A Life Less Ordinary
“Kidnapping. Blackmail. Extortion. Karaoke. What some people will do for love.”
Upon being fired, a desperate guy kidnaps a daughter of his former boss. Two angels are sent to Earth to check if love is possible in this case.
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Cast
28 people
Ewan McGregor
Robert Lewis
Known for
Trainspotting
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Cameron Diaz
Celine Naville
Known for
Shrek
The Holiday
Holly Hunter
O'Reilly
Known for
The Incredibles
The Piano
Delroy Lindo
Jackson
Known for
Up
Da 5 Bloods
Ian Holm
Mr. Naville
Known for
Ratatouille
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Maury Chaykin
Tod Johnson
Known for
Entrapment
Dances with Wolves
Dan Hedaya
Gabriel
Known for
The Addams Family
Commando
Stanley Tucci
Elliot Zweikel
Known for
The Devil Wears Prada
The Terminal
Ian McNeice
Mayhew
Known for
Rome
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
Tony Shalhoub
Al
Known for
Monk
Thir13en Ghosts
Christopher Gorham
Walt
Known for
Insatiable
Harper's Island
Anne Cullimore Decker
Violet Eldred Gesteten
Also in
Yellowstone
The Last Sin Eater
Danny Boyle Director · John Hodge Screenplay David Arnold Composer
Worldwide gross $15M · Budget $12M · United States release October 24, 1997
Box office
Budget
$12,000,000
Worldwide gross
$14,633,270
Gross vs. budget
1.2×
Production
Figment Films
Production
PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio
Aaargh! Animation
Production
Channel Four Films
Production
United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · October 24, 1997
Theatrical
United States · October 24, 1997
Theatrical
Australia
November 13, 1997 · Theatrical
France
December 10, 1997 · Theatrical
Germany
December 10, 1997 · Theatrical
Ireland
October 24, 1997 · Theatrical
Italy
December 19, 1997 · Theatrical
South Korea
January 24, 1998 · Theatrical
Spain
November 5, 1997 · Theatrical
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