Afterlife films
Films about the afterlife
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- DirectorHirokazu KoreedaStarsArata IuraErika OdaSusumu TerajimaAfter death, people have a week to choose only one memory to keep for eternity.
- DirectorIshu PatelA psychedelic new-age short about what a spiritual human being might find after death.
- DirectorsDon BluthGary GoldmanDan KuensterStarsDom DeLuiseBurt ReynoldsLoni AndersonA canine angel, Charlie, sneaks back to earth from heaven but ends up befriending an orphan girl who can speak to animals. In the process, Charlie learns that friendship is the most heavenly gift of all.
- DirectorsLarry LekerPaul SabellaStarsCharlie SheenSheena EastonDom DeLuiseCharlie and Itchy return to Earth to find Gabriel's Horn, but along the way meet up with a young boy named David, who ran away from home.
- DirectorKim Yong-hwaStarsHa Jung-wooCha Tae-hyunJu Ji-hoonAfter a heroic death, a firefighter navigates the afterlife with the help of three guides.
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsRichard DreyfussHolly HunterBrad JohnsonThe spirit of a recently deceased expert pilot mentors a newer pilot while watching him fall in love with the girlfriend that he left behind.
- DirectorArchie MayoStarsPaul MuniAnne BaxterClaude RainsThe Devil arranges for a deceased gangster to return to Earth as a well-respected judge to make up for his previous life.
- DirectorBørge RingStarsTonny HuurdemanAnnemieke RingPeter RingTwo sisters look back on their life together.
- DirectorJosé Luis CuerdaStarsFrancisco RabalFernando Fernán GómezJesús BonillaWhen God decides to send another Son to Earth to save the world, Jesus Christ disagrees, because in such a case the history should be rewritten. To solve the dispute, they all decide to organize the apocalypse. Can anyone or anything stop them?
- DirectorWi Ding HoStarsLun-Mei GweiWang JingchunNa-Na OuYangDying prematurely in a car crash, a woman first returns as a wife and mother of 2 for a week, before returning to be the single lawyer again.
- DirectorTim BurtonStarsAlec BaldwinGeena DavisMichael KeatonThe spirits of a deceased couple are harassed by an unbearable family that has moved into their home, and hire a malicious spirit to drive them out.
- DirectorEsben Toft JacobsenStarsGustaf HammarstenLennart JähkelSissela KyleWhile his father is away gathering provisions for their ship, young, sea-faring hare Johan the rabbit receives a call about his long lost mother, so he decides to go on an adventure.
- DirectorPeter HewittStarsKeanu ReevesAlex WinterWilliam SadlerA tyrant from the future creates evil android doubles of Bill and Ted and sends them back to eliminate the originals.
- DirectorJorge R. GutiérrezStarsDiego LunaZoe SaldañaChanning TatumManolo, a young man who is torn between fulfilling the expectations of his family and following his heart, embarks on an adventure that spans three fantastic worlds where he must face his greatest fears.
- DirectorThean-jeen LeeStarsJesseca LiuLing Ling LiuWei-wen ChiangWhen her seven-year-old son dies in a tragic road accident, a grieving mother (Jesseca Liu), with the help of her former caregiver Mdm Seetoh (Liu Ling Ling), resorts to supernatural forces to bring back his soul so he can be 'by her side' at home. However, after several strange and even deadly occurences in the house, she begins to suspect that there is something amiss with the soul she has brought back. In discovering what has really happened, she unravels the horrific truth - a truth which may cost her her life and the lives of those around her.
- DirectorHenry KingStarsGordon MacRaeShirley JonesCameron MitchellFifteen years after his death, a carousel barker is granted permission to return to Earth for one day to make amends to his widow and their daughter.
- DirectorGil JungerStarsChristina MilianKenny AlfonsoCynthia EvansA supernatural comedy in which a ruthless PR executive is forced to reconsider her life choices when her number one client suffers an untimely death during the Christmas season.
- DirectorRyan HarperStarsVictor AbasoloCristo AndonaresMarco AntonioThe film is about reincarnation and takes place in a purgatory where the dead still have human form and the world around them looks the same as the living world. However, the people living in this purgatory start to develop animal instincts. Gene, a retiree vacationing in Baja, is learning the instincts of a spider through his dreams and stumbles upon a woman who is destined to be reborn as a caterpillar/moth. The film explores a world where human and animal intertwine as one.
- DirectorS. Sylvan SimonStarsFrank MorganKeenan WynnCecil KellawayMan returns from heaven to make up for financial errors he made that caused harm to his family.
- DirectorsLee UnkrichAdrian MolinaStarsAnthony GonzalezGael García BernalBenjamin BrattAspiring musician Miguel, confronted with his family's ancestral ban on music, enters the Land of the Dead to find his great-great-grandfather, a legendary singer.
- DirectorKeiichi HaraStarsKumiko AsôChris AyresGreg AyresA sinful spirit is granted the opportunity to prove worthy for rebirth, inhabiting the body of a student who killed himself.
- DirectorMerlin DervisevicStarsDavid Richmond-PeckBernadette SaquibalMichelle HarrisonWrongly condemned for killing his wife, a man finds himself in a mysterious institution where he is sentenced to relive her death for eternity.
- DirectorAlbert BrooksStarsAlbert BrooksMeryl StreepRip TornIn an afterlife way-station resembling a major city, the lives of the recently deceased are examined in a court-like setting.
- DirectorChi LoStarsSiu-Lung LeungIe Lung ShenChing TangThe soul of Bruce Lee travels to the Underworld where he fights with Dracula, James Bond, The Man with No Name, and others. Along the way he befriends the One-Armed Swordsman, Caine from the TV show Kung Fu, and Popeye the Sailor.
- DirectorT. Hayes HunterStarsWyndham StandingNaomi ChildersBillie CottonJim Rittenshaw is happily married to Daisy, or so he thinks. Richard Desborough, Jim's friend from his college days, becomes enamored of Daisy, who leads him on. Desborough lives by the creed "No God. No Sin. No future life." Desborough neglects his own wife and child. His wife Caroline goes to Rittenshaw and tells him what is going on. Rittenshaw then kills Desborough. However, before his spirit can be at rest, Desborough must make right the things he left wronged. He appears in visions to the various characters, even his dog, and one by one they are guided to perform acts that set conditions right. Eventually Flora confesses that she is the reason Desborough was murdered. When Desborough's wife recognizes him, she forgives him, and he is able to depart the earth.