What Dreams May Come

1998 · 1h53 · Film

Directed by Vincent Ward

Starring Robin Williams, Cuba Gooding Jr., Annabella Sciorra, Josh Paddock, Jessica Brooks Grant, Max von Sydow, Wilma Bonet, Lucinda Jenney, Rosalind Chao, Matt Salinger

Ideal when you feel… Romantic

Chris Nielsen dies to find himself in a heaven more amazing than he could have ever dreamed of. There is one thing missing: his wife. After he died, his wife Annie killed herself and went to hell. Chris decides to risk eternity in Hades for the small chance that he will be able to bring her back to heaven.

Original language

English

Screenplay

Ronald Bass, Richard Matheson

Music

Michael Kamen

Cinematography

Eduardo Serra, Richard Michalak

Cast

Josh Paddock, Jessica Brooks Grant, Max von Sydow, Wilma Bonet, Lucinda Jenney, Rosalind Chao, Matt Salinger, Maggie McCarthy, Carin Sprague

Updated July 22, 2026

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