Just Like Heaven

PG-13

Released Sep 16, 2005

1 hr. 35 min.

Romance

Comedy

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54%

151 Reviews

Tomatometer

75%

250,000+ Ratings

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David (Mark Ruffalo) is a recently widowed architect moving into a new apartment in San Francisco. But the apartment isn't entirely empty; it's haunted by the ghost of a woman named Elizabeth (Reese Witherspoon). And although Elizabeth can't remember much about her life, she's convinced that she isn't really dead. While David recruits Darryl (Jon Heder), an absent-minded psychic, to get to the bottom of Elizabeth's identity, he and Elizabeth begin to fall in love.

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Critics Consensus

Delightfully sweet like a lollipop, Just Like Heaven is a dreamy romantic comedy that may give you a toothache when it attempts to broach difficult end of life issues by throwing a cherry on top.

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Laura F

I'll watch anything with Mark Ruffalo in it, this is one film I've gone back to a few times, when I need a bit of easy to watch fluff.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/21/23

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donnie m

really cute CLEAN movie-we need more like this

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/15/23

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Cecilia B

Love this movie, funny, sweet, and extremely entertaining. Feel good movie!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/08/23

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The C

Sweet and lovely! Not difficult to believe in the story.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/24/23

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Test T

I really liked this. Lots if interesting ideas, a great story, and a few surprises along the way. I enjoyed the characters, the special effects and the locations. A very satisfying movie, with a nice happy ending.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/02/23

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Marie I

I know I'm a little late, but, this is certainly a must see rom-com! With themes such as love, grief, hope, you just get so lost in the way the whole movie plays out. Twists, and wonderful acting!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/11/23

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Mark Waters

Director

Reese Witherspoon

Elizabeth Martinson

Mark Ruffalo

David Abbott

Donal Logue

Jack Houriskey

Dina Spybey-Waters

Abby Brody

Ben Shenkman

Brett Rushton

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Just Like Heaven: Official Clip - Stay With Me

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Just Like Heaven: Official Clip - I Love You

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Just Like Heaven: Official Clip - Coming on Too Strong

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Just Like Heaven: Official Clip - It Wasn't a Dream

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Just Like Heaven: Official Clip - Exorcising Elizabeth's Spirit

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Just Like Heaven: Official Clip - Omigod, It's Her

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Just Like Heaven: Official Clip - I Can See Your Sister's Spirit

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Just Like Heaven: Official Clip - What's Happening to Me?

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Just Like Heaven: Official Clip - She's Not Dead

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J. R. Jones

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The stale premise, combined with the leads’ typecasting, makes for an eminently forgettable date movie.

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Empire Magazine

Rated: 3/5

Apr 1, 2006

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Stella Papamichael

BBC.com

... it is refreshing to see a love story played out with sincerity.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 13, 2005

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David Nusair

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...a predominantly forgettable (and thoroughly generic) romcom...

Rated: 2.5/4

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Rachel Wagner

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It's not like it reinvents the wheel... but I think it is so heartwarming and such a good example of how to do romantic comedy right.

Jun 27, 2019

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Joshua Starnes

ComingSoon.net

Just Like Heaven is a typical romantic comedy that stumbles on the problems of being not particularly funny or interesting. It could have been truly heartwarming, but is so heavy handed here that the final result is merely sentimental pap.

Rated: 5/10

Mar 29, 2011

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Synopsis

David (Mark Ruffalo) is a recently widowed architect moving into a new apartment in San Francisco. But the apartment isn't entirely empty; it's haunted by the ghost of a woman named Elizabeth (Reese Witherspoon). And although Elizabeth can't remember much about her life, she's convinced that she isn't really dead. While David recruits Darryl (Jon Heder), an absent-minded psychic, to get to the bottom of Elizabeth's identity, he and Elizabeth begin to fall in love.

Director: Mark Waters
Executive Producer: David B. Householter
Screenwriter: Peter Tolan, Leslie Dixon, Marc Levy
Distributor: DreamWorks SKG
Production Co: DreamWorks Pictures
Rating: PG-13 (Some Sexual Content)
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 16, 2005, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 1, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $48.3M
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.37:1)

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