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The Five People You Meet In Heaven

2004 · 132 min

A gentle, reflective journey through a life, mixing nostalgia and regret with a comforting sense of purpose.

Directed by
Lloyd Kramer
Genres
Drama, Fantasy, Science fiction
Starring
Jon Voight, Ellen Burstyn, Jeff Daniels
Overview
On his 83rd birthday, Eddie, a war vet and a maintenance worker at the Ruby Pier amusement park, dies while trying to save a girl who is sitting under a falling ride. When he awakens in the afterlife, he encounters five people with ties to his corporeal existence who help him understand the meaning of his life.

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Directed by
Lloyd Kramer
Genres
Drama, Fantasy, Science fiction
Starring
Jon Voight, Ellen Burstyn, Jeff Daniels
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • death
  • memory
  • redemption
  • guilt
  • family
Places
  • small town
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism4
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, fantasy, science fiction, tv movie
Directed by
Lloyd Kramer
Written by
Mitch Albom
Starring
Jon Voight, Ellen Burstyn, Jeff Daniels, Michael Imperioli, Dagmara Dominczyk, Steven Grayhm, Matt Visser, Callum Keith Rennie
Music
David Hirschfelder
Cinematography
Kramer Morgenthau
Runtime
132 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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