Defending Your Life

Defending Your Life

The first true story of what happens after you die.

1991111 min6.9 / 10

A witty, warmhearted fantasy-comedy that uses the afterlife as a stage for exploring courage, self-doubt, and the redemptive power of love.

Is there love after death? After he dies suddenly, the hapless advertising executive Daniel Miller finds himself in Judgment City, a gleaming way station where the newly deceased must prove they lived a life of sufficient courage to advance in their journey through the universe. As the self-doubting Daniel struggles to make his case, a budding relationship with the uninhibited Julia offers him a chance to finally feel alive.

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