Is Heaven Help Us easy watching?

Yes. More comforting than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Heaven Help Us end with hope?

Yes. More hopeful than 81% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Heaven Help Us sad?

Not especially. Less sad than 67% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Heaven Help Us violent?

Not especially. Less violent than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Heaven Help Us scary?

Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Heaven Help Us

Name: Heaven Help Us
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Released: 1985
Duration: 104 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Donald Sutherland, John Heard, Andrew McCarthy, Mary Stuart Masterson, Kevin Dillon

If God had wanted them to be angels, He would have given them wings!

Directed by Michael Dinner

Produced by Silver Screen Partners, HBO Films

1985104 min6.4 / 10

A warm, nostalgic coming-of-age comedy about teenage misfits navigating Catholic school authority, friendship, and first romance in 1960s Brooklyn.

Sixteen-year-old Michael Dunn arrives at St. Basil's Catholic Boys School in Brooklyn circa 1965. There, he befriends all of the misfits in his class as they collide with the repressive faculty and discover the opposite sex as they come of age.

Clusters

Feel-Good Belonging & Self-Discovery Feel-Good Homecoming Stories Family Reunions and Second Chances Second Chance Romance Workplace Movies

Genres

Comedy Drama Romance

Keywords

Boston, Massachusetts Confession Prank Catholic School Discipline Boys' School 1960s Confession Booth Soda Fountain

Questions people ask

Is Heaven Help Us easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.
Does Heaven Help Us end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.
Is Heaven Help Us sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.
Is Heaven Help Us violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Is Heaven Help Us scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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