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Just like Heaven
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*Just like Heaven* is a 2005 American romantic comedy and fantasy film directed by Mark Waters. The screenplay was written by Leslie Dixon and Peter Tolan, based on the work *If Only It Were True*. The film stars Reese Witherspoon, Mark Ruffalo, Donal Logue, and Dina Spybey. Production was handled by DreamWorks and Parkes+MacDonald Production, with Laurie MacDonald and Walter F. Parkes serving as producers. Rolfe Kent composed the music, while Bruce Green edited the film.
The narrative is set in San Francisco, which also served as the filming location. The movie was released in the United States on September 16, 2005, and December 1, 2005. It has a runtime of 95 minutes and was distributed by DreamWorks and Netflix in video on demand format. The film’s tagline is "It's a wonderful afterlife."
Audience reception includes a 6.7 rating on IMDb based on 126,815 votes and a 6.968 average on TMDb from 2,572 votes. The production had a budget of $58,000,000 and generated $102,900,000 in revenue.
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7.0Shortly after David Abbott moves into his new San Francisco digs, he has an unwelcome visitor on his hands: winsome Elizabeth Masterson, who asserts that the apartment is hers -- and promptly vanishes. When she starts appearing and disappearing at will, David thinks she's a ghost, while Elizabeth is convinced she's alive.
Cast
- Reese Witherspoon as Dr. Elizabeth Masterson
- Mark Ruffalo as David Abbott
- Donal Logue as Jack Houriskey
- Dina Spybey-Waters as Abby Brody
- Ben Shenkman as Dr. Brett Rushton
- Jon Heder as Darryl
Themes
- coma
- based on novel or book
- workaholic
- san francisco, california
- garden
- architect
- dark comedy
- blind date
- romcom
- loneliness
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Mark Waters
- Screenplay by
- Peter Tolan Leslie Dixon
- Based on
- If Only It Were True , by Marc Levy
- Produced by
- Laurie MacDonald Walter F. Parkes
- Starring
- Reese Witherspoon Mark Ruffalo
- Cinematography
- Daryn Okada
- Edited by
- Bruce Green
- Music by
- Rolfe Kent
- Production company
- Parkes / MacDonald Productions
- Distributed by
- DreamWorks Pictures
- Release date
- September 16, 2005 ( 2005-09-16 )
- Running time
- 95 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $58 million
- Box office
- $102.9 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- If Only It Were True
- Director
- Mark Waters
- Screenwriter
- Peter Tolan
- Cast member
- Lucille Soong
- Composer
- Rolfe Kent
- Producer
- Walter F. Parkes
- Production company
- DreamWorks
- Cinematographer
- Daryn Okada
- Narrative location
- San Francisco
- Filming location
- San Francisco
- Duration
- 91
- FilmAffinity ID
- 846569
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.justlikeheaven-themovie.com
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- publication date
- 2005-12-01
- title
- Just like Heaven
- film editor
- Bruce Green
- distributed by
- Netflix
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- different from
- Just Like Heaven
- set in environment
- hospital
- review score
- 47/100
- capital cost
- 58000000
- box office
- 48318130
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Encyclopedic overview
Just like Heaven is a 2005 American fantasy romantic comedy film directed by Mark Waters and starring Reese Witherspoon and Mark Ruffalo. It is based on the 1999 French novel If Only It Were True (Et si c'était vrai...) by Marc Levy.
Steven Spielberg obtained the rights to produce the film from the book. The film was produced by Parkes/MacDonald Productions and released in the United States by DreamWorks Pictures on September 16, 2005. Despite mixed reviews from critics, it grossed $102.9 million on a budget of $58 million.
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