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Fantasy Life is a 2026 comedy romance drama film, directed by Matthew Shear, starring Amanda Peet, Matthew Shear and Alessandro Nivola.
- 55 people have posted about this film on Bluesky, Mastodon
- posts span Nov 6, 2024 to Oct 31, 2026
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Critics, per Wikipedia
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 82% of 71 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.70/10. The website's consensus reads: "A sensitive romantic dramedy enriched with emotional maturity and a terrific turn from Amanda Peet, Fantasy Life is refreshingly grounded in plausible reality." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 72 out of 100, based on 11 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. In 2025, the jury at South by Southwest awarded Peet the Narrative Feature Competition Special Jury Award for Performance.
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60 of 66 · most liked firstTripposting Day 64 Movie Poster! (Fantasy Life i)
neutral · AI labelView post →FANTASY LIFE (2025) Streaming: May 8, 2026 VOD/Digital (Apple, Amazon, Fandango at Home, etc.) #FantasyLife whentostream.com/indie-romant...
neutral · AI labelView post →@mayor.nyc.gov #JewishHeritageMonth Trump never changed the GOP-He simply revealed the ugly hate, racism, antisemitism, misogyny, homophobia they have always been Not all GOP are anti-semites but all anti-Semites are GOP New film: "Fantasy Life" www.instagram.com/reel/DYQEfu_... #NeverAgain
neutral · AI labelView post →Done with screeners so… My Ten Best of SXSW: The Baltimorons Death of a Unicorn Drop Fantasy Life Ghost Boy Hallow Road It Ends Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie Redux Redux The Rivals of Amziah King
neutral · AI labelView post →May is #JewishHeritageMonth Trump never changed the GOP-He simply revealed the ugly hate, racism, antisemitism, misogyny, homophobia they have always been Not all GOP are anti-semites but all anti-Semites are GOP New film: "Fantasy Life" www.instagram.com/reel/DYQEfu_... #NeverAgain #NeverForget
neutral · AI labelView post →Ahead: Matthew Shear on the new film he stars in and has directed, Fantasy Life. And then—CMAT! Irish country in tune!
neutral · AI labelView post →Post an out of context screenshot of the last show/movie/game you saw/played Fantasy Life has consumed me...
neutral · AI labelView post →Also terms like "self-hating Jew" and I learned a new one tonight, "internalized antisemitism" (I watched "Fantasy Life" at the movie theater).
neutral · AI labelView post →FAVORITES OF 2025 Movie: KPop Demon Hunters TV show: Came out in 2025? Or that I watched? Law & Order: SVU Game: Fantasy Life i Comic: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Book: Starter Villain Music: KPop Demon Hunters Soundtrack, duh! Go!
neutral · AI labelView post →We’re excited to co-present three films at the 37th annual Boston Jewish Film Festival! 🎂 31 CANDLES: tonight at the @brattletheatre.bsky.social 🎥 FROM DARKNESS TO LIGHT: Thursday, 11/13 at @thecoolidge.bsky.social 🏡 FANTASY LIFE: Saturday, 11/15 at the Somerville Theatre 🎟️ bostonjfilm.org
neutral · AI labelView post →May is #JewishHeritageMonth Trump never changed the GOP-He simply revealed the ugly hate, racism, antisemitism, misogyny, homophobia they have always been Not all GOP are anti-semites but all anti-Semites are GOP New film: "Fantasy Life" www.instagram.com/reel/DYQEfu_... #NeverAgain #NeverForget
neutral · AI labelView post →Matthew Shear, writer, director, and star of Fantasy Life, joins us to discuss his deeply personal debut film — and how he brought anxiety and depression to the screen with honesty and humor #FANTASYLIFE @Greenwich_Films @42WestNY @insidethearthouse.com youtu.be/diubczu3owg
neutral · AI labelView post →Over at the Spliced Personality Substack this week I reviewed FANTASY LIFE. Can a movie with a main character who’s a complete zero still be any good? It can if he’s acting opposite Amanda Peet.
