Heavenly Creatures is a 1994 drama film directed by Peter Jackson and written with his partner Fran Walsh. It is based on the notorious 1954 Parker-Hulme murder, committed by two teenage girls in Christchurch, New Zealand. The film stars Melanie Lynskey as Pauline Parker, Kate Winslet as Juliet Hulme and Sarah Peirse as Honora Rieper and deals with the obsessive relationship between Parker and Hulme, who murder Parker's mother to avoid a potential separation when the mother fears their relationship is bordering on lesbianism.

Heavenly Creatures departs strongly, stylistically and dramatically from Jackson’s former films, which were mostly graphic slapstick productions. However, the film retains his elaborate fantasy sequences, used in the film to show the imaginary world of the main characters. The film was shot on location in Christchurch, New Zealand in 1993. While not a huge international commercial success, Heavenly Creatures opened to strong critical acclaim in 1994 at the Venice Film Festival, celebrated for its visual effects and acting from the then-newcomers and the directing achieved by Jackson. It received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay, a Silver Lion for Best Director and the Jury Grand Prize for Best Film. Due to the film's success in advance screenings, studio executives decided to distribute it in a much wider release than ever before internationally, rather than just New Zealand and the United States. Since its release, Heavenly Creatures has gained recognition as a cult film.