Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- sentimental
- warm
- comfort viewing
- lazy sunday
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the charismatic cast and its blend of supernatural comedy with emotional warmth, while finding the sentimentality and tidy second-half resolutions excessive.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The four dead passengers must resolve their unfulfilled lives before becoming free souls.
Thomas is accompanied by four guardian spirits whose interventions gradually make him a better man.
The four passengers become invisible friends to young Thomas and return decades later to his adult life.
Robert Downey Jr. performs the spirits' influence through physical comedy, including the business meeting and concert sequences.
Films like Heart and Souls, and why
Ghost
supernatural comedy blending emotional reconciliation, romance, and afterlife encounters
Defending Your Life
warm fantasy premise about an emotionally guarded protagonist transformed through contact with spirits
Chances Are
sentimental romantic fantasy comedy centered on unfinished relationships and personal redemption
The Sixth Man
ensemble supernatural comedy using ghosts, physical humor, and tearful catharsis
Movie Details
- Director
- Ron Underwood
- Release Date
- 1993-08-13
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Rating
- 7.0 / 10 (439)
Cast
- Robert Downey Jr.
- Charles Grodin
- Alfre Woodard
- Kyra Sedgwick
- Tom Sizemore
- David Paymer
- Elisabeth Shue
- Bill Calvert
- Lisa Lucas
- Eric Lloyd
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Heart and Souls about?
- A guilt-ridden San Francisco businessman reconnects with four ghostly childhood companions who need his help to finish the lives they lost.
- What is Heart and Souls like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Heart and Souls as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Heart and Souls violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Heart and Souls as mild.
- What did critics think of Heart and Souls?
- Critics broadly praised the charismatic cast and its blend of supernatural comedy with emotional warmth, while finding the sentimentality and tidy second-half resolutions excessive.
- Which films are like Heart and Souls?
- Films with a similar feel include Ghost, Defending Your Life, Chances Are, and The Sixth Man.
- How long is Heart and Souls?
- Heart and Souls runs 104 minutes.
- Where can I watch Heart and Souls?
- In United States, Heart and Souls is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
