Life Upside Down is a 2022 American romantic comedy film directed and written by Cecilia Miniucchi. It stars Bob Odenkirk, Danny Huston, Radha Mitchell and Rosie Fellner.

Life Upside Down
Theatrical release poster
Directed byCecilia Miniucchi
Written byCecilia Miniucchi
Produced by
  • Carl F Berg
  • Jeffrey Coulter
  • Rose Kuo
  • Cecilia Miniucchi
  • Jason Rose
Starring
Edited byAnne Goursaud
Music by
  • Erik Desiderio
  • Charlie Dobney
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Production
companies
  • Europhia Films
  • Genoma Films
  • Johnny Fiction Entertainment
  • FR Productions
Distributed byIFC Films
Release dates
  • September 1, 2022 (2022-09-01) (Venice)
  • January 27, 2023 (2023-01-27) (United States)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$4,467

Shot remotely during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the film premiered at the 79th Venice Film Festival on September 1, 2022. It was released in limited theaters and video on demand on January 27, 2023. It began streaming on AMC+ in April 2023.

Premise

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In March 2020, during the COVID-19 lockdowns three couples are uprooted from their high-society lives. They are now trapped in their individual Los Angeles homes and are forced to spend all day and night with their significant other.

Cast

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Production

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Under the working title Worlds Apart, the film was shot during the COVID-19 pandemic remotely over Zoom in May and June 2020 in Los Angeles.[2][3]

Release

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Life Upside Down premiered at the 79th Venice Film Festival on September 1, 2021.[3] IFC Films acquired North American distribution rights and released the film in limited theaters and video on demand on January 27, 2023. It began streaming on AMC+ in April 2023.[4]

In its opening weekend it grossed $2,419 at 27 theaters.[5] It went on to make a total of $4,467 in the United States and Canada.[6]

Reception

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On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 5% of 19 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 4.4/10.[7] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 37 out of 100, based on eight critics, indicating "generally unfavorable" reviews.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Cast & Crew". metacritic.com. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  2. ^ Nicholson, Amy (January 26, 2023). "'Life Upside Down' Review: Lotharios, Unmasked". The New York Times. Archived from the original on February 16, 2023. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
  3. ^ a b Bizio, Silvia (September 4, 2022). "Bob Odenkirk Interview for Worlds Apart at the Venice Film Festival". Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Archived from the original on February 16, 2023. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
  4. ^ Keslassy, Elsa (October 12, 2022). "IFC Films Buys North American Rights to Cecilia Miniucchi's Life Upside Down Starring Bob Odenkirk, Radha Mitchell, Danny Huston (Exclusive)". Variety. Archived from the original on October 24, 2022. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
  5. ^ "Domestic 2023 Weekend 4". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on February 2, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
  6. ^ "Life Upside Down". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on February 5, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
  7. ^ "Life Upside Down". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  8. ^ "Life Upside Down". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
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