A Life Less Ordinary (1997)

103 min · Daffy Comedy, Fantasy, Road Movie, Romance Film, Romantic Comedy, fantasy film, romantic comedy

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Directors

Danny Boyle

Cast

Ewan McGregor, Cameron Diaz, Holly Hunter, Delroy Lindo, Dan Hedaya, Stanley Tucci, Ian McNeice, Tony Shalhoub, Christopher Gorham, Ian Holm, Maury Chaykin, Anne Cullimore Decker, K.K. Dodds

The story

In Heaven, angels are tasked with ensuring that mortals on Earth find love. The "Captain", Gabriel, is upset at reviewing the file of angel partners O'Reilly and Jackson, all of whose recent cases have ended in divorce or misery. He introduces a radical new incentive: if their next pair does not fall, and stay, in love (which Gabriel admits is a tough case), O'Reilly and Jackson must stay on earth forever.

Catalogue themes and tags

Announcement, Autorin, Bankeinbruch, Bars and Restaurants, Bestimmung, Blackmail, Bureaucracy, Butler, Cleaner, Convertible, Daughter, Daydreams, Divine Intervention, Engel, Exfreund, Gabriel, Hostage, Just Married, Karaoke, Leiche verstecken, Love Letter, Love of One's Life, Lovestory, Poem, Providence, Ransom, Remote Cabin, Schicksal, Shot in Breast, Sky, Spoiled Child, Stockholm Syndrome, Tequila, Watchman, Wilhelm Tell, Wunder, Zahnarzt, Romantic comedy, Heavenly Comedy, Fantasy, Comedy, Black comedy, Romance Film, Romantic fantasy

Genres

Daffy Comedy, Fantasy, Road Movie, Romance Film, Romantic Comedy, fantasy film, romantic comedy

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