Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- irreverent
- breezy
- lazy sunday
- lighthearted movie night
What critics said
Critics found the film a brisk, occasionally charming caper comedy whose bawdy casting and comic energy were undermined by its shallow concept and reliance on nun-based humor.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Brian and Charlie hide from gangsters, Triads, police, and acquaintances by posing as nuns at a teacher training school.
The audience knows Brian and Charlie are men in disguise while the women at the school largely accept them as nuns.
The protagonists flee after robbing Triad drug profits and must evade their gangster boss, the Triads, and the police.
The nuns' teacher training school turns concealment into a sustained source of social and logistical complications.
Films like Nuns on the Run, and why
Some Like It Hot
shared crime-comedy premise, mistaken identities, and escalating disguise-based farce
A Fish Called Wanda
shared british caper-comedy tone, crook protagonists, and fast-moving escape plot
The Ladykillers
shared british ensemble humor, criminal bungling, and irreverent treatment of social institutions
Tootsie
shared men-in-disguise premise, broad physical comedy, and workplace or institutional deception
Movie Details
- Director
- Jonathan Lynn
- Release Date
- 1990-03-16
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Rating
- 5.9 / 10 (164)
Cast
- Eric Idle
- Robbie Coltrane
- Camille Coduri
- Janet Suzman
- Doris Hare
- Lila Kaye
- Robert Patterson
- Tom Hickey
- Winston Dennis
- Ozzie Yue
Common questions
- What is Nuns on the Run about?
- Two bungling British gangsters hide stolen drug money inside a convent school by posing as nuns, turning a criminal escape into escalating identity farce.
- What is Nuns on the Run like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Nuns on the Run as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Nuns on the Run violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Nuns on the Run as mild.
- What did critics think of Nuns on the Run?
- Critics found the film a brisk, occasionally charming caper comedy whose bawdy casting and comic energy were undermined by its shallow concept and reliance on nun-based humor.
- Which films are like Nuns on the Run?
- Films with a similar feel include Some Like It Hot, A Fish Called Wanda, The Ladykillers, and Tootsie.
- How long is Nuns on the Run?
- Nuns on the Run runs 89 minutes.
