The slick and clever film drama where 'Death' come to visit media mogul Bill Parrish on his 65th birthday, in the form of a man, is the 1998 film "Meet Joe Black". This film received mixed reviews from critics and had a production budget of $80 million US dollars. Worldwide "Meet Joe Black" made $143 million (USD).

In the film, Bill Parrish (Anthony Hopkins), businessman and devoted family man, is about to celebrate his 65th birthday. However, before he reaches the landmark, he is visited by Death (Brad Pitt). Death has taken human form as Joe Black, a young man who recently died. Joe and Bill make a deal. Bill is given a few extra days of his life, and Joe has the same amount of time to get to know what it's like to be human. It seems like a perfect arrangement, until Joe falls in love with Bill's daughter.

The film is a romantic fantasy which was directed and produced by Martin Brest. The film's screenplay was written by Bo Goldman, Kevin Wade, Ron Osborn and Jeff Reno. It is loosely based on the 1934 film "Death Takes a Holiday". Here the stars include Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, and Claire Forlani.

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