After Death (2023 film)

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After Death
Theatrical release poster
Directed byStephen Gray
Chris Radtke
Written byStephen Gray
Chris Radtke
Produced byJason Pamer
Jens Jacob
CinematographyAustin Straub
Music byHannah Parrott
Production
companies
Sypher Studios
Theora Films
Distributed byAngel Studios
Release date
  • October 27, 2023 (2023-10-27) (United States)
Running time
108 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$11.7 million[1][2]

After Death is a 2023 American Christian documentary film written and directed by Stephen Gray and Chris Radtke. The film chronicles the stories of various near-death experience survivors, and features analysis of these events by authors and scientists as they try to determine what happens after people die.[3] The film features interviews, as well as re-enactments of events, as the people in the documentary discuss what may happen after death.[4][5] It received mixed reviews from critics.

Cast

Interviewees

  • John Burke – New York Times bestselling author of Imagine Heaven and founding pastor of Gateway Church Austin
  • Dr. Mary Neal – orthopedic surgeon and author of To Heaven and Back[6]
  • Dr. Michael Sabom – a cardiologist
  • Dr. Jeffrey Long – author of Evidence of the Afterlife: The Science of Near-Death Experiences
  • Dr. Raymond Moody – psychiatrist and author of Life After Life
  • Dale Black – former airline pilot, author of Flight to Heaven[7] and Visiting Heaven[8]
  • Don Piper – an ordained minister and author of 90 Minutes in Heaven. Piper was involved in a head-on crash with a tractor trailer in 1989 and claimed that he went to the gates of Heaven where he was greeted by his late grandfather.
  • Howard Storm – a minister and author of My Descent Into Death
  • Paul Ojeda – founder of Austin Powerhouse Church
  • Swen Spjut – a district attorney investigator
  • Dr. Ajmal Zemmar – Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery at University of Louisville[9]
  • Dean Braxton – a licensed minister and author of In Heaven!: Experiencing the Throne of God
  • Dr. Karl Greene – a neurosurgeon
  • Steve Kang – author of From Hell to Heaven: Buddhism to Christianity through the Gospel of Jesus and a Near Death Experience
  • Anita Onarecker Wood – Director of Education and Evangelism for the Memorial Baptist Church and author of Divine Appointment: Our Journey to the Bridge
  • Eva Piper - author of A Walk Through the Dark

Re-enactment

  • Koko Marshall as Beverly
  • Michael Jovanovski as Gene
  • Kate Duffy as Eva
  • Doug Lito as Howard
  • Drew Neal Horton as Chuck
  • Nicholas Saenz as Don
  • Fabian Jaime as Paul
  • Chetavious Davis as Dr. Greene
  • Ryan Mcarthy as Dr. Sabom
  • Nick McCloud as Dale

Production

Release

Box office

The film was released on October 27, 2023, in 2,605 theaters in the United States and Canada.[10] It made $2.1 million on its first day and a total of $5.1 million in its opening weekend, finishing in fourth.[11]

Reception

On the

weighted average, assigned the film a score of 22 out of 100, based on 4 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable" reviews.[13] Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale, while those polled at PostTrak gave it an 88% overall positive score, with 62% saying they would definitely recommend the film.[11]

Indiewire's David Ehrlich, giving it a "D" grade, was also negative: "Audiences who swear by the gospel of Colton Burpo probably won't see the problem here, but those of us who are less inclined to believe… might struggle to accept a handful of teary anecdotes and bizarre medical anomalies as compelling evidence that Christianity got everything right about life after death. On the contrary, such viewers are liable to be left with more questions than answers."[16]

References

  1. ^ "After Death — Financial Information". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  2. ^ "After Death (2023)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  3. ^ Sarachik, Justin (September 19, 2023). "'AFTER DEATH' by Angel Studios Explores the Afterlife with Theatrical Release". Rapzilla. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
  4. ^ O'Leary, Denyse (October 8, 2023). "WILL STUDIO'S NEW "AFTER DEATH" BE A HIT LIKE "SOUND OF FREEDOM"?". Mind Matters. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
  5. ^ Wise, Talia (October 6, 2023). "Cardiologist, Oncologist, Engineer Reveal Stunning Evidence of Afterlife in New Angel Studios Film". CBN. Christian Broadcasting Network. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
  6. ^ "To Heaven and Back". Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  7. ^ "Flight to Heaven". Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  8. ISBN 978-0-7684-6334-7
    .
  9. ^ "School of Medicine". louisville.edu. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  10. ^ Stone, Adam (October 9, 2023). "Prominent New Castle Man Reveals Childhood Near-Death Experience". The Examiner. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
  11. ^ a b D'Alessandro, Anthony (October 28, 2023). "'Five Nights At Freddy's' $78M Busting All Sorts Of Opening Records: Best For Halloween, Peacock Day & Date, Etc. – Box Office Update Office". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  12. ^ "After Death". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  13. Fandom, Inc.
    Retrieved October 26, 2023.
  14. ^ Allen, Nick (October 27, 2023). "After Death". RogerEbert.com. Archived from the original on October 31, 2023. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
  15. ^ Gleiberman, Owen (October 31, 2023). "'After Death' Review: A Faith-Based Documentary Pretends That the Afterlife Is Science". Variety. Archived from the original on November 1, 2023. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
  16. Indiewire. Archived
    from the original on October 30, 2023. Retrieved November 1, 2023.

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