FILMLDLife During Wartime2009

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How Long Is “Life During Wartime”?

Name: Life During Wartime
Genre: black comedy, sequel, comedy-drama
Released: 2010-06-09
Duration: 97 min
Cast: Shirley Henderson, Chris Marquette, Michael K. Williams, Roslyn Ruff, Rosalyn Ruff

1h 37m runtime

20091h 37mblack comedy • sequel • comedy-drama

Black comedy film with a runtime of 97 minutes, released in 2009. Presented in English.

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Runtime1h 37m

Minutes97

One SittingYes

With Break1h 49m

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Directed by Todd Solondz, this ensemble film tells the tale of a large dysfunctional family. Joy (Shirley Henderson) continues to have problems with her husband, Allen (Michael Kenneth Williams), and looks to her family for advice. A dead former boyfriend (Paul Reubens) continues to try to win her heart from the great beyond. Joy's sister, Trish (Allison Janney), meets a retiree whom she hopes will normalize her chaotic life. A third sister, screenwriter Helen (Ally Sheedy), is full of bitterness toward both her family and her career. Their mother, Mona (Renée Taylor), wants absolutely nothing to do with men. And, ex-con Bill (Ciarán Hinds), Trish's former husband, wants to reconcile with their son. Life During Wartime is a pseudo-sequel to Solondz's Happiness with different actors playing the same characters from that earlier film.

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Runtime1h 37m

Can Finish TonightYes

One SittingYes

With Break1h 49m

Movie Facts

Release DateJune 9, 2010

Runtime1h 37m

LanguageEnglish

Genresblack comedy, sequel, comedy-drama

DirectorTodd Solondz

ProducerChristine Kunewa Walker, Derrick Tseng

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