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We're No Angels

19891h 46mComedy · Crime
directed by Neil Jordan

“Escaped convicts disguised as priests. It'll take a miracle to get away with this one.”

5.2 / 10 Compare with…9 stills

Ratings report

My score
5.2 / 10
TMDB
6.2 / 10
547 votes
IMDb
6.1 / 10
25,542 votes
Metacritic
48 / 100
Rotten Tomatoes
48%

The scorecard 5.2 / 10

Content 2.4 Form 2.8
CONTENT · 2.4 Originality4Character3Continuity1Suspense2Message2FORM · 2.8 Acting3Cinematography3Sound3Directing2Design3Overall5.2 / 10
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Synopsis

Two escaped cons' only prayer to escape is to pass themselves off as priests and pass by the police blockade at the border into the safety of Canada.

Cast

Robert De Niro·Ned
Sean Penn·Jim
Demi Moore·Molly
Hoyt Axton·Father Levesque
Bruno Kirby·Deputy
Ray McAnally·Warden
James Russo·Bobby
Wallace Shawn·Translator
John C. Reilly·Young Monk
Jay Brazeau·Sheriff

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