Meet Joe Black (1998)

Meet Joe Black rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.2/10· 293K votes

Rotten Tomatoes48%

Metacritic43%

TMDb7.364/10· 6K votes

With 48% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.2/10 on IMDb and 43/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.

About Meet Joe Black

Bill Parrish has it all - success, wealth and power. Days before his 65th birthday, he receives a visit from a mysterious stranger, Joe Black, who soon reveals himself as Death. In exchange for extra time, Bill agrees to serve as Joe's earthly guide. But will he regret his choice when Joe unexpectedly falls in love with Bill's beautiful daughter Susan?

Cast of Meet Joe Black

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  Brad Pitt

  as Joe Black / Young Man in Coffee Shop

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  Anthony Hopkins

  as William Parrish

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  Claire Forlani

  as Susan Parrish

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  Jake Weber

  as Drew

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  Marcia Gay Harden

  as Allison

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  Jeffrey Tambor

  as Quince

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  David S. Howard

  as Eddie Sloane

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  Lois Kelly-Miller

  as Jamaican Woman

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  Jahnni St. John

  as Jamaican Woman's Daughter

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  Richard Clarke

  as Butler

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  Marylouise Burke

  as Lillian

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  Diane Kagan

  as Jennifer

Meet Joe Black facts

Budget

$90M

Box office

$142.9M

Our take on Meet Joe Black

Martin Brest's 1998 drama takes a patient, almost stately approach to a fantastical premise: a media tycoon nearing his sixty-fifth birthday finds Death itself has taken human form and moved into his home. What follows is less a thriller than a slow meditation on mortality, love and how a powerful man reckons with borrowed time when the stranger he's guiding falls for his daughter. At nearly three hours, it asks for patience, and rewards viewers drawn to romance played in a hushed, deliberate key rather than plot mechanics. Best suited to those who like their fantasy grounded in feeling, with elegant settings and long, lingering conversations.