The Life Before Her Eyes

The Life Before Her Eyes
Theatrical release poster
Directed byVadim Perelman
Screenplay byEmil Stern
Based onThe Life Before Her Eyes
by Laura Kasischke
Produced byAimée Peyronnet
Vadim Perelman
Anthony Katagas
StarringUma Thurman
Evan Rachel Wood
Eva Amurri
Brett Cullen
Gabrielle Brennan
CinematographyPaweł Edelman
Edited byDavid Baxter
Music byJames Horner
Production
company
Distributed byMagnolia Pictures
Release dates
  • September 8, 2007 (2007-09-08) (Toronto)
  • April 18, 2008 (2008-04-18)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$13 million
Box office$7,248,490

The Life Before Her Eyes is a 2007 American thriller film directed by Vadim Perelman. The screenplay was adapted by Emil Stern from the Laura Kasischke novel of the same name. The film stars Uma Thurman and Evan Rachel Wood. It was released on April 18, 2008, and revolves around a survivor's guilt from a Columbine-like event that occurred 15 years previously, which causes her present-day idyllic life to fall apart.