Heaven's Prisoners

R

1996

2h 6m

Mystery & Thriller

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16%

19 Reviews

Tomatometer

31%

1,000+ Ratings

Audience Score

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.

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Steve D

Predictable and deeply unpleasant.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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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

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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

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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

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Audience Member

It would be nice if you could combine the two movies, taking the good aspects from one (Tommy Lee Jones, the elegiac tone, etc. from the sequel, and the more coherent and compelling application of plot and world-building from this one) and ditch all the bad stuff. I feel like this movie's parts are less than those of its sequel, but the sum ends up being more in some way that I can't really explain. I'm kinda surprised at how poorly this is rated, I found it pretty entertaining.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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Phil Joanou

Director

Alec Baldwin

Dave Robicheaux

Mary Stuart Masterson

Robin Gaddis

Kelly Lynch

Annie Robicheaux

Teri Hatcher

Claudette Rocque

Eric Roberts

Bubba Rocque

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63%

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34%

The Fan

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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
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

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