The Life List has been available to stream with a Netflix subscription for almost three weeks now, but the movie’s impact is proving to perhaps be one of the biggest of 2025 Netflix releases given it’s still on the top of the streaming service’s global top ten. Along with absolutely loving the mother/daughter relationship between Sofia Carson and Connie Britton’s characters, Kyle Allen had us swooning with his memorable character. So naturally, CinemaBlend caught up with the actor about the movie post-release via Zoom.
Kyle Allen Reacts To The Life List's Life-Altering Test Screenings Allen has been a rising star for a few years, as we've noticed him in movies like West Side Story and The Map of Tiny Perfect Things , but The Life List feels like an especially big moment for the 30 year old. When I asked the actor about how he was handling the tens of millions of views his movie raked in, he said he felt “weirdly normal.” No, apparently Netflix doesn’t send a butler when your movie becomes a hit as the actor confirmed, sharing that he’s still taking his trash out on Tuesdays and such.
Still, as the reports have gone, it has been life-changing for some viewers. While promoting the film, Sofia Carson revealed the test screenings left some audience members to break up with their partner or quit their jobs. When I asked Allen if he’d heard about this, here’s how he responded: I didn’t know what kind of announcements and the posts and stuff came out, I wasn't .
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