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Just like Heaven (2005)

Just like Heaven poster
Original title
Just Like Heaven
Directed by
Mark Waters
Genre
fantasy film, romantic comedy, ghost film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 31m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 2,595 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man moves into a new apartment and finds it haunted by a woman's ghost. The ghost is a doctor who does not remember how she ended up in a coma. They work together to figure out what happened to her body.

lightheartedwhimsicalromanticcharmingmildly bittersweeteasygoingcomedic

What happens

Just like Heaven is a 2005 American fantasy romantic comedy film directed by Mark Waters and starring Reese Witherspoon and Mark Ruffalo. It is based on the 1999 French novel If Only It Were True (Et si c'était vrai...) by Marc Levy. Steven Spielberg obtained the rights to produce the film from the book. The film was produced by Parkes/MacDonald Productions and released in the United States by DreamWorks Pictures on September 16, 2005. Despite mixed reviews from critics, it grossed $102.9 million on a budget of $58 million. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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