Movie

Life Itself

“The only thing Roger loved more than movies.”

★ 7.5(370)20142h 1m

Documentary

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Life Itself is streaming on iWonder Full Amazon channel in Italy. Availability checked 25 June 2026.

Where to watch Life Itself

🇮🇹 Italy

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Good to know

Director: Steve James
Release date: 2014-07-04
Runtime: 2h 1m
Language: English
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Studio: Kartemquin Films

Life Itself — trailer

About Life Itself

Life Itself is a 2014 movie in the Documentary genre, directed by Steve James, starring Stephen Stanton, Roger Ebert and Chaz Ebert. It has a runtime of 2 hours 1 minute. It holds an average rating of 7.5/10 from 370 viewers. Below you can see where to watch Life Itself in Italy — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Synopsis

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.

Cast

Stephen Stanton

Roger Ebert (voice)

Roger Ebert

Self - Film Critic

Chaz Ebert

Self - Ebert's Wife

Ramin Bahrani

Self - Filmmaker

Richard Corliss

Self - Film Critic

Nancy De Los Santos

Self - TV Producer

Ava DuVernay

Self - Filmmaker

Bruce Elliot

Self - Ebert's Friend

Laura Emerick

Self - Journalist

Emil Evans

Self - Ebert's Step-Grandson

Raven Evans

Self - Ebert's Step-Granddaughter

Sonia Evans

Self - Ebert's Step-Daughter

Themes & keywords

husband wife relationshipmovie businesspop culturemale friendshipbiographyrehabilitation centreinterracial marriagecancerbased on memoir or autobiographyfilm criticcrowdfunded film