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Heaven can wait

United States, 1978
film

At a peak in his career LA Rams quarterback Joe Pendleton (Warren Beatty) is erroneously summoned to heaven by an over-zealous escort (co-director Buck Henry)..

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Algorithmically related works from our collection by image:

Days of Heaven

United States, 1978
Similarity: 53%

Purple rain

United States, 1984
Similarity: 51%

Heaven's burning

Australia, 1997
Similarity: 48%

The Castaway cowboy

United States, 1974
Similarity: 45%

Scent of a woman

United States, 1992
Similarity: 45%

The Lawnmower man

United States, 1992
Similarity: 44%

Swann in Love = Un Amour de Swann

France, 1983
Similarity: 44%

The Lawnmower Man

Japan, United Kingdom, United States and United States of America, 1992
Similarity: 44%

Heatwave

Australia, 1981
Similarity: 44%

Jesus Christ superstar

United States, 1973
Similarity: 44%

Arizona dream

France, 1993
Similarity: 44%

Three men and a baby (Captioned)

United States, 1987
Similarity: 43%

Three men and a baby

United States, 1987
Similarity: 43%

Only angels have wings

United States, 1939
Similarity: 42%

Hollow man

United States, 2000
Similarity: 42%

The Plains of Heaven

Australia, 1982
Similarity: 42%

White hunter: black heart

United States, 1990
Similarity: 42%

Cyrano de Bergerac

France, 1990
Similarity: 42%
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