Life in a Day (2010)

Life in a Day (2010)

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Ratings: 7.12/10 from 33 users.

Life in a DayDirector Kevin Macdonald and producer Ridley Scott team up to offer this candid snapshot of a single day on planet Earth.

Compiled from over 80,000 YouTube submissions by contributors in 192 countries, Life in a Day presents a microcosmic view of our daily experiences as a global society.

From the mundane to the profound, everything has its place as we spend 90 minutes gaining greater insight into the lives of people who may be more like us than we ever suspected, despite the fact that we're separated by incredible distances.

Clips are not labeled with locations - some are nevertheless easy to figure out, but others leave few clues. Obviously this is intentional on Macdonald's part, as you occasionally find yourself distracted by trying to figure out where the hell the various videos come from.

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lorriebeauchamp
lorriebeauchamp
11 years ago

With my winter depression settling in, I couldn't have chosen a better time to watch this incredible slice of life. I felt as if I were on a dizzying tour of the world, with billions of people reaching out to connect and share their love of life, their achievements, their rituals, their sorrows, their inner thoughts and their PERSPECTIVE. In a world increasingly divided by war, intolerance and racism, this is one of the best feel-good offerings in a long, long while. Great idea, skilled editing, obviously a labor of love, and a huge success. We are all one.

Manu Hashidate
Manu Hashidate
11 years ago

This is a truly unique film, and what a wonderfully creative concept. And by serendipity, caught a sharp snapshot of the simple wonders enjoyed by most folk on planet earth - and tragically, the horrors of the last-ever Love Parade, too!

Though, today like any other normal day under the sun is sadly lamentable...R.I.P. Tony Scott

Chris Cassels
Chris Cassels
11 years ago

I remember when everyone was asked to shoot video on that day. I wanted to be part of it. I made video of things in my town but never sent the footage in. After watching this today, I regret not sending in the video. It was not a thrilling day, just way better than what everyone else was doing that day. I expected more from the doc that what I just saw. I hope they do it again.

Naresh Kumar
Naresh Kumar
12 years ago

Poorly edited docu. Boring scenes lengthened. Very depressing. Doesn't show the positive side of life. Will make the viewer more negative about life, whereas we must enjoy every part of life, thanking god for whatsoever little he gave us.

Trevis Robotie
Trevis Robotie
12 years ago

cool one...the us in them.man in the mirror

Nia
Nia
12 years ago

wow I really liked this docu.. brought tears to my eyes, made me laugh and also made me grateful for the things I have :) great documentary!

Markeysha Evans
Markeysha Evans
12 years ago

Great DOCU!

Guest
Guest
12 years ago

This is one of my favourite Docs here, it shows how very much alike we all are in spite of our cultural differences. Isn't that what they were trying to say, that we all get through the day the best we can whatever it has in store for us and when it's done we sleep. Rich, poor, black, white, tall, short ....... we are all just people :)

Guest
Guest
12 years ago

In most cases concerning mass produced meat, it is not so much the way an animal is killed that is lamentable, it is the conditions in which it lives.
One takes minutes or seconds, the other a life time.
az

Dulce Bustamante
Dulce Bustamante
12 years ago

good documentary. I didn't expect it to have a traditional story line since it is a day in the life of thousands of people. It did follow a logical order. And following the thread, how does Jenny suggest that cow should have been sacrificed?

Ruiti Rainbow
Ruiti Rainbow
12 years ago

I'm not sure the piglet was being roasted. It looked like a sow crate. Jenny, can you comment on one part of a film which shows a day in our world warts and all? It's hard to watch sometimes but a true representation of how people live. I enjoyed it because of that.

ponderwhatistrue
ponderwhatistrue
12 years ago

jenny this doc also showed violence and war poverty and cruelty to humans. Why is it you only speak up for animals?
This doc is showing all of earth the good and the bad. You may be right but this is reality and no one said it was normal or acceptable. Just like no one said poverty was normal or acceptable

