Dying Young
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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 51mR 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

Julia Roberts

Hilary O'Neil

Lead
Campbell Scott

Campbell Scott

Victor Gaddes

Vincent D'Onofrio

Vincent D'Onofrio

Gordon

Colleen Dewhurst

Colleen Dewhurst

Estelle Whittier

David Selby

David Selby

Richard Geddes

Ellen Burstyn

Ellen Burstyn

Mrs. O'Neil

Dion Anderson

Dion Anderson

Cappy

George Martin

George Martin

Malachi

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Joel Schumacher's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Dying Young is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker