Defending Your Life

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Summary:
Albert Brooks wrote, directed, and stars in this philosophical comedy about a man having a hard time making a case for himself in the afterlife. When advertising executive Daniel Miller (Albert Brooks) finds himself in a fatal car crash minutes after taking delivery on a new BMW, he's whisked away to Judgment City, where the recently dead are put on a sort of trial to decide their ... Full Summary >>

Cast:
Albert Brooks - (Daniel Miller)
Meryl Streep - (Julia)
Rip Torn - (Bob Diamond)
Lee Grant - (Lena Foster)
Buck Henry - (Dick Stanley)
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Review:
Enchanting, always funny, sometimes hilarious, and featuring a surprisingly light comic performance from the ever adaptable Meryl Streep, this is the most likeable and endearing comedy to date for writer/director/star Albert Brooks. His satirical edge, so sharp in his three previous films -- Real Life (1979), Modern Romance (1981), and ... Continue >>

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