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Chances Are Details

1989 Certificate PG
  • Rated:
  • 60
  • from 792 members

A young woman's perfect marriage is shattered when her husband dies unexpectedly. Fortunately, he is recycled back to Earth as a newborn. 23 years later, and flooded with former-life memories, he meets his wife, falls for his daughter and confronts his best friend... Read more

Starring Cybill Shepherd, Mary Stuart Masterson, Robert Downey Jr, Ryan O'Neal
Director Emile Ardolino
Genres Comedy

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Chances Are

A young woman's perfect marriage is shattered when her husband dies unexpectedly. Fortunately, he is recycled back to Earth as a newborn. 23 years later, and flooded with former-life memories, he meets his wife, falls for his daughter and confronts his best friend...

Starring Cybill Shepherd, Mary Stuart Masterson, Robert Downey Jr, Ryan O'Neal, Josef Sommer
Director Emile Ardolino
Studio SONY PICTURES HOME ENT. UK
Run time DVD: 1 hr 44 mins
Certificate Certificate PG
Genres Comedy
Language DVD: English
Dubbed French, German, Italian, Spanish
Subtitles DVD: Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish
Released DVD: 13 Jun 2005
Production year: 1989
Format DVD
  • Critics' reviews (3) of Chances Are

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  • 3 stars out of 5

    The principle of reincarnation has provided fascinating material for film-makers over the years. While this slightly sexy romantic comedy visits the same territory as 1941's Here Comes Mr Jordan, it doesn't reach that film's high plateau. Here, a dead husband returns to Earth in a new body, but with a partial memory of his previous life, and falls for the daughter he never knew he had. Cybill Shepherd, Robert Downey Jr and Ryan O'Neal give the idea their best shot, but Emile Ardolino's direction misses the target.

    • Radio Times
  • Excessively contrived romantic comedy; we have all been here before and there is nothing noteworthy about this particular variation on a familiar theme.

    • Halliwell's Film Guide
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  • 3 out of 3 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars

    One of my favourites

    I've seen this film umpteen times and always find it to be sweet and funny - a chick flick for sure - but I wanted my husband to see it and though he protested here and there throughout the film, he liked it in spite of himself!

    It is another good one to watch if you're feeling a bit weak & feeble - or just want some gentle comedy in your day.

      • Posco from Cheshire
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  • 3 out of 3 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars

    One of my favourites

    I've seen this film umpteen times and always find it to be sweet and funny - a chick flick for sure - but I wanted my husband to see it and though he protested here and there throughout the film, he liked it in spite of himself!

    It is another good one to watch if you're feeling a bit weak & feeble - or just want some gentle comedy in your day.

      • Posco from Cheshire
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    • Chances Are
      A young woman's perfect marriage is shattered when her husband dies unexpectedly. Fortunately, he is recycled back to Earth as a newborn. 23 years later, and flooded with former-life memories, he meets his wife, falls for his daughter and confronts his best friend......