neutral · AI labelView post →George W. Campbell reviews FANTASY LIFE filmfestivaltoday.com/film-reviews... #filmsky
neutral · AI labelView post →Matthew Shear has made a fantastic film with Fantasy Life. It features a phenomenal performance from Amanda Peet. I was honored to have Matthew & Amanda on the Hot Seat to talk about their inspirations, being vulnerable, and making Fantasy Life: amovieguy.com/2026/03/aman...
positive · AI labelView post →‘Fantasy Life’ Review – A Charming And Introspective Film With A Beautiful Lead Performance geekvibesnation.com/fantasy-life...
neutral · AI labelView post →I interviewed Amanda Peet for her upcoming film 'Fantasy Life' and we discussed her career pivots, what she looks for in a script, being a mom who doesn't impress her teen daughters, and getting mistaken for Lake Bell.
neutral · AI labelView post →Im on. Https://youtube.com/@papicyeran/live or Https://twitch.tv/PapiCyeran #streaming #youtube #twitch #FantasyLifei #fantasylife #thegirlwhostealstime
neutral · AI labelView post →Today was not the best. Gonna try to find a movie to watch and try to just chill or get stoned and play Fantasy Life until 3am.
neutral · AI labelView post →May is #JewishHeritageMonth Trump never changed the GOP-He simply revealed the ugly hate, racism, antisemitism, misogyny, homophobia they have always been Not all GOP are anti-semites but all anti-Semites are GOP New film: "Fantasy Life" www.instagram.com/reel/DYQEfu_... #NeverAgain #NeverForget
neutral · AI labelView post →May is #JewishHeritageMonth Trump never changed the GOP-He simply revealed the ugly hate, racism, antisemitism, misogyny, homophobia they have always been Not all GOP are anti-semites but all anti-Semites are GOP New film: "Fantasy Life" www.instagram.com/reel/DYQEfu_... #NeverAgain #NeverForget
neutral · AI labelView post →May is #JewishHeritageMonth Trump never changed the GOP-He simply revealed the ugly hate, racism, antisemitism, misogyny, homophobia they have always been Not all GOP are anti-semites but all anti-Semites are GOP New film: "Fantasy Life" www.instagram.com/reel/DYQEfu_... #NeverAgain #NeverForget
neutral · AI labelView post →Filmmaker Matthew Shear shares how Amanda Peet came to join his movie Fantasy Life- a key moment in bringing the project to life. He discusses casting process & how her performance shaped the emotional core of this indie about anxiety & modern relationships @Greenwich_Films youtu.be/TCRDeWSr5_E
neutral · AI labelView post →@realspacecortez.bsky.social Hi Cameron. Have you seen the movie Fantasy Life?
neutral · AI labelView post →New movies in Memphis, 4/3: THE SUPER MARIO GALAXY MOVIE; THE DRAMA (but it's a comedy! - at least in part), with Zendaya and Robert Pattinson; FANTASY LIFE (Amanda Peet); A GREAT AWAKENING ('faith' drama with Ben Franklin as a character); and 2 from India: YOUTH and PRATHICHAYA.
neutral · AI labelView post →No Fantasy Life tonight but we still watching Shrek on the Discord. Join join join!! 🕣: 00:00 PDT | 16:00 JST (土/S) discord.com/invite/N2Qz7...
