Dying Young

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Dying Young

R,

1991,

1h 51m,

Drama

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26%

39 Reviews

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65%

25,000+ Ratings

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39 Reviews

65%

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25,000+ Ratings

Answering an ad for an "attractive female" to care for a sick young man, Hilary (Julia Roberts) becomes the caretaker of smart, well-bred Victor (Campbell Scott), who is fighting leukemia. Their business relationship slowly develops into a romance, and as Victor educates Hilary about the finer things in life, she teaches him how to love and trust another person. Victor's health continues to decline, yet the couple are determined to face his terminal prognosis together.

Critics Consensus

Dying's easy; it's making audiences care about the romance at the heart of this inert drama that proves difficult.

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Dave Kehr

Chicago Tribune

Jul 1, 2013

3/4

Where most contemporary directors would be looking for ways to demonstrate their superiority to the material -- dropping in campy asides or meaningless technical flourishes -- Schumacher is looking for ways to make it work.

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Jack Yeovil

Empire Magazine

Jul 1, 2013

1/5

Donate the ticket money you would have spent to medical research, and stay home.

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Kenneth Turan

Los Angeles Times

Jul 1, 2013

2.5/5

Yes, it is good to see how much of a difference actors can make with flimsy material, but wouldn't it be nice if they had something with more than the emotional weight of a Twinkie to work on?

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Rene Jordan

El Nuevo Herald (Miami)

Dec 30, 2022

Julia Roberts... takes possession of the screen as if it were her private fiefdom. [Full review in Spanish]

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Lou Cedrone

Baltimore Sun

Jul 1, 2013

2/4

It also lacks cuteness, which a movie of this sort needs. A film as predictable as this one is seriously in need of scenes that stand out, scenes that give the movie a little life, no pun intended.

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Daniel Etherington

Film4

Jul 1, 2013

A decidedly dubious early 1990s love story from Joel Schumacher. The Kenny G sax solos don't help either.

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Hermione R

Mar 13, 2017

Horrible film, regardless of it's release date. It's essentially about immature young adults interacting they way they think mature adults should when faced with life-altering decisions and the opposite sex. The dying young man is a near-stalker head case (his cancer is the least of his issues), so it's very hard to find sympathy for him. It's also difficult to understand why the female charter would ant to take on such an odd "nursing prostitute" role. Somewhat painful and hopelessly boring to watch; I hung in there hoping for redemption of some sort. It never comes. Instead, a sappy NON-ENDING leaves you even further disgusted. I ended up not caring about either character - I felt the most sympathy for the man-boy's father and the woman's construction friend. Go figure, as these strong side characters were meaningless, plot devices. Save your time and SKIP it.

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Hagrid M

Feb 1, 2017

It's good movie to watch

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Hilary O'Neil

Campbell Scott

Victor Geddes

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Synopsis

Answering an ad for an "attractive female" to care for a sick young man, Hilary (Julia Roberts) becomes the caretaker of smart, well-bred Victor (Campbell Scott), who is fighting leukemia. Their business relationship slowly develops into a romance, and as Victor educates Hilary about the finer things in life, she teaches him how to love and trust another person. Victor's health continues to decline, yet the couple are determined to face his terminal prognosis together.

Director: Joel Schumacher
Producer: Sally Field, Kevin McCormick
Screenwriter: Richard Friedenberg, Marti Leimbach
Production Co: Fogwood Films, Twentieth Century Fox
Rating: R
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 30, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $32.3M
Runtime: 1h 51m
Sound Mix: Surround

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