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Name: Sister Act
Director: Emile Ardolino
Genre: comedy, music
Released: 1992
Duration: 1 h 40 min
Rating: 6.5

Sister Act has an iRankMovies score of 64.8/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

Sister Act (1992)

No booze. No sex. No drugs. No way.

Release:1992

Runtime:1h 40m

Country:United States

Director:Emile Ardolino

Language:English

Genre

ComedyMusic

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Keywords

ConcertNunChurch ChoirDark ComedyWitness ProtectionGospelSingermurder

iRank65

Sister Act rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb6.5/10· 116K votes

Rotten Tomatoes73%

Metacritic51%

TMDb6.826/10· 3K votes

With 73% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.5/10 on IMDb and 51/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been positive.

About Sister Act

When lively lounge singer Deloris sees her mobster beau commit murder, she is relocated for her protection. Set up in the guise of a nun in a California convent, she proceeds to upend the quiet lives of the resident sisters.

Cast of Sister Act

Whoopi Goldberg
as Deloris Van Cartier / Sister Mary Clarence
Maggie Smith
as Mother Superior
Kathy Najimy
as Sister Mary Patrick
Wendy Makkena
as Sister Mary Robert
Mary Wickes
as Sister Mary Lazarus
Harvey Keitel
as Vince LaRocca
Bill Nunn
as Lt. Eddie Souther
Robert Miranda
as Joey
Richard Portnow
as Willy
Ellen Albertini Dow
as Choir Nun
Carmen Zapata
as Choir Nun
Pat Crawford Brown
as Choir Nun

Sister Act facts

Budget: $31M
Box office: $231.6M
Collection: Sister Act Collection

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

•Gospel music performances deliver joyful entertainment and emotional resonance
•Fish-out-of-water premise generates genuine comedy from culture clash scenarios
•Warmth of church community provides heartfelt emotional core throughout