Kenneth Branagh, Andy Garcia, Derek Jacobi

Mike Church is a Los Angeles private detective who specializes in finding missing persons. He takes on the case of a mystery woman who he calls Grace. She is suffering from amnesia and has no memories...( read more  read more... ) of her own. She keeps having nightmares involving the murder of a pianist named Margaret, by her husband Roman Strauss in the late 1940's. In an attempt to solve the mystery about these nightmares, Church seeks the help of Madson who is an antiques dealer with the gift of hypnosis. The hypnosis sessions will soon begin to reveal some surprises.

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R, 107 min.

Directed by: Kenneth Branagh

Release Date: August 23, 1991

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DVD Release Date: June 27, 2000

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  • September 29, 2009
    This is actually a really good, and often overlooked movie! Andy Garcia is very good, you just have to get past Branagh?s awful accent!
  • December 3, 2008
    Excellent thriller about a woman (Emma Thompson) who has nightmares about a murder. Kenneth is the private detective who helps solve the case. This movie is erry and I couldn't look at a pair of scissors for a long time!
  • October 13, 2008
    Dead Again is a well done mystery and suspense. Emma Thompson plays a lady whom in present day has amnesia and has reoccurring nightmares of a woman dying in the 40's. A detective (Branagh) take on the case and tries to help the bothered lady by brining her to sessions for hypnos...( read more)is. Many strange and scray things arise from these sessions...worh seeing.
  • September 6, 2008
    A great thriller about reincarnation.
  • August 18, 2007
    A cool reincarnation murder mystery which uses past-life regression to reveal some clues.
  • October 8, 2009
    nominated for best picture by NBR
  • September 15, 2009
    A super stylish and cool twist on film noir. A murder mystery that spans two lifetimes this movie really stands out in Branagh's directorial efforts as being strikingly different- but in a really cool way.

    All the performances are amazing and both the color and B&W sequences are...( read more) shot beautifully and the mystery is really that- a great surprising mystery with cool twists and turns and a really well done love story.
  • September 15, 2009
    This is fabulous! Action, suspense, and love mingles in with a movie that keeps you guessing.
  • September 3, 2009
    good movie, well acted
  • August 29, 2009
    "Whoa"
    A very dramatic thriller with the great acting of the two great actors, Branagh and Thompson. Twisted till the very end, and it keeps you guessing, until it all comes together.

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  • majik2
    June 20, 2006
    This film was introduced to me by a friend saying it was awesome. Being a big fan of both Branagh and Thompson, I thought I'd give it a go. It blew me away. This film if anyone other than myself and my longlost friend has seen, would notice that it has a savage twist, 10 years before the 'I SEE DEAD PEOPLE' film whos name escapes me. My ex girlfriend tried to get a copy for me for christmas one year but was told it had been deleted and was no longer availible, which is such a shame, if anyone has a copy and wants to share please let me know. Failing that, see it. It fantastic.

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  • (Pretty hard question I think, but no said it would be easy) Name this film by who stars in it. Kenneth Branagh, Emma Thompson, Robin Williams and Andy Garcia.  Answer »
  • In what movie will you hear the paperboy say (again and again) "I want my two dollars!"?  Answer »
  • His roles include Claudius in "Hamlet" and Franklyn Madson in "Dead Again"; in both movies, he co-starred with Kenneth Branagh.  Answer »
  • In the movie The Princess Bride, Cary Elwes plays a character that ends up being kiddnapped by a pirate,find his true love again, killed(he was only mostly dead), brought back to life to humiliate the prince, and finally married his tru love. What was his name? ~Hint~ Quote: "As you wish."  Answer »

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