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Feature film — 1990

Nuns on the Run (1990)

5.91h 29mComedy — Crime

Set up by their boss to be knocked off following a final heist, soon-to-retire crooks Brian Hope and Charlie McManus 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 duo take refuge in a training convent for nuns. In disguise, they convince Sister Superior that they're nuns, a charade they're forced to maintain as their enemies arrive.

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A high-signal pick with 165 votes.

Handmade Films / 20th Century Fox

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Director: Jonathan Lynn

On screen

Cast & crew

Eric Idle as Brian Hope

Eric Idle

Brian Hope

Robbie Coltrane as Charlie McManus

Robbie Coltrane

Charlie McManus

Camille Coduri as Faith

Camille Coduri

Faith

Janet Suzman as Sister Superior

Janet Suzman

Sister Superior

Doris Hare as Sister Mary of the Sacred Heart

Doris Hare

Sister Mary of the Sacred Heart

Lila Kaye as Sister Mary of the Annunciation

Lila Kaye

Sister Mary of the Annunciation

R

Robert Patterson

'Case' Casey

Tom Hickey as Father Seamus

Tom Hickey

Father Seamus

W

Winston Dennis

Morley

Ozzie Yue as Ernie Wong

Ozzie Yue

Ernie Wong

Robert Morgan as Abbott

Robert Morgan

Abbott

Colin Campbell as Norm

Colin Campbell

Norm

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