Another Life (2001): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2001, Another Life is a crime film directed by Philip Goodhew, running about 101 minutes. “Love In Her Heart, Murder On Her Mind” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. A woman is wrongly accused of murdering her husband in Edwardian London. Just before the outbreak of World War I, Edith Graydon married her boyfriend Percy Thomson. He survives the war but theirs is not a happy marriage. She doesn't really love him and he feels it every day. He's also possessive and their daily life is a constant battle. She meets and falls in love with Frederick Bywaters, her sister's one-time boyfriend. They have a long affair and her desperate attempts to get either a formal separation of divorce from her husband falls on deaf ears. They are at their wits end and Bywaters decides to do something about it. On a dark evening when Edith is walking with her husband, Bywaters stabs him to death. Edith is charged with murder along with Bywaters and both are found guilty. She claims her innocence right up until the day they are both executed by hanging in 1923. Based on a true story.

Who’s in it. Another Life stars Natasha Little as Edith Jessie Thompson, Nick Moran as Percy Thompson, Ioan Gruffudd as Frederick Edward Francis Bywaters and Imelda Staunton as Ethel Graydon, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.2/10, Another Life has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on fuboTV and Warriors and Gangsters Amazon Channel. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Another Life page.

If you liked it. Fans of Another Life tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, The Godfather Part II and The Dark Knight.