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What Dreams May Come (1998) 6.8
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Metascore: 44/100
Reviews: 590 user | 117 critic | 25 from Metacritic.com After dying in a car crash a widowed man searches the afterlife for his wife. Director:Vincent Ward |
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Cast
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Ian Nielsen
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Reverend Hanley
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Woman in Car Accident
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Plot Synopsis
Storyline
Chris Neilson 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 dies, 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. Written by Scott Huntsman <guru@movieguru.com>
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After life there is more. The end is just the beginning.Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for thematic elements involving death, some disturbing images and language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
2 October 1998 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Más allá de los sueños See more »Box Office
Budget:
$85,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£230,610 (UK) (25 December 1998)Gross:
£1,531,653 (UK) (15 January 1999)Company Credits
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2.35 : 1
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Chris Nielsen: Fear?
Albert: That you disappeared? You didn't, you only died.
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Based on Variations of "Beside You"
Composed by Mark Snow (as Martin Fulterman) and Michael Kamen
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Trivia
The original prints of the film, which were stored at a video vault in Universal Studios Hollywood's backlot, were lost in the June 1st, 2008 backlot fire. See more »Goofs
When Annie and Chris are reunited in Heaven, as they are facing each other talking, Annie's hair is in her face. The shot briefly changes, and when it returns her hair is fixed. See more »Quotes
Albert: Are you loosing your fear?Chris Nielsen: Fear?
Albert: That you disappeared? You didn't, you only died.
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Crazy Credits
"The persons and events in this production are fictitious. No similarity to actual persons, living, dead or reincarnated is intended or should be inferred." See more »Soundtracks
"Chris & Annie's Theme"Based on Variations of "Beside You"
Composed by Mark Snow (as Martin Fulterman) and Michael Kamen
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Ok, This movie was overlooked. Period. Before I saw it, I was one of the many movie going clones who decided not to see it in the theater because it hadn't been getting the rave reviews that the trailer suggested it should.
So, my roommate works at a video store. One night, he brings home "What Dreams May Come." For lack of NOTHING better to do, I pop it in one night when I'm home alone. 113 minutes later I was floored. This was a fantastic movie. At first, I was a bit skeptical. Very little character development creation, and death comes just as the introduction to life begins. Then......it all hits. The absolute best computer animation I've ever seen. A plot line that has no obvious holes. A story that has never been addressed on the big screen. A subject that is explored in a way that is both believable and desirable. An incredible movie that leaves you happy, sad, curious, and most of all, drained of energy and exhilarated at the same time. I can't explain the feeling that this movie gave me, and I bet you can't explain the after-life any better than "What Dreams May Come," unless your 3 letter name begins with "G" and ends with "D." If you have a mind that will allow you to be entertained by something other than a beefy guy blowing things up with an Uzi, see this movie. 10 out of 10 JimmyT-2