Heaven Is For Real
Pastor and volunteer firefighter Todd Burpo and his wife, Sonja couldn't explain the miraculous recovery of their child who claims that he went to heaven and back, and tells his parents things that he couldn't possibly know.
3 August 1979, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
18 July 1977, Surrey, England, UK
18 July 1951, Jacksonville, Texas, USA
1963
1970, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
18 August 1971, Michoacan, Mexico
7 January 1959, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
17 June 1963, Logansport, Indiana, USA
17 June 1960, Yolo, California, USA
October 08, 2015
It never strays far from preaching, leaving viewers no choice but to see Pastor Burpo primarily as an unreliable narrator.
April 23, 2014
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.
April 18, 2014
Whatever works.
September 05, 2014
A smooth, easygoing film that will please its target audience, even if it doesn't quite reach the heavenly heights of other inspirational efforts in the faith-based genre.
June 15, 2016
Highly recommended for those struggling with belief in spiritual realities.
May 15, 2014
Unlikely to convert any skeptics, but if they wander into the multiplex, they'll find that that the prettily photographed sermon goes down easily.
April 21, 2014
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.
April 18, 2016
"Some people might be afraid to believe," Todd (Greg Kinnear) sighs at one point. The triumph of Heaven Is for Real is in the film's embrace of the very down-to-earth notion that such fear can lurk even in the hearts of those who have faith.
July 05, 2014
Christians may shout hallelujah that faith-based films are arriving in theaters, but believers should pray for something much better.
April 18, 2014
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.
July 23, 2014
It's really just more numbing propaganda.
April 20, 2014
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.
