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Heaven Is for Real

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2014 · 1h 39m · PG Drama
Directed by Randall Wallace

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Overview

The true story of the 4-year old son of a small-town pastor who, during emergency surgery, slips from consciousness and enters heaven. When he awakes, he recounts his experiences on the other side.

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48%
Tomatometer
Fresh

Unlikely to convert any skeptics, but if they wander into the multiplex, they'll find that that the prettily photographed sermon goes down easily.

Stephen Farber, Hollywood Reporter
Rotten

This is a big-tent Christian film that wriggles around a lot seeking to accommodate multiple varieties of religious experience, and ends up terminally infected with the virus of postmodern relativism.

Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com
Fresh

A well-acted, family-friendly and timely movie for Easter audiences that is just as much about appreciating life on Earth as it is about what comes after.

Claudia Puig, USA Today
Rotten

There's no antagonist, no resolution, and no real climax - just a series of mildly charming scenes in which Colton shares heavenly knowledge while his family reacts with awestruck tears.

Adam Markovitz, Entertainment Weekly
Fresh

Kinnear does an excellent job of capturing Burpo's obvious dilemma and the turmoil he and his wife endure as they work through this critical time in the life of their family.

Bill Zwecker, Chicago Sun-Times

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