Life Itself

2014 documentary film about Roger Ebert directed by Steve James
Movie film Q12125718
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Life Itself

Summary

Life Itself is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Life Itself's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Life Itself was directed by Steve James[4].
  • Life Itself's composer is recorded as Joshua Abrams[5].
  • Life Itself's genre is documentary film[6].
  • Life Itself's genre is biographical film[7].
  • A cast member of Life Itself was Roger Ebert[8].
  • A cast member of Life Itself was Martin Scorsese[9].
  • A cast member of Life Itself was Werner Herzog[10].
  • A cast member of Life Itself was Errol Morris[11].
  • A cast member of Life Itself was Ramin Bahrani[12].
  • A cast member of Life Itself was Ava DuVernay[13].
  • The original language of Life Itself was English[14].
  • Life Itself was distributed by video on demand[15].
  • Life Itself's review score is recorded as 98%[16].
  • Life Itself's review score is recorded as 8.4/10[17].
  • Life Itself's color is recorded as color[18].
  • Life Itself's country of origin is recorded as United States[19].
  • Life Itself was published on January 1, 2014[20].
  • Life Itself's distributed by is recorded as Magnolia Pictures[21].
  • Life Itself's distributed by is recorded as Netflix[22].
  • Life Itself's distributed by is recorded as Hulu[23].
  • Life Itself's official website is recorded as http://lifeitself.vhx.tv/[24].
  • Life Itself's main subject is Roger Ebert[25].
  • Life Itself's main subject is film industry[26].
  • Life Itself's title is recorded as Life Itself[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Life Itself was directed by Steve James[4]. Cast members include Roger Ebert[8], Martin Scorsese[9], Werner Herzog[10], Errol Morris[11], Ramin Bahrani[12], and Ava DuVernay[13].

Publication

Life Itself was released on January 1, 2014[20]. The original language of it was English[14]. Genres include documentary film[6] and biographical film[7]. It was distributed by video on demand[15].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include Roger Ebert[25] and film industry[26].

Reception

Reviews include 98%[16] and 8.4/10[17].

Why It Matters

Life Itself ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 2382298
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14821]]: 2382298, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269672|batch #269672]]"
  2. 6w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 127422
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 127422, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269270|batch #269270]]"
  3. 14w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Main subject → Roger Ebert, film industry
    Website → —
    Aliases → —
    P14449 → 112582
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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