Defending Your Life

1991 · 111 MIN · IMDB 7.2 · 22,217 VOTES · DIR. Albert Brooks

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Overview

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,502 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:13 I was thinking this morning:
00:03:23 You paid for it.
00:12:25 Daniel?
00:17:03 Oh, my God!
00:21:20 No one on Earth uses more than that?
00:24:56 Any teenagers?
00:29:11 Folks, come on, please. Stay with me here.
00:32:26 Didn't anyone ever tell you, you carry yourself very stiffly?
00:36:12 Tomorrow after the trials, do you want to have dinner?
00:40:52 -Look what I found. -Give me that.
00:44:55 Aren't we here to isolate incidents? Or maybe I don't understand the job.
00:49:06 If I fixed a flat tire on your car and two years later I lose your garden hose...
00:53:01 Hunting accident. Some putz thought I was an animal.
00:57:10 ...which comes along maybe once every five or six lifetimes.
01:01:32 Here we go again. Obviously, this is all about money.
01:06:56 ...to five past lives only.
01:10:48 Want to have dinner tomorrow?
01:16:12 Be orderly. This is only a precaution.
01:20:48 -Julia? -How'd you know her name?
01:25:17 There's 30 shrimp...
01:29:06 Did Sam say what would happen to you?
01:33:57 I've never met anybody like them...
01:38:09 ...and I don't want to be judged anymore.
01:42:35 They don't waste any time. They must need the hotel space.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,502
Dialogue density13.5 lines / min
First line00:00:13
Final line01:42:35

Production Record

DirectorAlbert Brooks
LanguageEnglish
Revenue$16,400,000
IMDb votes22,217