Just Like Heaven (2005)
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56% of critics liked it
(149 reviews) -
77% of users liked it
(514,930 ratings)
A couple who live on different sides of the divide of life and death discover just how many boundaries love can cross in this romantic comic fantasy. Elizabeth (Reese Witherspoon) is a hardworking and dedicated medical resident who, after 20 hours on duty, is heading home when she falls asleep at… More A couple who live on different sides of the divide of life and death discover just how many boundaries love can cross in this romantic comic fantasy. Elizabeth (Reese Witherspoon) is a hardworking and dedicated medical resident who, after 20 hours on duty, is heading home when she falls asleep at the wheel of her car and is involved in a fatal auto accident. Several weeks later, a man named David (Mark Ruffalo) takes over the lease on Elizabeth's apartment, but he discovers that she hasn't quite vacated the building. Elizabeth's body may be dead, but her spirit is still quite lively, and her ghost is insisting that the apartment is still hers...and that she wants him to move out. David brings in Darryl (Jon Heder), an eccentric man who claims to have psychic powers, to help sweep Elizabeth's spirit out of the apartment, but she refuses to budge, certain that she can't be completely dead, despite all evidence to the contrary. As Elizabeth and David try to share the flat, they discover that their differences aren't as great as they once imagined, and they become attracted to one another. But will Elizabeth's spirit stay in the land of the living long enough for their romance to go somewhere? Just Like Heaven marked Jon Heder's first feature film role after his breakthrough appearance in the independent hit Napoleon Dynamite. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Mark Waters (VIII)
- Written By
- Peter Tolan, Leslie Dixon
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Comedy
- In Theaters
- Sep 16, 2005 Wide
- Studio
- Dreamworks
Critic Reviews
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Andrew Sarris, New York Observer
See two charming characters make beautiful music together.
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Kyle Smith, New York Post
Starts out glib and gimmicky but later digs surprisingly deep.
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Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
It's corny, it's somewhat predictable, but it's also very sweet, it's funny.
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Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star
Closer to hell, really.
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Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
Just Like Heaven is really nothing more than your standard love-from-beyond-the-grave squishfest (even though the heroine isn't actually dead) done up in the dumb bonnet-and-bloomers get-up of contemporary romantic comedy.
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Cast
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Reese Witherspoon
as Elizabeth
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Mark Ruffalo
as David
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Donal Logue
as Jack
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Dina Waters
as Abby
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Ben Shenkman
as Brett
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Jon Heder
as Darryl
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Ivana Milicevic
as Katrina
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Caroline Aaron
as Grace
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Billy Beck
as Mr. Clarke
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Ron Canada
as Dr. Walsh
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Rosalind Chao
as Fran
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Willie Garson
as Maitre D'
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Joel McKinnon Miller
as Lead Ghostbuster
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Raymond O'Connor
as Catholic Priest
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Jeffrey Marcus
as Uptight Neighbor
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Jimmy Ortega
as Security Guard
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Lorna Scott
as Hippie Neighbor
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Lucille Soong
as Chinese Exorcist
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Tony Brubaker
as Security Guard
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Jacob Chambers
as Kenny
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Nicole Wilder
as Kim
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Tim Sitarz
as Security Guard
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Drew Letchworth
as UFO Guy
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Ken Takemoto
as Chinese Neighbor
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Victor Yerrid
as Ghostbuster
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Robert N. Benjamin
as Ghostbuster
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Paul Cassell
as Brett's Friend
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Alyssa Shafer
as Lily
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Tim Connolly
as Security Guard
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Ken Clark
as Security Guard
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Amita Balla
as Receptionist
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Chaim Jeraffi
as Dry Cleaner
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Gabrielle Madé
as Nurse Maria
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William Caploe
as Nurse Bill
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Shulie Cowen
as Nurse Jenny
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Diego Sebastian
as Bandage Guy
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Cristian Cruz
as Orderly Luis
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Benjamin Hughes
as Peroxide Rocker
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Cara Vivien Rosenberg
as Balloon Girl
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Catherine Taber
as Intern Karen
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Chris Pflueger
as Abby's Husband
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Kerris Dorsey
as Zoe
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Ron Hacker
as Blues Guy
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Kara Hamilton
as Valerie
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Doug Krizner
as Donald
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Zoe Waters
as Park Girl
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Karen Harrison
as Kenny's Friend
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Ingrid Coree
as Waitress
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Lee Burns
as Ivan



