Which 1994 Peter Jackson film dramatizes the Parker–Hulme murder case in New Zealand?

Heavenly Creatures is the 1994 Peter Jackson film that dramatizes the Parker–Hulme murder case in New Zealand.

The film is based on the 1954 case involving teenagers Pauline Parker and Juliet Hulme, who killed Pauline’s mother, Honora Parker, in Christchurch. Jackson and Frances Walsh wrote the screenplay, drawing on court records and the girls’ imaginative inner world. The movie presents their intense friendship, fantasy life, family conflicts, and the events leading to the crime.

Melanie Lynskey plays Pauline in her feature-film debut, while Kate Winslet plays Juliet in her first major film role. Their performances received critical attention, and the film helped establish Jackson beyond his earlier cult productions.

Heavenly Creatures is a dramatization, not a documentary. It uses stylized fantasy sequences to show the fictional world created by the two girls, while the underlying murder case is historical. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.