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Overview
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Release Date:
2 October 1998 (USA)
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Tagline:
After life there is more. The end is just the beginning.
Plot:
Chris Neilson dies to find himself in a heaven more amazing than he could have ever dreamed of. There is one thing missing: his wife...
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Awards:
Won Oscar.
Another 4 wins
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2 nominations
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(34 articles)
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an impressive "tug" at heartstrings
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Robin Williams | ... | Chris Nielsen |
 | Cuba Gooding Jr. | ... | Albert Lewis |
 | Annabella Sciorra | ... | Annie Collins-Nielsen |
 | Max von Sydow | ... | The Tracker |
 | Jessica Brooks Grant | ... | Marie Nielsen |
| Josh Paddock | ... | Ian Nielsen |
| Rosalind Chao | ... | Leona |
| Lucinda Jenney | ... | Mrs. Jacobs |
| Maggie McCarthy | ... | Stacey Jacobs |
| Wilma Bonet | ... | Angie |
| Matt Salinger | ... | Reverend Hanley |
| Carin Sprague | ... | Best Friend Cindy |
 | June Carryl | ... | Woman in Car Accident (as June Lomena) |
| Paul P. Card IV | ... | Paramedic |
 | Werner Herzog | ... | Face |
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Rated PG-13 for thematic elements involving death, some disturbing images and language.
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113 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Iceland:14 (original rating) |
Iceland:16 (video rating) |
Philippines:PG-13 |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:M |
Brazil:Livre |
France:U |
Germany:12 (bw) |
Hong Kong:IIA |
Italy:T |
Netherlands:12 |
Peru:14 |
Portugal:M/12 |
Singapore:PG |
South Korea:12 |
Spain:13 |
Sweden:11 |
Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) |
UK:15 |
USA:PG-13
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The director's mother is among the people flying around in the great library.
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Goofs:
Continuity: When Chris tells Annie "I still exist" and she is scribbling the words, the first shot shows that she has written "EXST" before stopping. The second shot reveals the word to be spelled "EXT".
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Quotes:
Annie Nielsen:
You taught me the one thing, the only thing, I should always remember.
Chris Nielsen: Which is?
Annie Nielsen: I forgot.
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Chris Nielsen: Which is?
Annie Nielsen: I forgot.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Godzilla: The Series: What Dreams May Come (#1.7)" (1998)
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Soundtrack:
Hymn II, from Three Sacred Hymns
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I am not that crazy about Robin Williams, though I don't dislike him. But he was adequate in this movie, because it called for a real sensitive and really nice guy. I feel that, from almost every one of the actors, there was a luminous glow emanating from their faces, like there was some sort of special lighting used. (There probably was!) As a result, the audience has empathy toward the characters and actually cares about what is happening to them. I've heard so many complaints about how it tries to pull at your heartstrings. Excuse me, but if there WAS a movie out there that made people cry without trying to, I would stay as far away from it as possible...
.....YES, I believe there IS merit to be deserved by a movie if it creates any kind of obvious emotion. I think that crying at a movie either scares or annoys some people.
I like how the movie made me feel awed during the first half, and even more awed during the second half; all the while making me feel sad throughout the movie at the same time. However, there is a difference between 'sad' and 'depressing'. I think the sadness helps any audience realize some parts of their inner-selves.
While very memorable, curiously, the movie never intends for its audience to be close-minded enough to think that this is, with certainty, what happens after you die. It is more of a suggestion, an analogy, of how precious life is, and how deep the bond of love is between some people, no matter what happens.
Rent this one today.