Heaven Is for Real
2014 · 99 min · Director: Randall Wallace
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This is the story of a small-town father who must find the courage and conviction to share his son Colton's extraordinary life-changing experience with the world. Colton claims to have visited Heaven during a near-death experience. Colton recounts the details of his amazing journey with childlike innocence and speaks matter-of-factly about things that happened before his birth - things he couldn't possibly know. Todd and his family are challenged to examine the meaning of this remarkable event. The church turns on him and so does everyone who is close to him - including his wife.
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Heaven Is for Real (2014) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Love 30%, Hope 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Love, Hope, Empathy. Genres: Drama, Family, Biography. AI estimate.
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Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Hope
- Sadness
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Hope | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Curiosity | 33 % | 18 % | 18 % | 15 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Empathy | 35 % | 26 % | 24 % | 16 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Hope | 36 % | 30 % | 25 % | 11 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Tension | 39 % | 30 % | 20 % | 8 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Hope | 51 % | 41 % | 19 % | 20 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Tension | 68 % | 58 % | 26 % | 34 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Curiosity | 65 % | 50 % | 38 % | 21 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 37′ | Curiosity | 53 % | 33 % | 38 % | 6 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Curiosity | 49 % | 30 % | 29 % | 8 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Curiosity | 48 % | 39 % | 28 % | 15 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Empathy | 48 % | 45 % | 29 % | 20 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Curiosity | 53 % | 45 % | 23 % | 21 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Tension | 59 % | 46 % | 19 % | 24 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Empathy | 56 % | 46 % | 28 % | 25 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 72′ | Curiosity | 63 % | 55 % | 31 % | 41 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 77′ | Sadness | 80 % | 75 % | 30 % | 68 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 82′ | Empathy | 83 % | 80 % | 49 % | 64 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 87′ | Hope | 75 % | 63 % | 68 % | 34 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 92′ | Hope | 68 % | 45 % | 68 % | 13 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 97′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
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Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Colton
Cassie
Mr. Parker
Mr. Jackson
Katherine Watson
Heywood
Details
- Directed by
- Randall Wallace
- Written by
- Randall Wallace, Chris Parker, Todd Burpo
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2014
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Country
- United States, Canada
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Love
- Data updated
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