Movie · Drama · Romance

While trying to get on top of managing his OCD, recently fired law clerk Sam (Matthew Shear) is hired as a nanny for the children of movie star Dianne (Amanda Peet) and musician David (Alessandro Nivola). Over the course of a year, Sam and Dianne bond and become close friends—and while it's not the life he planned for, Sam may just be living his FANTASY LIFE.

2026 · 1h 31m
Director Matthew Shear

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Fantasy Life

Drama

While trying to get on top of managing his OCD, recently fired law clerk Sam (Matthew Shear) is hired as a nanny for the children of movie star Dianne (Amanda Peet) and musician David (Alessandro Nivola). Over the course of a year, Sam and Dianne bond and become close friends—and while it's not the life he planned for, Sam may just be living his FANTASY LIFE.

COMMON SENSE

Disappointing dramedy about mental health has drinking, pot.

TOMATOMETER
Average 7
Reviews 39
Fresh 33
Rotten 6

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Studio
Greenwich Entertainment
Released
2026
Run Time
1 hr 31 min
Rated
R for language, some sexual references and brief drug use
Region of Origin
United States
© 2024 Fantasy Life Productions, LLC

Languages

Original Audio
English
Audio

English (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩, AAC)

Subtitles

English (CC), Spanish (Latin America)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.