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2016 · family · drama

Miracles from Heaven

Directed by Patricia Riggen1h 59m2016

When Christy discovers her 10-year-old daughter Anna has a rare, incurable disease, she becomes a ferocious advocate for her daughter’s healing as she searches for a solution. After Anna has a freak accident and falls three stories, a miracle unfolds in the wake of her dramatic rescue that leaves medical specialists mystified, her family restored and their community inspired.

Our read: Miracles from Heaven (2016) reads as a warm, steady, grounded family · drama entry — gentle in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, tender in temperature, redemptive in outlook.

Movie DNA

Warm, steady, gentle family / drama, grounded in texture. Redemptive, mid-stakes, tender.

ElsewhereIMDb7.131kRT45%Metacritic44
  • warm
  • gentle
  • redemptive
  • tender
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DNA · twelve axes

How Miracles from Heaven feels to watch.

Each axis is scored by hand, not from votes or genre averages. The bar uses the film's own colours.

MoodHeavy ↔ Cosy
PacingSlow-burn ↔ Kinetic
IntensityGentle ↔ Extreme
WeirdnessConventional ↔ Surreal
HopeNihilistic ↔ Redemptive
StakesIntimate ↔ Epic
HumourNone ↔ Broad
RealityGrounded ↔ Fantastical
DensitySparse ↔ Twisty
WarmthCold ↔ Tender
AuteurTransparent ↔ Signature
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“You want a faith-forward family drama that earns its tears honestly.”

ends upliftingyou’ll feel glowing aftera slow buildgrips by minute 15attention 3/5earns its length
Date nightWith friendsSoloWith parentsKids around
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