Heaven's Gate fingerprintHigh energy, light on feelings.
Tense and spectacular
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving and melancholic
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
History, class and money, and politics
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout characters
Layered plot that rewards full attention.
Functional look and sound
Tense and spectacular
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Heaven's Gate is tense and spectacular. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving and melancholic
Emotionally, it's moving, melancholic, and cathartic.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
History, class and money, and politics
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around history, class and money, and politics. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout characters
Layered plot that rewards full attention.
The characters stand out. The plot is layered and rewards full attention.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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What one loves about life are the things that fade.
Overall: Similar vibe.
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Heaven's Gate is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Hoopla, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, and Fawesome. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Fandango At Home. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 61/100 (IMDb 6.7, Rotten Tomatoes 57%, and Metacritic 57). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence.
3 h 37 min
Heaven's Gate runs 3 h 37 min.
Yes. Critics average 57 and audiences 63 out of 100, so both groups see Heaven's Gate much the same way.
No. It cost about $44 million to make and earned $3 million worldwide, 8% of its budget.
It was made in English, with some French, Russian, Polish, Serbian (Latin), Ukrainian, German. Produced in United States.
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TV Tropes lists 48 storytelling tropes for Heaven's Gate, including Final Speech, Beastly Bloodsports, Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil.
6.7
