Meet Joe Black

Meet Joe Black (1998)

  • 51% of critics liked it
    (37 reviews)

  • 80% of users liked it
    (218,191 ratings)

The cycle of life on Earth hangs in the balance when Death becomes emotionally involved in this romantic fantasy. William Parrish (Anthony Hopkins) is a tremendously wealthy and powerful man who oversees a worldwide multi-media empire. Despite the loss of his wife, whom he dearly loved, William is… More

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PG-13,
Directed By
Written By
Ron Osborn, Jeff Reno, Kevin Wade, Bo Goldman
Genres
Drama, Science Fiction & Fantasy
In Theaters
Nov 13, 1998 Wide
Universal Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • Rob Gonsalves, eFilmCritic.com

    Long but never boring, spiritual but never soggy, this is the brand of big entertainment Hollywood is best at but so rarely does right these days.

  • Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice

    Is weighed down by a tediously slow pace and overwrought production values.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Alice S


    This movie really makes no sense, but I still enjoy it a lot by the grace of the willowy and wounded Claire Forlani. Death has been around since the beginning of time (just ballparking it), so how is he still so ignorant about friendship, passion, sex, success, greed, revenge - the… More

  • Jim C


    A very interesting film that I found to be really cool, however not as great as I had expected, it was very long an got stupid at times.

  • Shawn E


    There is a good and a bad about this film. It has rich values, inspiration, and has some great performances by Pitt and Hopkins. The unfortunate is that this wonderful film had been stretched out so far that it looses it's value and becomes very slow and bland. A good film could… More

  • Film C


    Okay, i thoroughly enjoyed this movie, i found it original and just a good storyline that i rather enjoyed. I loved the beginning of this movie, i think Hopkins was a brilliant choice as william parish and i liked the mystery and wonderment at the beginning, where we arent sure as to… More

  • Spencer S


    Very clear with its plot, at times funny, and always loving. There are so many elements of dramatic principle, but overall it's a winner.

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