Life Inside Out

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Life Inside Out

2014

1h 43m

Drama

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A middle-aged woman (Maggie Baird) rediscovers the passion she had for music during her youth and uses it to connect with her troubled teenage son (Finneas O'Connell), who soon discovers his own musical gifts.

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Ben Kenigsberg

New York Times

01/15/2015

This low-key drama so insistently resists epiphanies that it verges on bland.

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Nick Schager

Village Voice

01/13/2015

Earnestness doesn't fully excuse the low-key schmaltz peddled by Life Inside Out, the type of indie that your mother might politely describe as "touching" if she could manage to stay awake for its entirety.

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Scott Marks

San Diego Reader

10/20/2014

4/5

First time director Jill D'Agnenica and her outstanding, albeit unheard-of cast skillfully skirt the pitfalls inherent in the Lifetime Channel material.

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

09/14/2020

3.5/4.0

The film's two leads, Maggie Baird and Finneas O'Connell, are real life mother and son and that truth infuses the film with a heartfelt intimacy.

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Renee Schonfeld

Common Sense Media

04/28/2015

3/5

Heartfelt look at mother-son bonding through love of music.

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Mary Ann Brussat

Spirituality & Practice

01/22/2015

3/5

Touching story of mother and her son who discover that music is a healing balm.

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04/04/2019

Ironic indeed. Plot explains a lot for relevant family. Awful acting. Fake message. I'm so Glad Billie is getting blessed now. She deserves it.

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08/09/2015

Too simple and same plot that's been used way too many times

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06/25/2015

Mother and son connect over a shared love of music.

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05/21/2015

First time director Jill D'Agnenica and her outstanding, albeit unheard-of cast mostly manage to skirt the pitfalls inherent in the Lifetime Channel material.

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02/13/2015

A lovely movie with great music. This is the type of movie I want to see.

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01/22/2015

Life Inside Out was a brilliant family film that was a breath of fresh air from the mainstream drama and gore.

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Synopsis

A middle-aged woman (Maggie Baird) rediscovers the passion she had for music during her youth and uses it to connect with her troubled teenage son (Finneas O'Connell), who soon discovers his own musical gifts.

Director: Jill D'Agnenica
Producer: Tessa Bell
Screenwriter: Maggie Baird, Lori Nasso
Production Co: Integrated Productions, Wild Flower Films, Life Inside Out The Movie
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 10, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 14, 2017
Runtime: 1h 43m