Overview

• The Life of Chuck premiered in German cinemas on July 24, 2025, building on its audience award victory at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival
• The narrative unfolds in reverse order, beginning with a global apocalypse and tracing Chuck’s life back to his childhood
• Tom Hiddleston stars as accountant Chuck and delivers an iconic seven-minute spontaneous dance sequence that critics have singled out
• Chiwetel Ejiofor plays Marty, a teacher who continues his lessons amid world-ending disasters, and Mark Hamill appears as Chuck’s grandfather in the childhood act
• Reviewers have praised the film’s mix of apocalyptic spectacle and intimate human drama, noting its exploration of memory, mortality and joy