You are here:

Heaven Sent

Name: Heaven Sent
Director: Michael Landon Jr.
Released: 2016
Duration: 85 min

Representation Score

1.7/10

Minimal

2016

TV-PG

Director

Michael Landon Jr.

Runtime

85 minutes

Average Rating

No ratings yet

New Showbiz Analysis

Heaven Sent is a traditional domestic drama that uses a supernatural catalyst to reinforce established social and familial hierarchies. The narrative is built around preserving the nuclear family and restoring conventional marital bonds. Rather than challenging social norms, the film uses an angelic figure to affirm traditional religious morality, following a faith-based framework that prioritizes spiritual intervention to resolve domestic crises. Ultimately, the film reinforces conventional social structures, focusing on a singular, homogeneous view of family and marriage.

Watch this, not that →

Category Breakdown

Does Heaven Sent have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film focuses solely on a heterosexual marriage between Billy and Marie, operating within a framework that assumes everyone is straight or cisgender.

How does Heaven Sent portray gender?

Fair

The story centers on the domestic stability of a husband and wife, emphasizing the traditional marital bond without challenging typical gender roles.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Heaven Sent?

Limited

The narrative prioritizes a homogeneous domestic setting with no indication of multi-ethnic casting or diverse representation.

How does Heaven Sent represent religion and culture?

Minimal

The film promotes traditional Western and religious values through divine intervention, positioning the sanctity of the family unit as a stabilizing social force.

Does Heaven Sent include disability representation?

Minimal

The film does not provide any information or visible representation regarding characters with physical or neurodivergent disabilities.

Present on Screen

Provides a clear, focused narrative centered on the restoration of marital love.
Utilizes a consistent faith-based framework that aligns with its intended genre.

Limited or Absent

Lacks representation of LGBTQ+ identities or non-assuming gender matches what was assigned at birth characters.
Does not explore multi-ethnic perspectives within the domestic setting.
Fails to address or include characters with physical or neurodivergent disabilities.

Official Synopsis

As Christmas approaches, the end is near for Billy and Marie's marriage until an eight-year-old runaway angel from heaven takes it upon herself to rekindle the love they once shared.

How are these scores produced? →