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Nuns on the Run
From now on, it's every nun for himself!
1990 | 89m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Jonathan Lynn |
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| Writer: | Jonathan Lynn |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 16, 1990 |
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| Director: | Jonathan Lynn |
| Writer: | Jonathan Lynn |
| Genres: | Comedy, Crime |
| Keywords | nun, drug trafficking, gangster, chinese mafia, crook couple, flight, crook, stolen money, on the run, money, hospital, peekaboo, monastery, hoodlum |
| Production Companies | 20th Century Fox, Handmade Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $10,959,015
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 05, 2026 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Eric Idle | Brian Hope |
| Robbie Coltrane | Charlie McManus |
| Camille Coduri | Faith |
| Janet Suzman | Sister Superior |
| Doris Hare | Sister Mary of the Sacred Heart |
| Lila Kaye | Sister Mary of the Annunciation |
| Robert Patterson | 'Case' Casey |
| Tom Hickey | Father Seamus |
| Winston Dennis | Morley |
| Ozzie Yue | Ernie Wong |
| Robert Morgan | Abbott |
| Colin Campbell | Norm |
| Richard Simpson | Mr. Norris |
| Nicholas Hewetson | Louis |
| Gary Tang | Ronnie Chang |
| David Forman | Henry Ho |
| Nigel Fan | Dwayne Lee |
| Tatiana Strauss | Michelle |
| Helen FitzGerald | Tracey |
| Stewart Harwood | Faith's Father |
| Peter Geeves | Faith's Brother |
| Irene Marot | Hysterical Bank Manageress |
| Louis Mellis | Bank Security Guard |
| Craig Crosbie | Policeman in Car Park |
| Fred Haggerty | Gatekeeper |
| Michael Beint | Bewildered Policeman |
| Tex Fuller | Taxi Driver |
| Lee Simpson | Policeman with Radio |
| Oliver Parker | Doctor |
| Julie Graham | Casino Waitress |
| Dan Hildebrand | Casino Manager |
| Joanne Campbell | Ward Nurse |
| Gedren Heller | Chemist Shop Assistant |
| David Becalick | Police Sergeant |
| Aran Bell | Police Constable |
| Wabei Siyolwe | Julie |
| Britt Horrow | Hospital Receptionist |
| Francine Walker | Tied-Up Nurse |
| Shirley Anne Selby | Tied-Up Nurse |
| Jennifer Hall | Airport Ticket Girl |
| John Phythian | Airport Policeman |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| David Martin | Editor |
| Jonathan Lynn | Screenplay, Director |
| Eddie Powell | Stunts |
| Frank Fitzpatrick | Original Music Composer, Music Supervisor |
| Elli Griff | Art Department Assistant |
| Andy Bradford | Stunts |
| Valentino Musetti | Stunts |
| Greg Powell | Stunts |
| Rocky Taylor | Stunts |
| Dieter Meier | Original Music Composer |
| Sophie Baker | Still Photographer |
| Simon Hume | Focus Puller |
| Tony Jackson | Sound Recordist |
| Diana Dill | Script Supervisor |
| Budge Tremlett | Sound Editor |
| Patrick Wheatley | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| John Evans | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Gus Maclean | Second Assistant Director |
| Ron Watkins | Location Assistant |
| Caitlin Rhodes | Casting Assistant |
| Joan Hills | Makeup Artist |
| Peter Baldock | First Assistant Editor |
| Dominic Lester | Sound Mixer |
| Terry Potter | Best Boy Electric |
| Dave Ridout | Electrician |
| Gabe Cronnelly | Stunts |
| David Kitay | Original Music Composer |
| Michael Garfath | Director of Photography |
| Graham Hall | Clapper Loader |
| David Brown | First Assistant Director |
| Nick Daubeny | Location Manager |
| Pat Hay | Makeup Supervisor |
| Jack Carter | Construction Foreman |
| Patsy de Lord | Production Coordinator |
| Gordon Davis | Assistant Accountant |
| Rosie Straker | Boom Operator |
| Stan Fiferman | Sound Editor |
| Bronwyn Wolfe | Assistant Dialogue Editor |
| Alan Grosch | Electrician |
| Hidden Faces | Original Music Composer |
| Renee Heimer | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Neil Binney | Camera Operator |
| Mary Richards | Production Manager |
| Clinton Cavers | Art Direction |
| Bobby Blues | Production Accountant |
| Robin O'Donoghue | Sound Mixer |
| Michael Seirton | Set Decoration |
| Martin Grace | Stunt Coordinator |
| Neil Calder | Third Assistant Director |
| Lynn Hoey | Floor Runner |
| Nick Pearson | Grip |
| Jupiter Sen | Dialogue Editor |
| Dan Gane | Assistant Editor |
| Peter Russell | Draughtsman |
| Ray Potter | Gaffer |
| Stuart Reid | Electrician |
| Tom Delmar | Stunts |
| Terry Wells Sr. | Property Master |
| Adam Somner | Assistant Location Manager |
| Roy Scammell | Stunts |
| Bill Weston | Stunts |
| Boris Blank | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| George Harrison | Producer |
| Michael White | Producer |
| Denis O'Brien | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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kevin2019
8.0
"Nuns on the Run" is a tremendously fun film from the very beginning. The humour is consistently funny, the fast pace is effortlessly and enthusiastically maintained throughout, and it somehow manages to effectively poke fun at assorted aspects of organised religion without actually angering anyone ... by being outright insulting. The humour works splendidly and it is often spiced up with some moments of cheeky sauce that again fails to be offensive just like the necessary religious elements of the film which could have been considered downright objectionable and in very poor taste indeed by some people. This film is also provided with an additional boost of energy by the music of Swiss electronic band "Yello" and in particular by the terrific ex-Beatle George Harrison, but overall this is an incredibly accomplished and well polished comedy film.
Jul 03, 2025