HEAVEN IS FOR REAL (PG)

WHO’S IN IT?

Greg Kinnear (Little Miss Sunshine), Kelly Reilly (Calvary), Connor Corum (film debut), Lane Styles (Reasonable Doubt), Margo Martindale (August: Osage County), Thomas Haden Church (Sideways), Jacob Vargas (Elysium), Nancy Sorel (Less Than Kind), Danso Gordon (American History X), Darcy Fehr (Desire)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Randall Wallace (We Were Soldiers), director, writer; Chris Parker (Vampire in Brooklyn), writer; T.D. Jakes (Black Nativity) and Joe Roth (Alice in Wonderland), producers; Nick Glennie-Smith (Secretariat), composer; Dean Semler (Bruce Almighty), cinematographer; John Wright (X-Men), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Colton Burpo (Corum), the four-year-old son of Todd (Kinnear) and Sonia (Reilly), has a near-death experience during an emergency operation. Afterwards, he starts claiming to have glimpsed Heaven and come into contact with those who have passed including his miscarried sister and his great-grandfather. As Colton’s claims become more and more extravagant, Todd finds the courage to share his son’s experiences with the world…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Based on the bestselling novel, Heaven Is For Real offers a unique perspective on the concept of faith and how the claims of an innocent child can be interpreted as evidence of a higher power (if any at all).

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 30TH MAY 2014

Search from over ten years of movies here:

Other recent reviews:

After the Hunt (dir. Luca Guadagnino)

A college professor becomes caught between a scandal involving her colleague and her student…

BFI London Film Festival 2025 Reviews: Hamnet, Jay Kelly and more!

Our coverage of this year’s BFI London Film Festival continues with our exclusive write-ups on some of the most buzzed titles from this year’s edition, including Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, It Was Just an Accident and others!

Black Phone 2 (dir. Scott Derrickson)

Finney confronts his former kidnapper in unexpected ways…

Roofman (dir. Derek Cianfrance)

An escaped criminal hides out in a Toys “R” Us store…

Good Fortune (dir. Aziz Ansari)

A guardian angel meddles in the lives of a wealthy entrepreneur and a struggling gig worker…

Plainclothes (dir. Carmen Emmi)

An undercover police officer falls for his latest target…

Tron: Ares (dir. Joachim Rønning)

A super-intelligent program is sent from the digital world to ours for a bold mission…

Good Boy (dir. Ben Leonberg)

A loyal dog witnesses his owner succumb to supernatural forces…

I Swear (dir. Kirk Jones)

A young man with Tourette’s syndrome struggles to live with his condition…

BFI London Film Festival 2025 Reviews: The Secret Agent, Twinless and more!

Our first collection of reviews from this year’s BFI London Film Festival includes write-ups on some of the most anticipated titles from this year’s edition, including Sirât, Left-Handed Girl and others!

Optimized by Optimole