Meet Joe Black

Name: Meet Joe Black
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Released: 1998-11-13
Duration: 2 h 58 min
Rating: 7.20
Cast: Claire Forlani, Brad Pitt, Jake Weber, Anthony Hopkins

– When the grim reaper comes to collect the soul of megamogul Bill Parrish, he arrives with a proposit..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

7.20 / 10

Duration:

2 Hours and 58 Minutes

Release Year:

1998

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.

Styles:

Philosophical, Sweet, Romantic, Surprise Ending, Talky, Clever, Emotional, Touching, Sentimental, Serious

Producing Country:

USA

Filming Locations:

Manhattan New York City, New York, USA

Genre:

Fantasy, Romance, Drama

Editor's Pick for:

Chick Flick, Date Night, Family Outing

Meet Joe Black (1998) - Trailer

Release Date:

13 Nov 1998

Language:

English, Dutch

MPAA Content-Rating:

PG-13 – Parents Strongly Cautioned

Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Parents are urged to be cautious. Some material may be inappropriate for pre-teenagers.

Tráiler [ES]

Directed by:

Martin Brest

Story Written By:

Gladys Lehman, Walter Ferris, Alberto Casella, Jeff Reno, Ron Osborn, Bo Goldman, Maxwell Anderson, Kevin Wade

Main Actors:

Claire Forlani, Brad Pitt, Jake Weber, Anthony Hopkins

Plot:

Bill Parrish, media tycoon, loving father and still a human being, is about to celebrate his 65th birthday. One morning, he is contacted by the Inevitable - by hallucination, as he thinks. Later, Death itself enters his home and his life, personified in a man's body: Joe Black has arrived. His intention was to take Bill with him, but accidentally, Joe's former host and Bill's beautiful daughter Susan have already met. Joe begins to develop certain interest in life on earth as well as in Susan, who has no clue who she's flirting with.

Awards:

3 wins & 6 nominations.

Production Company:

Universal Pictures

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

7.2/10

Rotten Tomatoes:

53%

Metacritic:

43%