Heaven's Prisoners

Play trailer

Heaven's Prisoners

R

1996

2h 6m

Mystery & Thriller

Play Trailer

Watchlist

Watchlist

Tomatometer

Popcornmeter

16%

Tomatometer

19 Reviews

32%

Popcornmeter

1,000+ Ratings

When a plane crashes near his New Orleans home, ex-cop Dave Robicheaux (Alec Baldwin) rescues a young girl from the debris. He and his wife, Annie (Kelly Lynch), adopt her, never suspecting that the child might be connected to criminal activity -- specifically, to local crime boss Bubba Rocque (Eric Roberts). After Dave is attacked by thugs one night, he goes after them looking to settle the score. Unfortunately, Annie is murdered in the backlash, causing Dave to fall into an alcoholic spiral.

Watch on Fandango at Home

Buy Now

Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Heaven's Prisoners [is] such an overwrought and high-strung example of melodramatic excess that they should have scheduled rest breaks for the actors. The movie has plot enough for three films, although still not quite enough to make sense of this one.

Rated: 2/4

Jan 1, 2000

Full Review

Marc Savlov

Austin Chronicle

Rated: 2/5

Jan 1, 2000

Full Review

Mike Clark

USA Today

[A] bayou slog.

Rated: 2/4

Jan 1, 2000

Full Review

Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 1/5

Jun 30, 2005

Full Review

Jonathan R. Perry

Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas)

Rated: 2/5

May 19, 2005

Full Review

Jeffrey Westhoff

Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

Rated: 1/5

Apr 10, 2005

Full Review

Read all reviews

George W

Over the years I've watched this film at least a dozen times. I don't know why the critics and audiences alike didn't like it.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

07/21/24

Full Review

Steve D

Predictable and deeply unpleasant.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

Full Review

Audience Member

I actually walked out on this movie - it was just that bad.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

Full Review

m b

How are the stars so low for this movie??? All the characters are good characters, and although its about good vs bad, it has themed elements that add to this story...Has action and suspense...I just cant ever decide by the end, if Im team Robichcheaux or Bubba Rock??

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

Full Review

Audience Member

Okay, so the good here is the Louisiana setting, Eric Roberts as a crime boss doing this crazy drawling delivery that I really enjoyed, and a nude Teri Hatcher, because Yowza. The upshot is that a couple adopt a young Salvadoran girl when they find her at the site of a plane crash int he swamps, but our lead is an ex-cop, so his investigation into how she got their official puts a target on the backs of himself, his wife and the young kid. The film runs a bit long, but if you have an afternoon to kill, it's a decent little time waster. Rental?

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

Full Review

Audience Member

I enjoyed the film. A little bit long. I surprised at the low ratings. It is entertaining

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/18/23

Full Review

Read all reviews

Read More

Read Less

POST RATING

WRITE A REVIEW

EDIT REVIEW

Phil Joanou

Director

Alec Baldwin

Dave Robicheaux

Mary Stuart Masterson

Robin Gaddis

Kelly Lynch

Annie Robicheaux

Teri Hatcher

Claudette Rocque

Eric Roberts

Bubba Rocque

The Juror

22%

31%

The Juror

Watchlist

Fear

47%

63%

Fear

Watchlist

Wild Side

60%

47%

Wild Side

Watchlist

Retroactive

57%

50%

Retroactive

Watchlist

Mulholland Falls

31%

39%

Mulholland Falls

Watchlist

Discover more movies and TV shows.

View More

View more photos

Synopsis

When a plane crashes near his New Orleans home, ex-cop Dave Robicheaux (Alec Baldwin) rescues a young girl from the debris. He and his wife, Annie (Kelly Lynch), adopt her, never suspecting that the child might be connected to criminal activity -- specifically, to local crime boss Bubba Rocque (Eric Roberts). After Dave is attacked by thugs one night, he goes after them looking to settle the score. Unfortunately, Annie is murdered in the backlash, causing Dave to fall into an alcoholic spiral.

Director: Phil Joanou
Producer: Andre Morgan, Albert S. Ruddy, Leslie Greif
Screenwriter: James Lee Burke
Rating: R
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 30, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $5.0M
Runtime: 2h 6m

Most Popular at Home Now