Sister Act (1992)

Directed by

Emile Ardolino

Genre

comedy film, musical film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 3,471 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A lounge singer in witness protection hides out in a convent. She shakes up the quiet nuns by revitalizing their choir, leading to unexpected chaos and new friendships.

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What happens

Sister Act is a 1992 American musical crime comedy film directed by Emile Ardolino and written by Paul Rudnick (billed as Joseph Howard). It stars Whoopi Goldberg as a lounge singer forced to hide in a convent after being placed in a witness protection program. It also features Maggie Smith, Kathy Najimy, Wendy Makkena, Mary Wickes, and Harvey Keitel. Receiving mixed to favorable reviews, Sister Act was one of the most financially successful comedies of the early 1990s, grossing $231.6 million worldwide against a $31 million budget. Its success extended to the home video market, and it was the most rented film of 1993 in the United States. The film spawned a franchise, which consists of the critically panned 1993 sequel Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit and a musical adaptation, which premiered in 2006. A third film is in development for Disney+. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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