Eternity is a romantic fantasy comedy that follows a woman who dies and ends up realizing she has to decide between her two former lovers to spend eternity with in the afterlife. This isn’t the first time Hollywood has taken audiences into what the afterlife might look like, as the earliest versions were in some classics of the Golden Era.
Movies that go into the afterlife often deal with someone who must figure out what their next step should be after death. Whether they are on their way to Heaven or Hell, are stuck in purgatory, or have to remain as a spirit on Earth all depends on the story. The best movies about the afterlife leave the viewers thinking.
Eternity (2025)
Eternity is a brand-new movie about the afterlife starring Miles Teller, Elizabeth Olsen, and Callum Turner. It follows Larry and Joan, who were married for 65 years, before dying a week apart from each other. However, in the afterlife, they both have a decision to make. Joan’s first love, Luke, is also there and has been waiting for her.
Larry and Joan have to decide where they plan to spend eternity, and they can’t go back once they make their decision. If they mess up, they could end up entering the void. The problem is that Joan must choose between Luke, who was her first love and died in the war, or Larry, with whom she spent her life.
The movie plays out like a romantic comedy. In Screen Rant’s review of Eternity, it was called