Here we've displayed a list of the best Afterlife films : After Life(1998), Here Comes Mr. Jordan(1941), Ponette(1996), Heaven Can Wait(1943), Beetlejuice(1988), Gates of Heaven(1978), Wristcutters: A Love Story(2006), The Three Lives of Thomasina(1964), Highlander(1986), What Dreams May Come(1998), Cabin in the Sky(1943), A Guy Named Joe(1943) ... ...
Drama
Japan
1998
118 Minutes
Arata Iura Erika Oda Susumu Terajima Takashi Naitô Kei Tani Tôru Yuri Hisako Hara Akio Yokohama Kazuko Shirakawa Yusuke Iseya Sayaka Yoshino
counselor dead person elderly person dreamy emotional touching limbo meaning of life death daunting task memory love afterlife discovery love 1990s
After death, people have a week to choose only one memory to keep for eternity.
Fantasy
USA
1941
93 Minutes
Robert Montgomery Claude Rains Evelyn Keyes Rita Johnson Edward Everett Horton James Gleason John Emery Lloyd Bridges
boxer angel god millionaire girlfriend melodramatic heartwarming offbeat hilarious los angeles boxing ring bank mansion heaven afterlife big business boxing redemption romance metamorphosis
Boxer Joe Pendleton dies 50 years too soon due to a heavenly mistake, and is given a new life as a millionaire playboy.
Comedy, Drama
France
1996
97 Minutes
Victoire Thivisol Marie Trintignant Xavier Beauvois Claire Nebout Matiaz Bureau Caton Delphine Schiltz Aurélie Vérillon Léopoldine Serre Henri Berthon Carla Ibled Luckie Royer
child mother father friend aunt somber emotional powerful france small town school death afterlife accident childhood religion superstition discovery growing up transformation
A four-year-old girl tries to come to terms with the sudden death of her mother.
Fantasy
USA
1943
112 Minutes
Gene Tierney Don Ameche Charles Coburn Marjorie Main Laird Cregar Spring Byington Allyn Joslyn Eugene Pallette Signe Hasso Louis Calhern Helene Reynolds
devil playboy husband wife parent offbeat amusing heartwarming uplifting new york city hell afterlife death infidelity family morality metamorphosis love wretched excess 19th century
An old roué arrives in Hades to review his life with Satan, who will rule on his eligibility to enter the Underworld.
Comedy
USA
1988
92 Minutes
Michael Keaton Alec Baldwin Geena Davis Jeffrey Jones Catherine O'Hara Winona Ryder Sylvia Sidney Robert Goulet Glenn Shadix Dick Cavett Annie McEnroe
ghost husband sculptor daughter wife quirky amusing spirited country house new england small town afterlife ghosts haunted houses death art exploitation quest escape 1980s
The spirits of a deceased couple are harassed by an unbearable family that has moved into their home, and hire a malicious spirit to drive them out.
Romance, Comedy, Fantasy, Drama
USA|UK
2006
92 Minutes
Patrick Fugit Shannyn Sossamon Shea Whigham Leslie Bibb Mikal P. Lazarev Abraham Benrubi Mary Pat Gleason Clayne Crawford Anthony Azizi Azura Skye Nick Offerman
young man girlfriend rocker hitchhiker disturbing frenetic offbeat camp highway restaurant suicide afterlife road trip miracles adventure metamorphosis quest 2000s
A film set in a strange afterlife way station that has been reserved for people who have committed suicide.
Fantasy
UK|USA
1964
97 Minutes
Patrick McGoohan Susan Hampshire Karen Dotrice Laurence Naismith Jean Anderson Wilfrid Brambell Finlay Currie Vincent Winter Ewan Roberts Oliver Johnston Francis De Wolff
young girl veterinarian cat free spirit assistant healer inspiring charming moving village scotland heaven human-animal friendship father/daughter relationship healing afterlife second chance love rescue transformation
Thomasina the cat brings a family together, through her mysterious death and reappearance.
Adventure, Fantasy, Action
UK
1986
111 Minutes
Christopher Lambert Sean Connery Roxanne Hart Clancy Brown Beatie Edney Alan North Jon Polito Sheila Gish Hugh Quarshie Christopher Malcolm
immortal warrior forensic expert police detective highlander friend spectacular thrilling intense parking garage new york city laboratory police station street scotland battle family feud afterlife magic murder case
An immortal Scottish swordsman must confront the last of his immortal opponent, a murderously brutal barbarian who lusts for the fabled "Prize".
Romance, Fantasy, Drama
USA|New Zealand
1998
113 Minutes
Robin Williams Cuba Gooding Jr. Annabella Sciorra Max von Sydow Jessica Brooks Grant Josh Paddock Rosalind Chao Lucinda Jenney
father husband wife spirit guide dead person child creative dreamy emotional profound heaven hell imaginary world house hospital lake afterlife heroism family imagination
Chris Nielsen dies in an accident, and enters Heaven. But when he discovers that his beloved wife Annie has killed herself out of grief over the loss, he embarks on an afterlife adventure to reunite with her.