Jenny Lea
Jenny Lea
12 years ago

I had to turn this off when it showed a piglet being grilled alive on a BBQ and a cow being stabbed in the head twice with a slaughter house gun/device. this type of animal cruelty should not be accepted as normal in society and should be looked at, it is sadistic to treat a living thing in this way even if it is part of the food chain, this is the very reason animals used for food should be shown some respect in death as they provide us with food, why should they die a thoughtless, agonising death?

scallywagy
scallywagy
12 years ago

Watching this documentary. 1.34.56 min was apart of my Life in a Day thank you enjoyable. Shows every hour is very special.

knowledgeizpower
knowledgeizpower
12 years ago

This was a good film....Peace

Barbara Corvelli
Barbara Corvelli
12 years ago

Emotionally stirring, interesting, and enlightening.

Dan Nuttall
Dan Nuttall
12 years ago

very good. a must watch!

Ankur Orthodontist
Ankur Orthodontist
12 years ago

Just random clips, no storyline, no subject, no message, no correlation, Not my cup of tea.But i would appreciate the efforts on behalf of you tube, Director Kevin Macdonald and producer Ridley Scott for coming up with an unique idea and conceptualising it.Editing 4500 hrs of raw footage and taking out 95 mts of watchable stuff is in itself demanding.

Si Belsi
Si Belsi
12 years ago

the answer my friend is (of course) cycling around the world

Guest
Guest
12 years ago

Managed to watch the last half just now, bit of emotional roller coaster but still one of the most beautiful things here.

Guest
Guest
12 years ago

Damn, gotta go! Guy Fawkes Night - Fireworks :) see ya later

Guest
Guest
12 years ago

Warms the cockles of your heart, everything the same and different :)

0xDeadBeef
0xDeadBeef
12 years ago

My goodness!! What a treat!! Really f'ing good....

Junaid Av
Junaid Av
12 years ago

this is what......am searching for many days........ amazing

blahblahbob
blahblahbob
12 years ago

disjointed? not really. boring as hell after the first 30 minutes? completely. this reminds me of the kind of film a first year film student would see and have his life changed by.... then forget about completely.

Nathan Hollway
Nathan Hollway
12 years ago

We are all so different, and yet the same.

Yavanna
Yavanna
12 years ago

This is disjointed and instantly forgettable. I watch the first hour and gave up. Perhaps I`m not "spiritual" enough.

Tyler Partridge
Tyler Partridge
12 years ago

I think this film really helps to shed light on the misconceptions many people have of other cultures--and perhaps even denominations of our own cultures. Diverse as this planet may be, we certainly share many of the same fears, and basic human desires.

I would like to see more films like this.

J R
J R
12 years ago

I wasn't here on the 24th. Too bad, otherwise I would have helped.

Guest
Guest
12 years ago

Forgot to say...the music track and the cinema/photography is beautiful. I will watch this again.
az

Tom
Tom
12 years ago

Wow.
Life . . . as it is.

Revilo
Revilo
12 years ago

A brilliant masterpiece depicting humanity, and the lives that envelope it.

Guest
Guest
12 years ago

This most amazing movie was like sitting by the ocean watching the many different waves clashing on rocks, fish jumping up, seaguls flying by, clouds moving slowly, children in the distance playingrunninglaughing, wind blowing, waves rolling to my toes, up my legs, up my body, me sinking a little deeper with every crests and troughs....immersed in the reality of all these people.
It is movies like this one....that may that can that contains will
az

Matt Kukowski
Matt Kukowski
12 years ago

Interesting ... at times I fast forwarded ... the North and South Korean biker guy was my favorite.

PaulGloor
PaulGloor
12 years ago

full of tears of happiness, sadness and laughter all wrapped in one.
These are the lives of real people. I love it.

Truthseeker420
Truthseeker420
12 years ago

I heard about this project awhile back and then forgot all about it until today when - thank you Vlatko - I opened my email. What a nice surprise because as far as I'm concerned anything to do with Ridley Scott is going to be great. He has always understood us (humans) I felt and this time proved it. Although not an inherently human thing - we sure do like to watch each other don't we?!

Rolands Jaunzems
Rolands Jaunzems
12 years ago

Yesterday is a history, tomorrow is a mystery but today is a gift, that is why it is called - present.