

After learning that a brain aneurysm will kill him in about 90 minutes, a perpetually unhappy man struggles to come to terms with his fate and make amends with everyone he has ever hurt.
Acting
Williams channels genuine despair through manic comedy—devastating.
Direction
Robinson keeps 84 minutes breathless without feeling rushed.

Director
Phil Alden Robinson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released months before Williams' death, making terminal diagnosis scenes almost unbearably prophetic.
Peter Dinklage plays Williams' brother despite zero resemblance—casting choice that somehow works through sheer commitment.
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"By the time you'll see this, I'll be dead." Holy shit...
@geico105 560
RIP Robin Williams. Hollywood has truly lost one of its greatest actors, and the world has lost a great man
@hermionejeangranger7881 580
1:05 "By the time you'll see this, I'll be dead" I first saw this trailer today
@gamemancolor2657 772
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