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Defending Your Life

The first true story of what happens after you die.

1991★ 6.9 · 3151h 51mRomanceFantasyComedyDrama

Overview

Is there love after death? After he dies suddenly, the hapless advertising executive Daniel Miller finds himself in Judgment City, a gleaming way station where the newly deceased must prove they lived a life of sufficient courage to advance in their journey through the universe. As the self-doubting Daniel struggles to make his case, a budding relationship with the uninhibited Julia offers him a chance to finally feel alive.

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Cast

Meryl Streep
as Julia

Shirley MacLaine
as Shirley MacLaine

Rip Torn
as Bob Diamond

Ethan Embry
as Steve

Albert Brooks
as Daniel Miller

Lee Grant
as Lena Foster

Susan Walters
as Daniel's Wife

Mary Pat Gleason
as Waitress

Buck Henry
as Dick Stanley

James Eckhouse
as Jeep Owner

Time Winters
as Porter

George D. Wallace
as Daniel's Judge

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6.9/ 10

315 TMDB votes

6.9

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Release date: 1991-03-22

Budget: $20,000,000

Revenue: $16,371,596

Runtime: 1h 51m

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RomanceFantasyComedyDrama

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