Life of the Party (2018)

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Give life the old college try.

When her husband suddenly dumps her, longtime dedicated housewife Deanna turns regret into re-set by going back to college... landing in the same class and school as her daughter, who's not entirely sold on the idea. Plunging headlong into the campus experience, the increasingly outspoken Deanna – now Dee Rock – embraces freedom, fun, and frat boys on her own terms, finding her true self in a senior year no one ever expected.

• Released: 2018-05-10
• Genres: Comedy
• Runtime: 1h 45m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.1/10 from 1,068 votes

Directed by Ben Falcone.

Top cast

• Melissa McCarthy as Deanna Miles
• Matt Walsh as Dan Miles
• Molly Gordon as Maddie Miles
• Gillian Jacobs as Helen
• Luke Benward as Jack Strong
• Maya Rudolph as Christine Davenport
• Heidi Gardner as Leonor
• Debby Ryan as Jennifer
• Jessie Ennis as Debbie
• Julie Bowen as Marcie Strong

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Life of the Party

• United States: stream on HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max; 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: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
• India: stream on Netflix; rent on Amazon Video
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads; rent on JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV

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