''Seven in Heaven'' is a 2018 American

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written and directed by

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. It stars Travis Tope and

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Jason Blum Jason Ferus Blum "Jason Ferus Blum was born in LA in 1969 to Shirley Neilsen, an art professor, and Irving Blum, an art dealer" (; born 1969) is an American film and television producer. He is the founder and CEO of Blumhouse Productions, whic ...

served as producer, through his

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banner. The film was released on October 5, 2018 by

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Plot

Quiet and nerdy Jude attends a party at his friend David's home with his friend Kent. At the party, Derek and his friends begins a game of ' Seven in Heaven', with winning cards sending Jude and June to sit for seven minutes in a secret closet. Upon exiting the closet, they discover they have traveled to an alternate reality. Jude heads home, where he is attacked by his father, who in his reality is dead. Jude's parents reveal he has been accused of murdering his acquaintance Derek. As the police are looking for him he escapes and is soon found by his guidance counselor, Mr. Wallace, who knows about this dimension. He forces Jude into his car and drops him off at David's home. Jude sneaks to the master bedroom and enters the closet, but nothing happens. He decides to look for June in the hope that if they try leaving through the closet together they will return home. He finds June and, after convincing her they are in another dimension, they try to come up with a plan to get home. Mr. Wallace drives them to David's home and convinces David's family to let them into the closet. While there, Jude and June have sex. In their home reality, Jude and June's friends have opened the closet and discovered it empty. The house is searched for them but no one can explain how they disappeared. Kent and Derek search for June and Jude while dodging the police, who are trying to break up the party due to noise complaints. Jude and June find themselves in yet another alternate dimension, where Derek forces them to play a sinister variation on

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. They are saved again by Mr. Wallace, who explains that this dimension is where everyone's worst thoughts take over. The crowd continues to follow them as they speed toward the house and Jude concocts a plan to help them get home. Mr. Wallace helps them by burning down the house to "reset" the game. The angry crowd is stopped outside, watching as the house burns. Jude explains how the house burning will help them get home, convincing June that they will get home. They struggle to breathe in the smoke filled room as the clock counts down. Jude and June carefully leave the closet, discovering that they are home, and their friends have been searching for them all night. Unbeknownst to everyone, Derek has gone inside and entered the closet. Derek is shown in the closet having visions of June and Jude making love, followed by Jude stabbing him in the shoulder. A police officer finds the closet empty, except for the bloody pencil Jude had dropped there. This ironically creates the implication that Jude will once again be suspected to have killed Derek.

Cast

* Travis Tope as Jude *

as June *

Gary Cole Gary Michael Cole (born September 20, 1956) is an American television, film and voice actor. Cole began his professional acting career on stage at Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre Company in 1985. On television, he has had starring roles in the ...

as Wallace *

Jacinda Barrett Jacinda Barrett (born 2 August 1972) is an Australian actress and former model. She first became known to audiences as a cast member on '' The Real World: London'' (1995) before appearing in films such as '' The Human Stain'' (2003), '' Bridget ...

as Megan *

Dylan Everett Dylan Phillip Everett (born January 24, 1995) is a Canadian actor. He is best known for his roles in ''How To Be Indie'' (2009–2011), ''Wingin' It'' (2010–2013), ''Degrassi'' (2012–2013), and '' Open Heart'' (2015). Life and career Evere ...

as Kent *

Claire Rankin Claire Rankin is a Canadian actress. She was raised in Prince Edward Island. Career In the 1990s, Rankin performed in Shakespeare's plays '' Love's Labour's Lost'', '' Romeo and Juliet'' and '' The Tempest''. Rankin has appeared in over 50 fil ...

as Mrs. Brenner *

Gage Munroe Gage Munroe (born January 4, 1999) is a Canadian actor. He has performed roles on television programs like '' Stoked'', '' Murdoch Mysteries'', '' Mr Moon'', '' Falling Skies'' and ''Alphas'', and has appeared in films like the 2008 Canadian drama ...

as Eric Dragle * Alex Thorne as Thomas Phares *

Jake Manley Jake Manley (born August 23, 1991) is a Canadian actor, best known for his roles as Jack Morton in the Netflix series '' The Order'', Brad in the NBC series '' Heroes Reborn'', Fisher Webb in the CW series ''iZombie'', Shane in '' A Dog’s Jour ...

as Derek * Clark Backo as Nell * Marie Dame as Kent's Mom * Vinson Tran as David * Charlotte Lai as Girl #1

Production

In July 2017,

started

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on ''Seven in Heaven'', with Travis Tope and

starring. In April 2018, the film entered post-production.

Reception

'' Bloody Disgusting'' said, "Despite all its issues, Seven In Heaven is a solid film with a beginning, middle and ending – no more, no less. It’s certainly no masterpiece, but it holds the audience’s attention and tells a unique story, light on both horror and sci-fi. Seven In Heaven is fine, and sometimes that’s all a movie needs to be."

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 4269118 2018 films 2018 horror films American horror thriller films American supernatural horror films American teen horror films 2010s teen horror films Films produced by Jason Blum Blumhouse Productions films Universal Pictures films Films about parallel universes 2010s English-language films 2010s American films