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What Dreams May Come

Robin Williams plays Chris Nielson, a kind of everyman who dies in a car accident and goes straight to heaven. Overcome with grief, his wife, Annie (Annabella Sciorra), commits suicide and ends up in slightly warmer climes. Undeterred, Nielson embarks on an epic journey to hell (assisted by angelic Cuba Gooding Jr.) to find his despairing wife. Lush special effects will make this movie resonate in your own dreams.
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Netflix Rating: 3.7
NYT Review
Man explores afterlife, trying to reunite with wife. Vivid. Read the review
Rotten Tomatoes: Rotten 55%
An insubstantial plot overshadows the beautiful, surreal scenery.
Fresh: 37   Rotten: 30   Rotten Tomatoes page
Top Rotten Tomatoes Critics

All the weeping and hugging the characters do can't make up for the film's fatal lack of texture and psychological nuance. full review

Stephen Holden, New York Times

A heaping serving of metaphysical gobbledygook wrapped in a physically striking package. full review

Todd McCarthy, Variety

As rare and odd, and visually breathtaking, as modern filmmaking gets!

Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune

If the film's morose sentimentality sidesteps ludicrousness, it's also not very dramatic. full review

Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly

The afterlife movie soars to new visionary heights in 'What Dreams May Come.'

Jay Carr, Boston Globe

Few films delight the eye the way Vincent Ward's What Dreams May Come does!

Sean Means, Film.com

It's not much, other than the vision thing.

Stephen Hunter, Washington Post

Here's what's wrong with giant movie screens: You can fill them with extreme close-ups of Robin Williams' face!

Bob Fenster, Arizona Republic

In both concept and execution, they testify to painfully banal sensibilities. full review

Susan Stark, Detroit News

Director Vincent Ward's view of heaven is surreal and spectacular! full review

James Berardinelli, ReelViews

`What Dreams May Come' is so breathtaking, so beautiful, so bold in its imagination! full review

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

Dripping with bold visual aplomb and sugar-coated mysticism, Vincent Ward's film is a staunch romantic's romance for those who believe-or want to believe-in eternal love.

Eleonore Snow, Mr. Showbiz

A visual feast not to be passed up and bound to pack an emotional punch for many viewers!

David Hunter, Hollywood Reporter

A visual blast. full review

Paul Tatara, CNN.com
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  • Release Year: 1998
  • MPAA Rating: PG-13
  • Runtime: 114 min
  • Available From: Aug 01, 2011
  • Available Until: Dec 31, 2099
  • Remaining: 31638 days left
  • Queued by: 1409 people
Directed By
Vincent Ward
Cast
Robin Williams, Cuba Gooding Jr., Annabella Sciorra, Max von Sydow, Jessica Brooks Grant, Josh Paddock, Rosalind Chao, Lucinda Jenney, Maggie McCarthy, Wilma Bonet
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