neutral · AI labelView post →Hellooo!! Here’s this week’s schedule!! Tuesday 6PM: Core Keeper night! Wednesday 6PM: Fantasy Life! Thursday 6PM: Fantasy Life! Also, next Monday I’ll do a bday stream!! Gonna be playing party games then have a movie watch along on discord ^_^ Now time to nap XD
neutral · AI labelView post →In this dispatch from #SXSW, @briantallerico.bsky.social writes about NIRVANA THE BAND THE SHOW THE MOVIE, FANTASY LIFE, and BROTHER VERSES BROTHER
neutral · AI labelView post →Sunday April 5, 2026 - Play: Franklinland with Mommy Monday April 6, 2026 - Movie: The AI Doc with Mommy Tuesday April 7, 2026 - Movie: Fantasy Life with Mommy Sunday April 19, 2026 - Play: Kimberly Akimbo With Mommy
neutral · AI labelView post →Agreed. Saw it with no idea what it was. I'm lucky cause I have unlimited movie pass and the time to go. With unlimited pass there is no risk. If it sucks I leave or go watch another. + mystery movies where they don't reveal the movie. Saw Fantasy Life there. 👍👍 So many great movies now! Lucky2bme😁
positive · AI labelView post →Some film thoughts: Best movie I’ve seen in a theater this summer: Leviticus Best movie I’ve caught up with over streaming: 2024’s Snack Shack Amanda Peet is terrific in Matthew Shear’s Fantasy Life Movies I’m still mulling over: Ozon’s L'Étranger and Petzold’s Miroirs No. 3
positive · AI labelView post →June 2026 Movie Challenge Day 11 - A film with "Life" in the title Fantasy Life (2025) boxd.it/iYS5 #Letterboxd #MovieChallenge #FilmSky #MovieSky
neutral · AI labelView post →watching a movie has got to be one of the side characters in Fantasy Life (Sloane) is sleepy all the time
neutral · AI labelView post →Award winning Fantasy Life released in 2025 Protagonists are watching the tv. "When is this from?" "Oh, um, like 2004." "Jesus. It looks vintage." www.imdb.com/title/tt3551... #movie #blackactors
neutral · AI labelView post →My top 10 movies of 2026 (so far). #1 and #2 all 4 stars, others 3.5: 10. A Private Life 9. Fantasy Life 8. Slanted 7. Is God Is 6. Exit 8 5. 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple 4. undertone 3. A Magnificent Life 2. Decorado and #1, the best movie of 2026 so far, EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert.
positive · AI labelView post →‘Fantasy Life’s’ Matthew Shear on His Directorial Debut and Drawing on His Experience as a New York City Manny Matthew Shear’s “Fantasy Life” is, for all intents and purposes, his first real screenplay. “I had dabbled,” Shear says. “[But] I’d never completed anything.” So it’s all th… #media #news
neutral · AI labelView post →This week on Indy Now, Christopher Lloyd reviews "The Super Mario Galaxy Movie," "The Drama," "Palestine 36," "Fantasy Life" and "A Great Awakening." #filmsky 📽️
neutral · AI labelView post →America Is Bleeding Film and TV Jobs. Can Congress Staunch the Flow? Plus: ‘Fantasy Life,’ reviewed. open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
neutral · AI labelView post →“Fantasy Life” is a quiet, observant film about mental health, connection, and the gray areas of life. A strong ensemble, especially Amanda Peet, elevates this organic, fly-on-the-wall story. Subtle and very human. This one is for adults. sarahgvincentviews.com/movies/fanta...
positive · AI labelView post →This week I review #TheDrama starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson, #TheSuperMarioGalaxyMovie, Amanda Peet and Mathew Shear in #FantasyLife, and Gaten Matarazzo and Sean Giambrone in the outlandish #PizzaMovie https://lastonetoleavethetheatre.blogspot.com/2026/04/the-drama.html
neutral · AI labelView post →‘Fantasy Life’s’ Matthew Shear on His Directorial Debut and Drawing on His Experience as a New York City Manny https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://variety.com/2026/film/features/fantasy-life-matthew-shear-1236706441/
neutral · AI labelView post →Now Playing at Capitol Theatre: 🍿 The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (Rated PG) 🍿 Project Hail Mary (Rated PG-13) 🍿 Fantasy Life (Rated R) 🍿 Hoppers (Rated PG) 🍿 The AI Doc (Rated PG-13) 🍿 Marc by Sofia (Rated PG-13) #arlingtonma #capitoltheatre #nowplaying
neutral · AI labelView post →I spoke to Matthew Shear about his filmmaking debut Fantasy Life. The sound of the train at the Angelika is discussed. Give a listen at Awards Radar: awardsradar.com/2026/04/02/i...
neutral · AI labelView post →New @cityweekly.bsky.social reviews of this week's theatrical and streaming releases: THE DRAMA; THE SUPER MARIO GALAXY MOVIE; FANTASY LIFE; PIZZA MOVIE. www.cityweekly.net/film/film-re...
