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Nuns on the Run (1990)

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Reviews Counted: 17 Fresh: 7  Rotten:10 Average Rating: 4.5/10

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Runtime: 1 hr 34 mins

Synopsis: After an ill-fated bank robbery, a couple of petty criminals end up with two suitcases of stolen cash and an assortment of angry thugs -- including their boss, a vicious London mobster -- on their tails. They decide to hide out in a convent school disguised as nuns -- and they do so with the... After an ill-fated bank robbery, a couple of petty criminals end up with two suitcases of stolen cash and an assortment of angry thugs -- including their boss, a vicious London mobster -- on their tails. They decide to hide out in a convent school disguised as nuns -- and they do so with the blessing of one very practical and hard-nosed Sister Superior who hopes to refill the convent's shrunken coffers with some of the cash from their suitcases. [More]

Genre: Comedies

Starring: Eric Idle, Robbie Coltrane, Tom Hickey, Doris Hare, Robert Patterson

Director: Jonathan Lynn

DVD Info

Release:

Apr 5, 2005

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround Sound - English

Additional Release Material:

  • Audio Commentary - 1. Jonathan Lynn - Director/Writer
  • Trailer - 1. Theatrical Trailer
  • TV Spots
  • Featurette

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07/03/05
Emanuel Levy
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1.5/4

...a disastrously unfunny mess.

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05/16/05
David Nusair
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2/5

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01/29/05
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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2/5

Pretty much a one-joke film, and the joke feels about 20 years old.

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09/16/04
Rob Thomas
Capital Times (Madison, WI)
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2/5

The gags run the gamut from obvious to odious.

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08/30/04
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice
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A spot of good cheer, especially if you're looking for a movie that asks little of its viewers.

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07/16/04
Martin Scribbs
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03/05/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette
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10/26/03
Ryan Cracknell
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08/22/03
Carol Cling
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08/22/03
John Esther
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05/20/03
Vincent Canby
New York Times
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1/5

Complete crap. Idle and Coltrane have both been much better.

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03/17/03
Brian Mckay
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11/24/02
Nell Minow
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"makes a habit of being unfunny"

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07/29/02
James Sanford
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07/26/02
Jeffrey Westhoff
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07/25/02
Scott Weinberg
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01/01/00
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