Just Like Heaven is an American romantic comedy fantasy film released on September 16, 2005, in the United States and Canada. Set in San Francisco, it was directed by Mark Waters, starring Reese Witherspoon, Mark Ruffalo, and Jon Heder. It is based on the novel If Only It Were True by Marc Levy. Steven Spielberg acquired the rights to make the film out of the book. Elizabeth Masterson , a young doctor whose work is her whole life, is seriously injured in a car accident while on her way to a blind date. Three months later, David Abbott , a landscape architect recovering from the death of his... wife, moves into the apartment that had been Elizabeth's. Elizabeth begins to appear to David at the apartment. However with ghostly properties and abilities it is clear something is not normal: She can suddenly appear and disappear, move through walls, and once takes over his actions. When they meet, they are both surprised, as Elizabeth is not aware yet of her condition. For the most part, David is the only one who can see Elizabeth, leading others to believe that he is hallucinating and talking to himself.
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| Release date: | September 16, 2005 |
| Directed by: | Mark Waters |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 95 Minutes |
| Producer: | Walter F. Parkes, Laurie MacDonald |
| Editor: | Bruce Green |
| Music by: | Rolfe Kent |
| Cinematography: | Daryn Okada |
| Screenplay by: | Leslie Dixon, Peter Tolan |
| Estimated budget: | $58,000,000 |
| Adapted from: | If Only It Were True |
| Genre: | Comedy, Fantasy |