Life as It Should Be

2020 Dutch film directed by Ruud Schuurman
Movie film Q104929713
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Life as It Should Be

Summary

Life as It Should Be is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Life as It Should Be's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Life as It Should Be was directed by Ruud Schuurman[4].
  • Anna Pauwels wrote the screenplay for Life as It Should Be[5].
  • Life as It Should Be's composer is recorded as Johan Hoogewijs[6].
  • Life as It Should Be's genre is comedy drama[7].
  • Life as It Should Be's genre is comedy film[8].
  • Life as It Should Be's genre is drama film[9].
  • Life as It Should Be was followed by Life as It Should Be 2[10].
  • A cast member of Life as It Should Be was Barbara Sloesen[11].
  • A cast member of Life as It Should Be was Jan Kooijman[12].
  • A cast member of Life as It Should Be was Sanne Langelaar[13].
  • A cast member of Life as It Should Be was Jelle de Jong[14].
  • A cast member of Life as It Should Be was Reneé Fokker[15].
  • A cast member of Life as It Should Be was Julia Akkermans[16].
  • A cast member of Life as It Should Be was Peter Blok[17].
  • A cast member of Life as It Should Be was Tom Van Landuyt[18].
  • A cast member of Life as It Should Be was Patrick Stoof[19].
  • A cast member of Life as It Should Be was Bram Van der Heijden[20].
  • A cast member of Life as It Should Be was Meral Polat[21].
  • A cast member of Life as It Should Be was Holly Mae Brood[22].
  • A cast member of Life as It Should Be was Rosa Reuten[23].
  • A cast member of Life as It Should Be was Victoria Koblenko[24].
  • A cast member of Life as It Should Be was Edward Stelder[25].
  • A cast member of Life as It Should Be was Margo Dames[26].
  • A cast member of Life as It Should Be was Anna Keuning[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Tom de Mol[28], Dries Phlypo[29], and Q138495695[30]. Life as It Should Be was directed by Ruud Schuurman[4]. Anna Pauwels wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Barbara Sloesen[11], Jan Kooijman[12], Sanne Langelaar[13], Jelle de Jong[14], Reneé Fokker[15], and Julia Akkermans[16].

Publication

Life as It Should Be was released on July 29, 2020[31]. The original language of it was Dutch[32]. Genres include comedy drama[7], comedy film[8], and drama film[9].

Reception

Reviews include 5.8/10[33] and 2.95/5[34].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Life as It Should Be was followed by it 2[10].

Why It Matters

Life as It Should Be ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month).[2] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [33] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [34] ↑ . letterboxd.com. Retrieved . letterboxd.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [31] ↑ . ad.nl. ad.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → 2020 Dutch film directed by Ruud Schuurman
    Trakt.tv film id → 561992
    P14449 → 269772
    Producer → Tom de Mol, Dries Phlypo, Q138495695
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