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Fantasy Life

  • 2025
  • R
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
882
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Fantasy Life (2025)
After getting laid off, a thirty-something paralegal in New York starts babysitting his psychiatrist's three granddaughters and falls for their mother, an actress in a rocky marriage.
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An actress (Amanda Peet) falls for the anxious law school dropout (Matthew Shear) babysitting her kids in this smart, New York-set romantic comedy.An actress (Amanda Peet) falls for the anxious law school dropout (Matthew Shear) babysitting her kids in this smart, New York-set romantic comedy.An actress (Amanda Peet) falls for the anxious law school dropout (Matthew Shear) babysitting her kids in this smart, New York-set romantic comedy.

  • Director
    • Matthew Shear
  • Writer
    • Matthew Shear
  • Stars
    • Amanda Peet
    • Matthew Shear
    • Alessandro Nivola
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    5.9/10
    882
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Matthew Shear
    • Writer
      • Matthew Shear
    • Stars
      • Amanda Peet
      • Matthew Shear
      • Alessandro Nivola
    • 15User reviews
    • 30Critic reviews
    • 72Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 3 nominations total

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    Top Cast26

    Amanda Peet
    Amanda Peet
    • Dianne Cohen
    Matthew Shear
    Matthew Shear
    • Sam Stein
    Alessandro Nivola
    Alessandro Nivola
    • David Finman
    Andrea Martin
    Andrea Martin
    • Helen Finman
    Zosia Mamet
    Zosia Mamet
    • Jenny
    Holland Taylor
    Holland Taylor
    • Dr. Mary Greene
    Jessica Harper
    Jessica Harper
    • Toby Seltzer
    Romy Fay
    Romy Fay
    • Zoe Finman
    Callie Santoro
    Callie Santoro
    • Claire Finman
    Riley Vinson
    Riley Vinson
    • Emma Finman
    Judd Hirsch
    Judd Hirsch
    • Fred Finman
    Bob Balaban
    Bob Balaban
    • Lenny Cohen
    Alana Raquel Bowers
    Alana Raquel Bowers
    • Lauren Waters
    Julie Claire
    Julie Claire
    • Kim Eisner
    • (as Julie Claire Kessler)
    Sheng Wang
    Sheng Wang
    • Alan Yu
    Roberta Colindrez
    Roberta Colindrez
    • Jennifer Miller
    Sophie von Haselberg
    Sophie von Haselberg
    • Becky Finman
    Robert Emmet Lunney
    Robert Emmet Lunney
    • Sandy Cohn
    • Director
      • Matthew Shear
    • Writer
      • Matthew Shear
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews15

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    Related interests

    Will Ferrell, Angela Grillo, and Lap-Gei Cheung in Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
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    Drama
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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Writer, director, and star Matthew Shear based the anxious protagonist Sam partly on his own life experiences and dabbled in screenwriting before finally completing his first full-length script for this project.
    • Quotes
      • Sam Stein: Lake Bell kind of sucks.
    • Connections
      References E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • April 3, 2026 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Жизнь как сказка
    • Filming locations
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Prospect
      • Made By Limbo
      • Charlie's Production Company
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Gross US & Canada
      • $619,760
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $34,616
      • Mar 29, 2026
    • Gross worldwide
      • $619,760
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 31m(91 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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