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Bill Parrish (Anthony Hopkins), businessman and devoted family man, is about to celebrate his 65th birthday. However, before he reaches that landmark, he is visited by Death (Brad Pitt), who has ...
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Death takes a holiday, adopts human form, and asks his latest "client" to guide him in the ways of the living in exchange for a longer life. 10,442 IMDb 7.2 3h 1998. X-Ray 13+. Drama · Fantasy · Emotional · Serious. Available to rent or buy.
Feb 14, 2024 · "Meet Joe Black" is a remake of the 1934 film "Death Takes a Holiday," which itself was adapted from the French play "La Morte in Vacanza." Directed by Mitchell Leisen, it follows more or less the ...
Nov 13, 1998 · Roger Ebert November 13, 1998. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. “Meet Joe Black” is a movie about a rich man trying to negotiate the terms of his own death. It is a movie about a woman who falls in love with a concept. And it is a meditation on the screen presence of Brad Pitt.
Summaries. Death, who takes the form of a young man killed in an accident, asks a media mogul to act as his guide to teach him about life on Earth and, in the process, he falls in love with the mogul's daughter. William Parrish (Sir Anthony Hopkins), media tycoon, loving father, and still a human being, is about to celebrate his 65th birthday.
About this movie. arrow_forward. Brad Pitt and Anthony Hopkins give stellar performances in this film about a powerful man who receives a visit from Death and agrees to serve as his earthly guide...
Nov 12, 1998 · Overview. 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 ...
