Synopsis
Sam loves facts. He wants to know about UFOs and horror movies and airships and ghosts and scientists, and how it feels to kiss a girl. And because he has leukemia he wants to know the facts about dying. Sam needs answers to the questions nobody will answer.
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Cast
- Ben ChaplinDaniel MacQueen
- Emilia FoxAmanda MacQueen
- Greta ScacchiMrs. Willis
- Robbie KaySam MacQueen
- Alex EtelFelix Stranger
- Ella PurnellKaleigh
- Natalia TenaAnnie
- Phyllida LawGrandmother
- Eloise BarnesElla MacQueen
- Fiona DolmanGillian Stranger
Recommendations
- 70
Village Voice
A cute kid dying of cancer is usually a surefire way for filmmakers to get the tears flowing, but despite a few powerful moments, this children's-book-turned-movie isn't designed to make its audience cry. - 70
Variety
Lively, entertaining and well made, pic is thankfully neither mawkish nor grueling, though its refusal to confront some of the harsher realities of its dramatic situation does leave it feeling somewhat bland. - 60
The New York Times
A little wan but a lot likable, Gustavo Ron’s Ways to Live Forever is a forthright and surprisingly buoyant drama about facing death before you have really lived. - 50
Los Angeles Times
The result is as sugary as a fatal toothache, though it's hard to hate a film that merely wants to give the world a hug.
