---
title: 'Being Human (1994)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Bill Forsyth'
released: '1994-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 122
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/being-human-1994'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106379/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Being Human (1994)

1994 · 122 min · Drama, Comedy · United Kingdom, United States


## Synopsis

Being Human is a 1994 comedy-drama film written and directed by Bill Forsyth and starring Robin Williams, John Turturro, Bill Nighy, Vincent D'Onofrio, Robert Carlyle, Theresa Russell and Ewan McGregor in his feature-film debut. An international co-production of the United Kingdom and Japan, the film portrays the experience of a single human soul, portrayed by Williams, through various incarnations. Williams is the only common actor throughout the stories that span man's history on Earth.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Bill Forsyth](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-forsyth)
- **Screenplay:** [Bill Forsyth](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-forsyth)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Michael Gibbs](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-gibbs)
- **Producer:** [David Puttnam](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-puttnam)
- **Director of Photography:** [Michael Coulter](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-coulter)

## Cast

- [Simon McBurney](https://cinepixo.com/people/simon-mcburney)
- [John Turturro](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-turturro)
- [Robert Carlyle](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-carlyle)
- [Jonathan Hyde](https://cinepixo.com/people/jonathan-hyde)
- [Ewan McGregor](https://cinepixo.com/people/ewan-mcgregor)
- [Héctor Elizondo](https://cinepixo.com/people/hector-elizondo)
- [Andrew Tiernan](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrew-tiernan)
- [Anna Galiena](https://cinepixo.com/people/anna-galiena)
- [William H. Macy](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-h-macy)
- [Tony Curran](https://cinepixo.com/people/tony-curran)
- [Bill Nighy](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-nighy)
- [Robin Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/robin-williams)
- [David Morrissey](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-morrissey)
- [Vincent D'Onofrio](https://cinepixo.com/people/vincent-d-onofrio)

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