The Other Side of Heaven
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38 out of 100

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8.3 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 57 Ratings

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  • Starring: Anne Hathaway, Christopher Gorham
  • Summary: This 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)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 16
  3. Negative: 3 out of 16
  1. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Robert K. Elder
    63
    Captures a breathtaking exotic landscape cluttered only by the smugness of its characters.
  2. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Michael O'Sullivan
    60
    A tad preachy and more than a little bit sanctimonious.
  3. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Elizabeth Weitzman
    50
    Earnest, fact-based drama is marred only by the fact that it wants desperately to save your soul.
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  4. Miami Herald
    Reviewed by: Connie Ogle
    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.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 31 out of 39
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 39
  3. Negative: 7 out of 39
  1. TimothyS.
    10
    I thought this movie was more than preaching about LDS (mormon) view points; is a good old fashion movie about faith, hope and love and I think its to bad that the anti-mormon/christian media cannot accept a wholesom movie that is lacking in sex, violence and profanity.… Expand
  2. SalomeK.
    10
    It was a wonderful movie but it makes me homesick for my Island.
  3. HowardY.
    9
    I very much enjoyed this movie, as it DID provide wholesome family entertainment that refrained from the use of violence, sex, or profanity. However, I feel that I must point out to those who did not enjoy the movie, that this was not "Mormon" propaganda, as no one forced you to watch this, and that the film was intended, not limited to, but for Mormons. It was a film that was intended to tell a story about service and self-sacriice, not one of preachiness or "propaganda".… Expand
  4. john
    1
    Patronizing, obviously fictional bull!@#$. I agree with most of the real critics on this one.

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