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90 Minutes in Heaven

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Pronounced dead by rescue workers after a car accident, Texas pastor Don Piper (Hayden Christensen) believes that he visited heaven before springing back to life 90 minutes later.
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Vadim Rizov AV Club The screenplay is full of infelicitous dialogue far from a plausible vernacular, which wouldn't matter if the movie had an ounce of stylization to justify its fourth-grade-reading-level airport-novel vocabulary. Rated: D+ Sep 17, 2015 Full Review Matt Fagerholm RogerEbert.com A better title would've likely been "121 Minutes in Purgatory," since that's essentially where audiences will find themselves residing during the entirety of this dreary slog down a familiar road paved with painfully good intentions. Rated: 1.5/4 Sep 13, 2015 Full Review Joe Leydon Variety This inspirational indie earns points by being more bluntly realistic than many other faith-based dramas in its depiction of an ordeal that likely would challenge the faith of even the most devout Christians. Sep 13, 2015 Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com It's a film that will resonate with persons of faith. Rated: 3.0/4.0 Sep 17, 2020 Full Review Barbara Shulgasser Common Sense Media Faith-based drama about life after returning from afterlife. Rated: 2/5 Feb 21, 2020 Full Review MaryAnn Johanson Flick Filosopher So deeply terrible that it will make you question the existence of God. The dialogue is the least natural I've ever seen in a film not made by Ed Wood. Jan 4, 2016 Full Review Read all reviews

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Carol D Please read the books by Don Piper instead. To be honest, I couldn’t even get through the whole movie. I watched as long as I could and then I fast forwarded to the Heaven part and it was an absolutely abysmal representation of what is described in the books. After reading the books I was absolutely thrilled about the prospect of going to Heaven but the movie’s representation was about as bad as it could get. Also, I love Hayden Christensen but that was not a good role for him. For one, I know this area of Texas very well and I have no idea what kind of an accent he was trying for but it definitely wasn’t East Texas. Maybe more of a Savannah dialect? Not sure but it was painful to listen to and the slow drawl is not normal here. Also, they make the character so one dimensional. I’m not sure if it was the dialogue or if Christensen didn’t believe what he was portraying but it felt inauthentic. I also felt like the movie was in slow motion and it was just cringey. I’m sorry. After reading the Don Piper books, I wanted to see a visual representation of what I read but I would say that if this is why you’re watching the movie, don’t bother. Keep it in your imagination instead. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 07/31/25 Full Review Hayleigh P. It was okay. Makes me wonder even more if heaven/hell are real. As if it already doesn’t keep my up at night lmao. The breakdown in the McDonalds drive through had me rolling 😭. “Sorry. That’s not on the menu..” Rated 2 out of 5 stars 07/21/25 Full Review Hilary B This was quite a slow moving film, but apparently stayed very close to the book written by Don Piper himself with Cecil Murphy and which was on the New York Times best seller list several times. When other producers wanted to make the film Don didn't like the hyped up storyline, determined that it stay true to the book and himself - so this is what you've got, a true story without frills Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 07/06/25 Full Review Prehana S It was a good movie about faith vs. hope especially during a guys most traumatic healing journey which many wouldnt have survived such an ordeal. Cant understand the negative reviews. I enjoyed this movie and it will hit home for those who have lost loved ones, reason for dragging in the middle clearly highlighting how life drags and becomes dull during your darkest hours. If HE takes you to it, HE will take you through it. Ofcourse its going to be based on a mans depressing journey of healing, life isnt sunshine and roses Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/01/23 Full Review Carlos T Minha opinião: Este filme retrata um fato verídico vivido por Don Piper onde ele sofre um acidente de carro onde uma caminhão passa por cima do carro. E os médicos deram ele como morto. E se passa 90 minutos que eles precisavam esperar o legista até liberar. E bem neste momento um pastor que estava parado por causa do acidente vai orar por Don, onde os próprios bombeiros e enfermeiros da ambulância zombaram dele, dizendo que estava morto, mas quando ele começa a orar e louvar Don começa a louvar junto e isso surpreende a todos. Porem quando chega no hospital a suas chances de viver eram pequeníssima. Mas o milagre ocorre novamente e ele tem alta. E quando ele volta seu trabalho no ministério e testemunha que durante aqueles 90 minutos que todos viram ele morto, ele estava no Paraiso onde ele viu, sentiu, e pode ver pessoas que já haviam partido. E assim ele escre eu um livro que vendeu mais de 7 milhões de exemplares e Don viaja o Mundo levando seu testemunho. E assim este filme foi feito. Eu creio no testemunho dele, que o livro seja bom, mas este filme tem muito a desejar. A atriz que faz o papel da esposa de Don, é um iceberg de frieza, estamos falando de um filme com espiritualidade e colocar uma mulher que não expressa emoções, até nos ficamos frios. O ator que faz o papel de Don Hayden que também não emociona. Não sei se você já assistiu "O Homem Milagre" com história parecidas, e o ator que fez o papel lá, meu você sofre junto, torce e vence as advercidades, junto com ele. Então o elenco não foi assertivo. Roteiro e enredo fracos, falas vazias, cenas vazias, tudo vazio. Vale apena assistir? Eu indico a ler o livro. Nota: 3 Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member There is a beautiful story here...I would've snipped the middle chunk of it down 10-15 minutes or had made a montage of Don's recovery and had focused on showing my audience the experience of Heaven and it's glory! Hayden Christiansen and Kate Bosworth are believable here, but too much time spent on therapy...:( Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 06/15/22 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Pronounced dead by rescue workers after a car accident, Texas pastor Don Piper (Hayden Christensen) believes that he visited heaven before springing back to life 90 minutes later.
Director
Michael Polish
Producer
Rick Jackson, Randall Emmett, Dawn Parouse, Michael Polish, George Furla
Screenwriter
Michael Polish
Distributor
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Production Co
Emmett/Furla Films
Rating
PG-13 (Intense Injury Images|Intense Accident Images)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 11, 2015, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 5, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$4.8M
Runtime
2h 1m
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