LifeHack (film)
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| Directed by | Ronan Corrigan |
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| Cinematography | Ciaron Craig |
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| Distributed by | Iconic Events Releasing |
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Running time | 96 minutes[1] |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
LifeHack is a 2025 British screenlife action thriller[3] film directed by Ronan Corrigan, in his directorial debut. It premiered at South by Southwest (SXSW) in 2025 and is set to be released in cinemas on May 15, 2026. The film stars Georgie Farmer, Yasmin Finney, Roman Hayeck-Green, James Scholz with Jessica Reynolds, and Charlie Creed-Miles
Premise
Used to encountering scammers online, four young adults come up with a plan to try to steal cryptocurrencies from Don Heard, a tech billionaire.[4]
Cast
- Georgie Farmer as Kyle
- Yasmin Finney as Alex
- Roman Hayeck-Green as Sid
- James Scholz as Petey
- Jessica Reynolds as Lindsey Heard, Don's daughter
- Charlie Creed-Miles as Don Heard, a tech billionaire
Production
Ronan Corrigan began developing the film during the isolation period of the COVID-19 pandemic and wanted to portray the time when he played a lot on the PC when he was younger.[5]
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 100% of 13 critics' reviews are positive.[6] In his review for Variety, Siddhant Adlakha said that "the result is a genuinely funny and ultimately heart-pounding production, with an executions that feels like a heist itself."[4] At IndieWire, Christian Zilko rated it with a "B" saying that "the internet is the closest thing these teenage cyberthieves have to a real life, and Corrigan’s dopamine onslaught of a film is an authentic portrait of the most alive they’ve ever been."[7]
Deadline Hollywood writer Pete Hammond said that "for my money, this is hands down the best Screenlife movie yet, a dazzling marriage of online skill, clever storytelling, brilliant editing and acting within the confines of your computer screen that rivals the best of any heist film in recent years."[8] Despite not liking found footage or fake docs, Pedro Martin posted a positive review on ScreenAnarchy because of the characters: "is a good movie, despite (or because of) its screenlife styly (...) but what appeals to me most about the movie are the characters."[9]
See also
References
- ^ a b "LifeHack". SXSW. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
- ^ Billington, Alex (March 10, 2026). "Full Trailer for Bitcoin Cyber-Heist Film 'LifeHack' ScreenLife Thriller". Firstshowing.net. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
- ^ "SXSW 2025 Review: LIFEHACK, Raw Humanity, Vibrant Storytelling". Screen Anarchy. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
- ^ a b "'LifeHack' Review: A Pulse-Pounding Screenlife Heist Film". Variety. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
- ^ "Director Ronan Corrigan & Cast On The 'Surreal And Unique Filmmaking Experience' Of Making 'LifeHack' – SXSW Studio". Deadline. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
- ^ "LifeHack". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved August 27, 2025.
- ^ "'LifeHack' Review: A Merry Band of Crypto Thieves Attempt the Ultimate Heist Over FaceTime". IndieWire. Retrieved August 27, 2025.
- ^ "'LifeHack' Review: Latest Movie In Computer Screenlife Genre Is Best Yet, A Rocking And Riveting Cryptocurrency Heist Film – SXSW". Deadline. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
- ^ "SXSW 2025 Review: LIFEHACK, Raw Humanity, Vibrant Storytelling»". Screen Anarchy. Retrieved June 1, 2025.