Film

Meet Joe Black

1998 · 2h 58m · Fantasy · Drama · Romance

Sooner or later everyone does.

IMDb

7.2

Rotten Tomatoes

48%

Metacritic

43

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?

Brad Pitt

Joe Black / Young Man in Coffee Shop

Anthony Hopkins

William Parrish

Claire Forlani

Susan Parrish

Jake Weber

Drew

Marcia Gay Harden

Allison

Jeffrey Tambor

Quince

David S. Howard

Eddie Sloane

Lois Kelly-Miller

Jamaican Woman

Jahnni St. John

Jamaican Woman's Daughter

Richard Clarke

Butler

Marylouise Burke

Lillian

Diane Kagan

Jennifer

June Squibb

Helen

Gene Canfield

Construction Foreman

Suzanne Hevner

Florist

Steve Coats

Electrician

• Martin BrestDirector · Producer
• Ron OsbornScreenplay
• Jeff RenoScreenplay
• Bo GoldmanScreenplay
• Kevin WadeScreenplay
• Ronald L. SchwaryExecutive Producer
• Emmanuel LubezkiDirector of Photography
• Thomas NewmanOriginal Music Composer
• Joe HutshingEditor
• Michael TronickEditor

Trailer #1

Release date

November 12, 1998

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

2h 58m

Rated

PG-13

Budget

$90,000,000

Revenue

$142,940,100

Genres

Fantasy, Drama, Romance

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