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Name: Heaven is for Real
Released: 2014-4-16
Cast: Greg Kinnear, Kelly Reilly, Margo Martindale, Jacob Vargas, Connor Corum

Heaven is for Real

PG
1h 39m
2014

51%

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Based on the #1 New York Times best-selling book of the same name, Heaven is for Real brings to the screen the true story of a small-town father who must find the courage and conviction to share his son's extraordinary, life-changing experience with the world. The film stars Academy Award® nominee and Emmy® award winning actor Greg Kinnear as Todd Burpo and co-stars Kelly Reilly as Sonja Burpo, the real-life couple whose son Colton (newcomer Connor Corum) claims to have visited Heaven during a near death experience. Colton recounts the details of his amazing journey with childlike innocence and speaks matter-of-factly about things that happened before his birth... things he couldn't possibly know. Todd and his family are then challenged to examine the meaning from this remarkable event.

Director:

Randall Wallace

Producer:

Joe Roth, T.D. Jakes

Writer:

Randall Wallace, Christopher Parker

Cast:

Greg Kinnear, Kelly Reilly, Margo Martindale, Jacob Vargas, Connor Corum, Thomas Haden Church

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

51%

Critics Consensus: Heaven Is for Real boasts a well-written screenplay and a talented cast, but overextends itself with heavy-handed sequences depicting concepts it could have trusted the audience to take on faith.

Reviews

TheIndependentCritic.com

Richard Propes

2014 is proving to be the year that faith-based cinema is breaking out of its credible indie vibe and sweeping into wide release mode.

September 10, 2020

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Sarah's Backstage Pass

Sarah Knight Adamson

The script stumbles a few times and is a bit too wordy, but the strong acting makes up for it. This is a feel-good family film that just may cause you to shed a tear or two...

Despite its many good points, Heaven is for Real can't escape its limitations, and does at times feel like a TV movie of the week. It is an intriguing story, yet it fails to analyze the issues at hand in any depth.

March 5, 2019

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Bowling Green Daily News

Micheal Compton

Presents some compelling theological arguments with a first-rate cast and, for the most part, good direction.

February 1, 2019

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The Hollywood Outsider

Aaron Peterson

[Heaven is for Real] is simply a good, old-fashioned film the entire family can enjoy and maybe, just maybe, it could spark some insightful conversation.

October 15, 2018

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