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The Nun

  • 20182018
  • RR
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
138K
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POPULARITY
1,578
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Bonnie Aarons and Taissa Farmiga in The Nun (2018)
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 the same demonic nun that first terrorized audiences in 'The Conjuring 2,' as the abbey becomes a horrific battleground between the living and the damned.
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A priest with a haunted past and a novice on the threshold of her final vows are sent by the Vatican to investigate the death of a young nun in Romania and confront a malevolent force in the... Read allA priest with a haunted past and a novice on the threshold of her final vows are sent by the Vatican to investigate the death of a young nun in Romania and confront a malevolent force in the form of a demonic nun.A priest with a haunted past and a novice on the threshold of her final vows are sent by the Vatican to investigate the death of a young nun in Romania and confront a malevolent force in the form of a demonic nun.
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
138K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,578
91
  • Director
    • Corin Hardy
  • Writers
    • Gary Dauberman(screenplay by)
    • James Wan(story by)
  • Stars
    • Demián Bichir
    • Taissa Farmiga
    • Jonas Bloquet
Top credits
  • Director
    • Corin Hardy
  • Writers
    • Gary Dauberman(screenplay by)
    • James Wan(story by)
  • Stars
    • Demián Bichir
    • Taissa Farmiga
    • Jonas Bloquet
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 1.8KUser reviews
    • 270Critic reviews
    • 46Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 1 nomination

    Videos5

    Teaser Trailer
    Trailer 1:30
    Teaser Trailer
    The Nun Tamil Trailer
    Clip 1:27
    The Nun Tamil Trailer
    What We Know About 'The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It' ... So Far
    Video 3:16
    What We Know About 'The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It' ... So Far
    The Trailer Trailer for the Week of August 27, 2018
    Video 0:40
    The Trailer Trailer for the Week of August 27, 2018
    Meet the Demonic 'Nun' Haunting 'The Conjuring' Films
    Video 3:57
    Meet the Demonic 'Nun' Haunting 'The Conjuring' Films

    Photos548

    Demián Bichir, Jonas Bloquet, and Taissa Farmiga in The Nun (2018)
    Taissa Farmiga in The Nun (2018)
    Bonnie Aarons in The Nun (2018)
    Taissa Farmiga in The Nun (2018)
    Demián Bichir in The Nun (2018)
    Taissa Farmiga in The Nun (2018)
    Demián Bichir in The Nun (2018)
    Bonnie Aarons and Taissa Farmiga in The Nun (2018)
    Bonnie Aarons and Demián Bichir in The Nun (2018)
    Jonas Bloquet in The Nun (2018)
    Bonnie Aarons and Taissa Farmiga in The Nun (2018)
    Bonnie Aarons and Taissa Farmiga in The Nun (2018)

