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My Life

1993 · 114 min

A tender, tearful drama about a dying man recording life lessons for his unborn child, balancing sorrow with warmth and quiet hope.

Directed by
Bruce Joel Rubin
Genres
Drama, Romance
Tagline
Every moment counts.
Overview
It seems that Bob Jones has everything a man could want, namely a fulfilling job and a beautiful, pregnant wife, Gail. But Bob's life is turned upside-down when he is diagnosed with cancer and given four months to live -- not even enough time to see his first child's birth. To cleanse himself of demons in his remaining days, Bob makes a video diary, hoping to pass along some wisdom to his future child. Along the way, he discovers a lot about himself.

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Directed by
Bruce Joel Rubin
Genres
Drama, Romance
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • death
  • family
  • grief
  • parenthood
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • home
  • hospital
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Bruce Joel Rubin
Written by
Bruce Joel Rubin
Starring
Michael Keaton, Nicole Kidman, Bradley Whitford, Michael Constantine, Rebecca Schull, Haing S. Ngor, Mark Lowenthal, Lee Garlington
Music
John Barry
Cinematography
Peter James
Runtime
114 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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