A Life Less Ordinary (1997)

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

Upon being fired, a desperate guy kidnaps a daughter of his former boss. Two angels are sent to Earth to check if love is possible in this case.

• Released: 1997-10-24
• Genres: Fantasy, Comedy, Romance
• Runtime: 1h 43m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.2/10 from 514 votes

Directed by Danny Boyle.

Top cast

• Ewan McGregor as Robert Lewis
• Cameron Diaz as Celine Naville
• Holly Hunter as O'Reilly
• Delroy Lindo as Jackson
• Ian Holm as Mr. Naville
• Maury Chaykin as Tod Johnson
• Dan Hedaya as Gabriel
• Stanley Tucci as Elliot Zweikel
• Ian McNeice as Mayhew
• Tony Shalhoub as Al

Full cast & crew

Where to watch A Life Less Ordinary

• United States: rent on Fandango At Home; buy on Apple TV Store
• Canada: buy on Apple TV Store

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