Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Slow
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- bleak
- morally uneasy
- slow burn
- late night viewing
- winter evening
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film's murky narrative, underdeveloped characters, and slow pacing unable to sustain its intended twisted humor.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Abe Holt investigates a forged identity and a million-dollar death benefit while uncovering a family-centered fraud.
The investigation unfolds around a poor cabin and wintry rural isolation, with critics specifically noting the trudging snowbound atmosphere.
Abe reveals the fraud but feels pity for Isold and Thor, leading him to intervene beyond his investigative role.
The plot begins with a fatal accident in which the victim's identity has been deliberately falsified.
Films like A Little Trip to Heaven, and why
Fargo
shares a bleak rural crime mystery, insurance fraud, morally compromised characters, and an atmosphere of snowbound unease
A Simple Plan
shares a slow-burn neo-noir investigation, corruption beneath ordinary life, and darkly ironic fatalism
The Ice Harvest
shares a psychologically murky crime drama, family desperation, and an austere, unsettling atmosphere
The Pledge
shares an enigmatic death investigation, fractured motives, and a subdued independent thriller tone
Movie Details
- Director
- Baltasar Kormákur
- Release Date
- 2005-12-26
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Rating
- 5.4 / 10 (90)
Cast
- Forest Whitaker
- Julia Stiles
- Peter Coyote
- Jeremy Renner
- Iddo Goldberg
- Joanna Scanlan
- Philip Jackson
- Alfred Harmsworth
- Anne Reid
- Juan Carlos Pardo Pardo
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Howdy Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is A Little Trip to Heaven about?
- An insurance investigator enters an isolated family’s million-dollar death-benefit fraud and finds compassion becoming a dangerous liability.
- What is A Little Trip to Heaven like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of A Little Trip to Heaven as slow, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is A Little Trip to Heaven violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in A Little Trip to Heaven as moderate.
- What did critics think of A Little Trip to Heaven?
- Critics broadly found the film's murky narrative, underdeveloped characters, and slow pacing unable to sustain its intended twisted humor.
- Which films are like A Little Trip to Heaven?
- Films with a similar feel include Fargo, A Simple Plan, The Ice Harvest, and The Pledge.
- How long is A Little Trip to Heaven?
- A Little Trip to Heaven runs 98 minutes.
- Where can I watch A Little Trip to Heaven?
- In United States, A Little Trip to Heaven streams on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Howdy Amazon Channel.
