Always

"They couldn't hear him. They couldn't see him. But he was there when they needed him... Even after he was gone."

1989 2h 2m EN

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6.2

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★6.2TMDB · 691

RomanceFantasyDrama

Synopsis

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The spirit of a recently deceased expert pilot mentors a newer pilot while watching him fall in love with the girlfriend that he left behind.

“They couldn't hear him. They couldn't see him. But he was there when they needed him... Even after he was gone.”

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Cast

Richard Dreyfuss
Pete Sandich
Holly Hunter
Dorinda Durston
John Goodman
Al Yackey
Brad Johnson
Ted Baker
Audrey Hepburn
Hap
Roberts Blossom
Dave
Keith David
Powerhouse
Ed Van Nuys
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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Steven Spielberg
Writers: Jerry Belson, Dalton Trumbo, Chandler Sprague
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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37 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Steven Spielberg, shot by Mikael Salomon. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Original score by John Williams. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Michael Kahn shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Richard Dreyfuss and Holly Hunter and John Goodman carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "They couldn't hear him. They couldn't see him. But he was there when they needed him... Even after he was gone.".

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7 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0096794 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Steven Spielberg directs. Mikael Salomon behind the camera. John Williams scores. Michael Kahn cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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137 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Steven Spielberg, shot by Mikael Salomon. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by John Williams. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Michael Kahn shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Richard Dreyfuss and Holly Hunter and John Goodman carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "They couldn't hear him. They couldn't see him. But he was there when they needed him... Even after he was gone.".
7IMDB entry: tt0096794 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 10 themes, including "airplane", "afterlife", "pilot", "colorado".

The technical file

Cinematography: Mikael Salomon
Original score: John Williams
Editing: Michael Kahn
Production design: James D. Bissell
Costume design: Ellen Mirojnick
Sound: Ben Burtt
Stunt coordinator: Steven Lambert
Runtime: 122 min · 2h 2m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $31,000,000
Box office: $74,100,000
Return: 239% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Always (1989)

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Rob2023-05-12
★ 7/10
A genuinely delightful romance movie with a difference that will seesaw you between tears of laughter and tears of sadness. Spielberg knows how to make movies, it has to be said, and this one pushes all the right buttons.
kevin20192025-04-11
★ 8/10
"Always" is an engaging and absolutely splendid piece of entertainment which has been brought to the screen with tremendous visual artistry by Steven Spielberg. It unfolds in a way you might expect it to, but its ruminations on the profound themes of death and the afterlife are loaded with a powerful emotional poignancy which is never allowed to cross over into the more unappetising realms of the saccharine. It also has an appealing and positive outlook on life and death and it is really comforting to believe that death is not the end. It is not the glorious and wonderful book of life being closed for the last time, but it is merely the continuation of a journey to a well earned after life where each of us can finally rest in peace at last.