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Audiences rate it 14 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
A fateful night in 1959, four people die when the bus they are riding crashes. They continue as ghosts; their souls become eternally entwined to the life of a child born at the moment of their deaths as his guardians. Baby Thomas grows up to be a businessman who has memories of his playmates, but assumes they are products of his youthful imagination. When the ghosts realize they need Thomas' help to move on to the afterlife, they decide to make an appearance once more.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
Rotten Tomatoes58%
Metacritic56/100
Audiences rate it 14 points higher than critics do.
439 audience votes
Key crew
- Ron UnderwoodDirector
- Brent MaddockScreenplay
- Marc ShaimanOriginal Music Composer
- Erik HansenScreenplay
- Gregory HansenScreenplay
- S.S. WilsonScreenplay
Cast
- Robert Downey Jr.Thomas Reilly
- Charles GrodinHarrison Winslow
- Alfre WoodardPenny Washington
- Kyra SedgwickJulia
- Tom SizemoreMilo Peck
- David PaymerHal the Bus Driver
- Elisabeth ShueAnne
- Bill CalvertFrank Reilly
- Lisa LucasEva Reilly
- Eric LloydThomas Reilly - Age 7
- Shannon OrrockWoman at Audition
- Michael ZebulonSinger at Audition
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Themes
businessmanafterlifesan francisco, californiasupernaturalredemptionimaginary friendinvisibleghostguardian angelunfulfillment1950s1990s
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