Being Human
“For Hector, history has a way of repeating itself.”
1994 · 2 h 2 min
Cast
Robin Williams 
John Turturro 
Kelly Hunter Maudie Johnson Max Johnson 
Robert Carlyle
Credits
Written by: 
Bill Forsyth
Plot
A man experiences four lifetimes across centuries, learning courage and compassion.
Sinekatalog’s take
Bill Forsyth's fable, with Robin Williams, is gentle but ambitious and was a commercial failure.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 5.3 / 10 (4,473 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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