Life of the Party

2018
12A
1h 45m

IMDb RATING

5.6/10

41K

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Melissa McCarthy, Molly Gordon, Gillian Jacobs, Jessie Ennis, and Adria Arjona in Life of the Party (2018)

When her husband suddenly dumps her, longtime dedicated housewife Deanna turns regret into re-set by going back to college, landing in the same class and school as her daughter ... who's not entirely sold on the idea. Plunging headlong into the campus experience, the increasingly outspoken Deanna embraces freedom, fun, and frat boys on her own terms, finding her true self in a senior year no one ever expected.

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After her husband abruptly asks for a divorce, a middle-aged mother returns to college in order to complete her degree.After her husband abruptly asks for a divorce, a middle-aged mother returns to college in order to complete her degree.After her husband abruptly asks for a divorce, a middle-aged mother returns to college in order to complete her degree.

Director
- Ben Falcone
Writers
- Melissa McCarthy
- Ben Falcone
Stars

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IMDb RATING

5.6/10

41K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Ben Falcone
Writers
- Melissa McCarthy
- Ben Falcone
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 3 wins & 4 nominations total

Videos6

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Official Trailer

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Weekend Box Office: May 11 to 13

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Mother's Day Picks: Casts of 'Life of the Party,' 'Breaking In,' and 'Book Club'

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'Life of the Party' Characters Are Campus All-Stars

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How Melissa McCarthy Makes Everyone and Everything Funnier

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Trivia
The two old men watching Melissa McCarthy and Maya Rudolph play racquetball are the fathers of McCarthy and her husband, director Ben Falcone.

Goofs
Throughout the film all of the characters are working on their undergraduate degrees; however, in the graduation scene, all of them are wearing hoods on their gowns. Hoods are only awarded for graduate-level degrees. Their hoods appear to be for a master's degree.

Quotes
Deanna: I don't regret staying at home and being your mom, but I regret not getting my degree.

Connections
Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Julie Bowen/Justin Hartley/Dov Davidoff (2018)

Soundtracks
On Top of the World
Written by Alex da Kid (as Alexander Grant), Ben McKee (as Benjamin McKee), Dan Reynolds (as Daniel Reynolds) and Wayne Sermon (as Daniel Sermon)
Performed by Imagine Dragons
Courtesy of KIDinaKORNER/Interscope Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User reviews302

Featured review

7/10

WAY Funnier than I expected!!!

I got dragged to this movie because my wife wanted to see it. I went in with low expectations based on the reviews here, don't listen to them. This movie was definitely funny. It is your classic Melissa McCarthy movie, lots of physical comedy; but also a typical sorority/frat college movie minus nudity. Reminded me of back to school meets house bunny meets Melissa McCarthy. It tried too hard for laughs at some points but most McCarthy comedies do. Definitely worth the watch I was expecting sitting for 2 hours hating life, as most movies my wife wants to see usually are, but this was actually pretty damn funny.