@AISLE_GHOUL2026-01-11 11:00 UTC
Children of Heaven: proof the studio reads its own marketing too literally.
1997 · Drama / Family / Sport
Children of Heaven
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Masterfully crafted. Un-roastable.
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An absolute cinematic disaster.
No synopsis available. Probably for the best.
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RELEASE DATE
1997
RUNTIME
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GENRE
Drama / Family / Sport
PLOT SUMMARY
Synopsis withheld out of mercy.
STARRING CAST
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@POPCORN_CRITIC2026-01-20 19:00 UTC
Children of Heaven is a cinematic experience designed specifically for film students who want to feel superior at dinner parties.
@CREDITS_FLEE2026-01-10 05:00 UTC
If whispered monologues were currency, Children of Heaven would settle the national debt.
@RATIO_RAT2026-01-19 17:00 UTC
Cried during Children of Heaven. Mostly at the ticket price.
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r/TrueFilm · u/PracticalFX_Stan🔥 2.4k points
[Spoilers] Can we discuss that absolutely baffling ending in Children of Heaven?
Look, I wanted to love Children of Heaven. The trailer had me hyped. But sitting through the second hour felt like a homework assignment. The dialogue is exposition stacked on exposition and the score keeps telling me how to feel.
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r/flicks · u/FrameByFrameFred🔥 0.5k points
The cinematography in Children of Heaven is doing all the heavy lifting and it shows
Director clearly thought Children of Heaven was deeper than it is. There's a difference between ambiguous and unfinished, and this leans hard into the second.
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r/boxoffice · u/FrameByFrameFred🔥 0.7k points
Hot Take: Children of Heaven's third act ruined what could have been a masterpiece
Everyone praising the Children of Heaven performances must have watched a different cut. The lead is sleepwalking through this and the supporting cast can't save it.
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r/boxoffice · u/MidnightMatinee🔥 4.9k points
Unpopular opinion: Children of Heaven is the most overrated film of the decade
Rewatched Children of Heaven last night and noticed even more plot holes than the first time. The motivations don't track at all once you stop and think about act two.
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