Heaven Is for Real (2014 film)
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Heaven Is for Real is a 2014 Christian drama film based on the bestselling book about a young boy’s near-death experience and his vivid account of visiting heaven.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Heaven Is for Real (2014 film) canonical | 3 |
| Heaven Is for Real | 2 |
| Produced the film "Heaven Is for Real" | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Heaven Is for Real (2014 film) Context triple: [Randall Wallace, notableWork, Heaven Is for Real (2014 film)]
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A.
Miracles from Heaven
Miracles from Heaven is a 2016 American Christian drama film based on a true story about a young girl’s miraculous recovery from a rare, life-threatening digestive disorder.
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B.
film "The Shack"
"The Shack" is a 2017 Christian drama film, based on William P. Young’s novel, that explores themes of grief, faith, and forgiveness through a man's transformative encounter with the divine after a family tragedy.
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C.
Marjoe
Marjoe is a 1972 documentary film that follows former child evangelist Marjoe Gortner as he exposes the inner workings and manipulative practices of revivalist preaching in the United States.
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D.
God's Not Dead
"God's Not Dead" is a 2014 Christian drama film that follows a college student who challenges his atheist philosophy professor in a public debate over the existence of God.
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E.
The Five People You Meet in Heaven
The Five People You Meet in Heaven is a bestselling novel by Mitch Albom that explores the afterlife through the life review of an amusement park maintenance man who encounters five people who profoundly shaped his existence.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Heaven Is for Real (2014 film) Target entity description: Heaven Is for Real is a 2014 Christian drama film based on the bestselling book about a young boy’s near-death experience and his vivid account of visiting heaven.
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A.
Miracles from Heaven
Miracles from Heaven is a 2016 American Christian drama film based on a true story about a young girl’s miraculous recovery from a rare, life-threatening digestive disorder.
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B.
film "The Shack"
"The Shack" is a 2017 Christian drama film, based on William P. Young’s novel, that explores themes of grief, faith, and forgiveness through a man's transformative encounter with the divine after a family tragedy.
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C.
Marjoe
Marjoe is a 1972 documentary film that follows former child evangelist Marjoe Gortner as he exposes the inner workings and manipulative practices of revivalist preaching in the United States.
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D.
God's Not Dead
"God's Not Dead" is a 2014 Christian drama film that follows a college student who challenges his atheist philosophy professor in a public debate over the existence of God.
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E.
The Five People You Meet in Heaven
The Five People You Meet in Heaven is a bestselling novel by Mitch Albom that explores the afterlife through the life review of an amusement park maintenance man who encounters five people who profoundly shaped his existence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian drama film
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film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Heaven Is for Real: A Little Boy’s Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
non-fiction Christian book ⓘ |
| boxOfficeGrossWorldwide | about 101,000,000 USD ⓘ |
| budget | about 12,000,000 USD ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Dean Semler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Randall Wallace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedIn | theatrical release ⓘ |
| distributor | TriStar Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | John Wright NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian film
ⓘ
drama film ⓘ |
| hasBookSourceAuthor |
Lynn Vincent
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Todd Burpo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPosterCaption | Theatrical release poster ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Colton Burpo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sonja Burpo NERFINISHED ⓘ Todd Burpo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | PG ⓘ |
| musicBy | Nick Glennie-Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | a young boy’s account of visiting heaven ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | American Christian cinema NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays |
Connor Corum as Colton Burpo
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Greg Kinnear as Todd Burpo ⓘ Kelly Reilly as Sonja Burpo ⓘ |
| producer |
DeVon Franklin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Joe Roth NERFINISHED ⓘ T. D. Jakes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Roth Films
NERFINISHED
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Screen Gems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2014-04-16 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2014 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 99 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Christopher Parker
NERFINISHED
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Randall Wallace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Nebraska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starredActor |
Connor Corum
NERFINISHED
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Greg Kinnear NERFINISHED ⓘ Kelly Reilly NERFINISHED ⓘ Margo Martindale NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Haden Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Christian faith
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heaven ⓘ near-death experience ⓘ |
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Subject: Heaven Is for Real (2014 film) Description of subject: Heaven Is for Real is a 2014 Christian drama film based on the bestselling book about a young boy’s near-death experience and his vivid account of visiting heaven.
Referenced by (6)
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Heaven Is for Real
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Heaven Is for Real
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Produced the film "Heaven Is for Real"