A man navigates a beautiful, surreal afterlife, risking everything to rescue his beloved from despair.
Dreamlike and melancholy. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is devastating.
Not on a US subscription service as of Oct 28, 2026.
Heads up on moderate sex and nudity. That is past what the PG-13 on the box suggests. Beyond that, mild language and no real violence.
Our estimate: fine from about 16, higher than the PG-13 suggests, because of the sex and nudity.
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Chris Nielsen dies to find himself in a heaven more amazing than he could have ever dreamed of. There is one thing missing: his wife. After he died, his wife Annie killed herself and went to hell. Chris decides to risk eternity in Hades for the small chance that he will be able to bring her back to heaven.
Bittersweet. It earns its ending, but not everyone gets what they want.
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