History Film / JustLikeHeaven

* HealItWithBooze: Elizabeth instructs Daryl (the only one who can see or hear her) to use vodka as a sterilizing agent when performing impromptu surgery on a man in a restaurant.

* IsThereADoctorInTheHouse: Elizabeth remembers that she's a doctor when a man collapses in a restraunt and the waiter calls out for help.

* SpeedSex: Elizabeth leaves David alone with Katrina so they can have sex and goes to the roof. Shortly after David shows up and she jokes "That was quick," but he says that nothing happened.

%%* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: David's downstairs neighbor, Katrina.

* NonNudeBathing: David begins showering on his briefs after Elizabeth started haunting him.

* EatingTheEyeCandy: Sabrina does this to David when they first meet, prompting Elizabeth to get jealous.

* IntimateMarks: According to Elizabeth, Sabrina has a tattoo on her butt that says "All aboard". In three languages.

* ModestyTowel: Sabrina dons one after her attempt at being ReadyForLovemaking in David's bedroom is ignored by him and she hears him talking alone (From her perspective). She

* ReadyForLovemaking: Sabrina takes off all her clothes and poses sexily for David in his bedroom, although we only see her clothes being [[FlungClothing throw off]] and Elizabeth's description

* ToplessnessFromTheBack: Sabrina when she takes off her towel in front of David in her last attempt to seduce him, with a brief ShouldersUpNudity shot of her giving him bedroom eyes.

* WorkoutFanservice: [[MsFanservice Sabrina]] is introduced wearing BareYourMidriff workout clothes.

''JustLikeHeaven'' is a 2005 RomanticComedy, actually [[TheFilmOfTheBook based on a novel]], in which a troubled alcoholic David Abbott (Creator/MarkRuffalo) moves into an apartment with a less-than-solid woman Elizabeth Masterson (Creator/ReeseWitherspoon). He thinks she's dead. She insists she isn't. HilarityEnsues.

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A mildly successful 2005 romantic comedy, actually based on a novel, in which a troubled alcoholic (Mark Ruffalo) moves into an apartment with a less-than-solid woman (Creator/ReeseWitherspoon). He thinks she's dead. She insists she isn't. HilarityEnsues.
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* AnAstralProjectionNotAGhost: [[spoiler:Turns out Elizabeth is actually in a coma rather than dead.]]

* BlindDate: How David and Elizabeth were ''supposed'' to meet.
* CastingGag : Rosalind Chao is Elizabeth's mentor at the hospital. Chao played Pei-Pei in ''Film/FreakyFriday2003''. During the "exorcism montage," we see...Pei-Pei's mother (Lucille Soong).

* FriendsRentControl : David doesn't appear to do [[OneHourWorkWeek much of anything]] but drink, yet he can afford (even as a sublet) a large one-bedroom with an astounding view, in San Francisco.

* ManicPixieDreamGirl: Elizabeth is a bit of an aversion, as she fulfills much the same role in the plot, but is actually the subdued and responsible force in David's life, in contrast to his wild friend Jack.
* MsFanservice: Katrina. Elizabeth even says about her that "I mean, I guess she's sexy if you're into that whole tall, big boobs, long legs, model-y sort of thing. I guess if you wanna be ''that'' guy."

* ShoutOut: [[Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}} Who you gonna call?]]

* NonhumanLoverReveal: In reverse (David knows she's a spirit before they actually fall in love).

%%* AnAstralProjectionNotAGhost

%%* CuteGhostGirl: Elizabeth...or so she seems.

%%* FantasticRomance
%%* TheFirstCutIsTheDeepest: David and his first wife.

%%* HospitalHottie: Elizabeth, her mentor, and most of the rest of the staff.

%%* MsFanservice: Katrina.
%%* TheMourningAfter: David, so hard.
%%* NotQuiteDead: Elizabeth.

%%* NowOrNeverKiss: The climax.

* ShoutOut : [[Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}} Who you gonna call?]]
%%* TroubledButCute: David.

%%* {{Workaholic}}: Elizabeth

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* CastingGag : Rosalind Chao is Elizabeth's mentor at the hospital. Chao played Pei-Pei in ''Film/FreakyFriday''. During the "exorcism montage," we see...Pei-Pei's mother (Lucille Soong).

** Then again he used to design gardens for the rich so maybe he just had a lot of savings.

* ShoutOut : [[Film/{{Ghostbusters}} Who you gonna call?]]

* BadLiar: David.

* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: David's downstairs neighbor, Katrina.

* CuteGhostGirl: Elizabeth...or so she seems.

* FantasticRomance
* TheFirstCutIsTheDeepest: David and his first wife.

* HospitalHottie: Elizabeth, her mentor, and most of the rest of the staff.

* MsFanservice: Katrina.
* TheMourningAfter: David, so hard.

* NowOrNeverKiss: The climax.

* TroubledButCute: David.

* {{Workaholic}}: Elizabeth

* [[Workaholic}}: Elizabeth

* [[spoiler:AnAstralProjectionNotAGhost]]

* [[spoiler:NotQuiteDead]]: Elizabeth.

A mildly successful 2005 romantic comedy in which a troubled alcoholic (Mark Ruffalo) moves into an apartment with a less-than-solid woman (Creator/ReeseWitherspoon). He thinks she's dead. She insists she isn't. HilarityEnsues.

A mildly successful 2005 romantic comedy in which a troubled alcoholic (Mark Ruffalo) moves into an apartment with a less-than-solid woman (ReeseWitherspoon). He thinks she's dead. She insists she isn't. HilarityEnsues.

* HeyItsThatGuy: Film/NapoleonDynamite plays the psychic guy who can sense (but not see) Elizabeth.