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The Life of Chuck

The Life of Chuck

Every life is a universe all its own.

20257.31h 51m

Overview

In this extraordinary story of an ordinary man, Charles 'Chuck' Krantz experiences the wonder of love, the heartbreak of loss, and the multitudes contained in all of us.

Directed by Mike Flanagan
Written by Stephen King, Mike Flanagan
Produced by Mike Flanagan, Trevor Macy
Box OfficeBudget: $25.0MRevenue: $19.7M

Top Cast

Tom Hiddleston

Tom Hiddleston

Charles 'Chuck' Krantz

Benjamin Pajak

Benjamin Pajak

Charles 'Chuck' Krantz (pre-teen)

Nick Offerman

Nick Offerman

Narrator (voice)

Chiwetel Ejiofor

Chiwetel Ejiofor

Marty Anderson

Karen Gillan

Karen Gillan

Felicia Gordon

Mia Sara

Mia Sara

Sarah Krantz

Mark Hamill

Mark Hamill

Albie Krantz

Annalise Basso

Annalise Basso

Janice Halliday

Jacob Tremblay

Jacob Tremblay

Charles 'Chuck' Krantz (teen)

C

Cody Flanagan

Charles 'Chuck' Krantz (child)

Themes & Keywords

slice of lifecancerdeathbased on short storyreverse chronologyinspirationallifereconsidering of lifemoments of life

About The Life of Chuck

The Life of Chuck is a fantasy, drama film released in 2025 exploring themes of slice of life, cancer, death, based on short story, reverse chronology, inspirational. Directed by Mike Flanagan, it stars Tom Hiddleston, Benjamin Pajak, Nick Offerman. In this extraordinary story of an ordinary man, Charles 'Chuck' Krantz experiences the wonder of love, the heartbreak of loss, and the multitudes contained in all of us.

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