---
title: 'My Life in Ruins (2009)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Donald Petrie'
released: '2009-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 98
genres:
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
  - 'Spain'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/my-life-in-ruins-2009'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0865559/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# My Life in Ruins (2009)

2009 · 98 min · Romance · United States, Spain


## Synopsis

My Life in Ruins is a 2009 romantic-comedy film directed by Donald Petrie and starring Nia Vardalos, Richard Dreyfuss, Alexis Georgoulis, Rachel Dratch, Harland Williams and Alistair McGowan. Set among the ruins of ancient Greece, the film follows a tour guide whose life takes a personal detour, while her group gets entangled in comic situations among the ruins, with a series of unexpected stops along the way. The film was released on May 7, 2009, in Greece and on June 5, 2009, in the United States.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Donald Petrie](https://cinepixo.com/people/donald-petrie)
- **Screenplay:** [Mike Reiss](https://cinepixo.com/people/mike-reiss)
- **Original Music Composer:** [David Newman](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-newman-2)
- **Producer:** [Tom Hanks](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-hanks)
- **Director of Photography:** [José Luis Alcaine Escaño](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-luis-alcaine-escano)
- **Editor:** [Patrick J. Don Vito](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-j-don-vito)

## Cast

- [Jareb Dauplaise](https://cinepixo.com/people/jareb-dauplaise)
- [Nia Vardalos](https://cinepixo.com/people/nia-vardalos)
- [Ian Ogilvy](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-ogilvy)
- [Harland Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/harland-williams)
- [Caroline Goodall](https://cinepixo.com/people/caroline-goodall)
- [María Botto](https://cinepixo.com/people/maria-botto)
- [Sophie Stuckey](https://cinepixo.com/people/sophie-stuckey)
- [José Sacristán](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-sacristan)
- [Alexis Georgoulis](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexis-georgoulis)
- [María José Goyanes](https://cinepixo.com/people/maria-jose-goyanes)
- [Ian Gomez](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-gomez)
- [Bernice Stegers](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernice-stegers)
- [Rita Wilson](https://cinepixo.com/people/rita-wilson)
- [Richard Dreyfuss](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-dreyfuss)
- [Alistair McGowan](https://cinepixo.com/people/alistair-mcgowan)

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Official site: http://www.mylifeinruins.com
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/my-life-in-ruins-2009
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