The Book of Life

1998 · 63 MIN · IMDB 6.4 · 2,171 VOTES · DIR. Hal Hartley

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Overview

New Year's Eve takes on new meaning when the Devil, Jesus Christ, and Christ's assistant Magdalena discuss and debate the End of the World.

Dialogue Timeline — 599 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:42 Forgive me Jesus, for I have sinned.
00:04:46 Look, I'm sorry, you have the wrong number.
00:06:48 I've got $20, which I, in fact, borrowed from a friend
00:08:06 Not my favorite passage.
00:09:51 This is no time to hesitate.
00:11:26 The day of wrath has come, when the sun, and the moon and the stars...
00:14:10 It is.
00:16:01 Lunatic.
00:21:10 ...See, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the root of David
00:25:41 Savior Lord, holy and true, how long would it be before you judge...
00:29:18 I can imagine everything... too well.
00:31:31 That's OK. - You gonna put it into the mixer? - Thick soup.
00:33:29 The people began to leave, the old people first, then the young.
00:37:40 You think the world's gonna end tonight?
00:40:41 No, I'm rich. - Really?
00:43:13 We?!
00:44:43 There is time.
00:46:15 We capitalize on that.
00:48:53 Edie, Magdalena. Magdalena, Edie.
00:50:43 Has it had no benefits? - That depends...
00:52:46 Where is it, Magdalena? - I don't know what you're talking about.
00:54:36 Oh, it doesn't get any better than this! - It doesn't get any worse, either.
00:57:07 Yeah-yeah-yeah, what are you getting at?
00:59:09 Would they remember what I said?

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed599
Dialogue density9.5 lines / min
First line00:00:42
Final line00:59:09

Production Record

DirectorHal Hartley
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes2,171