Life (2015)

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In 1955, young photographer Dennis Stock develops a close bond with actor James Dean while shooting pictures of the rising Hollywood star.

• Released: 2015-09-09
• Genres: Drama
• Runtime: 1h 52m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.0/10 from 378 votes

Directed by Anton Corbijn.

Top cast

• Robert Pattinson as Dennis Stock
• Dane DeHaan as James Dean
• Joel Edgerton as John Morris
• Ben Kingsley as Jack Warner
• Kelly McCreary as Eartha Kitt
• Kristian Bruun as Roger Love
• Lauren Gallagher as Natalie Wood
• Kendal Rae as Messy Actress
• Alessandra Mastronardi as Pier Angeli
• Stella Schnabel as Norma

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Life

• United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Philo, Fandor Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Midnight Pulp Amazon Channel, Cineverse Amazon Channel; watch free on Kanopy, Hoopla, Fawesome, Fandango at Home Free, Plex, Plex Channel, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Cineverse, Amazon MX Player; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Eros Now Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• India: stream on Netflix
• Canada: rent on Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Australia: stream on Stan, Beamafilm; watch free on Beamafilm; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Beamafilm; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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