Meet Joe Black (1998)

  • PG-13
  • 11/12/1998 (US)
  • Fantasy, Drama, Romance
  • 2h 58m

Sooner or later everyone does.

Overview

William Parrish, media tycoon and loving father, is about to celebrate his 65th birthday. One morning, he is contacted by the inevitable, by hallucination, as he thinks. Later, Death enters his home and his life, personified in human form as Joe Black. His intention was to take William with him, but accidentally, Joe and William's beautiful daughter Susan have already met. Joe begins to develop certain interest in life on Earth, as well as in Susan, who has no clue with whom she's flirting.

Ron Osborn

Screenplay

Jeff Reno

Screenplay

Kevin Wade

Screenplay

Bo Goldman

Screenplay

Martin Brest

Director

Cast

Brad Pitt's headshot

Brad Pitt

Joe Black
Anthony Hopkins's headshot

Anthony Hopkins

William Parrish
Claire Forlani's headshot

Claire Forlani

Susan Parrish
Jake Weber's headshot

Jake Weber

Drew
Marcia Gay Harden's headshot

Marcia Gay Harden

Allison
Jeffrey Tambor's headshot

Jeffrey Tambor

Quince
June Squibb's headshot

June Squibb

Helen
Gene Canfield's headshot

Gene Canfield

Construction Foreman

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