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Film · 0 connectionsLife Itself (2014)
- Documentary
- 121 min
- R age guide
- ★ 7.5/10 from 375 ratings
The surprising and entertaining life of renowned film critic and social commentator Roger Ebert (1942-2013): his early days as a freewheeling bachelor and Pulitzer Prize winner, his famously contentious partnership with Gene Siskel, his life-altering marriage, and his brave and transcendent battle with cancer.
Directed bySteve James
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