Director Peter Jackson helms this chilling true-life drama about an obsessive friendship. When circumstances bring together two imaginative teenage schoolgirls, they quickly form an unwavering bond, creating a fantasy world that only they can share. But when their parents become disturbed by the intensity of the friendship and threaten to keep them apart, the girls vow to stay together and devise a secret plan that leads to shocking consequences.

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• 02:26

  Heavenly Creatures - Our Genius

  Pauline and Juliet dine with Pauline's parents, laughing between themselves at how out-of-touch they are. In this scene: Pauline (Melanie Lynskey), Juliet (Kate Winslet), Mrs. Rieper (Sarah Peirse), Mr. Rieper (Simon O'Connor), Hilda Hulme (Diana Kent)
• 02:17

  Heavenly Creatures - Juliet

  Juliet, a new student, makes a shocking initial impression on her French class. In this scene: Juliet (Kate Winslet), Pauline (Melanie Lynskey), Miss Stewart (Darien Takle), Miss Waller (Elizabeth Moody)
• 02:30

  Heavenly Creatures - Family

  Pauline revels in her time with Juliet and her loose, liberal family. In this scene: Pauline (Melanie Lynskey), Juliet (Kate Winslet), Hilda Hulme (Diana Kent), Dr. Hulme (Clive Merrison)
• 02:23

  Heavenly Creatures - The Fourth World

  Juliet tells Pauline about "The Fourth World," her version of the afterlife, where celebrities are saints and there are no Christians. In this scene: Pauline (Melanie Lynskey), Juliet (Kate Winslet)
• 02:22

  Heavenly Creatures - The Royal Family

  Pauline revels in her time with Juliet and her loose, liberal family. In this scene: Pauline (Melanie Lynskey), Juliet (Kate Winslet), Hilda Hulme (Diana Kent), Dr. Hulme (Clive Merrison)
• 01:45

  Heavenly Creatures - Strange Eyes

  Pauline and Juliet become increasingly obsessed with their own little world, and each other. In this scene: Pauline (Melanie Lynskey), Juliet (Kate Winslet), Hilda Hulme (Diana Kent)
• 01:41

  Heavenly Creatures - Scars

  Juliet and Pauline form a connection around their respective childhood scars. In this scene: Pauline (Melanie Lynskey), Juliet (Kate Winslet), Mrs. Rieper (Sarah Peirse), Mr. Rieper (Simon O'Connor)
• 02:13

  Heavenly Creatures - The Patient

  Pauline and her mother visit Juliet at the clinic. In this scene: Pauline (Melanie Lynskey), Juliet (Kate Winslet), Mrs. Rieper (Sarah Peirse)
• 02:01

  Heavenly Creatures - Loathing

  Pauline and Juliet decide to run away together. In this scene: Pauline (Melanie Lynskey), Mrs. Rieper (Sarah Peirse)