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A Matter of Life and Death (1946)

PG ★ 7.8/10 104 min Romance, Fantasy, Drama, Comedy United Kingdom English
Directors: Michael Powell , Emeric Pressburger
Screenplay by: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Streaming: Not available
Neither Heaven nor Earth could keep them apart!

Description

A British wartime aviator who cheats death must argue for his life before a celestial court, hoping to prolong his fledgling romance with an American girl.

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A Matter of Life and Death Appears on 14 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2024)
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die #811
Academy Museum Of Motion Pictures
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures #168
Criterion Collection
Criterion Collection #935
Sight and Sound’s Greatest Films of All Time 2022
Sight & Sound #83

Critic Curated

The Guardian: The Greatest Films of All Time
The Guardian #181
The Observers Top 100 Film Moments 2
The Observer #50
The Telegraphs 100 Best British Films
The Telegraph #11
The Telegraphs 500 Must See Films
The Telegraph #81

Filmmaker Curation

Ari Aster's Favorite Movies
IndieWire #12
Bill Hader's Favorite Movies
Collider #134
Edgar Wright's 1000 Favorite Movies
Letterboxd #096

Letterboxd Lists

Letterboxd 120 Highest Rated 1940-1949 Films
Letterboxd #14
Letterboxd Top 100 Movies Rated G Or PG
Letterboxd #39
Showdown After Life
Letterboxd Showdown #09

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