Meet Joe Black
Taste attributes: dramafantasyromancemonster/alien/supernaturalslowimaginarylinearglossyemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiplove conquers all
"Sooner or later everyone does."
Boxlist takeA fantastical, slow-paced romantic drama: glossy and stirring. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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What lines up
- Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
- Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Balanced wholesomeness, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
- Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate
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Synopsis
When the grim reaper comes to collect the soul of megamogul Bill Parrish, he arrives with a proposition: Host him for a "vacation" among the living in trade for a few more days of existence. Parrish agrees, and using the pseudonym Joe Black, Death begins taking part in Parrish's daily agenda and falls in love with the man's daughter. Yet when Black's holiday is over, so is Parrish's life.
Synopsis: TMDB
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Details
- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 1998
- Runtime
- 178 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Universal Pictures
- Taste scores
- How we score
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