Musical
USA
1943
98 Minutes
Ethel Waters Busby Berkeley Eddie Anderson Lena Horne Louis Armstrong Rex Ingram Kenneth Spencer John "Bubbles" Sublett Oscar Polk Mantan Moreland Willie Best
gambler wife sexy woman angel demon best friend amusing heartwarming playful bar church family home heaven purgatory gambling fidelity good deeds religion afterlife rivalry
A compulsive gambler dies during a shooting, but he'll receive a second chance to reform himself and to make up with his worried wife.
Fantasy
USA
1943
120 Minutes
Spencer Tracy Irene Dunne Van Johnson Ward Bond James Gleason Lionel Barrymore Barry Nelson Esther Williams Henry O'Neill Don DeFore Charles Smith
guardian angel pilot love interest commanding officer friend patriotic spirited england arizona military academy afterlife world war ii bombing jealousy mission love quest 1940s
A dead World War II bomber pilot named Pete Sandidge, becomes the guardian angel of another pilot, Ted Randall. He guides Ted through battle and helping him to romance his old girlfriend, despite her excessive devotion to Sandidge's memory.
Fantasy, Comedy
Netherlands
1990
116 Minutes
Peter O'Toole Andréa Ferréol Colin Firth Walter Gotell Marie Trintignant Robert Stephens Gottfried John Nicolas Chagrin
actor author emotional creative hotel afterlife fame mortality luxury transformation
A famous movie actor (Peter O'Toole) claims that he has written a book. As result, a real author, not a very well known writer, vengenfully kills him but then dies as a result of an ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1930
82 Minutes
Leslie Howard Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Helen Chandler Beryl Mercer Alec B. Francis Alison Skipworth Lyonel Watts Montagu Love Dudley Digges Walter Kingsford
socialite industrialist mother lover reverend steward brooding dark tender suspenseful boat limbo house afterlife suicide purgatory death the past second chance discovery
Later remade as "Between Two Worlds."
Romance
USA|Germany
1998
117 Minutes
Nicolas Cage Meg Ryan Andre Braugher Dennis Franz Colm Feore Robin Bartlett Joanna Merlin Sarah Dampf
angel doctor friend dreamy melodramatic mushy los angeles hospital household afterlife death friendship love transformation 1990s
An angel on Earth, a doctor unable to believe, a patient with a secret, a love story made in Heaven.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA|UK|New Zealand
2009
136 Minutes
Mark Wahlberg Rachel Weisz Susan Sarandon Stanley Tucci Michael Imperioli Saoirse Ronan Rose McIver Christian Ashdale Reece Ritchie
teen girl father mother neighbor friend detective dreamy emotional pennsylvania purgatory cornfield lighthouse heaven serial murders afterlife family investigation missing persons grief metamorphosis
Centers on a young girl who has been murdered and watches over her family - and her killer - from purgatory. She must weigh her desire for vengeance against her desire for her family to heal.
Fantasy
Thailand|UK|France|Germany|Spain|Netherlands
2010
114 Minutes
Sakda Kaewbuadee Jenjira Pongpas Thanapat Saisaymar Natthakarn Aphaiwonk Geerasak Kulhong Wallapa Mongkolprasert Kanokporn Thongaram Samud Kugasang
terminally ill person ghost spirit sister-in-law creature uncle dreamy profound moving thailand jungle cave hospital death reincarnation afterlife supernatural memory family metamorphosis
Dying of kidney disease, a man spends his last, somber days with family, including the ghost of his wife and a forest spirit who used to be his son, on a rural northern Thailand farm.
Sci-Fi
USA
1990
111 Minutes
Kiefer Sutherland Julia Roberts Kevin Bacon William Baldwin Oliver Platt Kimberly Scott Joshua Rudoy Benjamin Mouton Hope Davis
medical student doctor love interest boy spectacular gripping emotional chicago afterlife morality medicine sex supernatural troubled youth mystery quest 1980s
Five medical students experiment with "near death" experiences, until the dark consequences of past tragedies begin to jeopardize their lives.
Drama
USA
1943
73 Minutes
father mother ghost soldier son moving melodramatic patriotic iowa world war ii meaning of life death mourning father/son relationship afterlife love sacrifice 1940s
In a typical American Midwestern city, Hartfield, Iowa, Lew Marsh (Don Ameche) is the owner of a drugstore. Everyone knows Lew and knew his grandfather, old "Gramp" Marsh (Harry Carey), who... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1985
89 Minutes
Lewis Smith Jason Gedrick Jane Kaczmarek Richard Mulligan Mark Metcalf Beau Dremann Stephen Gregory
guardian angel teen boy mother mentor love interest amusing emotional georgia household high school afterlife rebellion friendship mother/son relationship redemption underdog transformation discovery 1980s
A hip guardian angel named Bobby Fantana, who died in a car race in the 60s, reluctantly agrees to watch over a lonely 80s high schooler who needs guidance on how to become cool.
