{"id":3973,"date":"2025-04-06T16:40:55","date_gmt":"2025-04-06T16:40:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/?p=3973"},"modified":"2025-04-10T18:17:51","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T18:17:51","slug":"netflixs-new-number-one-film-is-making-fans-break-up-with-their-boyfriends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/06\/netflixs-new-number-one-film-is-making-fans-break-up-with-their-boyfriends\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix\u2019s new number one film is making fans \u2018break up with their boyfriends\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"432\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22838132 lazyload\" alt=\"THE LIFE LIST. Sofia Carson as Alex in The Life List. Cr. Nicole Rivelli\/Netflix ?? 2024.\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_246041074-5630.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Fans of Netflix&#8217;s latest film have been taking drastic action (Picture: Nicole Rivelli\/Netflix)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/02\/19\/surprise-netflix-rom-com-quietly-soars-top-global-chart-nearly-20-000-000-views-22587734\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The new number one film<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/netflix\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Netflix<\/a> globally has been watched a whopping 24,400,000 times since its release \u2013 and is inspiring fans to break up with their boyfriends.<\/p>\n<p>The Life List is a <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/romcom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">rom-com<\/a>\/drama <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2016\/07\/15\/adventures-in-babysittings-sofia-carson-tells-us-why-you-shouldnt-miss-the-remake-of-the-80s-classic-6006781\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">starring Sofia Carlson<\/a>, Kyle Allen and Connie Britton, and written and directed by Adam Brooks from the novel of the same name by Lori Nelson Spielman.<\/p>\n<p>After the death of her mother Elizabeth (Britton), Alex (Carlson) revisits her childhood aspirations, endeavouring to achieve her old goals, only to discover that pursuing these lifelong dreams takes her on an unforeseen and surprising journey.<\/p>\n<p>She is set on a path to follow the life list she wrote at 13 by her mother, in order to unlock her inheritance as well as another video message from beyond the grave.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside this, Elizabeth gives Alex a true love test to determine if she is truly open to love, which is made of four questions\/criteria, something she takes to her boyfriend Finn (Michael Rowland).<\/p>\n<div class=\"factbox\" data-ico=\"factbox_article\" data-track-module=\"factbox_article\">\n<h2 class=\"factbox-title\">\n\t\t\t\tGet personalised updates on all things Netflix\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<div class=\"factbox-content\">\n<p> Wake up to find news on your TV shows in your inbox every morning with Metro&#8217;s TV Newsletter.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/newsletters\/tv-newsletter\/?ito=tv-article&#038;signup-source=tv-article-link\">Sign up to our newsletter<\/a> and then select your show in the link we&#8217;ll send you so we can get TV news tailored to you.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Fans of the film have subsequently been making some major life changes after watching The Life List.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Life List | Official Trailer | Netflix\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nldAfgJrBr8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u2018Adam [Brooks] would call me all the time after test screenings, and he would say that there were so many people that would [tell him], \u201cI ended up breaking up with my boyfriend,\u201d or \u201cI ended up changing or quitting my job\u201d,\u2019 Carlson told <a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/sofia-carson-the-life-list-test-audiences-break-up-boyfriends-11703608\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Entertainment Weekly<\/a> of the movie\u2019s impact in raising \u2018all these existential questions\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018That&#8217;s the beauty of this film. It&#8217;s so much more than a rom-com,\u2019 the 31-year-old added, who also starred in <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/01\/08\/new-netflix-movie-leaps-streamers-most-watched-films-ever-colossal-149-000-000-views-22321945\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Netflix\u2019s big end-of-year thriller hit, Carry-On<\/a>, opposite <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/taron-egerton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Taron Egerton<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/jason-bateman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jason Bateman<\/a>.<\/p>\n<section class=\"metro-comment-cta\">\n<div class=\"metro-comment-cta__inner\"><span class=\"metro-comment-cta__text-wrap\"><title>Comment now<\/title><span class=\"metro-comment-cta__text\">Have you seen The Life List yet? What did you think?<\/span><\/span><a class=\"metro-comment-cta__button\" href=\"#metro-comments-container\">Comment Now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>Former Disney Channel star Carlson also shared that she has been inspired to sort out her own life list since making the film \u2013 a sentiment echoed by others who have since watched it on Netflix.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22860024 lazyload\" alt=\"THE LIFE LIST. (L to R) Sofia Carson as Alex, Federico Rodriguez as Julian and Dario Ladani Sanchez as Lucas in THE LIFE LIST. Cr. Nicole Rivelli\/Netflix ??2025\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_246549946-fc1e.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>The Life List has inspired some viewers to make major life changes after soaring to the top of the streaming charts (Picture: Nicole Rivelli\/Netflix)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018I rarely find a Netflix Original movie very touching\u2026 however, The Life List hit me hard,\u2019 shared Koel Ghosh in a five-star review on Google as she added it to her list of \u2018all-time favourites\u2019 and added: \u2018Off to writing my own life list!