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1991 | DIRECTED BY ALBERT BROOKS

Defending Your Life

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Movie Stats
Year
1991
Select Cast
Meryl Streep
Albert Brooks
Michael Durrell
James Eckhouse
Gary Beach
Julie Cobb
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First viewed:
21st Feb 2016
Last viewed:
16th May 2026
Total views:
41
Total Grosses
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US total gross
  $14.3 Million
Cinema Tickets Sold
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US tickets sold
3.4 Million aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Release: No UK cinema release.
US Box Office
  • Debut weekend: 12th Apr '91
  • Debut position: 5
  • Highest position: 5
  • Debut gross: $3.1 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 3
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
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Directed by
albert brooks Albert Brooks
Starring
Albert Brooks
Michael Durrell
albert brooksMeryl Streep
James Eckhouse
Gary Beach
Julie Cobb
Peter Schuck
Rip Torn
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UK Box Office Chart History
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North American Box Office Info
Highest Place
5
Weeks top 15
3
Total Weeks
3
Total US Gross:
$14,292,366
North American Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
12 Apr 1991
5▼
$3,058,664
$7,569,629
19 Apr 1991
6▼
$2,437,311
$10,844,529
3 May 1991
13▼
$1,037,092
$14,292,366

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Chart History
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Genres
Comedy
Comedy
Drama
Drama
Fantasy
Fantasy
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The December Comfort Watches 2025, Day Four: Defending Your Life  whatever.scalzi.com Thu, 4th December 2025

At Albert Brooks’ Gate  Splice Today Fri, 5th December 2025

‘Wonderfully sentimental’: why Defending Your Life is my feelgood movie  The Guardian Tue, 28th January 2025

Defending Your Life: Real Afterlife  The Criterion Collection Wed, 31st March 2021

'Modern Romance,' Albert Brooks’ influential cringe comedy, turns 45  Substack Thu, 12th March 2026

Why Do Movies Keep Repeating the Same Joke About the Afterlife?  The New York Times Wed, 17th December 2025

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