Movie

Real Life

“An American Comedy”

★ 6.5(93)19791h 39m

Real Life is available to rent or buy on Amazon Video in Mexico. It isn't on a subscription streaming service there yet. Availability checked 21 June 2026.

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Director: Albert Brooks
Release date: 1979-03-02
Runtime: 1h 39m
Language: English
Box office: $364,642
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Studio: Paramount Pictures

Real Life — trailer

About Real Life

Real Life is a 1979 movie in the Comedy genre, directed by Albert Brooks, starring Albert Brooks, Charles Grodin and Frances Lee McCain. It has a runtime of 1 hour 39 minutes. It holds an average rating of 6.5/10 from 93 viewers. Below you can see where to watch Real Life in Mexico — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Synopsis

A pushy, narcissistic filmmaker persuades a Phoenix family to let him and his crew film their everyday lives, in the manner of the ground-breaking PBS series "An American Family".

Cast

Albert Brooks

Charles Grodin

Warren Yeager

Frances Lee McCain

Jeannette Yeager

Lisa Urette

Lisa Yeager

Robert Stirrat

Eric Yeager

Matthew Tobin

Dr. Howard Hill

J.A. Preston

Dr. Ted Cleary

Mort Lindsey

Joseph Schaffler

Paul Lowell - Realtor

Phyllis Quinn

Donna Stanley - Gift Shop Owner

James Ritz

Jack from Cincinnati

Clifford Einstein

Role Reversal Family Father

Themes & keywords

dysfunctional familymockumentaryfilmmakingfound footagedocumentary filmmakingnarcissistpsychological disintegrationfamily portraitfilm directorfilm crewsocial experimentdull suburbfaux reality show