Life in a Day is a 2011 documentary produced by Ridley Scott. The film is a 90 minute compilation of user-submitted videos from 192 countries, filmed on July 24, 2010. The documentary follows the daily lives and extraordinary experiences of people across the world. The documentary shows how similar, and yet how different, the human experience is throughout the world.

By showing a diverse selection of cultural and personal experiences, the viewer is reminded of the plethora of human lifestyles. In candidly portraying many different perspectives and viewpoints on the world, Life in a Day shows the diversity of how many live in faraway places. Due to this raw view on distant cultures and people, Life in a Day is an eye-opening documentary.

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