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Chances Are
“Alex has a lifetime full of wonderful memories. Unfortunately, they're not his.”
66%
Movie
1h 48m
AI Analysis
Chances Are (1989) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Chances Are (1989) — a movie tagged as Fantasy, Comedy, and Romance with funny moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: Louie Jeffries is happily married to Corinne. On their first anniversary, Louie is killed crossing the road. Louie is reincarnated as Alex Finch, and twenty years later, fate brings Alex and Louie's daughter, Miranda, together. It's not until Alex is invited to Louie's home that he begins to remember his former life… Our models also surface themes such as friendship from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night and casual background watching. Expect steady storytelling (~108 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Chances Are 66% (281 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
66%
from 281 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
Louie Jeffries is happily married to Corinne. On their first anniversary, Louie is killed crossing the road. Louie is reincarnated as Alex Finch, and twenty years later, fate brings Alex and Louie's daughter, Miranda, together. It's not until Alex is invited to Louie's home that he begins to remember his former life, wife and best friend. Of course, there's also the problem that he's attracted to Louie's/his own daughter.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1989-03-10
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- TMDB rating
- 6.6
- TMDB ID
- 3064
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Is there an official trailer for Chances Are?
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What is Chances Are about?
Louie Jeffries is happily married to Corinne. On their first anniversary, Louie is killed crossing the road. Louie is reincarnated as Alex Finch, and twenty years later, fate brings Alex and Louie'... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Chances Are?
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How long is the movie Chances Are?
The official runtime for Chances Are is approximately 108 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Cybill Shepherd
Corinne Jeffries

Robert Downey Jr.
Alex Finch

Ryan O'Neal
Philip Train

Mary Stuart Masterson
Miranda Jeffries

Christopher McDonald
Louie Jeffries

Josef Sommer
Judge Fenwick

Joe Grifasi
Omar

Henderson Forsythe
Ben Bradlee

Susan Ruttan
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Fran Ryan
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Marc McClure
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Mimi Kennedy
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Kathleen Freeman
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Dennis Patrick
Archibald Blair

Gianni Russo
Anthony Bonino
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