The defence The Prestige Tourist
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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90 Minutes in Heaven
Drama · 2015
A man involved in a horrific car crash is pronounced dead, only to come back to life an hour and a half later, claiming to have seen Heaven.
Movie details
90 Minutes in Heaven
“Hope lives.”
2015 Drama 2h 2m
Critical arithmetic
The consensus, allegedly.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
IMDb
4.9 / 10
4.6K votes
Rotten Tomatoes
29 %
Tomatometer
Metacritic
28 / 100
Metascore
TMDB
5.9 / 10
Community rating
External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.
A man involved in a horrific car crash is pronounced dead, only to come back to life an hour and a half later, claiming to have seen Heaven.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over 90 Minutes in Heaven?
For the defence
The Prestige Tourist
“You like your greatness pre-approved.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Adrenaline Seeker
“If it slows down, you check your phone.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Nearby on the taste map.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Michael Polish
Written by
Don Piper · Michael Polish
Kate Bosworth
Eva Piper
Hayden Christensen
Don Piper
Hudson Meek
Chris Piper
Bobby Batson
Joe Piper
Elizabeth Hunter
Nicole Piper
David Clyde Carr
Eva's Dad
Catherine Carlen
Eva's Mom
Court is in session
Put 90 Minutes in Heaven on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Adrenaline Seeker
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.