OtherLife (2017): cast, story & where to watch
2017 · Film · ★ 6.3
Released in 2017, OtherLife is a crime, mystery and science fiction film directed by Ben C. Lucas, running about 96 minutes. “A whole year in a minute” — that tagline sets the tone.
What it’s about. Ren Amari is the driven inventor of a revolutionary new drug. OtherLife expands the brain's sense of time and creates virtual reality directly in the user's mind. With OtherLife, mere seconds in real life feel like hours or days of exciting adventures. As Ren and her colleagues race around the clock to launch OtherLife, the government muscles in to use the drugs as a radical solution to prison overcrowding. They will create virtual cells where criminals serve long sentences in just minutes of real time. When Ren resists, she finds herself an unwilling guinea pig trapped in a prison cell in her mind. She must escape before she descends into madness, and then regain control of OtherLife before others suffer the same fate.
Who’s in it. OtherLife stars Jessica De Gouw as Ren Amari, T.J. Power as Sam, Thomas Cocquerel as Danny and Tiriel Mora as Dr. Robert Amari, among others.
How it landed. With an audience score of 6.3/10, OtherLife has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.
Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Amazon Prime Video, YouTube TV, Midnight Pulp and Amazon Prime Video with Ads and rent or buy it from Amazon Video and Fandango At Home. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch OtherLife page.
If you liked it. Fans of OtherLife tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, The Godfather Part II and The Dark Knight.
Frequently asked
- Where can I watch OtherLife (2017)?
- In US, OtherLife is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video, YouTube TV and Midnight Pulp, and rent or buy from Amazon Video and Fandango At Home. Availability varies by country — check our where-to-watch page for every region.
- Is OtherLife worth watching?
- OtherLife holds an audience score of 6.3 out of 10, and is a strong pick if you enjoy crime, mystery and science fiction. Reactions are mixed, so it may depend on taste.
- Who stars in OtherLife?
- OtherLife stars Jessica De Gouw, T.J. Power, Thomas Cocquerel, Tiriel Mora and Liam Graham.
- When was OtherLife released?
- OtherLife was released in 2017, with a runtime of about 96 minutes.