Meet Joe Black (1998)

Name: Meet Joe Black
Director: Martin Brest
Genre: Fantasy, Drama, Romance
Released: 1998
Duration: 178 min

"Sooner or later everyone does."

ThumbScore

👍 82%Google users liked it ⓘ

Critics Score

🎬 46% (RT: 48%, MC: 43)

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Director

Martin Brest

Runtime

2h 58m

Rated

PG-13

Country

United States of America

Language

English

TMDB Rating

7.4/10 (5,660 votes)

Rotten Tomatoes

48%

Metacritic

Cast

Brad Pitt as Joe Black / Young Man in Coffee Shop · 76% avg

Anthony Hopkins as William Parrish · 72% avg

Claire Forlani as Susan Parrish · 73% avg

Jake Weber as Drew · 69% avg

Marcia Gay Harden as Allison · 68% avg

Jeffrey Tambor as Quince · 73% avg

David S. Howard as Eddie Sloane

Lois Kelly-Miller as Jamaican Woman

Is Meet Joe Black good?

Most people think so. 82% of audiences gave it a thumbs up, by Google's archived audience score. Critics scored it lower at 46%, but audiences disagreed.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre

#274 / 937 · Fantasy

Rank in its year

#42 / 116 · 1998

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

Overview

Bill Parrish has it all - success, wealth and power. Days before his 65th birthday, he receives a visit from a mysterious stranger, Joe Black, who soon reveals himself as Death. In exchange for extra time, Bill agrees to serve as Joe's earthly guide. But will he regret his choice when Joe unexpectedly falls in love with Bill's beautiful daughter Susan? Wikipedia ↗

About the Film

Meet Joe Black is a 1998 American romantic fantasy drama directed by Martin Brest. Brad Pitt stars as Joe Black, the physical manifestation of Death who has taken the body of a recently killed young man to experience human life before claiming the soul of William Parrish, played by Anthony Hopkins, a wealthy media mogul approaching his 65th birthday. Anthony Hopkins delivered a magnificent performance as a man facing death with dignity and negotiating with his reaper as an equal.

The film's three-hour runtime and deliberate pace divided audiences. Meet Joe Black earned $142 million worldwide on a $90 million budget.