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A Life Less Ordinary

A Life Less Ordinary

Kidnapping. Blackmail. Extortion. Karaoke. What some people will do for love.

19976.11h 43m

Overview

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.

Directed by Danny Boyle
Written by John Hodge
Produced by Andrew Macdonald
Box OfficeBudget: $12.0MRevenue: $14.6M

Top Cast

Ewan McGregor

Ewan McGregor

Robert Lewis

Cameron Diaz

Cameron Diaz

Celine Naville

Holly Hunter

Holly Hunter

O'Reilly

Delroy Lindo

Delroy Lindo

Jackson

Ian Holm

Ian Holm

Mr. Naville

Maury Chaykin

Maury Chaykin

Tod Johnson

Dan Hedaya

Dan Hedaya

Gabriel

Stanley Tucci

Stanley Tucci

Elliot Zweikel

Ian McNeice

Ian McNeice

Mayhew

Tony Shalhoub

Tony Shalhoub

Al

Themes & Keywords

robberybased on novel or bookchaseransomangelkaraokekidnappinghostageheavenlovemurderjanitorwriterrobot

About A Life Less Ordinary

A Life Less Ordinary is a fantasy, comedy, romance film released in 1997 exploring themes of robbery, based on novel or book, chase, ransom, angel, karaoke. Directed by Danny Boyle, it stars Ewan McGregor, Cameron Diaz, Holly Hunter. 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.

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