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A Balasaur Score of 61 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.2/10, Rotten Tomatoes 48%, Metacritic 43/100. Audiences rate it 29 points higher than critics do. It runs long at 2h 58m. Streaming on Prime.
Synopsis
Bill Parrish has it all - success, wealth and power. Days before his 65th birthday, he receives a visit from a mysterious stranger, Joe Black, who soon reveals himself as Death. In exchange for extra time, Bill agrees to serve as Joe's earthly guide. But will he regret his choice when Joe unexpectedly falls in love with Bill's beautiful daughter Susan?
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes48%
Metacritic43/100
Audiences rate it 29 points higher than critics do.
5,933 audience votes
Key crew
- Ron OsbornScreenplay
- Martin BrestDirector
- Jeff RenoScreenplay
- Bo GoldmanScreenplay
- Kevin WadeScreenplay
- Thomas NewmanOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Brad PittJoe Black / Young Man in Coffee Shop
- Anthony HopkinsWilliam Parrish
- Claire ForlaniSusan Parrish
- Jake WeberDrew
- Marcia Gay HardenAllison
- Jeffrey TamborQuince
- David S. HowardEddie Sloane
- Lois Kelly-MillerJamaican Woman
- Jahnni St. JohnJamaican Woman's Daughter
- Richard ClarkeButler
- Marylouise BurkeLillian
- Diane KaganJennifer
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Themes
life and deathbroken engagementlove at first sightfireworksreligion and supernaturalbased on play or musicalfateteenage crushgrim reaperdoctormillionairedeath personified
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