That's Life
Three mismatched men become an accidental team when a prison escort collapses into a chaotic police chase and an unexpectedly transformative road journey.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- irreverent
- breezy
- lazy sunday
- friends movie night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Bancomat, the young police officer, and the aspiring inventor begin as captor, escort, and victim before becoming friends during their shared journey.
The trio continues toward the tribunal while pursued by police, sleeping in a cemetery, stealing clothes from a corpse, and meeting Clara.
The fugitives are presumed dead after an exploding car, and the closing revelation emphasizes that events are not what they initially seem.
The plot combines police pursuit, a helicopter chase, an explosion, cemetery lodging, disguise, and abduction into broad comic set pieces.
Films like That's Life, and why
The Legend of Al, John and Jack
shared italian ensemble comedy, male friendship, road movie structure, and escalating comic misadventure
Three Men and a Leg
shared italian comic trio, physical humor, unlikely friendship, and episodic travel narrative
Midnight Run
shared buddy comedy, prisoner-on-the-run premise, comic pursuit, and changing relationships under pressure
Movie Details
- Directors
- Massimo Venier, Aldo Baglio, Giovanni Storti, Giacomo Poretti
- Release Date
- 1998-12-18
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Rating
- 7.5 / 10 (1407)
Cast
- Aldo Baglio
- Giovanni Storti
- Giacomo Poretti
- Marina Massironi
- Antonio Catania
- Francesco Pannofino
- Giovanni Cacioppo
- Elena Giusti
- Carlina Torta
- Fabrizio Ambrassa
Common questions
- What is That's Life about?
- Three mismatched men become an accidental team when a prison escort collapses into a chaotic police chase and an unexpectedly transformative road journey.
- What is That's Life like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of That's Life as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is That's Life violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in That's Life as mild.
- Which films are like That's Life?
- Films with a similar feel include The Legend of Al, John and Jack, Three Men and a Leg, and Midnight Run.
- How long is That's Life?
- That's Life runs 108 minutes.
