Release: A Little Life

A Little Life
Genre: Drama/Tragedy
Director: Anton Corbijn
Writer: H.G. Hansen
Based on the novel by Hanya Yanagihara
Cast: Cillian Murphy, Chris Evans, Michael Ealy, Titus Burgess, Craig T. Nelson, Ellen Burstyn, Alan Cumming, Paul Bettany



Budget: $22,000,000
Domestic Box Office: $8,104,773
Foreign Box Office: $7,100,890
Total Profit: -$19,333,671

Reaction: This film barely avoided becoming the lowest grossing film of all-time for the studio (grossing less than $1 million more than the current last place film, Hippies in New York). At least it wasn't a very expensive film.

"There may be some interesting performances in the film, but the story is so unrelentingly bleak and depressing. Scenes that are supposed to emotional don't come across as such because the audience has already been so numbed by the misery on screen." - Chris Price, Boston Herald

"If you can avoid becoming desensitized to the rampant depression of the plot, there are some interesting scenes and engrossing performances." - Lisa Winger, Newsday

"Cillian Murphy gives a decent performance (before his character becomes cartoonish by the end), as does Chris Evans as his closest friend, but Ealy and Burgess lack the dramatic gravitas to pull off their characters. And don't get me started on Alan Cumming as the de facto villain..." - Jeremy Raren, RottenTomatoes.com 

Rated R for disturbing and violent sexual content including scenes of rape, nudity, strong language, violence and drug use.