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Gates of Heaven (1978) — Where to Stream · CriticCrunch

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Gates of Heaven

Movie1978·83 min

Gates of Heaven

Directed by Errol Morris

A documentary film directed by Errol Morris.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 64%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.8/10

117 ratings

About Gates of Heaven

A documentary about a pet cemetery in California, and the people who have pets buried there.

Pacing: Slow-burn (1 of 9)
Tone: Bittersweet (4 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Layered (6 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Intimate (1 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Contemplative, Unsettling
Story Tags: grief and loss, faith existentialism, animal centered, american regional, small town, group found family, everyman, slow burn reveal, frame story

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Where to Watch Gates of Heaven

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Details

Director: Errol Morris
Language: English

Cast

Lucille Billingsley, Zella Graham, Cal Harberts

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How Gates of Heaven Ranks

All movies

Top 64%

1970s movies

Top 82%

Documentary movies

Top 78%

Errol Morris films#4 of 5

Top 64% All movies.

the vibe

Gates of Heaven Vibe

What it feels like

slow-burnbittersweetmoderatelayeredlight-touchintimateheartfeltcontemplativeunsettling

What it's about

slow-burn revealframe storygrief & lossfaith existentialismeverymangroup found familyanimal centeredamerican regionalsmall town

pacing

slow-burn 1/9slow-burn 1/9

tone

bittersweet 4/9wistful 4/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

layered 6/9layered 6/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

intimate 1/9intimate 1/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9

texture

contemplativequiet