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This Is My Life
“It's 10pm. Do you know where your mother is?”
6.1 / 10• 1992• 1h 35m•R• English
ComedyDrama
Storyline
Single mom Dottie Ingels sells cosmetics in a department store while dreaming of becoming a comedian. After she inherits some money, she decides to move to New York with her children Erica and Opal in order to begin a stand-up career in small bars. Dottie soon rises to stardom, but while she travels all over the USA, her daughters stay home lonely.
Cast & Crew
Julie Kavner
Dottie Ingels
Lead
Samantha Mathis
Erica Ingels
Gaby Hoffmann
Opal Ingels
Carrie Fisher
Claudia Curtis
Dan Aykroyd
Arnold Moss
Bob Nelson
Ed
Marita Geraghty
Mia Jablon
Welker White
Lynn
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Nora Ephron's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. This Is My Life is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
