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Nuns on the Run

1990, Comedy/Crime, 1h 30m

26 Reviews 5,000+ Ratings

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Set up by their boss to be knocked off following a final heist, soon-to-retire crooks Brian (Eric Idle) and Charles (Robbie Coltrane) get wind of their impending demise and run off with the spoils of their crime. Fleeing their boss, the drug dealers they robbed, the police and Brian's angry girlfriend, the two take refuge in a training convent for nuns. In disguise, they convince Sister Superior (Janet Suzman) that they're nuns, a charade they are forced to maintain as their enemies arrive.
  • Rating:
    PG-13
  • Genre:
    Comedy, Crime, Drama
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Jonathan Lynn
  • Producer:
    Michael White
  • Writer:
    Jonathan Lynn
  • Release Date (Streaming):
  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $9.7M
  • Runtime:
  • Sound Mix:
    Surround

Cast & Crew

Eric Idle
Eric Idle
Brian Hope, Flight Attendant 1
Robbie Coltrane
Robbie Coltrane
Charlie McManus, Flight Attendant 2
Camille Coduri
Camille Coduri
Faith
Janet Suzman
Janet Suzman
Sister Superior
Doris Hare
Doris Hare
Sister Mary of the Sacred Heart
Lila Kaye
Lila Kaye
Sister Mary of the Annunciation
Robert Patterson
Robert Patterson
`'Case'` Casey
Robert Morgan
Robert Morgan
Abbott
Winston Dennis
Winston Dennis
Morley
Tom Hickey
Tom Hickey
Father Seamus
Jonathan Lynn
Jonathan Lynn
Director
Jonathan Lynn
Jonathan Lynn
Screenwriter
George Harrison
George Harrison
Executive Producer
Denis O'Brien
Denis O'Brien
Executive Producer
Michael White
Michael White
Producer
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