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Cast & Crew

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  Director

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  Daniel Miller

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  Julia

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  Bob Diamond

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  Lena Foster

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  Dick Stanley

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  Agency Head

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  Helen

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  Producer

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Supporting actorsLee GrantBuck HenryProducersMichael GrilloStudioWarner Bros.RatingPG (Parental Guidance Suggested)Content advisoryAlcohol usefoul languagesexual contentviolencePurchase rightsStream instantly DetailsFormatPrime Video (streaming online video)DevicesAvailable to watch on supported devices

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3. 5% of reviews have 3 stars

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5. 2% of reviews have 1 stars

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Veronica SawyerReviewed in the United States on July 23, 2022

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A lot of movies don’t hold up over time, but Defending Your Life definitely does. Still sweet and funny.

A. Film LoverReviewed in the United States on March 31, 2021

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Why do people do this on Amazon? Do they check their brains at the door? They give this Blu-ray release five stars while admitting they can't wait to get it. What is the purpose of that? Who does that serve? Certainly not the customers and certainly not the Criterion Blu-ray.

In any case, the movie is the best of Albert Brooks and, for me, the only one of his films that truly works from start to finish and that's because we take the relationship between Julia and Daniel seriously and therefore are invested in them. The jokes are the jokes and very funny, but in the end that's not what the movie is about. It's perfectly cast straight down the line, well-directed, well-shot, well-scored (the music helps a LOT) and everything just works. The final six minutes of the film are glorious.

The new transfer is pretty wonderful and replicates what the film should look like. I'm not sure it could be better, and given the release prints of the early 1990s, it probably looks better than it did in the theaters. Anyway, you can't go wrong with this, even if you don't like his other films. The extras aren't many but it's nice to have the new conversation with Brooks done "remotely".

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Cork ForkReviewed in the United States on May 19, 2022

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I know it is a bit dated, but I saw it once as a kid on TV and now that I'm older I think it is one of the best films ever made. I never understood why it didn't stick around more as it is a comedy classic with a lot of heart.

John IlligReviewed in the United States on June 10, 2022

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It's a good movie and was fun to watch it again. Hadn't seen it in a while.

TammyReviewed in the United States on January 15, 2022

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Loved this romantic comedy. It was funny, touching, and makes you think...is that what happens when you die? You have to defend the choices you've made in your life. Watch it after a full meal! You'll understand once you start watching it. I wish I could eat anything I want and not gain a pound. Lol!

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I ordered several of these for friends. Its my favorite movie ever.

CryeffReviewed in the United States on August 1, 2021

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Human love something novel. This movie in addition to being nicely acted and filmed was novel.

It is a positive idea of how it might be in Heaven, (spoiler alert) where you wake up after death and are put on a shuttle to go to "Disney Land/Heaven." There you are assessed over a few days to decide where you go next, but during that time everything you eat is the best you have ever had, and you don't have to worry about gaining weight, or exercising. There you can go to a movie theater and watch yourself in your past lives, for fun...

The reason comedy is comedy, and jokes are funny, is because the ideas are usually unexpected, novel, a different way to see things. And this movie did that. It was relaxing, empowering, gentle and fun.
I have watched it for at least twenty years over and over again, and it is always enjoyable.

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