neutral · AI labelView post →This week on FanBolt I preview 7 new movies coming out including Zendaya and Robert Pattinson starring in #TheDrama, the animated #SuperMarioGalaxyMovie, Amanda Peet in #FantasyLife, and #PizzaMovie with Gaten Matarazzo and Sean Giambrone https://www.fanbolt.com/172000/a-look-at-new-movies-coming-out-this-week-the-drama-the-super-mario-galaxy-movie-and-more/
neutral · AI labelView post →A frustrated actress and a nebbishy mental case find an unexpected connection in "Fantasy Life," a gentle, humanistic exploration of the heart's loneliest reaches. Film review by Christopher Lloyd. #filmsky 📽️
neutral · AI labelView post →Fantasy Life, from writer-director-star Matthew Shear, turns out to be a wonderful and surprising showcase for Amanda Peet. My review: brieftake.com/fantasy-life...
positive · AI labelView post →Matthew Shear's New York-set romantic comedy FANTASY LIFE (Rated R) opens this Friday at Capitol Theatre. About the film: An anxious law school dropout stumbles into a job babysitting his psychiatrist's granddaughters and falls for the girls' mother, an actress in a rocky marriage.
neutral · AI labelView post →'Fantasy Life' hits theaters nationwide April 3. Check out an interview with the writer, director and star, former Larchmont resident Matthew Shear.
neutral · AI labelView post →Movie TV Tech Geeks #MovieReviews #FantasyLife #AmandaPeet 'Fantasy Life' Review: Amanda Peet Delivers a Defining Performance in This Unconventional Age Gap Rom-Com http://dlvr.it/TRl0xq
positive · AI labelView post →Amanda Peet shares what drew her back to her first leading film role in nearly 10 years for her rom-com 'Fantasy Life'! Original post
neutral · AI labelView post →Fantasy Life is a solid showcase for Matthew Shear as a filmmaker, with the added bonus of having a wonderful Amanda Peet performance at its center. My review at Awards Radar has more: awardsradar.com/2026/03/26/f...
positive · AI labelView post →Debut writer/director Matthew Shear stars in his FANTASY LIFE. But Amanda Peet centers the very UWS film and is fantastically good here, in a talented ensemble of familiar character actors. Via Greenwich Entertainment Opens in NYC 3/27, April in CA, FL, more fantasylifemovie.com
positive · AI labelView post →Catch advance screenings of Matthew Shear's whip-smart rom-com FANTASY LIFE with filmmaker Q&As Tuesday and Thursday (joined by star Amanda Peet) at Angelika Film Center! angelikafilmcenter.com/nyc/movies/d...
neutral · AI labelView post →Matthew Shear's effervescent NYC-set rom-com FANTASY LIFE opens NYC's Angelika Film Center Friday, March 27. Special Advance screenings with Amanda Peet and Shear run March 23-29! angelikafilmcenter.com/nyc/movies/d...
neutral · AI labelView post →Coming soon to the Capitol Theatre is FANTASY LIFE. In the film, an anxious law school dropout stumbles into a job babysitting his psychiatrist's three granddaughters and falls for the girls' mother, an actress in a rocky marriage.
neutral · AI labelView post →Escape to a vibrant Upper West Side Jewish neighborhood in 'Fantasy Life,' starring Amanda Peet and a stellar cast. Plus, a look at Matthew Shear’s new film and a revisit of ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm.’
neutral · AI labelView post →‘Fantasy Life’ Trailer: Matthew Shear’s Delightful Comedy Is a Baumbach-Influenced Throwback https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.indiewire.com/news/trailers/fantasy-life-trailer-matthew-shear-amanda-peet-1235180393/
neutral · AI labelView post →Amanda Peet and Matthew Shear talk Fantasy Life at the Miami Jewish Film Festival, discussing creativity, reinvention, and collaboration. youtu.be/vLxfV2Hm_3I
neutral · AI labelView post →For Broad Street Review, I reviewed three films from Philadelphia Jewish Film and Media's film festival, LOST CAUSE, ALL GOD'S CHILDREN and FANTASY LIFE www.broadstreetreview.com/reviews/phil... @philafcc @OFCS @CriticsChoice
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