We're No Angels
Escaped convicts disguised as priests. It'll take a miracle to get away with this one.
1989 | 106m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Neil Jordan |
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| Writer: | David Mamet |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 02, 1989 |
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| Director: | Neil Jordan |
| Writer: | David Mamet |
| Genres: | Comedy, Crime |
| Keywords | monk, prison, prisoner, police, superstition, escaped convict, remake, based on play or musical, religion, convict, captive, disguise, monastery, roman catholic church, assumed identity, fake priest |
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $20,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 05, 2026 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Ken Buhay | Bishop Nogalich |
| Elizabeth Lawrence | Mrs. Blair |
| Bill Murdoch | Deputy |
| Jessica Jickels | Rosie |
| Frank C. Turner | Shopkeeper |
| Matthew Walker | Blacksmith |
| Sheelah Megill | Townswoman |
| Sean Hoy | Workman |
| Lloyd Berry | Passersby |
| David McLeod | Passersby |
| Richard Newman | Passersby |
| Frank Totino | Bystander |
| Karen Elizabeth Austin | Bystander |
| Antony Holland | Doctor |
| Sylvain Demers | Canadian Priest |
| Cory Dagg | Border Guard |
| Garwin Sanford | Prison Priest |
| Jack Ackroyd | Guard |
| James Kidnie | Guard |
| Gerry Bean | Guard |
| Rick Poltaruk | Fat Monk |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Neil Jordan | Director |
| George Fenton | Orchestrator, Original Music Composer |
| Philippe Rousselot | Director of Photography |
| Troy Gilbert | Stunts |
| Eddy Joseph | ADR Editor |
| Wallis Nicita | Casting |
| Mick Audsley | Editor |
| Joke van Wijk | Editor |
| Kim H. Winther | Second Assistant Director |
| Patrick Clayton | First Assistant Director |
| David Birdsall | Assistant Set Decoration |
| Takashi Seida | Still Photographer |
| Wolf Kroeger | Production Design |
| Richard Harrison | Art Direction |
| Michael Ritter | Assistant Art Director |
| Peter Lando | Assistant Set Decoration |
| Jim Erickson | Set Decoration |
| Warren Carr | Unit Production Manager |
| Mike Roberts | Camera Operator |
| Lara Fox | Script Supervisor |
| Grant Swain | Property Master |
| Larry McConkey | Steadicam Operator |
| Ilona Herman | Makeup Supervisor |
| Peter F. Woeste | "C" Camera Operator |
| Jo-Anne Smith-Ojeil | Makeup Artist |
| Lisa Jane Taylor | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Roderick J. Pridy | "B" Camera Operator |
| Kant Pan | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Cam North | Second Assistant Camera |
| Ian C. Ballard | Hair Supervisor |
| Paul LeBlanc | Hair Designer |
| Roy Sidick | Hairstylist |
| Kirk Johns | Location Manager |
| John 'Sandy' McCallum | First Assistant Camera |
| Kenneth H. Hawryliw | Assistant Property Master |
| Robin O'Donoghue | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Brigitte Prochaska | Unit Publicist |
| Alan Bell | Foley Editor |
| Michael Connell | Music Editor |
| Derek Holding | Dialogue Editor |
| Scott Irvine | Transportation Coordinator |
| Coreen Mayrs | Extras Casting |
| Jan Kobylka | Construction Coordinator |
| James Devis | Second Unit Director |
| Richard Ritchie | Color Timer |
| Dominic Lester | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Albert Husson | Theatre Play |
| Sam Spewack | Theatre Play |
| Bella Spewack | Theatre Play |
| David Mamet | Writer |
| Ranald MacDougall | Original Film Writer |
| Vic Armstrong | Stunt Coordinator |
| Theoni V. Aldredge | Costume Design |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Art Linson | Producer |
| Robert De Niro | Executive Producer |
| Fred C. Caruso | Co-Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 17 | 23 | 13 |
| 2024 | 5 | 18 | 31 | 11 |
| 2024 | 6 | 16 | 34 | 10 |
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| 2025 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 9 | 814 | 896 |
kevin2019
8.0
"We're No Angels" has some fabulous photography that really brings the rugged Vancouver locations to life. It is a very entertaining film on every level and it has comedy that works - Ned is very amusing as he desperately attempts to remove his leg irons while listening to someone's sins in a confes ... sional. The introduction of Molly and her deaf daughter Rosie could have been responsible for the whole film lapsing into a maudlin sense, but this is never allowed to happen. Molly's change of heart about the life she is leading and Jim's unexpected decision to join the priesthood are unanticipated developments which have been expertly crafted and perfectly in keeping with the story being told.
Jun 26, 2025