Life
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1999 | 108m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Ted Demme |
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| Writer: | Robert Ramsey, Matthew Stone |
| Staring: |
| Two men in 1930s Mississippi become friends after being sentenced to life in prison together for a crime they did not commit. | |
| Release Date: | Apr 16, 1999 |
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| Director: | Ted Demme |
| Writer: | Robert Ramsey, Matthew Stone |
| Genres: | Comedy, Crime |
| Keywords | mississippi river, racist, bootlegging, criminal, biting, life imprisonment, hopeless, 1930s, anxious, callous, frightened, harsh |
| Production Companies | Imagine Entertainment, Eddie Murphy Productions, Universal Pictures, Brian Grazer Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $73,500,000
Budget: $80,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 03, 2026 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
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| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Eddie Murphy | Rayford Gibson |
| Martin Lawrence | Claude Banks |
| Obba Babatundé | Willie Long |
| Nick Cassavetes | Sergeant Dillard |
| Anthony Anderson | Cookie |
| Barry Shabaka Henley | Pokerface |
| Brent Jennings | Hoppin' Bob |
| Bernie Mac | Jangle Leg |
| Miguel A. Núñez Jr. | Biscuit |
| Michael Taliferro | Goldmouth |
| Guy Torry | Radio |
| Bokeem Woodbine | Can't Get Right |
| Ned Beatty | Dexter Wilkins |
| Lisa Nicole Carson | Sylvia |
| O'Neal Compton | Superintendant Abernathy |
| Noah Emmerich | Stan Blocker |
| Rick James | Spanky Johnson |
| Clarence Williams III | Winston Hancock |
| Heavy D | Jake |
| Bonz Malone | Leon |
| Ned Vaughn | Young Sheriff Pike |
| R. Lee Ermey | Older Sheriff Pike |
| Sanaa Lathan | Daisy |
| Allyson Call | Young Mae Rose |
| Poppy Montgomery | Older Mae Rose Abernathy |
| James D. Brubaker | Judge |
| Walter K. Jordan | Slim |
| Brooks Almy | Billy's Mama |
| Hal Havins | Billy |
| Hildy Brooks | Nurse Doherty |
| Kenn Whitaker | Isaac |
| Ernie Lee Banks | Bathroom Attendant |
| David Alexander | Doctor |
| Johnny Brown | Blind Reverend Clay |
| Armelia McQueen | Mrs. Clay |
| Todd Everett | Deputy at Mansion |
| Don Harvey | Man with Lantern |
| Venus DeMilo Thomas | Juke Joint Waitress |
| Zaid Farid | Shady Cardplayer |
| Keith Burke | Shady Cardplayer |
| Kenneth White | Deputy |
| Leonard O. Turner | Superintendant Burke |
| Augie Blunt | Man in Prison |
| Quantae Love | Trustee at Line |
| Sean Lampkin | Trustee at Line |
| James Emory Jr. | Goldmouth's Son |
| Bill Gratton | Fire Inspector |
| Reamy Hall | Mrs. Dillard |
| George Hartmann | Prison Guard |
| Zack Helvey | Captain Tom Burnette |
| Haskell V. Anderson III | Junkie (as Haskell Vaughn Anderson III) |
| Kimble Jemison | Gang Banger |
| Jordan Mahome | Gang Banger |
| William S. Taylor | Bagman (as William Taylor) |
| Jay Arlen Jones | Bagman |
| Oscar Jordan | Juke Joint Guitarist |
| Jordan Lund | Funeral Chaplain |
| Ronald Moss | Bouncer (as Ronald Lee Moss) |
| Betty Murphy | Mrs. Abernathy |
| Walter Powell | Waiter (as Walter Powell Jr.) |
| Christophe Prévost | Pilot (as Chris Prevost) |
| Dawn Robinson | Club Crooner |
| Steve Boyles | Mule Cart Driver |
| Sydney 'Big Dawg' Colston | Henchman (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Jeffrey Wolf | Editor |
| Robert Ramsey | Screenplay |
| Louis Niemeyer | Assistant Camera |
| Dan Bishop | Production Design |
| Ted Demme | Director |
| Wyclef Jean | Original Music Composer |
| Margery Simkin | Casting |
| Bill Corso | Makeup Effects |
| Carmen Cuba | Casting Associate |
| Kazu Hiro | Key Makeup Artist |
| Matthew Stone | Screenplay |
| Geoffrey Simpson | Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Brian Grazer | Producer |
| Eddie Murphy | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 31 | 45 | 25 |
| 2024 | 5 | 37 | 64 | 29 |
| 2024 | 6 | 36 | 51 | 28 |
| 2024 | 7 | 47 | 64 | 33 |
| 2024 | 8 | 34 | 56 | 21 |
| 2024 | 9 | 19 | 26 | 13 |
| 2024 | 10 | 24 | 38 | 16 |
| 2024 | 11 | 25 | 45 | 15 |
| 2024 | 12 | 23 | 40 | 17 |
| 2025 | 1 | 26 | 45 | 16 |
| 2025 | 2 | 15 | 21 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 2026 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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