What Dreams May Come (1998)

Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews

After life there is more. The end is just the beginning.

After Chris Nielsen dies in a car accident, he is guided through the afterlife by his spirit guide, Albert. His new world is beautiful and can be whatever Chris imagines. Even his children are there. But, when his wife, Annie, commits suicide and is sent to hell, Chris ignores Albert's warnings and journeys there to save her. Upon arrival, Chris finds that rescuing Annie will be more difficult than he'd imagined.

• Released: 1998-10-02
• Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
• Runtime: 1h 53m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.3/10 from 2,620 votes

Directed by Vincent Ward.

Top cast

• Robin Williams as Chris Nielsen
• Cuba Gooding Jr. as Albert Lewis
• Annabella Sciorra as Annie Collins-Nielsen
• Max von Sydow as The Tracker
• Jessica Brooks Grant as Marie Nielsen
• Josh Paddock as Ian Nielsen
• Rosalind Chao as Leona
• Lucinda Jenney as Mrs. Jacobs
• Maggie McCarthy as Stacey Jacobs
• Wilma Bonet as Angie

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Where to watch What Dreams May Come

• United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
• India: stream on JioHotstar; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV

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