Soul Mates and Twins Souls

Soul Mates in the Movies
My personal list of Movies I feel touch on the Soul Mate theme.

Michael (1996) PG
It's an average day in the life of three sorry tabloid reporters: Go check out the old kook who claims to have an angel living with her. Sure enough, the guy's got wings, but what's with the smoking, drinking and womanizing? During a cross-country trip with angel Michael (John Travolta), his unconventional methods work their heavenly magic on the reporters. Nora Ephron (When Harry Met Sally, Sleepless in Seattle) wrote the script.

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Portrait of Jennie (1948) NR
Artist Eben Adams (Joseph Cotten) has never been able to impress infuential art dealer Henry Matthews with his work ... until he meets a schoolgirl in Central Park named Jennie (Jennifer Jones). There is a mystical quality about Jennie, and she intrigues him with the way she chats on about things that happened years ago. When Eben sketches Jennie, it shows more expression and emotion than anything else he has ever done.

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Titianic (1997) PG-13
Winner of 11 Oscars, director James Cameron's effects-filled blockbuster weds the historical tale of the doomed ocean liner with a fictional romance between two of the ship's ill-fated passengers -- putting a human face on a tragedy of epic proportions. Society girl Rose Dewitt Bukater (Kate Winslet) and penniless artist Jack Dawson (Leonardo DiCaprio) struggle to survive both the sinking ship and the wrath of Rose's wealthy fiancé (Billy Zane).

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Still Breathing (1998) PG-13
Brendan Fraser is a puppeteer living in San Antonio who, in his mind's eye, has a perfect picture of the true love he has yet to meet. Joanna Going is a con artist in Los Angeles who's just looking for her next score. When a shared dream links them together, Fraser travels to L.A. to find Going. Still Breathing posits the old belief that opposites can sometimes attract.

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Made in Heaven (1987) PG [VHS] Only
In Made in Heaven, Timothy Hutton plays a young guy in 1946 who's just been dumped by his girl and decides to go to California. On his way, he rescues a family from a car that's driven into a lake--and drowns in the process. Of course, he finds himself in Heaven, and there he meets Kelly McGillis, a soul who's never been born on Earth. The two fall in love. Just as they're about to get married--just for the fun of it, since by the rules of Heaven they're already married--McGillis gets sent to Earth to be born. Hutton pleads with Emmett, a figure who may or may not be God, who finally agrees to give Hutton 30 years on Earth to find her and continue their love. Features Debra Winger and an uncredited Ellen Barkin, as well as cameos by rock stars Neil Young, Ric Ocasek, and Tom Petty.

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Miracle in the Rain (1956) NR
Happiness is elusive and fate is fickle in Rudolph Maté's tragic romance set in New York during World War II. Ruth Wood (Jane Wyman) lives a life quite ordinary until a chance meeting during a rainstorm with a charming soldier named Arthur (Van Johnson). The pair falls in love instantly, and life is worth living for a while. But when Arthur is shipped overseas, tragedy strikes, and it seems fate is conspiring to rain heartbreak on the lovers.

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Innocence (2000) R
After more than 40 years, widowed musician Andreas (Charles "Bud" Tingwell) decides to get back in touch with his one great love, Claire (Julia Blake), who is still married. The former lovers discover that their connection is as strong as it ever was, and they soon become involved in a reckless, intense love affair. But this time around, things are more complicated -- can their love overcome the obstacles life has put in its way?

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Serendipity (2001) PG-13
An amalgam of the plot lines from When Harry Met Sally and Sleepless in Seattle, Serendipity has John Cusack and Kate Beckinsale meeting cute during a Christmas shopping spree but parting company soon thereafter. Ten years (and a few failed relationships) later, they yearn to put true love to the test by reuniting. But first, they have to find each other.

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Deja Vu (1997) PG-13
Dana, an L.A. shop owner (Victoria Foyt) and Sean, a London painter (Stephen Dillane) meet by happenstance, and it's love at first sight. Complicating that, of course is the fact that Sean is already married and Dana is about to marry her business partner, Alex (Michael Brandon). If this is really love, is it strong enough to tear them away from their already-established lives? And if it's not, what do they do with the mess they've made?

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It Had to Be You (2000) PG
Anna (Natasha Henstridge) is a schoolteacher, and Charlie (Michael Vartan) is a New York City cop. They're both getting married -- but not to each other. They meet by happenstance one day when their intended spouses are both out of town … and a sudden spark becomes a romantic flame that calls into question their own definitions of happiness.

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It Had to Be You (1947) G
A precursor of sorts to the 1999 Julia Roberts vehicle The Runaway Bride, It Had to Be You stars Ginger Rogers as Victoria Stafford, a wealthy girl who has been engaged three times, and has three times chickened out at the altar just before saying "I do." Determined to wed her fourth fiancé, Oliver H.P. Harrington (Ron Randell), Victoria is on the verge of saying those two little words, when suddenly she sees the vision of her "dream lover," George (Cornel Wilde), whom she has envisioned since childhood. Ultimately our heroine meets an in-the-flesh lookalike for her imaginary sweetheart: a no-nonsense fireman named Johnny Blaine, who indeed was a childhood friend of Victoria's. So, do wedding bells finally ring? Not on your life. Though Victoria is ga-ga over Johnny, the feeling is far from mutual -- and besides, there are several reels to go before the end title.

