SimilarScreen
As It Is in Heaven

As It Is in Heaven

20047.12h 12m

Overview

A musical romantic tragedy about a famous composer who moves back to his small hometown after having had heart troubles. His search for a simple everyday life leads him into teaching the local church choir, which is not easily accepted by the town yet the choir builds a great love for their teacher.

Directed by Kay Pollak
Written by Kay Pollak, Carin Pollak, Anders Nyberg
Produced by Anders Birkeland, Göran Lindström, Henrik Møller-Sørensen
0

Top Cast

Michael Nyqvist

Michael Nyqvist

Daniel Daréus

Frida Hallgren

Frida Hallgren

Lena

Helen Sjöholm

Helen Sjöholm

Gabriella

Lennart Jähkel

Lennart Jähkel

Arne

Ingela Olsson

Ingela Olsson

Inger

Verena Buratti

Verena Buratti

Loredana

U

Ulla-Britt Norrman-Olsson

Amanda

Per Morberg

Per Morberg

Conny

Barbro Kollberg

Barbro Kollberg

Olga

Niklas Falk

Niklas Falk

Stig

Themes & Keywords

underdogdying and deathmentally disabledindividualsecret loveconcertheart attackloss of loved onesuppressed pastpastorvillageswedenconductorchoirviolent husbandchurch choirchoirmaster

About As It Is in Heaven

As It Is in Heaven is a romance, drama, comedy, music film released in 2004 exploring themes of underdog, dying and death, mentally disabled, individual, secret love, concert. Directed by Kay Pollak, it stars Michael Nyqvist, Frida Hallgren, Helen Sjöholm. A musical romantic tragedy about a famous composer who moves back to his small hometown after having had heart troubles. His search for a simple everyday life leads him into teaching the local church choir, which is not easily accepted by the town yet the choir builds a great love for their teacher.

Movies Similar to As It Is in Heaven

Discover titles like As It Is in Heaven — ranked by similarity and community votes

We found 15 movies similar to As It Is in Heaven

If you enjoyed As It Is in Heaven, you'll love these handpicked recommendations. Each title below shares similar themes, tone, and storytelling style. Our algorithm analyzes genres, keywords, director filmography, and cast connections to find the closest matches. Whether you're looking for the same emotional depth, narrative structure, or visual style, these picks are curated to deliver the best viewing experience for fans of As It Is in Heaven.

9 Songs
18% Match

9 Songs(2004)

Movie5.5/10

Matt, a young glaciologist, soars across the vast, silent, icebound immensities of the South Pole as he recalls his love affair with Lisa. They meet at a mobbed rock concert in a vast music hall - London's Brixton Academy. They are in bed at night's end. Together, over a period of several months, they pursue a mutual sexual passion whose inevitable stages unfold in counterpoint to nine live-concert songs.

Jersey Girl
17% Match

Ollie Trinke is a young, suave music publicist who seems to have it all, with a new wife and a baby on the way. But life deals him a bum hand when he's suddenly faced with single fatherhood, a defunct career and having to move in with his father. To bounce back, it takes a new love and the courage instilled in him by his daughter.

To Joy
17% Match

To Joy(1950)

Movie6.8/10

A young orchestra violinist’s fear of mediocrity and drive for artistic success strain his marriage to a fellow musician. Told largely in flashback and shaped by Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, the film examines ambition, love, and loss in early Ingmar Bergman.

Aaja Nachle
17% Match

Dia is a divorced mom living in New York and must go back to India after she receives news that her guru is on his death bed. When she arrives she finds he is gone and has left her the responsibility of saving and reviving the Ajanta Theater where she used to dance. The problem is that the political officers want it torn down and turned into a shopping mall. The storyline follows Dia and her challenge to stand up for what she believes in and fight the cause to the end, while trying to win back the love and support of the people of the town whom she walked out on ten years prior.

Lars and the Real Girl
17% Match

Extremely shy Lars finds it impossible to make friends or socialize. His brother and sister-in-law worry about him, so when he announces that he has a girlfriend he met on the Internet, they are overjoyed. But Lars' new lady is a life-size plastic woman. On the advice of a doctor, his family and the rest of the community go along with his delusion.

Maestro
17% Match

Maestro(2023)

Movie6.3/10

A towering and fearless love story chronicling the lifelong relationship between Leonard Bernstein and Felicia Montealegre Cohn Bernstein. A love letter to life and art, Maestro at its core is an emotionally epic portrayal of family and love.

Something's Gotta Give
16% Match

When perpetually single, aging music industry exec Harry Sanborn, and his latest trophy girlfriend, Marin, arrive at her mother's beach house in the Hamptons, they find that her mother, playwright Erica Barry, also plans to stay for the weekend. Erica is scandalized by the relationship and Harry's sexist ways. But when Harry has a heart attack while there, and the doctor prescribes bedrest, his only option is to stay at the Barry home. Left in the care of Erica and his doctor, a love triangle starts to take shape.

Forrest Gump
16% Match

A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events—in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do. But despite all he has achieved, his one true love eludes him.

Step Up 2: The Streets
16% Match

When rebellious street dancer Andie West lands at the elite Maryland School of the Arts, she finds herself fighting to fit in while also trying to hold onto her old life. When she joins forces with the school's hottest dancer, Chase Collins, to form a crew of fellow outcasts to compete in Baltimore's underground dance battle The Streets.

The Notebook
15% Match

An epic love story centered around an older man who reads aloud to a woman with Alzheimer's. From a faded notebook, the old man's words bring to life the story about a couple who is separated by World War II, and is then passionately reunited, seven years later, after they have taken different paths.

Columbus
15% Match

Columbus(2017)

Movie7.1/10

When a renowned architecture scholar falls suddenly ill during a speaking tour, his son Jin finds himself stranded in Columbus, Indiana - a small Midwestern city celebrated for its many significant modernist buildings. Jin strikes up a friendship with Casey, a young architecture enthusiast who works at the local library.

Human Nature
15% Match

Obsessive scientist Nathan and his lover, the naturalist Lila, discover Puff: a man born and raised in the wild. As Nathan trains the wild man in the civilized ways of the world, Lila fights to preserve the man’s natural state. In the power struggle that ensues, an unusual love triangle emerges.

Closer
15% Match

Closer(2004)

Movie6.8/10

The relationships of two couples become complicated and deceitful when the man from one couple meets the woman of the other.

A Star Is Born
14% Match

Seasoned musician Jackson Maine discovers — and falls in love with — struggling artist Ally. She has just about given up on her dream to make it big as a singer — until Jack coaxes her into the spotlight. But even as Ally's career takes off, the personal side of their relationship is breaking down, as Jack fights an ongoing battle with his own internal demons.