The Nun's Story fingerprintNo humor.
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic and moving
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Faith and meaning and the mind
Standout characters
Functional look and sound
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
The Nun's Story is calm and low-intensity. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic and moving
Emotionally, it's melancholic, moving, and cathartic.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Faith and meaning and the mind
Its world is built around faith and meaning and the mind.
Standout characters
The characters stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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You can watch it free with ads on Hoopla, Fandango at Home Free, and Plex. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 78/100 (IMDb 7.5, Rotten Tomatoes 85%, and Metacritic 78). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated NR in the United States.
2 h 31 min
The Nun's Story runs 2 h 31 min.
Yes. Critics average 82 and audiences 75 out of 100, so both groups see The Nun's Story much the same way.
Yes. It cost about $4 million to make and earned $13 million worldwide, 3.7 times its budget.
It was made in English, with some Latin, Swahili. Produced in United States.
+21GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Nun's Story in 35 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 23 storytelling tropes for The Nun's Story, including Insane Equals Violent, Hollywood Nuns, Blue-and-Orange Morality.
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