Question 1

Is Life (2017) scary?

Accepted Answer

Not particularly — Life (2017)'s appeal is atmospheric or thematic rather than overtly scary. As a body horror film, it scored 3.0/10 for fear, 8.0/10 for atmosphere, and 7.8/10 overall on Watch Darkly's curator scale across 1 rating.

Question 2

When did Life (2017) come out, and is it streaming?

Accepted Answer

Life (2017)'s US theatrical release date is March 24, 2017. It first became available to watch at home on June 20, 2017.

Question 3

How many jump scares are in Life (2017)?

Accepted Answer

Life (2017) has 8 jump scares, based on its logged jump-scare count.

Question 4

What age is Life (2017) appropriate for?

Accepted Answer

Life (2017) is rated R. Watch Darkly does not assign its own age rating, so here is what the film actually contains. On Watch Darkly's curator scale it scored 3.0/10 for fear and 5.0/10 for gore, where 10 is the most extreme in the catalog. It has 8 jump scares. No content warnings are on file for it.

Question 5

Who is in the cast of Life (2017)?

Accepted Answer

Jake Gyllenhaal plays Dr. David Jordan, Ryan Reynolds plays Rory Adams, Rebecca Ferguson plays Miranda North, Hiroyuki Sanada plays Sho Murakami, Olga Dihovichnaya plays Ekaterina Golovkina, Ariyon Bakare plays Hugh Derry, Naoko Mori plays Kazumi, Haruka Kuroda plays Doctor.

Question 6

What are some films like Life (2017)?

Accepted Answer

Films similar to Life (2017) on Watch Darkly include Solaris (2002), Virus (1999), Prometheus (2012), selected by shared themes and tags plus the curator scoring across fear, gore, atmosphere, intensity, and overall quality.

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Solaris2002

Virus1999

Prometheus2012

District 92009

Pandorum2009

Predator1987