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 & 13 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 (Matt Damon) is a blue-collar American who has a special connection to the afterlife. On the other side of the world, Marie (Cécile de France), a French journalist, has a near-death experience that shakes her reality. And when Marcus (identical twins Frankie McLaren and George McLaren), a London schoolboy, loses the person closest to him, he desperately needs answers. Each on a path in search of the truth, their lives will intersect, forever 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

Details

Official Sites:

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

Country:

USA

Language:

English French

Release Date:

22 October 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Más allá de la vida

Filming Locations:

Maui, Hawaii, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$50,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$220,322, 17 October 2010, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$32,746,941

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$105,197,635

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

Did You Know?

Trivia

During their dinner date, Melanie (Bryce Dallas Howard) finds out about George's (Matt Damon) special talent. She is curious and begs George to show her, but he vehemently refuses to entertain her. George admits a liking to her and wants to avoid ruining their relationship, citing "I have enough experience of that now." George's last name is Lonegan. As in he doesn't want to be "alone again."

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Goofs

The film is set in 2005, yet a poster for The Fourth Kind can be seen on the side of a bus when Jason leaves the pharmacy. The Fourth Kind was released in 2009.

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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 90's Warner Bros. shield is used and is 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 Maltin on Movies: Hereafter (2010)

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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

Original, Interesting, Intelligent...in a word...Excellent

This drama is about three lonely people each living in different countries whose lives become indelibly connected in an unforseeable, yet touching way. The story centers on Matt Damon, an American, who apparently has the psychic ability of contacting the recently departed, however, he believes that this "gift" is a "curse" because it renders him a social outcast. There is also a French woman who has a near death experience and a troubled British boy grieving over the loss of a loved one.

I am not a firm believer in a hereafter life or psychic abilities, and what is great about this movie is that it addresses these issues in an intelligent way without asking the audience to debate their existence. Instead, it focuses on the characters and how these issues affect their lives. There is nothing cheap or gimmicky about this movie. It simply tells a touching story without being overly sentimental. Clint Eastwood delivers a great picture and Matt Damon an excellent performance. The round-out cast deserves a big-hand as well. Keep in mind that this is a character drama and, like cooking a good sauce, takes its time to develop a richness. So if you're the type of person who only responds to immediate sensory gratification, this movie might not be for you.