make sure that their next supervised love-connection succeeds. They follow Celine, a spoiled rich girl who has just accidentally shot a suitor and, due to a misunderstanding, is kidnapped by janitor Robert. Although Celine quickly frees herself, she stays with Robert for thrills. O'Reilly and Jackson pursue, hoping to unite the prospective lovers.

Plot

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.

Written by

John Hodge

Directed by

Danny Boyle

Cast

Cameron Diaz, Ewan McGregor, Holly Hunter

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America, United Kingdom

Production Companies

PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Figment Films, Channel Four Films, Aaargh! Animation

Languages

English

Awards

1 win & 3 nominations total

Trailers
A Life Less Ordinary (1997) Trailer
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Scores
# of Votes
37,681
Average Rating
6.3 out of 10
Metascore
37
Popularity
NA