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Meet Joe Black
William Parrish, media tycoon and loving father, is about to celebrate his 65th birthday. One morning, he is contacted by the inevitable, by hallucination, as he thinks. Later, Death enters his home and his life, personified in human form as Joe Black. His intention was to take William with him, but accidentally, Joe and William's beautiful daughter Susan have already met. Joe begins to develop certain interest in life on Earth, as well as in Susan, who has no clue with whom she's flirting.
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Meet Joe Black
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Status
Released
Release Date
Nov 12, 1998
Runtime
2h 58m
Genres
Fantasy, Drama, Romance
User Score
73%
Original Title
Meet Joe Black
Production Companies
Universal Pictures, City Light Films
Director
Martin Brest
Budget
$90,000,000
Revenue
$142,940,100
Description
William Parrish, media tycoon and loving father, is about to celebrate his 65th birthday. One morning, he is contacted by the inevitable, by hallucination, as he thinks. Later, Death enters his home and his life, personified in human form as Joe Black. His intention was to take William with him, but accidentally, Joe and William's beautiful daughter Susan have already met. Joe begins to develop certain interest in life on Earth, as well as in Susan, who has no clue with whom she's flirting.
