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A Little Bit of Heaven

2011 · The Film Department · Limited theatrical/VOD

FAIL

Summary

New Orleans advertising executive Marley Corbett receives a terminal cancer diagnosis and falls for her doctor, Julian. As treatment continues, she reckons with her fear of death and the people closest to her.

Why it fails

Are they allowed to live?

Terminal romance leans toward whimsical/beautiful death acceptance.

Does the medical reality hold up?

Medical trajectory is broadly simplified into terminal comedy-romance.