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Heaven Can Wait

1978·1h 41m·PG
FantasyRomanceSportComedy
IMDb Rating
★ 6.9/10
25,717 votes
Metascore
72
Metacritic

A Los Angeles Rams quarterback, accidentally taken away from his body by an overanxious angel before he was meant to die, returns to life in the body of a recently murdered millionaire.

Heaven Can Wait is a 1978 fantasy romance movie, starring Jack Warden, Warren Beatty, James Mason. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.9/10 from 25,717 votes and runs 1h 41m.

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Stars
Jack Warden
Warren Beatty
James Mason
Julie Christie
Details
1978-06-28
101 min
Movie
PG
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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