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Nuns on the Run (1990)

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Average Rating: 4.8/10
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Movie Info

Eric Idle and Robbie Coltrane team up for this bad boy comic burlesque, directed by Jonathan Lynn. Idle and Coltrane play Brian Hope and Charlie McManus, a pair of two-bit hoods who want to go straight, repulsed by the increasing reliance on guns and violence in their line of work. In thrall to vicious gangster Case Casey (Robert Patterson), the duo determine that their next job will be their last. When a large amount of money is extracted from a gang of Hong Kong drug dealers and it falls into

PG-13, 1 hr. 35 min.

Art House & International, Comedy

Directed By: Jonathan Lynn

In Theaters: Mar 16, 1990 Wide

On DVD: Apr 5, 2005

Anchor Bay Entertainment

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Cast

Eric Idle
Brian Hope
Robbie Coltrane
Charlie McManus
Camille Coduri
Faith
Janet Suzman
Sister Superior
Doris Hare
Sister Mary of the Sacr...
Lila Kaye
Sister Mary of the Annu...
Tom Hickey
Father Seamus
Robert Patterson II
"Case" Casey
Robert Morgan
Abbott
Winston Dennis
Morley
David Becalick
Police Sergeant
Michael Beint
Bewildered Policeman
Aran Bell
Police Constable
Joanne Campbell
Ward Nurse
Craig Crosbie
Policeman in Car Park
Nigel Fan
Dwayne Lee
Helen FitzGerald
Tracey
Peter Geeves
Faith's Brother
Julie Graham
Casino Waitress
Fred Haggerty
Gatekeeper
Stewart Harwood
Faith's Father
Gedren Heller
Chemist Shop Assistant
Nicholas Hewetson
Louis
Dan Hildebrand
Casino Manager
Irene Marot
Hysterical Bank Manager
Louis Mellis
Bank Security Guard
Britt Morrow
Hospital Receptionist
John Pythian
Airport Policeman
Shirley Anne Selby
Tied-up Nurse
Lee Simpson
Policeman with Radio
Richard Simpson
Mr. Norris
Wabei Slyolwe
Julie
Tatiana Strauss
Michelle
Gary Tang
Ronnie Chang
Francine Walker
Tied Up Nurse
Ozzie Yue
Ernie Wong
Tex Fuller
Taxi Driver
Jennifer Hall
Airport Ticket Girl
Mary Selway
Oliver Parker
Doctor
David Forman
Henry Ho
Colin Campbell
Norm

Critic Reviews for Nuns on the Run

All Critics (25) | Top Critics (6) | Fresh (10) | Rotten (10) | DVD (4)

...a disastrously unfunny mess.

May 16, 2005 Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

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

September 16, 2004 Comment

Rob Thomas

Capital Times (Madison, WI)

The gags run the gamut from obvious to odious.

August 30, 2004 Full Review | Comment

Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

Spirituality and Practice

A spot of good cheer, especially if you're looking for a movie that asks little of its viewers.

July 16, 2004 Comment

Martin Scribbs

Low IQ Canadian Source: Low IQ Canadian

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

March 17, 2003 Comment

Brian Mckay

eFilmCritic.com

"makes a habit of being unfunny"

July 29, 2002 Comment

James Sanford

Kalamazoo Gazette

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Eric Idle & Robbie Coltrane make a great pair of crooks hiding from the Mob dressed as nuns. It?s a classic! Eric Idle in drag is shockingly similar to my Gran, God rest her soul!

September 25, 2009

Anthony Lawrie

Super Reviewer

An ok comedy as 2 bank robbers go undercover as nuns.

June 12, 2007

Dean !

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