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A bureaucrat interviews five souls to decide which of them will be given a life on Earth. But he soon faces an existential challenge of his own.

The Goodbye Girl is a surreal tale about a lonely young reaper (Jodelle Ferland) who escorts people across the threshold between life and death while collecting their final memories in a small pink suitcase.

Jodelle Ferland
Molly

Jessica Harmon
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Dane Calkins
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David James Lewis
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Barbara Ellison
Penny Miller
Don Briard
Hank Miller

Macie Juiles
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Alissa Skovbye
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Morgan Taylor
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Dagan Nish
Street Patron
The Goodbye Girl is a drama, fantasy film released in 2013. Directed by Amber Ripley, it stars Jodelle Ferland, Jessica Harmon, Dane Calkins. The Goodbye Girl is a surreal tale about a lonely young reaper (Jodelle Ferland) who escorts people across the threshold between life and death while collecting their final memories in a small pink suitcase.
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