At the time of writing, the 2014 hit Heaven Is for Real is one of the ten most-streamed movies on Netflix in the U.S. Featuring a cast that boasts the likes of Greg Kinnear, Yellowstone star Kelly Reilly, Thomas Haden Church, and Margo Martindale, Heaven Is for Real was both written and directed by Randall Wallace, the man behind the Oscar-nominated Braveheart screenplay. The film earned $100 million at the global box office back in 2014, split between a domestic haul of $91 million and a further $9 million from overseas markets. Additionally, the film earned almost half its box office return in domestic DVD and Blu-ray sales. For those yet to see Heaven Is for Real, here’s a look at the movie’s synopsis:
“Small-town businessman, pastor and volunteer firefighter Todd Burpo (Greg Kinnear) and his wife, Sonja (Kelly Reilly), are struggling to make ends meet during a tough year. After their young son, Colton (Connor Corum), undergoes emergency surgery, Todd and Sonja are overjoyed at the child’s miraculous recovery. However, the Burpos are unprepared for what happens next — Colton says that he went to heaven and back, and tells his parents things that he couldn’t possibly know.”
