Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- breezy
- witty
- warm
- christmas viewing
- classic movie night
What critics said
Critics generally found a breezy, intermittently funny comedy whose strong supporting performances and humane premise were hindered by stagebound interiors, uneven pacing, and an overstrained central performance.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Joseph, Albert, and Jules arrive intending to rob the Ducotel family but gradually choose to help them instead.
The escaped convicts pose as roof repairmen while the Ducotels remain unaware of their criminal status.
The convicts spend Christmas with the welcoming Ducotel family and reconsider their plans during the holiday.
The film combines prison escape, robbery schemes, and plotting against an exploiter with sympathy for the family and its unlikely guardians.
Films like We're No Angels, and why
The Ladykillers
shared christmas setting, theatrical ensemble comedy, and criminals redirected toward humane acts
Kind Hearts and Coronets
shared darkly comic crime premise, eccentric ensemble, and warm moral transformation
The Bishop's Wife
shared classic hollywood holiday warmth, comic misunderstandings, and family-centered emotional resolution
Movie Details
- Director
- Michael Curtiz
- Release Date
- 1955-07-07
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Rating
- 7.2 / 10 (215)
Cast
- Humphrey Bogart
- Aldo Ray
- Peter Ustinov
- Joan Bennett
- Basil Rathbone
- Leo G. Carroll
- John Baer
- Gloria Talbott
- Lea Penman
- John Smith
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is We're No Angels about?
- Three escaped convicts discover an unexpected calling as Christmas guardians while hiding above the family they planned to rob.
- What is We're No Angels like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of We're No Angels as measured, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is We're No Angels violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in We're No Angels as mild.
- What did critics think of We're No Angels?
- Critics generally found a breezy, intermittently funny comedy whose strong supporting performances and humane premise were hindered by stagebound interiors, uneven pacing, and an overstrained central performance.
- Which films are like We're No Angels?
- Films with a similar feel include The Ladykillers, Kind Hearts and Coronets, and The Bishop's Wife.
- How long is We're No Angels?
- We're No Angels runs 106 minutes.
- Where can I watch We're No Angels?
- In United States, We're No Angels is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
