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Meet Joe Black

  • 1998
  • PG-13
  • 2h 58m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
303K
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POPULARITY
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Meet Joe Black (1998)
Supernatural FantasyTragic RomanceDramaFantasyRomance

Death makes a deal with a principled widower.Death makes a deal with a principled widower.Death makes a deal with a principled widower.

  • Director
    • Martin Brest
  • Writers
    • Ron Osborn
    • Jeff Reno
    • Kevin Wade
  • Stars
    • Brad Pitt
    • Anthony Hopkins
    • Claire Forlani
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    303K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,139
    42
    • Director
      • Martin Brest
    • Writers
      • Ron Osborn
      • Jeff Reno
      • Kevin Wade
    • Stars
      • Brad Pitt
      • Anthony Hopkins
      • Claire Forlani
    • 1KUser reviews
    • 48Critic reviews
    • 43Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 6 nominations total

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    Top Cast43

    Brad Pitt
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    • Joe Black…
    Anthony Hopkins
    Anthony Hopkins
    • William Parrish
    Claire Forlani
    Claire Forlani
    • Susan Parrish
    Jake Weber
    Jake Weber
    • Drew
    Marcia Gay Harden
    Marcia Gay Harden
    • Allison
    Jeffrey Tambor
    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
    Marylouise Burke
    • Lillian
    Diane Kagan
    • Jennifer
    June Squibb
    June Squibb
    • Helen
    Gene Canfield
    Gene Canfield
    • Construction Foreman
    Suzanne Hevner
    • Florist
    Steve Coats
    • Electrician
    Madeline Balmaceda
    • Madeline
    • (as Madeline N. Balmaceda)
    Julie Lund
    • Drew's Secretary
    • Director
      • Martin Brest
    • Writers
      • Ron Osborn
      • Jeff Reno
      • Kevin Wade
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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      The elderly Jamaican lady, Lois Kelly-Miller, was considered a national treasure in Jamaica. She passed away in 2020 at the age of 102.
    • Goofs
      Just after Joe steps out of the crosswalk to watch Susan walk away, a man wearing a pink shirt walks behind him. There's a brief shot of Susan, and then the man in the pink shirt walks behind Joe again in the same direction.
    • Quotes
      • William Parrish: Love is passion, obsession, someone you can't live without. I say, fall head over heels. Find someone you can love like crazy and who will love you the same way back. How do you find him? Well, you forget your head, and you listen to your heart. And I'm not hearing any heart. Cause the truth is, honey, there's no sense living your life without this. To make the journey and not fall deeply in love, well, you haven't lived a life at all. But you have to try, cause if you haven't tried, you haven't lived.
    • Alternate versions
      TV version shortens the scene when Joe is hit by the cars.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper: The Siege/Elizabeth/Gods and Monsters/The Waterboy/The Wizard of Oz (1998)
    • Soundtracks
      Top Hat, White Tie, And Tails
      Written by Irving Berlin

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    Details

    • Release date
      • November 13, 1998 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Facebook
    • Languages
      • English
      • Dutch
    • Also known as
      • ¿Conoces a Joe Black?
    • Filming locations
      • Aldrich Mansion - 836 Warwick Neck Avenue, Warwick, Rhode Island, USA(William Parrish's mansion)
    • Production companies
      • Universal Pictures
      • City Light Films
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    Box office

    • Budget
      • $90,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $44,619,100
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $15,017,995
      • Nov 15, 1998
    • Gross worldwide
      • $142,940,100
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 2h 58m(178 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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