We're No Angels1955We're No Angels
1955
On Christmas Eve in a French penal colony, three escaped convicts plan to rob the kindly, struggling shopkeeper who gives them work fixing his roof. As they get to know his family, and meet the greedy cousin who wants to ruin them, the three crooks find themselves taking a very different job.
The default: films the whole family can watch together; any scary or intense moments for the littlest viewers are flagged in the Context Notes.
Why it’s here
Three convicts come to rob a family on Christmas and end up protecting them instead. It's a dry, gentle comedy about how kindness and a welcoming table can disarm even hardened men.
Context notes
For parents, before you press play.
The heroes are escaped convicts who joke about murder and theft and plan to rob the family before growing fond of them, and two villains die off-screen from their pet viper, played for comedy. Parents may want to explain that the film treats crime as a joke.
We're No Angels (1955)
Discussion questions
When the credits end, go around the room. Each person gives the film a score out of ten and says why.
- Why did the three convicts change their plans?
- What did you think of Cousin Andre? Did he get what he deserved?
- Were the convicts good men or bad men? Can someone be both?
- What did the family's Christmas dinner mean to the three of them?
Content advisory
IMDb parents guide (no CSM review): no on-screen violence; two deaths by snakebite happen off-screen and are played for laughs; mild drinking and smoking.
Trailer
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We're No Angels Blu-ray
Blu-ray · November 24, 2020
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