A depressed young man (Tom Hanks) diagnosed with a terminal illness accepts an eccentric millionaire's extraordinary offer: live like a king for a few glorious weeks, then jump into a volcano to appease the gods of a remote Pacific island. Written and directed by John Patrick Shanley, Joe Versus the Volcano is a whimsical fairy-tale fable—part romantic comedy, part existential odyssey, part pop-art dreamscape. Meg Ryan appears in three separate roles, and the film's bold, stylized cinematography makes every frame feel like a waking dream.