Synopsis
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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Cast
- Greg KinnearTodd Burpo
- Kelly ReillySonja Burpo
- Connor CorumColton
- Thomas Haden ChurchJay Wilkins
- Jacob VargasMichael
- Lane StylesCassie
- Darren FelbelMr. Parker
- Ali TatarynArch Angel #2
- Jon Ted WynneMr. Jackson
- Darcy FehrLee Watson
Recommendations
- 63
USA Today
A wide-eyed 4-year-old makes a fairly convincing case for the existence of an afterlife in Heaven is for Real. But it's Greg Kinnear — with his characteristic affability — that just about seals the deal. - 63
Chicago Sun-Times
This company of actors pulls together and delivers a lot of punch to a pedestrian script inspired by quite an amazing tale. - 60
Variety
Those willing to engage may be pleasantly surprised by some of its understated virtues. - 50
New York Post
A fine cast headed by the underrated Greg Kinnear lifts this year’s third major religious movie, the fact-inspired Heaven Is for Real, somewhat beyond its Hallmark Channel-caliber script and visuals. - 50
McClatchy-Tribune News Service
Whatever the film’s other failings, it presents an incredible story with a credulous, approachable innocence that it to be envied, whether or not you believe a word of it. - 50
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Written, directed and acted by Hollywood pros, Heaven Is For Real is a polished little movie with a hopeful message, but when it literalizes the divine mysteries, it opens the door to a Doubting Thomas. - 50
The Hollywood Reporter
Wallace made a lot of shrewd decisions to sock this movie home, but he can’t entirely overcome the dramatic thinness of the original material. - 50
Los Angeles Times
What the movie could use is a little more faith — in the power of its message and the art of filmmaking. Instead, Heaven is sincere to a fault, and the closer it gets to heaven, the more it wavers.
