Heaven Is for Real

2014
PG
1h 39m

IMDb RATING

5.9/10

29K

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A small-town father must find the courage and conviction to share his son's extraordinary, life-changing experience with the world.A small-town father must find the courage and conviction to share his son's extraordinary, life-changing experience with the world.A small-town father must find the courage and conviction to share his son's extraordinary, life-changing experience with the world.

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IMDb RATING

5.9/10

29K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 5 nominations

Trivia
The Lithuanian painting girl who appears at the beginning and ending of the movie, played by Ursula Clark, is based on the real-life Akiane Kramarik (born in July 9, 1994, in Mount Morris, Illinois), a girl who affirmed to have experienced an NDE and to have met Jesus in heaven. In addition, the painting about Jesus shown in the movie is the real painting made by Kramarik, called Prince of Peace.

Goofs
The events in the film took place prior to 2004 when the pastors last child was born, so the grave stone for the dead Marine should not have read "Birth 1990 - Death 2009".

Quotes
[first lines]
Todd Burpo: Is heaven a hope? Or as real as the earth and sky? I once asked my grandfather that question. And he said by the time he knew the answer, it would be too late for him to tell me. The day would come when I asked that question again, staring into the eyes of my son.

Connections
Featured in The Making of 'Heaven Is For Real' (2014)

Soundtracks
Come Thou Fount Of Every Blessing
Written by Robert Robinson and John Wyeth

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Review

Featured review

5/10

Just Okay

I saw this movie on opening night and there were only four of us in the theater (which was just fine with me). I will start by saying that I am a Christian, was excited to see this movie, and really like Greg Kinnear. Although I liked the story, I was not impressed with the movie overall. The acting was not great, and it was somewhat slow. Again, I like the story they were trying to tell, it just did not grip me nor did any of the characters pull me in. It does make one think about death and heaven and what happens when we leave this earth. I thought it was a very interesting story and am glad it made it to the big screen, but I also think they could have taken this so much further than they did. Please see for yourself though, do not let this review make you hesitate to watch on the big screen or rental at home when it comes out.