# Nuns on the Run (1990)

> Two bungling British gangsters hide stolen drug money inside a convent school by posing as nuns, turning a criminal escape into escalating identity farce.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/6155

## Facts

- Runtime: 89 min
- Genres: Comedy, Crime
- Director: Jonathan Lynn
- Cast: Eric Idle, Robbie Coltrane, Camille Coduri, Janet Suzman, Doris Hare, Lila Kaye, Robert Patterson, Tom Hickey
- TMDB rating: 5.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100280/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: mild
- Mood: witty, irreverent, breezy, lazy sunday, lighthearted movie night

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