# We're No Angels (1989)

> Two escaped convicts find comic sanctuary when a church mistakes them for priests, forcing their flight toward an unlikely moral reckoning.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/3342

## Facts

- Runtime: 106 min
- Genres: Comedy, Crime
- Director: Neil Jordan
- Cast: Robert De Niro, Sean Penn, Demi Moore, Hoyt Axton, Bruno Kirby, Ray McAnally, James Russo, Wallace Shawn
- TMDB rating: 6.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098625/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Mood: witty, warm, mischievous, holiday viewing, light weekend viewing

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- [Three Fugitives (1989)](https://ember.film/movie/19801)

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