What Dreams May Come (1998)

Deceased physician Chris Nielson risks eternal damnation by leaving heaven to save his distraught wife after she commits suicide and ends up in hell.

Director: Werner Herzog
Cast: Cuba Gooding Jr., Matt Salinger, Rosalind Chao, Max von Sydow, Robin Williams, Annabella Sciorra, Carin Sprague, Jessica Brooks Grant, Josh Paddock, June Carryl, Lucinda Jenney, Maggie McCarthy, Paul P. Card IV, Vincent Ward, Wilma Bonet
Runtime: 01h 53m
Type: Movie

What Dreams May Come (1998)

Deceased physician Chris Nielson risks eternal damnation by leaving heaven to save his distraught wife after she commits suicide and ends up in hell.

Director: Werner Herzog
Cast: Cuba Gooding Jr., Matt Salinger, Rosalind Chao, Max von Sydow, Robin Williams, Annabella Sciorra, Carin Sprague, Jessica Brooks Grant, Josh Paddock, June Carryl, Lucinda Jenney, Maggie McCarthy, Paul P. Card IV, Vincent Ward, Wilma Bonet
Runtime: 01h 53m
Type: Movie
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