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
Robin Williams
Henry Altmann
Mila Kunis
Dr. Sharon Gill
Peter Dinklage
Aaron Altmann
Melissa Leo
Bette Altmann
Hamish Linklater
Tommy Altmann
Sutton Foster
Adela
James Earl Jones
Ruben
Richard Kind
Bix
Daniel Raymont
Ulugbek
Chris Gethard
Dr. Jordan Reed
Jerry Adler
Cooper
Isiah Whitlock Jr.
Yates
Bob Dishy
Frank
Da'Vine Joy Randolph
Nurse Rowan
Jeremie Harris
Leon
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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