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Sister Mary Explains It All

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Near Christmas, four former students of Sister Mary Ignatius (Diane Keaton) drop in at a holiday event at the school where the Roman Catholic nun has taught for many years. Now adults, the students (Brian Benben, Wallace Langham, Laura San Giacomo, Jennifer Tilly) have decided to tell Sister Mary that her rigid classroom lessons and demeanor left them emotionally wounded. Sister Mary tries to maintain her composure, but as the ex-students keep at it, the evening takes a stunning turn.

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Steven Oxman Variety 10/19/2018
The biggest problem is that the film simply can't re-create the theatricality of Durang's initial work. Go to Full Review John Leonard New York Magazine/Vulture 02/05/2018
These young adults are as tedious as Sister Mary is crazy. But Keaton is wondrous. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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Jim A Jul 14 Granted, I came in on the middle of this thing, and I never attended Catholic school nor the Catholic Church. But it's hard for me to see it as anything but charmless, vicious caricature. See more James J. S Feb 27 This movie correctly states Roman Catholic beliefs, which are somewhat complex and not for everyone, surely including a lot of the acting profession, specifically Diane Keaton. See more B L 12/23/2023 The catholic version of "The Passion of Christ"! Total Entertainment! See more 09/25/2019 I bet this worked better as a play, but it's still an unusual and intriguing movie. Diane Keaton is a helluva'n actress. See more 07/15/2019 Slow, dark and unresolved See more 08/14/2013 Yet another example of how Anti-Catholicism remains the Anti-Semitism of the Left. Boring. Predictable. Trite. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Marshall Brickman

Director

Diane Keaton

Sister Mary Ignatius

Brian Benben

Gary Sullivan

Wallace Langham

Aloysius Benheim

Laura San Giacomo

Angela DiMarco

Jennifer Tilly

Philomena Rostovich
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Movie Info

Synopsis Near Christmas, four former students of Sister Mary Ignatius (Diane Keaton) drop in at a holiday event at the school where the Roman Catholic nun has taught for many years. Now adults, the students (Brian Benben, Wallace Langham, Laura San Giacomo, Jennifer Tilly) have decided to tell Sister Mary that her rigid classroom lessons and demeanor left them emotionally wounded. Sister Mary tries to maintain her composure, but as the ex-students keep at it, the evening takes a stunning turn.
Director
Marshall Brickman
Producer
Ronald M. Bozman
Screenwriter
Christopher Durang
Production Co
Miramax
Rating
TV-14 (V|L|D)
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 24, 2018
Runtime
1h 17m