Life Is Beautiful

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"An unforgettable fable that proves love, family and imagination conquer all."
  • PG-13
  • 1997
  • 1 hr 56 min
  • 8.6  (694,948)
  • 59

Life is Beautiful begins in Italy, in the year 1939. The movie revolves around Guido, a young Jewish man who is headed to the city to look for work, leaving his old life in the country behind. Guido immediately falls in love with Dora, a teacher in the city. Dora is engaged to a rich, arrogant government official. Guido is unwilling to give up on Dora, and does many things to get her attention. He makes his intentions and interest in her known immediately. Dora eventually returns Guido's affection, and she leaves her fiancé. They soon marry, and have a son they name, Joshua. As World War II closes in, the anti-Semitic attitude in Italy increases. Being Jewish, Guido tries to make light of the conflict. However, Guido, his uncle, and Joshua are eventually captured, and placed with hundreds of other Jews onto a train. They are sent to a concentration camp. At the camp, Guido tries to hide from his son why they are there, and make it less scary for him. He turns the camp into a complicated game, where Joshua has to perform different tasks that Guido gives him. Guido tries to take a very difficult and scary situation, and make his son feel loved and protected.

Life Is Beautiful
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Life is Beautiful begins in Italy, in the year 1939. The movie revolves around Guido, a young Jewish man who is headed to the city to look for work, leaving his old life in the country behind. Guido immediately falls in love with Dora, a teacher in the city. Dora is engaged to a rich, arrogant government official. Guido is unwilling to give up on Dora, and does many things to get her attention. He makes his intentions and interest in her known immediately. Dora eventually returns Guido's affection, and she leaves her fiancé. They soon marry, and have a son they name, Joshua.

As World War II closes in, the anti-Semitic attitude in Italy increases. Being Jewish, Guido tries to make light of the conflict. However, Guido, his uncle, and Joshua are eventually captured, and placed with hundreds of other Jews onto a train. They are sent to a concentration camp. At the camp, Guido tries to hide from his son why they are there, and make it less scary for him. He turns the camp into a complicated game, where Joshua has to perform different tasks that Guido gives him. Guido tries to take a very difficult and scary situation, and make his son feel loved and protected.

Life Is Beautiful is a 1997 comedy with a runtime of 1 hour and 56 minutes. It has received moderate reviews from critics and viewers, who have given it an IMDb score of 8.6 and a MetaScore of 59.

Where to Watch Life Is Beautiful

Life Is Beautiful is available to watch free on Kanopy. It's also available to stream, download and buy on demand at Amazon Prime, Apple TV Channels, The Roku Channel, Amazon and Google Play. Some platforms allow you to rent Life Is Beautiful for a limited time or purchase the movie and download it to your device.

  • Release Date
    1997
  • MPAA Rating
    PG-13
  • Runtime
    1 hr 56 min
  • Language
    English
  • IMDB Rating
    8.6  (694,948)
  • Metascore
    59