SummaryThis romantic coming of age story is based on the memoirs of John H. Groberg, who served as a missionary in the remote Tongan Islands in the 1950's. (Excel Entertainment Group)
Directed By:Mitch Davis
Written By:Mitch Davis, John H. Groberg
The Other Side of Heaven
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Generally Unfavorable
38
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Generally Favorable
7.5
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
13% Positive
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Captures a breathtaking exotic landscape cluttered only by the smugness of its characters.
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Earnest, fact-based drama is marred only by the fact that it wants desperately to save your soul.
50
Slick, fact-based, missionary-themed drama.
40
The film looks great and makes sophisticated use of digital effects.
40
Movies don't get much more wholesome and earnest than The Other Side Of Heaven, a handsomely mounted but empty-headed drama that attempts to do for fresh-faced Mormon missionaries what Top Gun did for cocky fighter pilots.
38
The film is supposed to be about tolerance, but the only acceptance comes in terms of how the islanders accept the Mormon teachings. Somehow, that doesn't quite feel divine.
10
What sets this syrupy swatch of kitsch apart from other films peddling a dogmatic religious agenda is the serious money that obviously went into it.
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Dec 30, 2013
10
Wonderful movie that I stumbled on by accident. Well put together, well acted. I often find that some of the best movies are true (or based on true) stories such as this one.
Production Company:
- 3Mark Entertainment
- Molen/Garbett Productions
Release Date:Apr 12, 2002
Duration:1 h 53 m
Rating:PG
Tagline:An Epic Journey.
Awards
Character and Morality in Entertainment Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
