Always
They couldn't hear him. They couldn't see him. But he was there when they needed him... Even after he was gone.
1989 | 122m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Steven Spielberg |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Jerry Belson, Frederick Hazlitt Brennan, Chandler Sprague, David Boehm |
| Staring: |
| The spirit of a recently deceased expert pilot mentors a newer pilot while watching him fall in love with the girlfriend that he left behind. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 22, 1989 |
|---|---|
| Director: | Steven Spielberg |
| Writer: | Jerry Belson, Frederick Hazlitt Brennan, Chandler Sprague, David Boehm |
| Genres: | Drama, Fantasy, Romance |
| Keywords | colorado, pilot, airplane, afterlife, remake, ghost, guardian angel, forest fire, firefighter, gentle |
| Production Companies | Universal Pictures, Amblin Entertainment, United Artists |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $74,100,000
Budget: $31,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 04, 2026 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Richard Dreyfuss | Pete Sandich |
| Holly Hunter | Dorinda Durston |
| John Goodman | Al Yackey |
| Brad Johnson | Ted Baker |
| Audrey Hepburn | Hap |
| Roberts Blossom | Dave |
| Keith David | Powerhouse |
| Ed Van Nuys | Nails |
| Marg Helgenberger | Rachel |
| Dale Dye | Fire Boss |
| Brian Haley | Alex |
| James Lashly | Charlie |
| Michael Steve Jones | Grey |
| Kim Robillard | Air Traffic Controller |
| Jim Sparkman | Dispatcher |
| Doug McGrath | Bus Driver |
| Shereil L. Bowens | Child on Bus |
| Acencion Fuentes | Child on Bus |
| Todd Jacobson | Child on Bus |
| DeMarious T. Morganfield | Child on Bus |
| Mike O'Neal | Ground Pounder #1 |
| Larry Landless | Ground Pounder #2 |
| Steve Shatnyski | Ground Pounder #3 |
| James Pruitt | Ground Pounder #4 |
| Joseph McCrossin | Mechanic #1 |
| JD Souther | The Singer |
| David Jackson | Band |
| David Kitay | Band |
| Gene Strimling | Band |
| Roy E. Harrison | Fisherman #1 |
| Ted Grossman | Fisherman #2 |
| Gerry Rothschild | Carl the Barkeep |
| Loren Smothers | Bartender |
| Taleena Ottwell | Bar Girl |
| Michael Braveheart | Firefighter (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Steven Spielberg | Director |
| John Williams | Original Music Composer |
| Dalton Trumbo | Original Film Writer |
| James D. Bissell | Production Design |
| Gary Graver | Additional Photography |
| Jerry Belson | Screenplay |
| Mikael Salomon | Director of Photography |
| Ben Burtt | Sound Designer |
| Steven Lambert | Stunt Coordinator |
| John Toll | Additional Photography |
| Michael Kahn | Editor |
| Gary Rydstrom | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Ellen Mirojnick | Costume Design |
| Eddie Hice | Stunts |
| Janet Brady | Stunts |
| Tom Elliott | Stunts |
| Alexander Courage | Orchestrator |
| Willie D. Burton | Sound Mixer |
| Martin Rosenberg | Visual Effects Camera |
| Frederick Hazlitt Brennan | Adaptation |
| Chandler Sprague | Original Story |
| David Boehm | Original Story |
| Bernie Pock | Stunts |
| Alexander Witt | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Kathleen Kennedy | Producer |
| Steven Spielberg | Producer |
| Richard Vane | Co-Producer |
| Frank Marshall | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 19 | 34 | 13 |
| 2024 | 5 | 20 | 39 | 12 |
| 2024 | 6 | 19 | 36 | 12 |
| 2024 | 7 | 18 | 30 | 9 |
| 2024 | 8 | 22 | 43 | 12 |
| 2024 | 9 | 13 | 23 | 9 |
| 2024 | 10 | 14 | 21 | 8 |
| 2024 | 11 | 15 | 33 | 7 |
| 2024 | 12 | 14 | 25 | 8 |
| 2025 | 1 | 16 | 37 | 9 |
| 2025 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 2025 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 822 | 822 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11 | 943 | 961 |
A genuinely delightful romance movie with a difference that will seesaw you between tears of laughter and tears of sadness. Spielberg knows how to make movies, it has to be said, and this one pushes all the right buttons. ...
"Always" is an engaging and absolutely splendid piece of entertainment which has been brought to the screen with tremendous visual artistry by Steven Spielberg. It unfolds in a way you might expect it to, but its ruminations on the profound themes of death and the afterlife are loaded with a powerfu ... l emotional poignancy which is never allowed to cross over into the more unappetising realms of the saccharine. It also has an appealing and positive outlook on life and death and it is really comforting to believe that death is not the end. It is not the glorious and wonderful book of life being closed for the last time, but it is merely the continuation of a journey to a well earned after life where each of us can finally rest in peace at last.