- Country: France, USA
- Genres: Comedy, Fantasy
- Release: 1999-05-26
- Director: Hal Hartley
- Writers: Hal Hartley
- Language: English
- Stars: Martin Donovan , PJ Harvey , Dave Simonds , Thomas Jay Ryan , Miho Nikaido , D.J. Mendel , Katreen Hardt , Christian Collingwood , Anna Köhler , Martin Pfefferkorn
- Runtime: 63 min
- Awards: N/A
- AKA: Το βιβλίο της ζωής (Greece) , ブック・オブ・ライフ (Japan) , El libro de la vida (Spain) , The Book of Life (France, French Republic) , The Book of Life (United States of America) , Księga życia (Poland) , The Book of Life , O Livro da Vida (Brazil) , Книга жизни: В ожидании Апокалипсиса... (Russian Federation) , The Book of Life (United Kingdom) , Az élet könyve (Hungary) , Das Buch des Lebens (Germany)
- Plot: The end of the millenium has taken on a certain significance in modern day prophecies. What happens if Jesus Christ has second thoughts about the Apocalypse? It is December 31, 1999 and New Year's Eve takes on new meaning when the Devil, Jesus Christ, and Christ's assistant Magdelina discuss and debate the end of the world, the opening of the seven seals, and the essence of being human.
- IMDB:tt0167059
The Book of Life Cast · · · ALL
Hal Hartley
Director
Martin Donovan
Jesus Christ
PJ Harvey
Magdalena
Dave Simonds
Dave
Thomas Jay Ryan
Satan
Miho Nikaido
Edie
D.J. Mendel
Lawyer
James Urbaniak
True Believer
Anna Köhler
Hotel Clerk
Martin Pfefferkorn
Martyr
Layla Alexander
Waitress
Michael Ornstein
Computer Wizard
Don Creech
Mormon Thug #2
Joseph McKenna
Man at Airport
Abby Royle
Woman at Airport
Georgia Hubley
The Salvation Army Band
Ira Kaplan
The Salvation Army Band
James McNew
The Salvation Army Band
William S. Burroughs
Preacher on Radio (voice)