A Life Less Ordinary

A Life Less Ordinary
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDanny Boyle
Written byJohn Hodge
Produced byAndrew Macdonald
Starring
CinematographyBrian Tufano
Edited byMasahiro Hirakubo
Music byDavid Arnold
Production
companies
Distributed byPolyGram Filmed Entertainment
Release date
  • 24 October 1997 (1997-10-24)
Running time
103 minutes[1]
CountryUnited Kingdom[2]
LanguageEnglish
Budget$12 million[3]
Box office$14.6 million[4]

A Life Less Ordinary is a 1997 British romantic black comedy film directed by Danny Boyle, written by John Hodge, and starring Ewan McGregor, Cameron Diaz, Holly Hunter, Delroy Lindo, Ian Holm and Dan Hedaya. The plot follows two angels (Hunter and Lindo) who are sent to Earth to help make a disgruntled kidnapper (McGregor) and his hostage (Diaz) fall in love.

The film received mixed reviews and was unsuccessful at the box office, only grossing $14.6 million worldwide against its $12 million budget.

  1. ^ "A Life Less Ordinary (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 24 October 1997. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  2. ^ "A Life Less Ordinary (1997)". British Film Institute (BFI). Archived from the original on 2 March 2017.
  3. ^ Elley, Derek (18 October 1997). "A Life Less Ordinary Review". Variety. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  4. ^ "A Life Less Ordinary". The Numbers. Retrieved 24 October 2019.