\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018This movie was so inspiring. I wish I had a life list, maybe I can write one now and see where I\u2019ll be this time next year,\u2019 wrote Destany Torres in her full-marks reaction to the film.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Mika Ranya insisted that \u2018this movie can truly help you heal\u2019, continuing: \u2018It&#8217;s been 25 years when [sic] my dad died but a portion of me is still wounded, I haven&#8217;t completely healed. This movie is teaching me how do it. I will, thank you.\u2019<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22860037 lazyload\" alt=\"THE LIFE LIST. (L to R) Marianne Rend??n as Zoe, Sebastian De Souza as Garrett, Sofia Carson as Alex, Dario Ladani Sanchez as Lucas, Shannon Barnes as Nell and Chelsea Frei as Megan in The Life List. Cr. Nicole Rivelli\/Netflix ?? 2025.\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_241278864-4866.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>It stars Sofia Carlson (C, in red) as a young woman Alex, put on a mission by her late mother to complete a list she wrote at 13 (Picture: Nicole Rivelli\/Netflix)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Another fan agreed, admitting that \u2018ordinarily, I wouldn&#8217;t be emotionally affected by this type of movie, but I&#8217;m giving it five stars because it offers a profound life lesson for viewers who engage with it fully\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>While Melissa Driscoll insisted that the movie deserved \u2018one million stars for sure\u2019, Vineet Dharma praised it as \u2018a piece of art\u2019, \u2018a psychotherapy session\u2019 and a \u2018must-watch\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Charlotte Haggerty claimed that she \u2018cried at least 12 times\u2019, while RT marvelled at the fact that they \u2018watched this movie and saw pieces of my own life reflected back at me\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>However, not everyone was as captured by The Live List, which does have a 73% fan rating on <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/rotten-tomatoes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rotten Tomatoes<\/a> but a 47% score from critics on the review aggregator site.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22838134 lazyload\" alt=\"THE LIFE LIST. (L to R) Sofia Carson as Alex and Kyle Allen as Brad in The Life List. Cr. Nicole Rivelli\/Netflix ?? 2024.\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_246041073-bc3e.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Viewers have described The Life List as &#8216;healing&#8217; and &#8216;profound&#8217; and inspired them to start their own life lists (Picture: Nicole Rivelli\/Netflix)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"factbox\" data-ico=\"factbox_article\" data-track-module=\"factbox_article\">\n<h2 class=\"factbox-title\">\n\t\t\t\tWhat are the four questions in The Life List?\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<div class=\"factbox-content\">\n<p>These are the questions Elizabeth asks Alex to test herself with regarding potential partners to find out if she&#8217;s truly open to love:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Is he kind?<\/li>\n<li>Can you tell him everything in your heart?<\/li>\n<li>Does he help you become the best version of yourself?<\/li>\n<li>Can you imagine him as the father of your children?&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u2018Has all the appeal of a three-hour twelve step meeting after you have been sober for 20 years. Not one thing is new, inspiring and triggers bad memories of opportunities lost,\u2019 complained Sue McAley on Google, while Allan chimed in on Rotten Tomatoes: \u2018The sun coming up every day is less predictable than this sloppy lump of cheese. About two hours too long.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018This movie is unwatchable. The plot is contrived but the terrible acting is what kills it. Sofia Carson is gorgeous, but her acting is painful,\u2019 added Maggie S.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Life List is streaming exclusively on Netflix now.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Got a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">If you\u2019ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\">Metro.co.uk<\/a> entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/submit-stuff\/\">Submit Stuff<\/a> page &#8211; we\u2019d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fans of Netflix&#8217;s latest film have been taking drastic action (Picture: Nicole Rivelli\/Netflix) The new number one film on Netflix globally has been watched a whopping 24,400,000 times since its release \u2013 and is inspiring fans to break up with their boyfriends. The Life List is a rom-com\/drama starring Sofia Carlson, Kyle Allen and Connie Britton, and written and directed by Adam Brooks from the novel of the same name by Lori Nelson Spielman. After the death of her mother &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/06\/netflixs-new-number-one-film-is-making-fans-break-up-with-their-boyfriends\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Netflix\u2019s new number one film is making fans \u2018break up with their boyfriends\u2019&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3975,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3973"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3973"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3973\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3980,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3973\/revisions\/3980"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3975"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3973"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3973"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3973"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}