Heaven Is for Real

Right now you can watch Heaven Is for Real in Australia on Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel, and in the US on fuboTV and Angel Studios — and it holds up to as much attention as you give it. The length is exactly right for the story it is telling — nothing rushed, nothing dragged out. 893 viewers have already rated it on TMDB — the kind of consensus that does not happen by accident. Greg Kinnear anchors it with a performance that rewards close attention. Put it on tonight on Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel and see for yourself.

Part of the current wave of titles people are actually watching, Heaven Is for Real earns its spot. Heaven Is for Real trusts its audience to sit with discomfort instead of resolving it too quickly. After their young son, Colton, undergoes emergency surgery, small-town parents Todd and Sonja Burpo are overjoyed at the child's miraculous recovery. However, the Burpos are unprepared for what happens next... Colton says that during his surgery he went to heaven and back, and tells his parents things that he couldn't possibly know. Greg Kinnear and Kelly Reilly lead a cast that treats the material with real seriousness. It was released in 2014. The performances in Heaven Is for Real do a lot of work in the silences between the dialogue. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

Drama fans who appreciate slow-burn storytelling will feel right at home with Heaven Is for Real. It does not lean on comparisons to make its case. Short enough to finish in one sitting, substantial enough to feel satisfying. Greg Kinnear anchors a cast that never overplays its hand. The kind of drama that stays with you well after the finale.