Life of the Party

Name: Life of the Party
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2018-05-10
Duration: 1 h 45 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Melissa McCarthy, Matt Walsh, Molly Gordon, Gillian Jacobs, Luke Benward

2018·Movie·PG-13·105 min·★ 6.1(1,057)

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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.

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About Life of the Party

Life of the Party is a 2018 English-language comedy film directed by Ben Falcone. The cast is led by Melissa McCarthy, Matt Walsh, Molly Gordon. It has a runtime of 1h 45m. Viewers rate it 6.1/10 across 1100 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max.

Life of the Party was produced by On the Day and New Line Cinema and made in United States of America. It was released on May 10, 2018, and carries a PG-13 certification. Made on a budget of about $30 million, it went on to gross $62 million worldwide.

Director: Ben Falcone
Writers: Melissa McCarthy, Ben Falcone
Release date: May 10, 2018
OTT release: July 24, 2018
Original language: English
Age rating: PG-13
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Budget: $30 million
Box office: $62 million
Production: On the Day, New Line Cinema

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Life of the Party cast & crew

Life of the Party was directed by Ben Falcone and written by Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone.

The cast features Melissa McCarthy as Deanna Miles, Matt Walsh as Dan Miles, Molly Gordon as Maddie Miles, Gillian Jacobs as Helen, Luke Benward as Jack Strong, and Maya Rudolph as Christine Davenport.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Fil Eisler, cinematography is by Julio Macat, and it was produced by Michael Disco and Ben Falcone.

Is Life of the Party worth watching?

Life of the Party holds an audience score of 6.1/10 from 1,057 ratings, a solidly received comedy films.

At 1h 45m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy comedy, Life of the Party is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch Life of the Party

In United States, you can stream Life of the Party on HBO Max Amazon Channel and HBO Max, or rent and buy it on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. Click any service above to open it directly.

It first became available to stream digitally on July 24, 2018.

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