Heaven (2002): Cast, Ratings, Box Office & Plot
Heaven is a 2002 drama thriller directed by Tom Tykwer, starring Cate Blanchett and Giovanni Ribisi. It runs 1 hour 37 minutes and earned $4.3 million worldwide. Critics gave it 73% on Rotten Tomatoes and 68 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 6.9/10.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 37m (97 min)
- Director
- Tom Tykwer
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Miramax Films
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Heaven About?
The premise of Heaven without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Cate Blanchett portrays Philippa, a British teacher living in Turin, Italy, haunted by the loss of several friends to drug overdoses. Feeling let down by the police’s inaction, she takes justice into her own hands, constructing a homemade bomb. This act plunges her into a dangerous journey, transforming her from a grieving widow into a fugitive desperately trying to evade capture.
Heaven Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- italy
- love
- death
- bomb
- police
- justice
- turin italy
- translator
- teacher
- murder
- terrorist
- search
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- fugitive
- friend
- escape
- drug overdose
- drug dealer
- corruption
- redemption
- innocence
- on the run
- soulmate
- english teacher
- widow
- female protagonist
- undressing
- existentialism
- one word title
- female nudity
- carabinieri
- wedding
- wedding reception
- washing bedsheets
- underwear
- tuscany italy
- tunnel
- tree
- transcendence
- train
- tossing the wedding bouquet
- toilet
- terrorism
- telephone call
- tears
- teacher student relationship
- tape recorder
- swat squad
- suicide by hanging
- student
- stretcher
Heaven Cast
Cate Blanchett leads the cast, with Giovanni Ribisi. Directed by Tom Tykwer.
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Director Tom Tykwer
More from Tom Tykwer
More films directed by Tom Tykwer, best-rated first: Run Lola Run, Winter Sleepers, Perfume: The Story of a Murderer and Cloud Atlas.
Heaven Reviews & Ratings
Critics gave Heaven 73% on Rotten Tomatoes and 68 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 6.9/10.
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IMDb 6.9 /10
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Rotten Tomatoes 73% Tomatometer
Popcornmeter 76%
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Metacritic 68 Metascore
User score 7.3
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TMDB 65% User score
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Heaven Plot Summary
What happens in Heaven from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 2-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
The movie unfolds in the picturesque city of Turin, Italy, where we are introduced to a young Carabinieri clerk, Filippo, who is engrossed in mastering helicopter navigation through a flight simulator. During a critical moment, as he ascends too quickly, he inadvertently crashes the virtual helicopter. His instructor imparts a valuable lesson: > “In a real helicopter, you can’t just keep going up and up.” This sequence sparks a curious inquiry from Filippo: “How high can you go?”
Full summary
The whole story of Heaven, scene by scene
Heaven Box Office
Heaven grossed $4.3 million worldwide. $784,399 came from the US and Canada and $3.5 million (82%) from the rest of the world.
Worldwide gross
$4.3M
- US & Canada
- $784.4K
- International
- $3.5M
Heaven Trailers & Videos
The trailer of Heaven.
How Well Do You Know Heaven?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
Question 1 of 10
- Question 1: not answered
- Question 2: not answered
- Question 3: not answered
- Question 4: not answered
- Question 5: not answered
- Question 6: not answered
- Question 7: not answered
- Question 8: not answered
- Question 9: not answered
- Question 10: not answered
What is Filippo's profession?
Cars in Heaven
19 cars on screen, including the 1983 Fiat Ritmo and the 1999 Lancia Kappa.
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1983 Fiat Ritmo Important role -
1999 Lancia Kappa Important role -
1992 Renault Master Important role -
1979 Fiat 421 AL Minor role
Heaven Also Known As
23 alternative titles, including “En el cielo” and “Paraíso”.
- Also known as
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- En el cielo
- Paraíso
- Paradis
- Heaven, de Tom Tykwer
- Himmel
- Taivas
- Paradeisos
- A gyilkosok is a mennyországba mennek
- Niebo
- Heaven - Por Amor
- Raj
- Cennet
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- 疾走天堂
- 天堂
- Nebe
- Рай
- שמיים
- Небеса
- Παράδεισος
- 헤븐
- بهشت
- 天堂奔馳
- ヘヴン
Seen Heaven?
Movies Like Heaven
Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including Heaven’s Burning, Heaven in Hell and Heaven Knows What.
Heaven FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office, ratings and post-credit scenes of Heaven, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Heaven?
Heaven runs 1 hour 37 minutes (97 minutes).
When was Heaven released?
Heaven was released on October 4, 2002.
Who directed Heaven?
Heaven was directed by Tom Tykwer.
More films by Tom Tykwer Who is in the cast of Heaven?
Heaven stars Cate Blanchett and Giovanni Ribisi.
How much did Heaven make at the box office?
Heaven grossed $4.3 million worldwide ($784,399 domestic, $3.5 million international).
How is Heaven rated?
Heaven has 6.9/10 on IMDb, 73% on Rotten Tomatoes, 68 on Metacritic and 65% on TMDB.
Does Heaven have a post-credit scene?
No. Heaven has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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