Defending Your Life

1991 · 111 min · ★ 6.9 / 10 · 330 votes

Romance · Fantasy · Comedy · Drama

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.

Cast

Albert Brooks · Meryl Streep · Rip Torn · Lee Grant · Michael Durrell · James Eckhouse · Gary Beach · Julie Cobb · Peter Schuck · Time Winters

Director

Albert Brooks