‘The Life List’: Keep Expectations Low and You’ll Probably Like It

This romantic comedy-drama will satisfy fans of the genre but breaks no new ground.

Alex (Sofia Carson) is given tasks to accomplish from her mother who has passed away, in "The Life List." Nicole Rivelli/Netflix

PG-13 | 2h 3m | Drama, Comedy, Romance | 2025

For its first 15 minutes, this new production from writer-director Adam Brooks plays out like an unimaginative amalgam of “The Bucket List” (2007), “Ghost” (1990), and a reversal of “Terms of Endearment” (1983) by way of “Sex and the City” (2008). At first blush, it’s a morality play posing as a semi-weepy chick flick. Luckily, right at the point where many viewers will lose interest, it tosses out a series of clever plot twists.