---
title: 'A Life Less Ordinary (1997)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Danny Boyle'
released: '1997-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 99
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-life-less-ordinary-1997'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119535/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# A Life Less Ordinary (1997)

1997 · 99 min · Fantasy, Romance · United Kingdom, United States


## Synopsis

A Life Less Ordinary is a 1997 British romantic black comedy fantasy film directed by Danny Boyle, written by John Hodge, and starring Ewan McGregor, Cameron Diaz, Holly Hunter, Delroy Lindo, Ian Holm and Dan Hedaya. The plot follows two angels who are sent to Earth to help make a disgruntled kidnapper (McGregor) and his hostage (Diaz) fall in love.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Danny Boyle](https://cinepixo.com/people/danny-boyle)
- **Screenplay:** [John Hodge](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-hodge)
- **Producer:** [Andrew Macdonald](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrew-macdonald)
- **Director of Photography:** [Brian Tufano](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-tufano)
- **Editor:** [Masahiro Hirakubo](https://cinepixo.com/people/masahiro-hirakubo)

## Cast

- [Tony Shalhoub](https://cinepixo.com/people/tony-shalhoub)
- [Stanley Tucci](https://cinepixo.com/people/stanley-tucci)
- [K. K. Dodds](https://cinepixo.com/people/k-k-dodds)
- [Ian Holm](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-holm)
- [Maury Chaykin](https://cinepixo.com/people/maury-chaykin)
- [Dan Hedaya](https://cinepixo.com/people/dan-hedaya) as Gabriel
- [Ian McNeice](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-mcneice)
- [Cameron Diaz](https://cinepixo.com/people/cameron-diaz)
- [Christopher Gorham](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-gorham)
- [Judith Ivey](https://cinepixo.com/people/judith-ivey)
- [Timothy Olyphant](https://cinepixo.com/people/timothy-olyphant)
- [Delroy Lindo](https://cinepixo.com/people/delroy-lindo)
- [Holly Hunter](https://cinepixo.com/people/holly-hunter)
- [Ewan McGregor](https://cinepixo.com/people/ewan-mcgregor)

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