Life of the Party

2018 Directed by Ben Falcone

Give life the old college try

Dumped by her husband, longtime housewife Deanna turns regret into reset by going back to college. Winding up at the same school as her daughter, Deanna plunges headlong into the campus experience – embracing fun, freedom and frat boys.

Melissa McCarthy Molly Gordon Gillian Jacobs Maya Rudolph Julie Bowen Matt Walsh Stephen Root Jacki Weaver Jessie Ennis Debby Ryan Adria Arjona Luke Benward Jimmy O. Yang Chris Parnell Heidi Gardner Yani Simone Damon Jones Ben Falcone Nat Faxon Sarah Baker Steve Mallory Courtney Patterson Karina Delbeau-Charles Michele Jang Mac Alsfeld Steve Falcone Michael D. McCarthy Chris Cavalier Christina Aguilera Show All…

Alternative Titles

חיי המסיבה, Life of the Party - Una mamma al college, Life.of.the.Party

comedy

105 mins More details at IMDb TMDb Report this film

Popular reviews

Review by adrianbalboa ★★★½ 1

luke benward will temporarily fill the position of young jake gyllenhaal until we have the technology to send me back in time to fuck the real one
Review by Lucy ★½ 3

christina aguilera has a cameo in this. and that really sums it up
Review by Tony 🤡 ★★★½ 3

ugh the melissa mccarthy cinematic universe never disappoints! she will defeat thanos
Review by ellie ✨ ★★½ 4

not to be predictable here on letterboxd dot com but gillian jacobs' character was a lesbian and here's my proof:
-bad at math
-has a jumper that says "alcohol you later", proving that she is 1) a fan of puns and 2) a fan of alcohol, both tenets of gay culture
-would be cute with melissa mccarthy's goth roommate
-often looks bemused by str8 people's antics
Review by Sara ★★★½ 1

I had to watch my step when I walked out of the theatre because there were wigs scattered everywhere. There's a plot twist that no one saw coming and the entire audience (including myself) screamed!!!!! I was pleasantly surpised by how genuine and funny the film was, but watching Melissa McCarthy is always a delight.
Review by ethan ★★★★ 2

okay but seriously i HAVE NEVER HEARD SO MANY PEOPLE GASP AT A FILM BEFORE AT *THAT* PLOT TWIST IT WAS GENUINELY THE BEST THING IVE EVER SEEN

Recent reviews

Review by Curtis ★★★

I was hoping for more. Two dimensional archetypal characters with no deeper meaning beyond the obvious. A missed opportunity. But an enjoyable if brainless way to spend 2 hours.
Review by Fynn Preuss ★★½

5.0 / 10
Kinda fails the slapstick and the constant tone. But it's a sweet Film nonetheless.
Review by Khalif Fequet ½

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

Nothing really happened for an hour and a half then Christina Aguilera was there. In the very last scene I said out loud "The movie should end there because it's not getting any better." And then it did. So that was cool.
Review by Sarah Martin ★★½

maya rudolph always pulling through
Review by sahar 💖 ★★½

gillian jacobs is the exact type of person i would have loved to be friends with in university also i am having a themed birthday party if we are all alive by may 27th
Review by Sara 🌻 ★★★

this was nice and heartwarming and sometimes even funny. some days it's exactly what I need
Review by Sue ★★★

Honestly this was really entertaining and I love that they didn't create a conflict out of her going to college with her daughter.
Review by lee ★★★

it wasn’t the greatest thing ever but it’s a comedy it was fun and enjoyable so
Review by smurfsRasexual

I have a question Dan: why is it that you're playing tennis with Frank, pantless?