A Little Bit of Heaven

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A Little Bit of Heaven

"Life starts now."

2011

1h 46m

6.3(598 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Romance

Overview

A guarded woman finds out she's dying of cancer but, when she meets her match, the threat of falling in love is scarier than death.

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13 members

Acting

Kate Hudson

Marley Corbett

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Gael García Bernal

Julian Goldstein

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Romany Malco

Peter Cooper

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Kathy Bates

Beverly Corbett

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Lucy Punch

Sarah Walker

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Whoopi Goldberg

God

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Peter Dinklage

Vinnie

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Rosemarie DeWitt

Renee Blair

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Treat Williams

Jack Corbett

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Alan Dale

Dr. Sanders

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Steven Weber

Rob Randolph

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Johann Urb

Doug

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Bailey Bass

Cammie

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