Dying Young

"She's given him something nobody else could. A reason to live."

1991 1h 51m EN

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6.7

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25%

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★6.7TMDB · 501🥫25%Rotten Tomatoes★6IMDB · 18,051

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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After she discovers that her boyfriend has betrayed her, Hilary O'Neil is looking for a new start and a new job. She begins to work as a private nurse for a young man suffering from blood cancer. Slowly, they fall in love, but they always know their love cannot last because he is destined to die.

“She's given him something nobody else could. A reason to live.”

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Cast

Julia Roberts
Hilary O'Neil
Campbell Scott
Victor Gaddes
Vincent D'Onofrio
Gordon
Colleen Dewhurst
Estelle Whittier
David Selby
Richard Geddes
Ellen Burstyn
Mrs. O'Neil
Dion Anderson
Cappy
George Martin
Malachi

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Joel Schumacher
Writers: Richard Friedenberg
Languages: French, English, Portuguese
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Made its money back 4.6× over at the box office.

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ERA

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

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: French, English, Portuguese.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Joel Schumacher, shot by Juan Ruiz Anchía. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by James Newton Howard. 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 Robert Brown shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Julia Roberts and Campbell Scott and Vincent D'Onofrio carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "She's given him something nobody else could. A reason to live.".

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The take

Joel Schumacher directs. Juan Ruiz Anchía behind the camera. James Newton Howard scores. Robert Brown cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in French, English, Portuguese.

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1Made its money back 4.6× over at the box office.
235 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: French, English, Portuguese.
4Directed by Joel Schumacher, shot by Juan Ruiz Anchía. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by James Newton Howard. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Robert Brown shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Julia Roberts and Campbell Scott and Vincent D'Onofrio carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "She's given him something nobody else could. A reason to live.".
9IMDB entry: tt0101787 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 9 themes, including "new love", "life and death", "nurse", "education".