Review of Meet Joe Black (1998) by Sarah C — 13 Dec 2010

Brad Pitt plays such an intriguing character! Great!

This review of Meet Joe Black (1998) was written by Sarah C on 13 Dec 2010.

Meet Joe Black has generally received positive reviews.

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By Arthur W (43) on 22 Oct 2018

Hard to believe this comes from the same director as Beverly Hills Cop but when it came out, I was fully enthralled with Meet Joe Black as…

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By Zaki Hasan (247) for Philadelphia Weekly (778) on 26 Nov 2018

Meet Joe Black marks the latest in a succession of strong turns by Anthony Hopkins…

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By Ronald M (79) on 19 Feb 2018

Another greatly underrated film. Was a unique story idea, that humanize death itself. It was mild but interesting through the entire movie…

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By Lisa W (699) on 23 Dec 2015

One of my favorite movies. Still ball my head off after seeing it at least 30 times…

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Meet Joe Black is ultimately a disappointment and an an exercise in how one should understand the pacing of the movie…

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By Shelley D (26) on 06 Oct 2017

I love this movie. Have watched it over and over again…

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By Jimmy J (163) on 18 Dec 2016

Long but enjoyable, need to check out Broadway Restaurant in New York now…

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By Maribel G (11) on 10 Jul 2016

Clair and Brad....WOW!!!!!! The perfect chemical reaction that makes you want to watch over and over…

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By Mark K (1,243) on 09 Jun 2016

It's kinda cheesy which isn't my thing but for some reason I just love this movie…

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