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Defending Your Life

The first true story of what happens after you die.

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Defending Your Life — Plot

Is there love after death? After he dies suddenly, the hapless advertising executive Daniel Miller finds himself in Judgment City, a gleaming way station where the newly deceased must prove they lived a life of sufficient courage to advance in their journey through the universe. As the self-doubting Daniel struggles to make his case, a budding relationship with the uninhibited Julia offers him a chance to finally feel alive.

  • Release date
  • March 22, 1991
  • Runtime
  • 111 min
  • Genres
  • Romance, Fantasy, Comedy, Drama
  • Director
  • Albert Brooks

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Defending Your Life — Cast

Albert Brooks photo Albert Brooks Daniel Miller Meryl Streep photo Meryl Streep Julia Rip Torn photo Rip Torn Bob Diamond Lee Grant photo Lee Grant Lena Foster Michael Durrell photo Michael Durrell Agency Head James Eckhouse photo James Eckhouse Jeep Owner Gary Beach photo Gary Beach Car Salesman Julie Cobb photo Julie Cobb Tram Guide

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