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Nuns on the Run

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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.

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Ira Robbins Entertainment Weekly 11/01/2022
C+
An anemic romp dispiritingly akin to the obsolete comedies the Pythons once pushed aside. Go to Full Review
Joe Clay The Times (UK) 11/01/2022
A film that owes a considerable debt to Some Like It Hot. Go to Full Review
Gene Siskel Chicago Tribune 04/21/2020
1/4
The script`s imagination seems to have ended with the sight of men in religious women`s clothing. Go to Full Review
Edward Porter Sunday Times (UK) 10/31/2022
Hardly subtle, but it cheerfully displays the comic talents of the late Robbie Coltrane Go to Full Review
Ryan Murphy Miami Herald 08/17/2021
2.5/4
The crime-tinged subplot is essentially bare bones, the barrage of batty British one-liners a lackluster hash. Go to Full Review
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Andrea H Feb 2 A fantastic buddy romp combining light brit gangster meets some like it hot. Eric Idle and Robbie Coltrane are a fantastic comedic duo and there are plenty of laughs to be had. Robbie Coltrane shines his best comedic presence in this delightfully silly caper See more Josh G 05/18/2023 Sister act before sister but dry on the humor and heavy on the talent. While this film boasts a great pair of leads it is either completely hit or miss on the jokes. See more Demented N 10/17/2022 The cast and music save this movie, its brilliant and fun and doesn't ask to much! I spoke to the writer and director and he wrote a sequle sadly handmade picture called it a day on movie making due to the death of the owner! His two boys just didn't have any interest in the movie business so sold off the company. Nuns on the run was the last handmade picture made. The movie has one hell of a soundtrack and is well worth a listen in its entrity rather than the snippets we get in movie. The movie was also a hit at the box office. Just like voting in america it's confusing to understand haha. If a movie makes more than its budget its considered a hit movie strange example. All them movies Monique did them sassy comedies where all low budgets so it wasn't hard to make more than your budget. Personaly: 9/10 Professionally: 6/10 See more matthew v 09/26/2021 Wonderful comedy with two great leads. See more 03/15/2021 Several moments of fresher slapstick and Monty Python influenced punchlines. A good ol' fashion bad guys turned good light action comedy. Solid, solid film See more bo d 11/28/2020 A perfect british comedy! See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis 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.
Director
Jonathan Lynn
Producer
Michael White
Screenwriter
Jonathan Lynn
Production Co
Handmade Films
Rating
PG-13
Genre
Comedy, Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Apr 10, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA)
$9.7M
Runtime
1h 30m
Sound Mix
Surround