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Nuns on the Run( 1990)

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From now on, it's every nun for himself!

Overview

Brian and Charlie work for a gangster. When the boss learns they want to "leave" he sets them up to be killed, after they help rob the local Triads of their drug dealing profits. Brian and Charlie decides to steal the money for themselves, but when their escape doesn't go to plan, they have to seek refuge in a Nuns' teacher training school.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Eric Idle

      Brian Hope

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      Robbie Coltrane

      Charlie McManus

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      Camille Coduri

      Faith

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      Janet Suzman

      Sister Superior

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      Doris Hare

      Sister Mary of the Sacred Heart

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      Lila Kaye

      Sister Mary of the Annunciation

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      Robert Patterson

      'Case' Casey

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      Tom Hickey

      Father Seamus

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      Winston Dennis

      Morley

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      Ozzie Yue

      Ernie Wong

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      Robert Morgan

      Abbott

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      Colin Campbell

      Norm

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      Richard Simpson

      Mr. Norris

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      Nicholas Hewetson

      Louis

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      Gary Tang

      Ronnie Chang

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      David Forman

      Henry Ho

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      Nigel Fan

      Dwayne Lee

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      Tatiana Strauss

      Michelle

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      Helen FitzGerald

      Tracey

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      Stewart Harwood

      Faith's Father

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      Peter Geeves

      Faith's Brother

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      Irene Marot

      Hysterical Bank Manageress

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      Louis Mellis

      Bank Security Guard

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      Craig Crosbie

      Policeman in Car Park

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      Fred Haggerty

      Gatekeeper

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      Michael Beint

      Bewildered Policeman

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      Tex Fuller

      Taxi Driver

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      Lee Simpson

      Policeman with Radio

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      Oliver Parker

      Doctor

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      Julie Graham

      Casino Waitress

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      Dan Hildebrand

      Casino Manager

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      Joanne Campbell

      Ward Nurse

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      Gedren Heller

      Chemist Shop Assistant

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      David Becalick

      Police Sergeant

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      Aran Bell

      Police Constable

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      Wabei Siyolwe

      Julie

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      Britt Horrow

      Hospital Receptionist

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      Francine Walker

      Tied-Up Nurse

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      Shirley Anne Selby

      Tied-Up Nurse

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      Jennifer Hall

      Airport Ticket Girl

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      John Phythian

      Airport Policeman

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    A review by kevin2019

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    Written by kevin2019 on Fri Jul 04 2025
    "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 p...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    10959015.00

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • nun
    • gangster
    • drug trafficking
    • stolen money
    • chinese mafia
    • crook couple
    • flight
    • crook
    • money
    • on the run
    • hospital
    • peekaboo
    • monastery
    • hoodlum