Chris Nielsen dies to find himself in a heaven more amazing than he could have ever dreamed of. There is one thing missing: his wife. After he died, his wife Annie killed herself and went to hell. Chris decides to risk eternity in Hades for the small chance that he will be able to bring her back to heaven.
Directed by Vincent Ward
paradise
afterlife
painting
hell
heaven
spiritism
dramatic
informative
Rank
#67 in 1998·#4077 overall
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.5 / 5
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Cast
Robin Williams
Chris Nielsen
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Albert Lewis
Annabella Sciorra
Annie Collins-Nielsen
Jessica Brooks Grant
Marie Nielsen
Max von Sydow
The Tracker
Wilma Bonet
Angie
Lucinda Jenney
Mrs. Jacobs
Rosalind Chao
Leona
Matt Salinger
Reverend Hanley
Maggie McCarthy
Stacey Jacobs
June Carryl
Woman in Car Accident
Werner Herzog
Face
Crew
Vincent Ward
Director
Ronald Bass
Screenplay
Michael Kamen
Original Music Composer
David Brenner
Editor
Maysie Hoy
Editor
Eduardo Serra
Director of Photography
Ted Field
Executive Producer
Ronald Bass
Executive Producer
Scott Martin Gershin
Sound Editor
Hector C. Gika
Sound Editor
Dawn Solér
Music Supervisor
Richard Matheson
Novel
Popular Reviews
312 reviews
TheaPRO
5.0★ · 05/31/26
Really wanted to like this based on the premise but I was unfortunately just very bored.
Really wanted to like this based on the premise but I was unfortunately just very bored.