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67% Critic Match
Dying Young
“She's given him something nobody else could. A reason to live.”
6.7 / 10• 1991• 1h 51m•R• English
DramaRomance
Storyline
After she discovers that her boyfriend has betrayed her, Hilary O'Neil is looking for a new start and a new job. She begins to work as a private nurse for a young man suffering from blood cancer. Slowly, they fall in love, but they always know their love cannot last because he is destined to die.
Cast & Crew
Julia Roberts
Hilary O'Neil
Lead
Campbell Scott
Victor Gaddes
Vincent D'Onofrio
Gordon
Colleen Dewhurst
Estelle Whittier
David Selby
Richard Geddes
Ellen Burstyn
Mrs. O'Neil
Dion Anderson
Cappy
George Martin
Malachi
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Joel Schumacher's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Dying Young is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
