The Bells of St. Mary's fingerprintBig heart, strong craft, calm.
Calm and low-key
Heartwarming and uplifting
Much of it is about family.
Some sharp wit and situational comedy
Not a comedy at heart.
History, faith and meaning, and family
Standout performances and dialogue
Functional look and sound
Calm and low-key
The Bells of St. Mary's is calm and low-intensity.
Heartwarming and uplifting
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's heartwarming, uplifting, and nostalgic. Much of it is about family.
Some sharp wit and situational comedy
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some sharp wit and situational comedy.
History, faith and meaning, and family
Its world is built around history, faith and meaning, and family.
Standout performances and dialogue
The performances and dialogue stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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The Bells of St. Mary's is included with a subscription to Philo in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Plex, Fawesome, and Mometu. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 79/100 (IMDb 7.2 and Rotten Tomatoes 85%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated NR in the United States.
2 h 6 min
The Bells of St. Mary's runs 2 h 6 min.
Not quite. Critics rate The Bells of St. Mary's higher (85) than audiences (75). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
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TV Tropes lists 20 storytelling tropes for The Bells of St. Mary's, including Hollywood Nuns, Tomboy, Cool Teacher.
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