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Gates of Heaven
Directed by
Errol Morris
Not Rated
1978
83m
Documentary
7.3
90%
81%
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A documentary about a pet cemetery in California, and the people who have pets buried there.
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Cast of Gates of Heaven
Lucille Billingsley
Herself
Zella Graham
Herself
Cal Harberts
Himself
Dan Harberts
Himself
Phil Harberts
Himself
Scottie Harberts
Himself
Mike Koewler
Himself
Floyd McClure
Himself
Ed Quye
Himself
Florence Rasmussen
Herself
Errol Morris
Director / Producer
Gates of Heaven Ratings & Reviews
IONCINEMA.com
Jordan M. Smith
What seeps to the surface of this deceivingly simple collage of faces and anecdotes is a serene appreciation for humanity's odd fondnesses, whether they be for comforting the morning or blasting electric guitar to the deceased.
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Sean Axmaker
Morris presents the interviews without adornment or commentary, letting the plainspoken words create an almost surreal quality; audiences weren't sure if Morris was being sincere or satirical.
Film Comment Magazine
Elliott Stein
Here is a quirky talented filmmaker at work who will one day turn up with something more satisfying than this movie.
Film Freak Central
Walter Chaw
Trying to decode what it is about Errol Morris's best work is a thorny proposition. -
The Dissolve
Noel Murray
It's a movie so suffused with meaning that every line and every image feels purposeful.
LarsenOnFilm
Josh Larsen
...a documentary that feels, above all else, generous.
Combustible Celluloid
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Technically, it's a movie about pet cemeteries, but specifically it's a movie about life and death and everything in-between.
CinePassion
Fernando F. Croce
Viewed through Errol Morris' blank-gaze lens, it suggests Kubrick discovering Mark Twain
Rob's Movie Vault
Rob Gonsalves
An unforgettable mood piece about human loneliness.
ColeSmithey.com
Cole Smithey
Errol Morris first film is a window on his early promise as a turly great filmmaker.
Nitrate Online
Dan Lybarger
Morris' assured feature debut is simultaneously touching and wierd.
New York Times
Tom Buckley
What is missing is the mediation of an artistic sensibility.
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Dennis Schwartz
A bizarrely entertaining eye-opening look at pet cemeteries.
Not Coming to a Theater Near You
Rumsey Taylor
Gates of Heaven is a documentary with subject and no argument, and is nonetheless deeply, deeply ruminative.
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Michael W. Phillips, Jr.
More to it than I initially gave it credit for.
Filmcritic.com
Annette Cardwell
[P]eople watching on the weirdest plane of humanity.
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
They say you can make a great documentary about almost anything, if only you see it well enough and truly, and this film proves it.
Old School Reviews
John A. Nesbit
It is Morris' selection of people and their statements that make Gates of Heaven required viewing for documentary aficionados.
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