in real life
idiom
: in a real situation : in actual existence
We can laugh at things in movies that would scare us in real life.
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But the film never achieves the heights of the classic actioners that clearly inspired it, and its overuse of familiar genre tropes (for once, can’t the main villain be uncharismatic, like so many in real life?) soon becomes wearisome.
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Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2025
For all the screenwriting manuals and maxims that insist on character goals and motivations and missions and all those things we’re supposed to have in real life too, there can be something riveting about a character with no plan at all.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 15 Feb. 2025
Like many of the best K-dramas, Crash Landing on You thrives in part because of the chemistry between the two leads (in this case, the actors would go on to get married and have a baby in real life), but also the strength of the supporting cast and central theme of community.
—Kayti Burt, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
All that can and must wait until the patient needing immediate attention, whether in an hourlong drama or in real life, is stabilized.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 10 Feb. 2025
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Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2025
For all the screenwriting manuals and maxims that insist on character goals and motivations and missions and all those things we’re supposed to have in real life too, there can be something riveting about a character with no plan at all.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 15 Feb. 2025
Like many of the best K-dramas, Crash Landing on You thrives in part because of the chemistry between the two leads (in this case, the actors would go on to get married and have a baby in real life), but also the strength of the supporting cast and central theme of community.
—Kayti Burt, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
All that can and must wait until the patient needing immediate attention, whether in an hourlong drama or in real life, is stabilized.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 10 Feb. 2025
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“In real life.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20real%20life. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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