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ERA
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Released 15 years ago.
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A Little Bit of Heaven
"Life starts now."
2011 1h 46m EN
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6.3
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METACRITIC
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6.3
IMDB
★6.3TMDB · 608🥫4%Rotten Tomatoes●14Metacritic★6.3IMDB · 30,923
ComedyDramaRomance
Synopsis
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A guarded woman finds out she's dying of cancer but, when she meets her match, the threat of falling in love is scarier than death.
“Life starts now.”
Cast
Kate Hudson
Marley Corbett
Gael García Bernal
Julian Goldstein
Romany Malco
Peter Cooper
Kathy Bates
Beverly Corbett
Lucy Punch
Sarah Walker
Whoopi Goldberg
God
Peter Dinklage
Vinnie
Rosemarie DeWitt
Renee Blair
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Nicole Kassell
- Writers
- Gren Wells
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Nicole Kassell, shot by Russell Carpenter. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Heitor Pereira. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Stephen A. Rotter shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Kate Hudson and Gael García Bernal and Romany Malco carry the top of the cast.
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CAST
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Marketing tagline: "Life starts now.".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt1440161 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Nicole Kassell directs. Russell Carpenter behind the camera. Heitor Pereira scores. Stephen A. Rotter cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 15 years ago.
- 2Directed by Nicole Kassell, shot by Russell Carpenter. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by Heitor Pereira. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor Stephen A. Rotter shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Kate Hudson and Gael García Bernal and Romany Malco carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "Life starts now.".
- 7IMDB entry: tt1440161 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Russell Carpenter
- Original score
- Heitor Pereira
- Editing
- Stephen A. Rotter
- Production design
- Stuart Wurtzel
- Costume design
- Ann Roth
- Makeup / hair
- Anne Morgan
- VFX supervisor
- Sean Andrew Faden
- Sound
- Marc Fishman
- Stunt coordinator
- Mike Smith
- Runtime
- 106 min · 1h 46m
- Status
- Released
- Box office
- $1,296,937
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- PG-13
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 4% 🥫 Rotten
- Metacritic
- 14/100
- IMDB rating
- 6.3/10 · 30,923 votes
- MPAA
- PG-13
Also by
Nicole Kassell
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- MJ
MJW Films
US
Davis Entertainment
US
- TH
The Film Department
US
- MA
Mandate International
US
Key crew
- Costume DesignAnn Roth
- Music SupervisorRebekah Johnson
- SongsIvan Neville
- CastingNicole Abellera Hallman
- CastingJeanne McCarthy
- Co-ProducerIan Watermeier
- Executive ProducerMike Witherill
- Executive ProducerRobbie Brenner
- Executive ProducerNeil Sacker
- ProducerJohn Davis
- "B" Camera OperatorJerry M. Jacob
- Music SupervisorJoJo Villanueva
- First Assistant DirectorJon Mallard
- ProducerAdam Schroeder
- ProducerMark Gill
- Executive ProducerSkot Bright
- PilotPaul Barth
- EditorStephen A. Rotter
- Unit Production ManagerKati Johnston
- Second Assistant DirectorJames Roque Jr.
- Production DesignStuart Wurtzel
- Co-ProducerGren Wells
- Boom OperatorChris Main
- "B" Camera OperatorMichael Applebaum
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- workplace
- cancer
- co-workers relationship
- dog allergy
- doctor patient relationship
- duringcreditsstinger
- woman director
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2011-02-03PG-13
Also known as
International titles
- Egy kis mennyországHU
- Un Pedacito De CieloMX
- Un Pedacito de CieloSV
- Pronta para AmarBR
- Um Pedacinho de ParaísoPT
- Little Bit of Heaven, AUS
- Bir Balaca CənnətAZ
