What Dreams May Come
1998 · Movie · PG-13 · 113 min · ★ 7.2 · 48% critics
After dying suddenly, a devoted husband awakens in a breathtaking afterlife shaped by memory and imagination. When he learns his wife is lost in a darker place, he chooses to leave paradise behind and undertake a perilous journey, driven by grief, hope, and an unshakable belief in love.
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Details
- Years
- 1998
- Release date
- 1998-10-02
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Critic score
- 48/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 (2,520 votes)
- Box office
- $55,382,927
- Budget
- $85,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want an emotional, romantic fantasy about love and loss with striking, dreamlike imagery, similar in spirit to The Fountain or City of Angels; Not for you if you dislike intense grief, suicide themes, or a slow, sentimental pace.
Pros: vivid, painting-like visuals; heartfelt romance; imaginative afterlife journey | Cons: heavy grief themes; sentimental tone; uneven pacing
Themes
- paradise
- afterlife
- painting
- hell
- heaven
- spiritism
- dramatic
- informative
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Visual Effects · 1999
- Academy Award — Best Visual Effects · 1999 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Production Design · 1999 · nominated
Cast & crew
Robin Williams
as Chris Nielsen
Cuba Gooding Jr.
as Albert Lewis
Annabella Sciorra
as Annie Collins-Nielsen
- JP
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
Directed by Vincent Ward