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* MistakenFromBehind: Ned thinks he's caught Liz and David drinking at a bar, but it turns out to be two people who just look like them from behind.
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* AngelsPose: Kate, Liz, and Ned assume this pose in the home video.

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''Midway to Heaven'' is a 2011 romantic comedy film based on the Dean Hughes book of the same name.

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''Midway to Heaven'' is a 2011 romantic comedy film based on the Dean Hughes book novel of the same name.



* CueTheRain: It starts raining after Liz starts to distance herself from her father.

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* CreatorCameo: Dean Hughes, who wrote the original novel, appears as a patron at the gas station.
* CueTheRain: It starts raining after Liz starts to distance herself from her father.



* FallingInLoveMontage: Ned and Carol get one when they start dating seriously. It's accompanied by the song "Falling" by Secrets in Studeo and is also about letting go (of Ned's ex-wife).

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* FallingInLoveMontage: Ned and Carol get one when they start dating seriously. It's accompanied by the song "Falling" by Secrets in Studeo Stereo and is also about letting go (of Ned's ex-wife).
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''Midway to Heaven'' is a 2011 romantic comedy film based on the Dean Hughes book of the same name.

The film is about Edmund "Ned" Stevens (Curt Doussett) coming to terms with the death of his wife Kate (Melanie Nelson) and starts dating his jogger buddy Carol Holly (Michelle Money). At the same time, his daughter Liz (Brittany Peltier) starts to fall in love with David Markham (Kirby Heyborne).

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!!The film has the following tropes:

* TheBigDamnKiss: Liz and Dave kiss in the rain after Liz reconciles their relationship with her father.
* CueTheRain: It starts raining after Liz starts to distance herself from her father.
* DatingWhatDaddyHates: Ned hates Liz's boyfriend Dave, though it doesn't appear to be intentional on Liz's part.
* DeadPersonConversation: Ned periodically talks with his deceased wife Kate during the movie. It's clear that he can see her ghost, but others can't.
* FallingInLoveMontage: Ned and Carol get one when they start dating seriously. It's accompanied by the song "Falling" by Secrets in Studeo and is also about letting go (of Ned's ex-wife).
* LockAndLoadMontage: Ned changes into various suits when he's preparing for a date with Carol.
* LostLoveMontage: Ned gets one when he watches a home video of Kate, accompanied by the Hilary Weeks song "Just Let Me Cry".
* SecondLove: Ned starts dating again and has to let go of his former wife.
* ShipperOnDeck: Liz signs her father up on a dating website and encourages him to start dating again.
* ShoutOut:
** Ned's nightstand has the book ''Soldier Boys'' by Dean Hughes.
** Ned and Liz watch ''Film/SleeplessInSeattle''.
* TitleDrop: Kate says the town is called Midway because it was located between two settlements, but local residents say "it's because it's Midway to Heaven."

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