Meet Joe Black

"Sooner or later everyone does."

Nov 13 1998 PG-13 2h 58m
Drama, Fantasy, Romance

William Parrish, media tycoon and loving father, is about to celebrate his 65th birthday. One morning, he is contacted by the inevitable, by hallucination, as he thinks. Later, Death enters his home and his life, personified in human form as Joe Black. His intention was to take William with him, but accidentally, Joe and William's beautiful daughter Susan have already met. Joe begins to develop certain interest in life on Earth, as well as in Susan, who has no clue with whom she's flirting.

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Plot

William Parrish (Sir Anthony Hopkins), media tycoon, loving father, and still a human being, is about to celebrate his 65th birthday. One morning, he is contacted by the inevitable, by hallucination, as he thinks. Later, Death enters his home and his life, personified in a man's body: Joe Black (Brad Pitt) has arrived. His intention was to take William with him, but accidentally, Joe's former host and William's beautiful daughter Susan (Claire Forlani) have already met. Joe begins to develop certain interest in life on Earth, as well as in Susan, who has no clue with whom she's flirting.

Written by

Ron Osborn, Jeff Reno, Kevin Wade

Directed by

Martin Brest

Cast

Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, Claire Forlani

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

City Light Films, Universal Pictures

Languages

English, Nederlands

Awards

3 wins & 6 nominations total

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Average Rating
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Metascore
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