Hereafter (2010)

A drama centered on three people - a blue-collar American, a French journalist and a London school boy - who are touched by death in different ways.

Director:

Clint Eastwood

Writer:

Peter Morgan

Stars:

Matt Damon, Cécile de France, Bryce Dallas Howard

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 4 wins & 14 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Cécile de France	...	Marie Lelay
Thierry Neuvic	...	Didier
Cyndi Mayo	...	Island Hotel Clerk (as Cyndi Mayo Davis)
Lisa Griffiths	...	Stall Owner
Jessica Griffiths	...	Island Girl
Ferguson Reid	...	Rescuer
Derek Sakakura	...	Rescuer
Jay Mohr	...	Billy
Richard Kind	...	Christos
Matt Damon	...	George Lonegan
Charlie Creed-Miles	...	Photographer
Frankie McLaren	...	Marcus / Jason
George McLaren	...	Marcus / Jason
Lyndsey Marshal	...	Jackie
Rebekah Staton	...	Social Worker

Storyline

A drama centered on three people who are haunted by mortality in different ways. George Lonegan (Matt Damon) is a blue-collar American who has a special connection to the afterlife. On the other side of the world, French journalist, Marie Lelay (Cécile de France) has a near-death experience which shakes her reality, and when London schoolboy Marcus (identical twins Frankie McLaren and George McLaren) loses the person closest to him, he desperately needs answers. Each looking to understand the one thing all life has in common, but can never share, their lives will cross, changed by what they believe might, or must, exist in the hereafter.

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Plot Keywords:

near death experience | car | airplane | italian food | crying | 

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Taglines:

Touched by death. Changed by life.

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for mature thematic elements including disturbing disaster and accident images, and for brief strong language

Did You Know?

Trivia

The trailer for this movie features the song Lullaby performed by Sia, written by Samuel Dixon and Sia.

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Goofs

When the Mercedes van hits Jason, a shot from inside the car shows Jason's body thrown forward, cracking the windshield. *** The view is not from inside the Mercedes van, however. This can be clearly seen as the camera pans away from the twins, and the black car next to them has a cracked windshield. ***

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Quotes

Billy: Did you do the reading?
George Lonegan: Look, you still don't get it, do you? You think just 'cause I can make money doing this... just because I can, that I should do it.
Billy: [shrugs] Yeah, yeah I do. I also think you have a duty to do it, because you have a gift.
George Lonegan: It's not a gift, Billy, it's a curse.

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Crazy Credits

The mid 80s-late 90s Warner Bros. shield is used (in black and white) at the beginning of the movie and at the end of the credits. The same Warner Bros. Shield is used alongside the Amblin logo, also in black-and-white.

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Connections

Featured in The 83rd Annual Academy Awards (2011)

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Soundtracks

Una Furtiva Lagrima
(1832)
from "L'elisir D'amore"
Written by Gaetano Donizetti
Performed by Peter Dvorský
Courtesy of Cobra Entertainment LLC
By Arrangement with Source/Q

User Reviews

A Visceral and Evocative Dream

Hereafter (2010) My Review i didn't know if I would be able to review this movie, the film is not about solid moments that one can simply talk about occurring in a film, but rather the experiences that forge who we are, and where those pieces as people feel they are searching but not finding someone to understand their differences, and those two pieces coming together finally between two extraordinary people crafted by extreme circumstance. It's impossible to describe, but also impossible not to feel, and so this movie is more about a feeling, a longing within us all to find meaning, to be validated perhaps, for who we are, not for what we do.

Three people in different parts of the world deal with death in their own way... a boy loses his brother, a woman nearly drowns, and a man burdened by his psychic ability he calls more curse than gift... we follow these burned characters as they stumble with what they understand, and what they cannot deny...

The movie will slip by many, those only looking for the mundane, action-packed, roller-coaster ride, but for those looking for a visceral, meaningful, timeless gem, look no further, for you will find it here.

Details

Official Sites:

Warner Bros. [Germany] Warner Bros. [France]

Country:

USA

Language:

English French German

Release Date:

22 October 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Hereafter

Filming Locations:

Maui, Hawaii, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$50,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$220,322, 17 October 2010

Gross USA:

$32,746,941

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$106,956,330

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros., Malpaso Productions, The Kennedy/Marshall Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

129 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1