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Meet Joe Black (1998)

PG-13 · 1998-11-12 · 2h 58m · EN
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Sooner or later everyone does.

When the grim reaper comes to collect the soul of megamogul Bill Parrish, he arrives with a proposition: Host him for a "vacation" among the living in trade for a few more days of existence. Parrish agrees, and using the pseudonym Joe Black, Death begins taking part in Parrish's daily agenda and falls in love with the man's daughter. Yet when Black's holiday is over, so is Parrish's life.

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Martin BrestDirector
Budget
$90M
Box office
$142.9M

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Brad PittBrad PittJoe BlackAnthony HopkinsAnthony HopkinsWilliam ParrishClaire ForlaniClaire ForlaniSusan ParrishJake WeberJake WeberDrewMarcia Gay HardenMarcia Gay HardenAllison ParrishJeffrey TamborJeffrey TamborQuinceJune SquibbJune SquibbHelenGene CanfieldGene CanfieldConstruction ForemanSuzanne HevnerSuzanne HevnerFloristStephen Adly GuirgisStephen Adly GuirgisHospital ReceptionistDavid S. HowardDavid S. HowardEddie SloaneLois Kelly-MillerLois Kelly-MillerJamaican Woman

Keywords

Teenage crushDoctorFireworksLife and deathReligion and supernaturalLove at first sightBased on play or musicalMillionaireFateBroken engagementAngel of deathEncontro marcadoDeath personifiedDeath incarnate

Movie DNA

Genre affinityFantasy · Drama · RomanceTheme affinityTeenage Crush · Doctor · FireworksMood preferenceRomanceDialogue densityDramaPacingLongEmotional intensityRomance

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What is Meet Joe Black about?

When the grim reaper comes to collect the soul of megamogul Bill Parrish, he arrives with a proposition: Host him for a "vacation" among the living in trade for a few more days of existence. Parrish agrees, and using the pseudonym Joe Black, Death begins taking part in Parrish's daily agenda and falls in love with the man's daughter. Yet when Black's holiday is over, so is Parrish's life.

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Meet Joe Black has a runtime of 178 minutes.

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