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Meet Joe Black

Sooner or later everyone does.

7.4(6,002)19982h 58m32

Bill Parrish has it all - success, wealth and power. Days before his 65th birthday, he receives a visit from a mysterious stranger, Joe Black, who soon reveals himself as Death. In exchange for extra time, Bill agrees to serve as Joe's earthly guide. But will he regret his choice when Joe unexpectedly falls in love with Bill's beautiful daughter Susan?

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Status
Released
Budget
$90M
Box office
$142.9M
Language
Dutch
  • life and death
  • broken engagement
  • love at first sight
  • fireworks
  • religion and supernatural
  • based on play or musical
  • fate
  • teenage crush
  • grim reaper
  • doctor
  • millionaire
  • death personified

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

Martin Brest

Produced in

United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereNew York City, New York2 Nov 1998
    • PremiereBeverly Hills, California10 Nov 1998
    • TheatricalPG-1312 Nov 1998
    • PhysicalPG-13DVD / VHS / LaserDisc6 Apr 1999
    • PhysicalPG-13Special Edition VHS6 Jun 2000
    • PhysicalPG-13Ultimate Edition DVD17 Jul 2001
    • PhysicalPG-13HD-DVD26 Jun 2007
    • PhysicalPG-13Blu-ray1 May 2012
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical1215 Jan 1999
    • Physical12DVD29 May 2006
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalM11 Mar 1999
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical1215 Dec 1998
    • Physical12DVD / VHS6 Apr 1999
  • CzechiaCZ

    • TheatricalU7 Jan 1999
    • Physical26 Jan 2004
  • FranceFR

    • Theatrical1230 Dec 1998
    • PhysicalDVD29 Sept 1999
    • PhysicalBlu-ray1 Mar 2011
    • Digital / OTT28 Jul 2014
    • Digital / OTT12Netflix1 Sept 2022
    • TVT185 Mar 2026
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical614 Jan 1999
  • HungaryHU

    • Theatrical1621 Jan 1999
  • IrelandIE

    • Theatrical1215 Jan 1999
  • ItalyIT

    • TheatricalT29 Jan 1999
  • JapanJP

    • PremiereTokyo International Film Festival8 Nov 1998
  • NetherlandsNL

    • PhysicalALDVD24 Apr 2003

Frequently asked questions

Meet Joe Black was released on 12 November 1998.

Audience reviews

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  • W

    Wuchak

    12/20/2019

    9/10

    ***Captivating commentary on love, life and death*** The Grim Reaper (i.e. the Angel of Death) comes to take billionaire industrialist Bill Parrish (Anthony Hopkins) but instead decides to take a holiday in the corporeal universe by possessing the body of a young man (Brad Pitt). Death's deal with Parrish is that, as long as he's entertained, he'll delay Bill's death. Mr. Death materializes as a mysterious strange…

  • T

    tensharpe

    2/3/2023

    6/10

    Joe Black ( Brad Pitt ) as the Grim Reaper arrives on the doorstep of wealthy businessman Bill Parrish ( Anthony Hopkins ) after borrowing a body of a man killed that morning. After experiencing chest pains and hearing voices Bill Parish is due to die and Joe has come to escort him to the other side. Bill, playing for more time, engages with Joe and manages to persuade him to spend a little more time on earth. Joe’s …

  • C

    CinemaSerf

    2/8/2024

    6/10

    Billionaire "Parrish" (Sir Anthony Hopkins) is feeling a bit under the weather as his birthday approaches, and a potential corporate merger looms too. His daughter "Sarah" (Claire Forlani) is, meantime, rather keen on one of his hotshot employees "Drew" (Jake Weber) who is a driving force behind the impending and lucrative business deal. "Parrish" is clearly unwell, and after a scare that looks like an heart attack, …

  • H

    Hadam10Rose

    3/9/2025

    Death takes a holiday. Not only the name of the play it was based off, but the general premise of the film. A real fish out of water story, with death trying to understand life and why people don't usually want to give it up. I can see this film not ageing well for those on the left who demand changes to older films or scenes cut. With them not understanding that death talks to people in their own voice. So that's wh…

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