Summary
When lively lounge singer Deloris sees her mobster beau commit murder, she is relocated for her protection. Set up in the guise of a nun in a California convent, she proceeds to upend the quiet lives of the resident sisters.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Skip it if
- You want dark or edgy material
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences a little warmer than critics (+7)
Critics 62Audiences 69GoodWatch 65
Tomatometer73%
Metascore51
Letterboxd · 248 K ratings3.6/5
User score7.1
IMDb6.6
Audience score65%
Box office
7.5×its budget
- Budget
- $31 M
- Worldwide
- $232 M
Worldwide it earned $201 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 40 min
A typical length for music movies, −6 min on the typical 106
typical 106100Half of all music movies run 94–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 60 countries, rent or buy in 10 more
+50Released
1992
May 28, 1992
34 years ago
Genres
MusicComedyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- PGUnited States
Yes: it's rated PG in the United States for strong language and violence, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
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and 27 more33 people
- Whoopi GoldbergDeloris Van Cartier / Sister Mary Clarence
- Maggie SmithMother Superior
- Kathy NajimySister Mary Patrick
- Wendy MakkenaSister Mary Robert
- Mary WickesSister Mary Lazarus
- Harvey KeitelVince LaRocca
- Bill NunnLt. Eddie Souther
- Robert MirandaJoey
Richard PortnowWilly
Ellen Albertini DowChoir Nun
Carmen ZapataChoir Nun
Pat Crawford BrownChoir Nun
Prudence Wright HolmesChoir Nun
Ruth KobartChoir Nun
Susan BrowningChoir Nun
Edith DiazChoir Nun
Beth FowlerChoir Nun
Joseph MaherBishop O'Hara
Jenifer LewisMichelle
Charlotte CrossleyTina
A.J. JohnsonLewanda
Michael DurrellLarry Merrick- MJMike JollyBiker #1
Jeremy RobertsBiker #2
Directing · 3
- Emile Ardolino Director
- Joe Camp III First Assistant Director
- Ian Woolf Second Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- Paul Rudnick Writer
- Carrie Fisher Script Consultant
Production · 6
- Scott Rudin Executive Producer
- Teri Schwartz Producer
- Judy Taylor Casting
- Lynda Gordon Casting
- Cindy Gilmore Associate Producer
- Mario Iscovich Co-Producer
Camera · 7
- Adam Greenberg Director of Photography
- Elizabeth Ziegler Steadicam Operator
- Edward Gold Camera Operator
- Dennis J. Laine First Assistant Camera
- Suzanne Hanover Still Photographer
- Mike Benson Camera Operator
Editing · 2
- Richard Halsey Editor
- Colleen Halsey Editor
Sound · 6
- Marc Shaiman Original Music Composer
- Bill Phillips Supervising Sound Editor
- Mel Metcalfe Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- David J. Hudson Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Jeremy J. Gordon Sound Editor
- Terry Porter Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art · 3
- Jackson De Govia Production Design
- Eve Cauley Art Direction
- Thomas L. Roysden Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 4
- Molly Maginnis Costume Design
- Michael Germain Makeup Artist
- Robert L. Stevenson Key Hair Stylist
- Julia L. Walker Hairstylist
Lighting · 1
- Steven C. McGee Chief Lighting Technician
Other crew · 7
- Alan Oliney Stunt Coordinator
- Kym Washington Longino Stunts
- Gary Price Stunts
- Steve Chambers Stunts
- Rocky Gehr Special Effects
- Justin De Rosa Stunts
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