What Dreams May Come

A poignant exploration of love that transcends life and death, where the afterlife holds both beauty and despair.

Critics found the film's afterlife imagery visually striking, but felt its thin plot and heavy-handed sentiment failed to match its ambitions.

• Annie is an artist and the afterlife scenery is rendered as painted, saturated vistas
• Chris journeys to Hell to rescue Annie after her suicide, driven by undying devotion
• Chris's memories of Ian, Marie and Annie threaten the mission to reach Annie

• Defending Your Lifeshared afterlife romance, grief-driven quest into the otherworld, lush painterly fantasy visuals
• Ghostshared heavenly afterlife setting, spouse reunion across death, sentimental romantic fantasy tone
• The Fallshared lush surreal afterlife imagery and grief-stricken spiritual journey
• Truly, Madly, Deeplyshared melancholic romance across the boundary of death, tragic love story

Director

Vincent Ward

Release Date

1998-10-02

Runtime

113 min

Rating

7.3 / 10 (2644)

What is What Dreams May Come about?

A grieving doctor dies and journeys through the afterlife, including Hell, to rescue his wife after her suicide.

What is What Dreams May Come like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of What Dreams May Come as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.

Is What Dreams May Come violent?

Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in What Dreams May Come as mild.

What did critics think of What Dreams May Come?

Critics found the film's afterlife imagery visually striking, but felt its thin plot and heavy-handed sentiment failed to match its ambitions.

Which films are like What Dreams May Come?

Films with a similar feel include Defending Your Life, Ghost, The Fall, and Truly, Madly, Deeply.

How long is What Dreams May Come?

What Dreams May Come runs 113 minutes.

Where can I watch What Dreams May Come?

In United States, What Dreams May Come is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home.