Joe Black and Bill Parrish enter into a most unusual gentleman's agreement. Wealthy media tycoon William Parrish leads a charmed existence until Death comes calling with an extraordinary proposition - he'll delay Bill's imminent demise in exchange for a tour of life. Innocent, enigmatic and often hilarious, Joe disrupts Bill's world of privilege and corporate intrigue. But when he falls for Bill's beautiful daughter, Joe threatens to change the rules. Now Bill must fight not for his future, but for those he loves in this bittersweet tale of life and death.

Received a significant sales boost, as this was one of the first films the trailer for Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) was attached to. This resulted in the near legendary occurrence of people paying full fare just to see the trailer, as well as a projected boost of those who stayed through the movie.

Joe Black:
Careful Bill, you'll give yourself a heart attack and ruin my vacation.

Continuity: In the coffee shop, Claire pours cream into her coffee three times, and puts sugar in twice.

Written by Irving Berlin