We're No Angels poster

Where to watch

Each link opens a search on that service. Checked 13 October 2026.

Streaming data from JustWatch

We're No Angels

1989 · Movie · 106 min
C

MEANRANK

61/100

Averaged across 9 ratings · 50.6K votes

Every rating

Platform pages last read 29 September 2026. IMDb’s figure comes from IMDb’s own data file, which we re-read about once a month.

Google: Google retired the star ratings it used to show in search results, so this one no longer updates. More on where the numbers come from →

41–96 out of 100

Split

Lowest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 41, highest is Google on 96. Critics average 48, everyone else 63.

See the films the platforms disagree about most →
Compare Trailer

Two convicts escape from prison on Devil's Island and pose as priests to sneak onto a boat leaving the colony. They are mistaken for the expected new fathers and sent to a remote mission in British Columbia. Forced to maintain their disguise, the two bumbling criminals must run the church and the school, leading to a series of comedic mishaps and unexpected moral dilemmas.

Details

Director
Neil Jordan
Based on
a work by Ranald MacDougall
Released
2 June 1989
Country
United States
Language
English
Runtime
106 min
Rated
PG-13
Budget
$20.0M

This title elsewhere