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The Five People You Meet in Heaven, 2004

Starring: Jon Voight, Ellen Burstyn

Directed by: Lloyd Kramer

Written by: Mitch Albom

Language: English

Country: USA

Runtime: 180 min

MPAA Rating:

Rating:7.2

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The mood of The Five People You Meet in Heaven is emotional and touching. The plot centers around the afterlife, redemption, and hopes. It is a drama and fantasy movie. In approach, it is serious. It happens in the 1930s, during World War 2, and in the 1950s. It is based on a book.

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A TV movie adapted from Mitch Albom's best-selling novel of the same name, THE FIVE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN HEAVEN stars Jon Voight (MIDNIGHT COWBOY, THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE) as Eddie, whose 83rd birthday marks the movie's opening. An impassive man of few words and a self-effacing modesty, Eddie's lifelong employment as the maintennance man at the Ruby Pier amusement park has endowed him with a stoicism puncuated by flashes of kindness. Over the years, he has grown to accept a vague disappointment in his life. But Eddie's 83rd birthday also marks his death, as he is injured while trying to save a young girl; we are then treated to Eddie's experiences in the afterlife, where he is greeted by five people whose lives were intertwined with his in more or less unexpected ways. Though at times saccharine and preachy, this is a moving tale of a man who discovers the true meaning of his life, as he looks back on it with the enhanced perspective of death.

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Language:	English
Country:	USA
Release date:	5 December 2004
Runtime:	180 min

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Jon Voight

as Edward 'Eddie'

Ellen Burstyn

as Ruby

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This movie was an incredible story that makes a person give deep thought into the meaning of life, sacrifices they've made, and bad things they've done. This movie really makes you think about your own being, and your marriage (if married) I will... Read and rate it

09.March.2011
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by: Zach
Zach rated this movie0/10

Zzzzzzz What a snooze fest this flic is. BORING from start to finish. I think the route of the problem is the main character's likability level. Sorry but I just didn't feel for this guy & thus didn't find his exploits through the afterlife... Read and rate it

21.January.2011
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