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Nuns on the Run
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Nuns on the Run

1990-03-16 · 89 min · ★ 5.9

Comedy · Crime

Set up by their boss to be knocked off following a final heist, soon-to-retire crooks Brian Hope and Charlie McManus 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 duo take refuge in a training convent for nuns. In disguise, they convince Sister Superior that they're nuns, a charade they're forced to maintain as their enemies arrive.

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Directors
Jonathan Lynn
Production companies
Handmade Films, 20th Century Fox
Countries
United Kingdom
Status
Released
Revenue
USD 10,959,015

Top Cast

Eric IdleEric IdleBrian Hope
Robbie ColtraneRobbie ColtraneCharlie McManus
Camille CoduriCamille CoduriFaith
Janet SuzmanJanet SuzmanSister Superior
Doris HareDoris HareSister Mary of the Sacred Heart
Lila KayeLila KayeSister Mary of the Annunciation
Robert Patterson'Case' Casey
Tom HickeyTom HickeyFather Seamus
Winston DennisMorley
Ozzie YueOzzie YueErnie Wong
Robert MorganRobert MorganAbbott
Colin CampbellColin CampbellNorm
Richard SimpsonMr. Norris
Nicholas HewetsonLouis
Gary TangRonnie Chang
David FormanDavid FormanHenry Ho
Nigel FanDwayne Lee
Tatiana StraussMichelle
Helen FitzGeraldHelen FitzGeraldTracey
Stewart HarwoodFaith's Father

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