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When a young nun at a cloistered abbey in Romania takes her own life, a priest with a haunted past and a novitiate on the threshold of her final vows are sent by the Vatican to investigate. Together, they uncover the order's unholy secret. Risking not only their lives but their faith and their very souls, they confront a malevolent force in the form of a demonic nun.

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The Nun boasts strong performances, spooky atmospherics, and a couple decent set-pieces, but its sins include inconsistent logic and narrative slackness.

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Bilge Ebiri

Rolling Stone

Once everyone gets to the abbey, the film simply gives up the ghost and cynically indulges every horror trick in the book.

Rated: 2.5/5

Oct 10, 2018

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Matthew Rozsa

Salon.com

By overly relying on jump scares, "The Nun" uses a mechanical approach toward instilling fear rather than a more profound understanding of terror.

Rated: 2/4

Sep 23, 2018

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Donald Clarke

Irish Times

Alas, The Nun is more chaotic than most of the many, many films set in The Conjuring universe. To compare it to a ghost train would be to understate the narrative cohesion that habitually governs those seaside entertainments.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 18, 2018

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Calum Cooper

Source (Scotland)

The movie isn’t so bad that it requires an exorcism, but audiences may still feel the need to repent… assuming they can remember what they’re repenting for.

Rated: 2/5

Jul 14, 2024

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

But then you get to the storytelling which slowly sucks out the film’s potential.

Rated: 2.5/5

Aug 24, 2022

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Desirée De Fez

Fotogramas

Hardy orchestrates horror with elegance and taste, reaching in some scenes an unexpected sophistication in the design, the choreography, and the editing... [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 4/5

Jul 21, 2022

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Justin enjoyed this movie. great story telling. loved that farmigas daughter ggot to play a younger version of her. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/30/21 Full Review cinema f “Pray For Forgiveness.”It’s pretty scary. I love how it connects to the first Conjuring film. Taissa Farmiga is *chefs kiss*. 5/5 stars. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/25/24 Full Review Carlos E I really liked the setting, the actors, the story behind it. The universe of The Conjuring is really good. Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 11/17/24 Full Review Darío C Not scary at all. Too predictable. This movie makes you laugh more than a comedy. Rated 1/5 Stars • Rated 1 out of 5 stars 11/14/24 Full Review Wendel L Direção: OkAtuação: OkRoteiro: RuimCaracterização: BomSoundtrack: Ok Rated 2.5/5 Stars • Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 11/08/24 Full Review Audience Member By no means an exceptional movie nor a movie that will stand out as unique, but it's a cool haunted castle flick with a scary demon, good performers and a good production behind it. Just lacking panache behind the script, and can be paint by numbers. Not a bad horror movie for Halloween or a rainy night, though! If you like haunted house movies.. I'd recommend trying it atleast. Thank you. Rated 2.5/5 Stars • Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 11/01/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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Corin Hardy Director Demián Bichir Father Burke Taissa Farmiga Sister Irene Jonas Bloquet Frenchie Bonnie Aarons The Nun Ingrid Bisu Sister Oana

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Synopsis When a young nun at a cloistered abbey in Romania takes her own life, a priest with a haunted past and a novitiate on the threshold of her final vows are sent by the Vatican to investigate. Together, they uncover the order's unholy secret. Risking not only their lives but their faith and their very souls, they confront a malevolent force in the form of a demonic nun.

Director: Corin Hardy
Producer: James Wan, Peter Safran
Screenwriter: Gary Dauberman
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Atomic Monster, Safran Company
Rating: R (Terror|Disturbing/Bloody Images|Violence)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 7, 2018, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 20, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $117.4M
Runtime: 1h 36m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)