What Dreams May Come
1998
After life there is more. The end is just the beginning.
Directed by Vincent Ward
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Chris Nielsen dies to find himself in a heaven more amazing than he could have ever dreamed of. There is one thing missing: his wife. After he died, his wife Annie killed herself and went to hell. Chris decides to risk eternity in Hades for the small chance that he will be able to bring her back to heaven.
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- Director
- Vincent Ward
- Written by
- Richard Matheson, Ronald Bass
- Produced by
- Barnet Bain, Stephen Deutsch
- Composer
- Michael Kamen
- Cinematographer
- Eduardo Serra
- Editors
- David Brenner, Maysie Hoy
- Origin country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 53m
- Language
- English
- Rating
- PG-13
- TMDB
- 7.2/10 (2,594 votes)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 51% Rotten
- Metacritic
- 44/100
- IMDb
- 7.0/10 (117,520 votes)
Awards
- WonAcademy Award— Best Visual Effects(1999)
Cast
Robin Williams
Chris Nielsen
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Albert Lewis
Annabella Sciorra
Annie Collins-Nielsen
Josh Paddock
Ian Nielsen
Jessica Brooks Grant
Marie Nielsen
Max von Sydow
The Tracker
Wilma Bonet
Angie
Lucinda Jenney
Mrs. Jacobs
Rosalind Chao
Leona
Matt Salinger
Reverend Hanley
Maggie McCarthy
Stacey Jacobs
Carin Sprague
Best Friend Cindy
June Carryl
Woman in Car Accident
Werner Herzog
Face
Clara Thomas
Little Girl at Lake
Benjamin Brock
Little Boy at Lake
London Freeman
Kid by the Dock (uncredited)
Phaedra Neitzel
Angel (uncredited)
Crew
Vincent Ward
Director
Ronald Bass
Screenplay
Richard Matheson
Novel
Barnet Bain
Producer
Stephen Deutsch
Producer
Michael Kamen
Original Music Composer
Eduardo Serra
Director of Photography
David Brenner
Editor
Maysie Hoy
Editor
Eugenio Zanetti
Production Design
Erica Huggins
Executive Producer
Scott Kroopf
Executive Producer
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