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Life of the Party

6.1 (1060 votes)• 2018• 105m•Released

Comedy

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When her husband suddenly dumps her, longtime dedicated housewife Deanna turns regret into re-set by going back to college... landing in the same class and school as her daughter, who's not entirely sold on the idea. Plunging headlong into the campus experience, the increasingly outspoken Deanna – now Dee Rock – embraces freedom, fun, and frat boys on her own terms, finding her true self in a senior year no one ever expected.

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Languages: English

Director: Ben Falcone

Starring Cast: Melissa McCarthy, Matt Walsh, Molly Gordon, Gillian Jacobs, Luke Benward, Maya Rudolph

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