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LifeHack
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRonan Corrigan
Written by
  • Ronan Corrigan
  • Hope Elliott Kemp
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyCiaron Craig
Edited by
  • Ronan Corrigan
  • Aleksandr Kletsov
Music byTwo Blinks, I Love You
Production
companies
Distributed byVue
Release dates
  • 8 March 2025 (2025-03-08) (SXSW)
  • 15 May 2026 (2026-05-15)
Running time
97 minutes[1]
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

LifeHack is a 2025 British screenlife action thriller[2] film directed by Ronan Corrigan. It premiered at South by Southwest (SXSW) in 2025 and is set to be released in the UK in Vue cinemas on 15 May 2026[3] The film stars Georgie Farmer, Yasmin Finney, Roman Hayeck-Green, James Scholz with Jessica Reynolds, and Charlie Creed-Miles.

Premise

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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

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Production

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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

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On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 95% of 40 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

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References

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  1. ↑ "Lifehack (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 25 February 2025. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
  2. ↑ "SXSW 2025 Review: LIFEHACK, Raw Humanity, Vibrant Storytelling". Screen Anarchy. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  3. ↑ "Heartstopper star's "fantastically tense" perfect heist thriller confirms UK release date". Digital Spy. 1 May 2026. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
  4. 1 2 "'LifeHack' Review: A Pulse-Pounding Screenlife Heist Film". Variety. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  5. ↑ "Director Ronan Corrigan & Cast On The 'Surreal And Unique Filmmaking Experience' Of Making 'LifeHack' – SXSW Studio". Deadline. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  6. ↑ "LifeHack". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
  7. ↑ "'LifeHack' Review: A Merry Band of Crypto Thieves Attempt the Ultimate Heist Over FaceTime". IndieWire. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
  8. ↑ "'LifeHack' Review: Latest Movie In Computer Screenlife Genre Is Best Yet, A Rocking And Riveting Cryptocurrency Heist Film – SXSW". Deadline. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  9. ↑ "SXSW 2025 Review: LIFEHACK, Raw Humanity, Vibrant Storytelling»". Screen Anarchy. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
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