    Top cast

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    Demián Bichir
    Demián Bichir
    • Father Burkeas Father Burke
    • (as Demian Bichir)
    Taissa Farmiga
    Taissa Farmiga
    • Sister Ireneas Sister Irene
    Jonas Bloquet
    Jonas Bloquet
    • Frenchieas Frenchie
    Bonnie Aarons
    Bonnie Aarons
    • The Nunas The Nun
    Ingrid Bisu
    Ingrid Bisu
    • Sister Oanaas Sister Oana
    Patrick Wilson
    Patrick Wilson
    • Ed Warrenas Ed Warren
    Vera Farmiga
    Vera Farmiga
    • Lorraine Warrenas Lorraine Warren
    Lili Taylor
    Lili Taylor
    • Carolyn Perronas Carolyn Perron
    Charlotte Hope
    Charlotte Hope
    • Sister Victoriaas Sister Victoria
    Sandra Teles
    Sandra Teles
    • Sister Ruthas Sister Ruth
    Maria Obretin
    Maria Obretin
    • Sister Abigailas Sister Abigail
    August Maturo
    August Maturo
    • Danielas Daniel
    Jack Falk
    Jack Falk
    • Danielas Daniel
    Lynnette Gaza
    Lynnette Gaza
    • Mother Superioras Mother Superior
    Ani Sava
    • Sister Jessicaas Sister Jessica
    Michael Smiley
    Michael Smiley
    • Bishop Pasqualeas Bishop Pasquale
    Gabrielle Downey
    • The Abbessas The Abbess
    David Horovitch
    David Horovitch
    • Cardinal Conroyas Cardinal Conroy
    • Director
      • Corin Hardy
    • Writers
      • Gary Dauberman(screenplay by) (story by)
      • James Wan(story by)
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Taissa Farmiga, who played Sister Irene in this film, is the younger sister of Vera Farmiga in real life, who played Lorraine Warren in The Conjuring (2013), The Conjuring 2 (2016), and The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021). The Demon Nun, played by Bonnie Aarons, also appeared in The Conjuring 2 (2016) and had a brief cameo in Annabelle: Creation (2017). Though the sisters' characters are not at all related to each other, they are both devout Catholics with clairvoyant abilities.
    • Goofs
      (at around 29 mins) When Father Burke and Sister Irene repair to the residential building, it has a lit-up and playing radio: yet there seems to be no electricity anywhere in the convent castle, as they use only candles and oil lamps for lighting. This is pretty much explained by the fact that there is a demon on site who manipulates the physics of this world with manifestations and hallucinations.
    • Quotes

      Frenchie: What's the opposite of a miracle, Father?

    • Crazy credits
      Mario Di Donato, Fr. Burke stand-in.
    • Connections
      Featured in AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast: Jasmine's Song and Mulan's No Songs (2018)
    • Soundtracks
      Enfield Opening
      from The Conjuring 2 (2016)

      Written by Joseph Bishara

    User reviews1.8K

    Review
    Top review
    5/10
    A huge let down
    If you had told me five years ago that one of my most anticipated movies of 2018 would be titled 'The Nun' I would've been very surprised. It was though. I had been looking forward to this movie ever since it was announced. I'm a huge fan of both of 'The Conjuring' movies, but have admittedly not loved either of the two 'Annabelle' spin-offs. I was very pleased to see James Wan was attached to the writing side of things on this one though and so held out high hopes for it. Sadly though, I have to report this is another complete misfire.

    Starting with the positives though - the movie looks great. The set decoration is truly terrific in nearly every scene and the building and surrounding area that the film is set in were ideally selected. The groundwork was there for this to be a very creepy movie. At times the movie does work too, but that is mainly when it is being subtle. There are a lot of scenes where images of 'The Nun' are sort of there, but also sort of not. You question yourself whether you are actually seeing what you think you are. I really liked that side of things. Too often though the film is far too in your face. The demon will jump out of a tree and scream into a character's face (a very lion-like and un-scary scream I would have to say as well).

    The dialogue in this film is a real mess too, which surprised me considering Wan's involvement. The character of 'Frenchie' is particularly painful. He is meant to be the comic relief, but nothing he says is in any way funny, and is frankly a little embarrassing in parts. Also some of the things the demon says like, "The village will be missing its idiot tomorrow" (or something to that effect), are cringe-worthy and should never have made the final cut.

    I was very let down by this film. There are a lot of jump-scares, and not one of them gave me the slightest jolt. My heart-rate never rose above resting in any scene and I was frankly bored for the most part. The only saving graces were that the film looked great, connected in with the rest of the series well and had a truly great final scene that left me a little blown away. I didn't want this to have to be a negative review, but there was no other way to go about it.
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    • jtindahouse
    • Sep 6, 2018

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 7, 2018 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • KinoPoisk (Russia)
      • Official Facebook
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
      • Romanian
      • Latin
    • Also known as
      • Valak
    • Filming locations
      • Corvin Castle, Hunedoara, Romania
    • Production companies
      • Atomic Monster
      • New Line Cinema
      • The Safran Company
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $22,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $117,481,222
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $53,807,379
      • Sep 9, 2018
    • Gross worldwide
      • $365,582,797
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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