The Nun fingerprintBig heart, strong craft, a touch of humor.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and melancholic
Much of it is about family and growing up.
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
History, the mind, and family
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout characters and performances
Functional look and sound
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
The Nun is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and melancholic
Much of it is about family and growing up.
Emotionally, it's deeply moving, melancholic, and cathartic. Much of it is about family and growing up.
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some dark humor.
History, the mind, and family
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around history, the mind, and family. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout characters and performances
The characters and performances stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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The banned film by Jacques Rivette
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The Nun is included with a subscription to Kino Film Collection in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 73/100 (IMDb 7.5). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: nudity and sexual content.
2 h 20 min
The Nun runs 2 h 20 min.
It was made in French. Produced in France.
GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Nun in 11 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 72 storytelling tropes for The Nun, including Dead All Along, Catapult Nightmare, Starts with a Suicide.
7.5
