

We're No Angels
1989-06-02 · 106 min · ★ 6.2
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.
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- Directors
- Neil Jordan
- Production companies
- Paramount Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 20,000,000
Top Cast
Robert De NiroNed
Sean PennJim
Demi MooreMolly
Hoyt AxtonFather Levesque
Bruno KirbyDeputy
Ray McAnallyWarden
James RussoBobby
Wallace ShawnTranslator
John C. ReillyYoung Monk
Jay BrazeauSheriff
Elizabeth LawrenceMrs. Blair
Frank C. TurnerShopkeeper
Matthew WalkerBlacksmith
Sheelah MegillTownswoman
Sean HoyWorkman
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