Heaven Can Wait (1978)
Directed by Buck Henry, Warren Beatty · 101 min · Fantasy, Comedy, Romance, Drama
63.5 TOPICAL score · #1,086 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
Heaven Can Wait (1978, directed by Buck Henry and Warren Beatty) has a TOPICAL score of 63.5 - ranked 1,086 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and cast, and lowest on audience. It won 1 award from 9 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Production Design. Critics: 88% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.5/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 6.7/10 (461 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 32 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics88% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.5/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 6.7/10 (461 ratings)
- Awards1 win, 9 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Production Design
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 32 languages
- Still read28,137 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Warren Beatty (actor #195), Julie Christie (actor #159), James Mason (actor #315), Jack Warden (actor #537)
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