Fantasy
USA
1989
122 Minutes
Richard Dreyfuss Holly Hunter Brad Johnson John Goodman Audrey Hepburn Roberts Blossom Keith David Ed Van Nuys Marg Helgenberger Doug McGrath John David Souther
pilot aerial firefighter firemen ghost air traffic controller angel emotional touching uplifting colorado montana plane wildfire afterlife flying romance love metamorphosis sacrifice 1980s
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.
Comedy
USA|UK
1991
98 Minutes
Keanu Reeves Alex Winter William Sadler Joss Ackland Pam Grier George Carlin Amy Stoch Jim Martin Hal F. Landon Jr. Annette Azcuy Chelcie Ross
slacker friend villain grim reaper musician doppelganger madcap cheeky playful california san dimas, calif. limbo grocery store stage death afterlife identity theft time travel competition friendship
A tyrant from the future creates evil android doubles of Bill and Ted and sends them back to eliminate the originals.
Fantasy
USA
1935
82 Minutes
wealthy man ward nephew boyfriend doctor ghost fascinating melodramatic emotional upstate new york house garden supernatural promises greed guilt inheritance afterlife metamorphosis quest
The ghost of a recently deceased family patriarch tries to help his surviving relatives, in part by preventing a marriage that he knows will go wrong.
Comedy, Drama
UK
2012
80 Minutes
Burn Gorman Warren Brown Jo Hartley Iain De Caestecker Chris Waitt Alexander Morton Kate O'Flynn Kulvinder Ghir Aymen Hamdouchi Brad Moore Kirsty Strain
angel accident victim dead person cheeky charming amusing heartwarming uplifting touching england seaside purgatory town afterlife redemption quest pursuit rescue transformation 21st century
Martin (deceased) is stuck in a dead-end job, welcoming the newly departed into the afterlife. All he dreams of is going 'Up There'. But his plans are thrown into disarray when he has to ... See full summary »
Horror
UK
1933
73 Minutes
Boris Karloff Cedric Hardwicke Ernest Thesiger Dorothy Hyson Anthony Bushell Kathleen Harrison Harold Huth D.A. Clarke-Smith Ralph Richardson Jack Raine
egyptologist professor assistant lawyer impostor ghost creepy suspenseful eerie england country house resurrection afterlife supernatural magic transformation mystery revenge 1930s
An Egyptologist returns from the dead to take revenge on those who have violated his tomb.
Comedy
USA
1950
79 Minutes
Emlyn Williams Eve Arden Howard da Silva Ruth Warrick Vanessa Brown Shepperd Strudwick Robert Karnes Billie Burke Louise Erickson Jonathan Hale Jane Darwell
dead person poker player friend wife husband lover cheeky spirited witty heaven house bedroom small town infidelity afterlife secret relationships marital problems sex revenge
When a recently deceased playboy gets to heaven and is granted one wish--granted to all newcomers--he requests that he be able to see the reactions of three husbands, with whom he regularly... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
USA
1990
100 Minutes
Bob Hoskins Denzel Washington Chloe Webb Roger E. Mosley Ja'net DuBois Alan Rachins Ray Baker Jeffrey Meek Kieran Mulroney
police officer ghost prostitute old flame racist cheeky heartwarming thrilling emotional los angeles hospital street redemption afterlife love triangle police work organ donation second chance metamorphosis transformation
A racist cop receives a heart transplant from a black lawyer he hates, who returns as a ghost to ask the cop to help take down the men who murdered him.
Fantasy, Comedy, Action
USA
2013
98 Minutes
Jeff Bridges Ryan Reynolds Kevin Bacon Mary-Louise Parker Stephanie Szostak Robert Knepper James Hong Marisa Miller Mike O'Malley Devin Ratray Larry Joe Campbell
police officer sheriff ghost murder suspect secretary dead person frenetic amusing thrilling boston fantasy world heaven police station murder afterlife police work apocalypse pursuit metamorphosis rescue
A recently slain cop joins a team of undead police officers working for the Rest in Peace Department and tries to find the man who murdered him.
Romance, Other
USA
2015
88 Minutes
Gary Entin Derek Theler Kathleen Rose Perkins Melanie Liburd Lindsey Gort Daniel DiTomasso Charles Robinson Troy Evans Jeremy Luke
angel good samaritan amusing airy charming endearing heartwarming lighthearted playful heaven accident second chance afterlife christmas love 2010s
Good Samaritan Sarah Fitzpatrick has a fatal accident just before Christmas, and finds herself in the lobby before the gates of Heaven. Certain that she will be let in, she is shocked to ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
UK|Canada|USA
2005
98 Minutes
Michael Keaton Chandra West Deborah Kara Unger Ian McNeice Sarah Strange Nicholas Elia Mike Dopud Marsha Regis Brad Sihvon Mitchell Kosterman L. Harvey Gold
architect wife pretty woman son psychic mysterious man creepy eerie household funeral abandoned building supernatural phenomenon death grief investigation afterlife discovery mystery 2000s
An architect's desire to speak with his wife from beyond the grave becomes an obsession with supernatural repercussions.