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Sister Mary Explains It All

TV-14 2001 1h 17m Comedy Drama List
Reviews 48% Audience Score 100+ Ratings
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. Read More Read Less
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Steven Oxman Variety The biggest problem is that the film simply can't re-create the theatricality of Durang's initial work. Oct 19, 2018 Full Review John Leonard New York Magazine/Vulture These young adults are as tedious as Sister Mary is crazy. But Keaton is wondrous. Feb 5, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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B L So deep! This is like the catholic version of the PASSION. #superentertaining Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/23/23 Full Review Audience Member I bet this worked better as a play, but it's still an unusual and intriguing movie. Diane Keaton is a helluva'n actress. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Slow, dark and unresolved Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 07/15/19 Full Review Audience Member Yet another example of how Anti-Catholicism remains the Anti-Semitism of the Left. Boring. Predictable. Trite. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Frances H Interesting farce showing the major inconsistencies of a religious zealot and the sort of harm and violence that a person such as that can rationalize in their own minds--doesn't matter if they are nuns or suicide bomber, or which religion they claim to profess. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 04/04/13 Full Review Audience Member A very, very angry anti-Christian movie. Nonetheless, I kind of dug it. I didn't find it nearly as offensive as the other people in the theater. A devote man of faith myself, I give my seal of approval for those with a sense of humor. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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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
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