What Dreams May Come (1998)
After life there is more. The end is just the beginning.
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What Dreams May Come rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb7/10· 118K votes
Rotten Tomatoes51%
Metacritic44%
TMDb7.22/10· 3K votesWith 51% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7/10 on IMDb and 44/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been mixed.
About What Dreams May Come
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.
Cast of What Dreams May Come
Robin Williams
as Chris Nielsen
Cuba Gooding Jr.
as Albert Lewis
Annabella Sciorra
as Annie Collins-Nielsen
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Josh Paddock
as Ian Nielsen
Jessica Brooks Grant
as Marie Nielsen
Max von Sydow
as The Tracker
Wilma Bonet
as Angie
Lucinda Jenney
as Mrs. Jacobs
Rosalind Chao
as Leona
Matt Salinger
as Reverend Hanley
Maggie McCarthy
as Stacey Jacobs
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Carin Sprague
as Best Friend Cindy
What Dreams May Come facts
- Budget
- $85M
- Box office
- $71.5M
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Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Afterlife world building creates stunning visual painting sequences
- •Heaven and hell mythology offers informative spiritual exploration
- •Dramatic romance arc carries emotional weight throughout
What the audience disliked
- •Fantasy premise sometimes overshadows intimate character moments
- •Hell sequences become visually overwrought and distracting
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