Life of the Party

2018
PG-13
1h 45m

IMDb RATING

5.6/10

40K

YOUR RATING

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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Comedy

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

40K

YOUR RATING

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

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 3 wins & 4 nominations

Videos6

Trailer 1:46

Official Trailer

Video 0:54

Weekend Box Office: May 11 to 13

Video 1:39

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

Photos75

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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 reviews303

Review

Featured review

7/10

Not sure why everyone is hating on this film???

I thought this was a hilarious movie and I was pleasantly surprised at the positive energy the characters had and there were some good twists. People who are hating this movie must be pretty close minded because I laughed out loud quite a bit. If you had a fun college/party experience in your past and have a great, fun mom, you will see the humor in it. Sure, it's your average comedy/college movie but I thought it was great! Would recommend seeing it as a mom/daughter experience but my boyfriend loved it too. Also, Maya Rudolph is amazing as always.