The Five People You Meet in Heaven

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Stirring made-for-TV adaptation of the best-selling novel by Mitch Albom stars Jon Voight as an 83-year-old amusement park maintenance man who dies while attempting to save a little girl from a piece of falling equipment. Waking up in a strange ethereal realm, Voight is met by a quintet of bizarre characters, each trying to help him understand the mysteries of existence. Ellen Burstyn, Jeff Daniels, Michael Imperioli, Dagmara Dominczyk also star. 133 min. Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital stereo; audio commentary; interviews; featurette.
Based on the bestseller by Mitch Albom (Tuesdays With Morrie), The Five People You Meet in Heaven takes up where It’s A Wonderful Life left off. In the Capra classic, George Bailey gets a vision of life without him. In this Hallmark Hall of Fame production, Eddie (Jon Voight), an amusement park maintenance man and war veteran, ends up in Heaven after an accident takes his life. There he meets five people from his past: the Blue Man (Jeff Richards), the Captain (Michael Imperioli), Marguerite (Dagmara Dominczyk), Ruby (Ellen Burstyn), and Tala (Nicaela and Shelbie Weigel). Each shows him how he impacted their life or they his--and not always for the better. (In these flashbacks, Callahan Brebner and Steven Grayhm play the young Eddie.) The point may seem simplistic--everyone is connected--but The Five People You Meet in Heaven finds a unique and engaging way to make it. --Kathleen C. Fennessy