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BiographyDocumentary

Life Itself

BiographyDocumentary

Life Itself

2014 · 121 min · United States · English

Life Itself (2014) is a solid-tier movie on goodrecmovies, rated 7.8/10 on IMDb from 16,831 votes. Updated

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61.8GRM score
★ 7.8IMDb · 17k

The surprising and entertaining life of renowned film critic and social commentator Roger Ebert (1942-2013): his early days as a freewheeling bachelor and Pulitzer Prize winner, his famously contentious partnership with Gene Siskel, his life-altering marriage, and his brave and transcendent battle with cancer.

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Roger Ebert
Self
Chaz Ebert
Self - Roger's Wife
Martin Scorsese
Self - Filmmaker
William Nack
Self - Writer & Friend
Roger Simon
Self - Former Columnist, Sun-Times
John McHugh
Self - Friend & Retired Newspaperman
Rick Kogan
Self - Chicago Newspaperman
Bruce Elliot
Self - Friend & Bar Owner
Thea Flaum
Self - Executive Producer, 1976-82

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Top cast

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