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Runaway Bride (1999) PG
Commitment-phobic bride-to-be Maggie Carpenter (Julia Roberts) has already left three men at the altar when sexist newspaper columnist Ike Graham (Richard Gere) writes an offensive, inaccurate story about her. The only way the writer can keep his job is to interview the so-called "Runaway Bride" in person. But as Maggie prepares for her fourth wedding attempt, Graham discovers what her beaus see in her -- and risks becoming the next groom.

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Heaven Can Wait (1978) PG
Quarterback Joe Pendleton (Warren Beatty) is nearly killed in an accident when an overanxious angel takes his soul before its time. Reincarnated as a millionaire whose wife (Dyan Cannon) and secretary (Charles Grodin) have plotted his murder, Joe falls in love with environmentalist Betty Logan (Julie Christie) while leading his old football team back to the Super Bowl. This Oscar-nominated romantic fantasy marks Beatty's directorial debut.

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Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001) R
After a botched sex-change operation, East German glam rocker Hansel (John Cameron Mitchell) becomes Hedwig and travels across the United States with a stage show, following her ex-boyfriend (and former band mate) and telling her life story. Hedwig's offbeat show slays audiences -- but in diners not clubs. Mitchell also wrote and directed the comedy, which won at the Sundance Film Festival and was nominated for several Independent Spirit Awards.

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Somewhere in Time (1980) PG
In this unabashedly romantic film, an elderly woman approaches playwright Richard Collier (Christopher Reeve) and presses a pocket watch into his hand whispering, "Come back to me." Years later, Collier becomes obsessed with a picture of an early 1900s actress (Jane Seymour) and discovers that she's the woman who gave him the watch. Collier wills himself back in time to find the woman, and the pair begins a love affair out of time.

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Chances Are (1989) PG
A celestial boo-boo sends soul-in-limbo Louie Jeffries into the body of Alex Finch (Robert Downey Jr.) in this heavenly romantic comedy. Louie lies dormant until Alex starts dating Miranda (Mary Stuart Masterson) -- the daughter of Louie's widow, Corinne (Cybill Shepherd). When Louie's memories are unleashed, Emile Ardolino's film gets as complex as a Shakespearian comedy, forcing all the players to sort out the remarkable events.

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Only You (1994) PG
As a child, Faith (Marisa Tomei) was told she'd marry a man named Damon Bradley. Years later and engaged, a friend of her fiance calls to say he can't make the wedding because he's bound for Italy. The caller's name? Damon Bradley! Faith and her sister-in-law (Bonnie Hunt) take off for Tuscany, where they bump into Damon (Robert Downey Jr.) ... or do they?

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What Dreams May Come (1998) PG-13
Robin Williams plays Chris Nielson, a kind of everyman who dies in a car accident and goes straight to heaven. Overcome with grief, his wife, Annie (Annabella Sciorra), commits suicide and ends up in slightly warmer climes. Undeterred, Nielson embarks on an epic journey to hell (assisted by angelic Cuba Gooding Jr.) to find his despairing wife. Lush special effects will make this movie resonate in your own dreams.

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The Fountian (2006) PG-13
A man travels through time in an epic struggle to save the woman he loves and to understand the mysteries of life in this sci-fi drama. In three parallel stories spanning a millennium, Tom (Hugh Jackman) searches for a legendary tree believed to grant eternal life in 16th-century Spain; tries to discover a cure for his wife's (Rachel Weisz) cancer as a present-day scientist; and traverses the universe as a 26th-century astronaut.

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Down to Earth (2001) PG-13
Stand-up comedian Lance Barton (Chris Rock) is used to dying onstage, but not in real life. That's what happens, though, when guardian angel Mr. Keyes (Eugene Levy) appears and transports Barton to heaven. There's a hitch, however; Barton isn't supposed to die for another 50 years! To correct the gaffe, Keyes returns Barton to Earth … in the body of an elderly white millionaire!

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Dream Lovers Meng zhong ren (1986) NR
When a symphony conductor meets a woman at an exhibit, his sense of deja vu is so overwhelming, that he decides they must have a shared past together. Indeed, they discover that they were lovers 1,000 years ago, and realize they are destined to become lovers again.

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August Rush (2007) PG
After cellist Lyla (Keri Russell) and guitarist Louis (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) share an enchanted night together, circumstances rip them apart, and the child (Freddie Highmore) produced by the union is raised by an opportunistic stranger (Robin Williams) who nurtures the boy's musical talent. Determined to find his parents, the boy -- known as August Rush -- relies on music to draw his mother and father to him. Terrence Howard co-stars.

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P.S. I Love You (2007) PG-13
When she loses her beloved husband Gerry (Gerard Butler) to a brain tumor, grieving widow Holly Kennedy (Hilary Swank) is surprised to learn that he left a series of letters behind to help her cope with the pain of being without him. As the months drag on, Holly finds messages from Gerry that encourage her to go on living. But will the letters mire her deeper into the past, or will they give her the strength she needs to face the future?

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Anne of Green Gables (1985) NR
Director Kevin Sullivan brings L.M. Montgomery's classic children's novel to life. Megan Follows stars as Anne Shirley, the talkative, red-headed orphan sent by mistake to live with a spinster (Colleen Dewhurst) and her brother (Richard Farnsworth) on scenic Prince Edward Island, Canada. But her warm-hearted enthusiasm and irrepressible imagination gradually win them over. Jonathan Crombie co-stars as Gilbert Blythe. First aired on Canadian TV.

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