Between Heaven and Earth. 7 movies about life after death

7. "The Lovely Bones"

• 2009
• USA, UK, New Zealand
• Fantasy, thriller, drama, crime, detective
• Director: Peter Jackson
• Starring: Saoirse Ronan, Stanley Tucci, Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz, Susan Sarandon
• IMDb Rating: 6.6

Susie Salmon (Saoirse Ronan) is just 14 years old, going on her first date. On the way, she meets her neighbor Mr. Harvey (Stanley Tucci), who suggests that Susie check out his hideout. There he rapes and murders a girl and then hides her body. The soul of an innocent child is caught between earth and heaven. She wants to seek justice, to watch over the loved ones that Susie's loss has destroyed — and to find peace.

The movie was nominated for several prestigious film awards, including an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor (Stanley Tucci) and a Golden Globe in the same category.

"The movie impressed a lot. I liked the way death was played and shown from the other side. It was sad to realize that Susan will not come home for dinner, and in general, will not meet the guy of her dreams", —  lili4ka_7.

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6. "Just Like Heaven" 

• 2005
• USA
• Fantasy, Drama, Melodrama, Comedy
• Director: Mark Waters
• Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Mark Ruffalo, Donal Logue, Dina Spidey, Ben Shenkman
• IMDb Rating: 6.7

Workaholic doctor Elizabeth (Reese Witherspoon) has been working long hours without sleep and saving patients' lives. After a 20-hour shift, she gets behind the wheel and gets into a fatal car accident. A few months later, a young man named David (Mark Ruffalo) moves into her apartment. He sees Elizabeth and can talk to her, but also believes the girl to be a figment of his imagination. As a result of their communication, they realize that for whatever reason, Elizabeth is stuck between the worlds of the living and the dead. David, immersed in his search for an answer, falls in love with the ghost stranger.

"When your heart is bad and your mind demands wine, you go back to old movies that have left their mark on you for another part of your life. I remember when I watched this movie a very long time ago, then went straight to read two books (if suddenly not more already), that's how I got to know this cozy author. I don't remember how it was then, but now looking at it I wept, either from the movie, or from the heaviness of life that had accumulated. The movie is kind, warm, he is like a friend, watch it for sure", — vadim364.

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5. "Stay"  

• 2005
• USA
• Thriller, Drama, Detective
• Director: Marc Forster
• Starring: Ewan McGregor, Ryan Gosling, Naomi Watts, Kate Burton, Elizabeth Reaser
• IMDb Rating: 6.7

Young man Henry Letham (Ryan Gosling) tells psychiatrist Sam Foster (Ewan McGregor) that he plans to commit suicide in three days. The doctor's desperate attempts to help Henry lead him into the patient's world — that place between life and death.

It is the first sold script by American author David Benioff, who later worked on the legendary TV series "Game of Thrones". His fee for "Stay" amounted to $1.5 million.

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4. "Ghost"

• 1990
• USA
• Melodrama, Fantasy, Thriller, Drama
• Director: Jerry Zucker
• Starring: Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, Whoopi Goldberg, Tony Goldwyn, Rick Aviles
• IMDb Rating: 7.1

One of the walks of lovers Sam (Patrick Swayze) and Molly (Demi Moore) ended in real tragedy. A mugger attacked them in total darkness and fatally wounded Sam. After becoming a spirit, he continues to watch Molly. Very soon Sam realizes that he did not just become a ghost, because his beloved woman is in mortal danger.

"Ghost" became the highest-grossing movie of 1990. It won numerous awards, including an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress (Whoopi Goldberg) and Best Screenplay. The scene with the potter's wheel is still recognized by many as one of the most sensual scenes in film history.

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3. "Where Dreams May Come" 

• 1998
• USA, New Zealand
• Fantasy, Drama, Melodrama
• Director: Vincent Ward
• Starring: Robin Williams, Cuba Gooding, Annabella Sciorra, Max von Sydow, Jessica Brooks Grant
• IMDb Rating: 7.2

Annie (Annabella Sciorra) loses her husband Chris (Robin Williams) and their two children in a car accident. She sees no point in living and commits suicide. Now she is doomed to eternal torment in hell. But Chris, who was waiting for his beloved in paradise, cannot leave her in trouble. He follows his wife to the underworld to save Annie.

The movie won an Oscar for best visual effects. The film was shot on Fuji Velvia film (RVM), which is characterized by excessive color saturation, so it is very rarely used in movies.

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2. "The Five People You Meet In Heaven"

• 2004
• USA
• Fantasy, drama
• Director: Lloyd Kramer
• Starring: Jon Voight, Ellen Burstyn, Jeff Daniels, Dagmara Dominczyk, Stephen Graham
• IMDb Rating: 7.2

On his 83rd birthday, Eddie (Jon Voight), a war veteran and amusement park maintenance worker, is killed trying to save a girl caught under a falling ride. He awakens in the afterlife and meets five people who, for whatever reason, have affected his life. Gradually, their interactions reveal secrets from Eddie's past, helping him to resolve issues that have troubled the man all his life.

The movie was nominated for an Emmy Award for camerawork (Kramer Morgenthau). The lead actor Jon Voight was honored with a nomination in the Best Actor in a Mini-Series category at the U.S. Screen Actors Guild Awards.

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1. "The Sixth Sense"

• 1999
• USA
• Detective, Fantasy, Thriller, Drama
• Director: M. Night Shyamalan
• Starring: Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment, Toni Collette, Olivia Williams, Trevor Morgan
• IMDb Rating: 8.2

Child psychiatrist Malcolm Crowe (Bruce Willis) is brought to child psychiatrist Malcolm Crowe (Haley Joel Osment) by 9-year-old Cole (Haley Joel Osment) who is seeing dead people. The doctor is trying his best to help the child, because in his practice there was already one case when the young patient broke into the doctor's apartment and tried to kill him, and then shot himself, blaming Crowe for all the troubles. Now the psychiatrist is tormented by a heavy sense of guilt, which he tries to drown out by going headlong into work.

"The Sixth Sense" was nominated for six Oscars, including for best film and screenplay. At the Saturn Awards, the film won two awards for Best Horror Film and Best Young Actor / Actress (Haley Joel Osment).

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