Movie
Dying Young
She's given him something nobody else could. A reason to live.
After she discovers that her boyfriend has betrayed her, Hilary O'Neil is looking for a new start and a new job. She begins to work as a private nurse for a young man suffering from blood cancer. Slowly, they fall in love, but they always know their love cannot last because he is destined to die.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
Dying Young opened in theaters June 20, 1991. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
After she discovers that her boyfriend has betrayed her, Hilary O'Neil is looking for a new start and a new job. She begins to work as a private nurse for a young man suffering from blood cancer. Slowly, they fall in love, but they always know their love cannot last because he is destined to die.
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Cast
Julia RobertsHilary O'Neil
Campbell ScottVictor Gaddes
Vincent D'OnofrioGordon
Colleen DewhurstEstelle Whittier
David SelbyRichard Geddes
Ellen BurstynMrs. O'Neil
Dion AndersonCappy
George MartinMalachiCredits
- Directed by
- Joel Schumacher
- Written by
- Richard Friedenberg, Marti Leimbach
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $18M
- Box office
- $82.3M
Production
20th Century FoxUnited States- Fogwood FilmsUnited States