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Heaven Can Wait
Comedy, Fantasy - 1978
6.9
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Joe Pendleton is a quarterback preparing to lead his team to the superbowl when he is almost killed in an accident. An overanxious angel plucks him to heaven only to discover that he wasn't ready to die, and that his body has been cremated. A new body must be found, and that of a recently-murdered millionaire is chosen. His wife and accountant—the murderers—are confused by this development, as he buys the L.A. Rams in order to once again quarterback them into the Superbowl.

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Rated:
PG
Runtime:
101 min
Release date:
28 Jun 1978
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$15,000,000
Revenue:
$98,800,000
Awards:
Won 1 Oscar. 9 wins & 14 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

rotten:
There's nothing worse than a pushy narrative.
– Vincent Canby,
New York Times,
9 May 2005
rotten:
The film drags its feet uncertainly from beginning to end.
– Derek Adams,
Time Out,
9 Feb 2006
fresh:
It's certainly likable enough and was a big hit when it came out, but one could hardly call it an auspicious artistic debut -- a crafty commercial entertainment with a certain amount of intelligence is more like it.
– Jonathan Rosenbaum,
Chicago Reader,
21 Mar 2007
fresh:
Heaven Can Wait is an outstanding film.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
26 Mar 2009
fresh:
[The film] has everything going for it: big laughs, populist politics, billowy sequences set in heaven, a murder plot, a climactic Super Bowl game, a supporting cast of choice comic actors, and best of all, a touching (but PG) romance.
– Frank Rich,
TIME Magazine,
24 Jan 2014
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