About Time vs Meet Joe Black
About Time has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 7.4/10 for Meet Joe Black). About Time is the shorter watch at 2h 3m compared with 2h 58m. Meet Joe Black is the older of the two (1998 against 2013). Both are drama, fantasy, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
About Time
Meet Joe Black| About Time | Meet Joe Black | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.9/10 | ★ 7.4/10 |
| Year | 2013 | 1998 |
| Length | 2h 3m | 2h 58m |
| Genres | Drama, Fantasy, Romance | Drama, Fantasy, Romance |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Richard Curtis | Martin Brest |
| Main cast | Lindsay Duncan, Tom Hughes, Bill Nighy, Lydia Wilson, Tom Hollander | Anthony Hopkins, Brad Pitt, Jeffrey Tambor, Marcia Gay Harden, Jake Weber |
Synopsis
About Time
The night after another unsatisfactory New Year's party, Tim's father tells his son that the men in his family have always had the ability to travel through time. They can't change history, but they can change what happens and has happened in their own lives. Thus begins the start of a lesson in learning to appreciate life itself as it is, as it comes, and most importantly, the people living alongside us.
Meet Joe Black
Bill Parrish has it all - success, wealth and power. Days before his 65th birthday, he receives a visit from a mysterious stranger, Joe Black, who soon reveals himself as Death. In exchange for extra time, Bill agrees to serve as Joe's earthly guide. But will he regret his choice when Joe unexpectedly falls in love with Bill's beautiful daughter Susan?
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