The Funniest Movies About Heaven
What would heaven be without a hefty dose of humor and laughter? The funniest comedies about heaven feature newly dead folks adjusting to existence in the blissful afterlife. This is a list of the greatest funny movies about life after death, including everything from All Dogs Go To Heaven to Just Like Heaven to Here Comes Mr. Jordan.
What films will you find on this list of funny heaven movies list? Albert Brooks wrote, directed, and starred in the 1991 comedy Defending Your Life, which follows about a recently dead man facing trial to decide if he can move on to heaven or not. Heaven Can Wait is another funny movie about the great beyond. Kevin Smith follows two fallen angels who were banished from heaven to Wisconsin in the Catholic comedy, Dogma. Other good films featured on this list of the best heaven comedies include Down to Earth and Chances Are.
Which funny heaven movie do you think deserves the top spot on this list? Give your favorites a thumbs up and please add any great films that are missing.
- 1Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam
- Released: 1983
- Directed by: Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones
The stages of life are told through multiple sketches and songs by the British comedy troupe. The seven parts of life cover birth, growing up, war, middle age, organ transplants, old age and death. ...more - 2Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, Jack Warden
- Released: 1978
- Directed by: Warren Beatty, Buck Henry
Joe Pendleton (Warren Beatty), quarterback for the Los Angeles Rams, is killed in an auto accident. In the afterlife, Joe discovers that his guardian angel (Buck Henry) has taken him from his body ...moreAvailable On:
- 3Robert Downey, Charles Grodin, Alfre Woodard
- 4Ben Affleck, Linda Fiorentino, Matt Damon
- Released: 1999
- Directed by: Kevin Smith
Two fallen angels who were ejected from paradise find themselves banned in Wisconsin. They are now headed for New Jersey where they find a loophole that can get them back into heaven. The only catch ...more - 5Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, Eleanor Bron
- Released: 1967
- Directed by: Stanley Donen
Stanley Moon (Dudley Moore) is a bumbling short-order cook, infatuated with Margaret (Eleanor Bron), the statuesque waitress he works with at Wimpy Burger in London. On the verge of suicide, he meets ...moreAvailable On:
- 6Albert Brooks, Meryl Streep, Rip Torn
