Directed by:
Tom ShadyacCinematography:
Dean SemlerComposer:
John DebneyCast:
Kevin Costner, Susanna Thompson, Joe Morton, Ron Rifkin, Kathy Bates, Lisa Banes, Jay Thomas, Matt Craven, Leslie Hope, Peter Hansen, Heidi Swedberg (more)Plots(1)
Lush green aerial photography of the Venezuelan jungle stands in stark contrast to the dark and depressing urbanity of American city life where Joe Darrow (Kevin Costner) works as a doctor in the emergency room of Chicago Memorial Hospital. His wife, Emily Darrow (Susanna Thompson), was last seen in a rainstorm in Venezuela, where she was on a retreat with the Red Cross offering humanitarian aid. She vanished in a bus accident. There were no survivors and her body was never found. That rich, green, exotic land is left behind as Joe is challenged to persevere through sad, rainy days back home. Joe promised Emily that if anything ever happened to her, he would visit her patients in the oncology ward. Strangely, the children seem to know him, and they say they've seen Emily in their near-death experiences. When Joe begins to believe that Emily is trying to contact him from the other side, his coworkers and his neighbor (a staunch Kathy Bates with a sterling buzz cut) warn him that grief can be a heavy burden to bear. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Kevin Costner](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267467_9623da.jpg)
Kevin Costner
USA
Best movies:
Dances with Wolves (1990)
JFK (1991)
The Untouchables (1987)
![Susanna Thompson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/443/161443645_902b98.jpg)
Susanna Thompson
USA
Best movies:
Dragonfly (2002)
When a Man Loves a Woman (1994)
America's Dream (1996) (TV movie)
![Joe Morton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267502_f2bb7c.jpg)
Joe Morton
USA
Best movies:
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
American Gangster (2007)
Of Mice and Men (1992)
![Ron Rifkin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/680/162680587_783539.jpg)
Ron Rifkin
USA
Best movies:
L.A. Confidential (1997)
JFK (1991)
Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993)
![Kathy Bates](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/034/161034996_43b22d.jpg)
Kathy Bates
USA
Best movies:
Titanic (1997)
Misery (1990)
High Stakes (1989)
![Lisa Banes](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/654/160654740_e9e4ef.jpg)
Lisa Banes
USA
Best movies:
Les Apparences (2014)
Freedom Writers (2007)
Without Limits (1998)
Jay Thomas
USA
Best movies:
Mr. Holland's Opus (1995)
L'Affaire Chelsea Deardon (1986)
Dragonfly (2002)
![Matt Craven](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/933/162933831_96960a.jpg)
Matt Craven
Canada
Best movies:
Karol : L'homme qui devint Pape (2005) (TV movie)
X-Men: First Class (2011)
The Life of David Gale (2003)
![Leslie Hope](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270385_33cc92.jpg)
Leslie Hope
Canada
Best movies:
Sword of Gideon (1986) (TV movie)
War and Remembrance (1988) (series)
Love Streams (1984)
![Peter Hansen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/046/576/46576461_b36653.jpg)
Peter Hansen
USA
Best movies:
The War of the Roses (1989)
The Ten Commandments (1956)
How the West Was Won (1976) (series)
![Heidi Swedberg](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/425/158425444_d2759c.jpg)
Heidi Swedberg
USA
Best movies:
Hot Shots! (1991)
Galaxy Quest (1999)
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael (1990)
![L. Scott Caldwell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/463/164463755_bfd719.jpg)
L. Scott Caldwell
USA
Best movies:
The Fugitive (1993)
Lost: The Final Journey (2010) (TV movie)
Like Dandelion Dust (2009)
![Linda Hunt](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/039/166039709_1d344d.jpg)
Linda Hunt
USA
Best movies:
Maverick (1994)
Stranger Than Fiction (2006)
Eleni (1985)
![Jacob Vargas](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274491_aaf59f.jpg)
Jacob Vargas
Mexico
![Liza Weil](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/756/162756332_730707.jpg)
Liza Weil
USA
Best movies:
Les Portes de l'esprit (1999)
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life (2016) (series)
Dragonfly (2002)
![Justina Machado](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/276/276926_492de4.jpg)
Justina Machado
USA
Best movies:
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
The Call (2013)
Final Destination 2 (2003)
![Gillian Vigman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/785/162785676_58c4fb.png)
Gillian Vigman
USA
Best movies:
The Holdovers (2023)
The Hangover (2009)
Snack Shack (2024)
![Andy Umberger](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/279/279288_700651.jpg)
Andy Umberger
USA
Best movies:
The X Files: Requiem (2000) (video compilation)
Coach Carter (2005)
The Accountant (2016)
![Samantha Smith](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/235/163235937_f2f7c4.jpg)
Samantha Smith
USA
Best movies:
Transformers (2007)
Jerry Maguire (1996)
Fidel (2002) (TV movie)