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A Little Trip to Heaven

A Little Trip to Heaven

There is no such thing as a no fault death.

20055.41h 38m

Overview

Insurance investigator Abraham Holt travels to a tiny town in rural Minnesota to look into a particularly unusual insurance claim stemming from a horrific car accident. As Holt examines the scene of the wreck, it all seems a bit too perfect. And when he interviews Isold Mcbride and her shifty husband, Fred -- the impoverished beneficiaries of the massive, recently initiated life-insurance policy -- he begins to suspect that something is amiss.

Directed by Baltasar Kormákur
Written by Baltasar Kormákur, Edward Martin Weinman
Produced by Baltasar Kormákur, Sigurjón Sighvatsson
Box OfficeBudget: $12.0M0

Top Cast

Forest Whitaker

Forest Whitaker

Abe Holt

Julia Stiles

Julia Stiles

Isold

Peter Coyote

Peter Coyote

Frank

Jeremy Renner

Jeremy Renner

Fred

Iddo Goldberg

Iddo Goldberg

Russle

Joanna Scanlan

Joanna Scanlan

Josie

Philip Jackson

Philip Jackson

William

A

Alfred Harmsworth

Thor

Anne Reid

Anne Reid

Martha

J

Juan Carlos Pardo Pardo

Mr. Rodriguez

Themes & Keywords

cemeteryfraudautopsy

About A Little Trip to Heaven

A Little Trip to Heaven is a drama, thriller film released in 2005 exploring themes of cemetery, fraud, autopsy. Directed by Baltasar Kormákur, it stars Forest Whitaker, Julia Stiles, Peter Coyote. Insurance investigator Abraham Holt travels to a tiny town in rural Minnesota to look into a particularly unusual insurance claim stemming from a horrific car accident. As Holt examines the scene of the wreck, it all seems a bit too perfect. And when he interviews Isold Mcbride and her shifty husband, Fred -- the impoverished beneficiaries of the massive, recently initiated life-insurance policy -- he begins to suspect that something is amiss.

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