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Heavenly Creatures (1994)

R 09/12/1994 Drama, Fantasy 1h 49m
70%
User
Score
7.3/10
95%
86/100

Not all angels are innocent.

Overview

Precocious teenager Juliet moves to New Zealand with her family and soon befriends the quiet, brooding Pauline through their shared love of fantasy and literature. This friendship gradually develops into an intense and obsessive bond.

Peter Jackson

Screenplay

Fran Walsh

Screenplay

Top Billed Cast

Melanie Lynskey

Melanie Lynskey

Pauline Parker

Kate Winslet

Kate Winslet

Juliet Hulme

Sarah Peirse

Sarah Peirse

Honorah Parker Rieper

Diana Kent

Diana Kent

Hilda Hulme

Clive Merrison

Clive Merrison

Dr. Henry Hulme

Simon O'Connor

Simon O'Connor

Herbert Rieper

Jed Brophy

Jed Brophy

John / Nicholas

Peter Elliott

Peter Elliott

Bill Perry

Gilbert Goldie

Gilbert Goldie

Dr. Bennett

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Media

Heavenly Creatures - Looking Back - Exclusive Extra

Heavenly Creatures - Looking Back - Exclusive Extra

HEAVENLY CREATURES REMASTERED - Trailer - Peccadillo

HEAVENLY CREATURES REMASTERED - Trailer - Peccadillo

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Reviews

A review by badelf

Written on April 14, 2023

Should be required viewing in Parenting 101 courses. And also for anyone who thinks conversion therapy for gender issues is the solution.

This film was the first jewel in the crown of Peter Jackson, a truly creative director, with clear vision. We're not worthy....

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A review by Filipe Manuel Neto

Written on November 1, 2023

**An excellent film that shows the talent of Peter Jackson and the strength and commitment of a magnificent duo of young actresses.**

I really liked this film. Like the overwhelming majority of people, I didn't know about the real crime behind the story of this film, where the friendship between two teenagers turns into a sexual and romantic obsession and leads the two young women to kill the mother of one of them, in hope that they can run away or stay together.

Directed by Peter Jackson, still a long way from dreaming that he would be as successful as “The Lord of the Rings”, the film is excellent and does a great job in terms of recreating the events and psychology of the two central characters. Of course, according to what I've read, the facts are not entirely clear as to the...

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A review by Chandler Danier

Written on August 12, 2024

I had no idea what this story was about. I had no idea what these girls were about. Great to put it all together and shocking to see them carry it out. And it happened. And one is an author...crazy. This is so crazy.

The camera sure does lots of moves....

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