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Sister Act
1992
· Movie
· 100 min
C
MEANRANK
69/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #2575
- IMDb #3139
- Google retired #839
- Rotten Tomatoes #2510
- Metacritic #2903
- Letterboxd #1781
+9 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #2576
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #2954
- Metacritic Critics #3349
- Metacritic Audience #2011
- Criticker #3152
- Douban #473
- Kinopoisk #2194
- AlloCiné #1411
- Trakt #2042
Every rating
33–92
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 33, highest is Google on 92.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A lounge singer witnesses a crime and is placed in a witness protection program within a convent, disguised as a nun. Her lively, worldly ways clash drastically with the convent's strict and quiet routines. Put in charge of the struggling choir, she uses her musical talents to transform the group, unexpectedly revitalizing the parish and the surrounding community while trying to avoid her pursuers.
Details
- Director
- Emile Ardolino
- Writer
- Paul Rudnick
- Released
- 28 May 1992
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Rated
- PG
- Budget
- $31.0M
- Box office
- $231.6M
- Awards
- 10 wins, 8 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
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| Golden Globe Awards 1992 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Whoopi Goldberg | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 1992 | Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Nominee | |
| ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards 1992 | Top Box Office Films | Marc Shaiman | Winner |
| American Comedy Awards 1992 | Funniest Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Maggie Smith | Nominee |
| American Comedy Awards 1992 | Funniest Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Mary Wickes | Nominee |
| American Comedy Awards 1992 | Funniest Actress in a Motion Picture (Leading Role) | Whoopi Goldberg | Winner |
| American Comedy Awards 1992 | Funniest Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Kathy Najimy | Winner |
| Artios Awards 1992 | Outstanding Achievement in Feature Film Casting – Comedy | Judy Taylor, Lynda Gordon, Geoffrey Johnson, Vincent Liff and Andrew Zerman | Nominee |
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Golden Globe Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Whoopi Goldberg | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Nominee |
American Comedy Awards
4 nominations, 2 won
| Funniest Actress in a Motion Picture (Leading Role) | Whoopi Goldberg | Winner |
| Funniest Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Kathy Najimy | Winner |
| Funniest Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Maggie Smith | Nominee |
| Funniest Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Mary Wickes | Nominee |
NAACP Image Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture | Whoopi Goldberg | Winner |
| Outstanding Motion Picture | Winner |
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top Box Office Films | Marc Shaiman | Winner |
Awards Circuit Community Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress in a Leading Role | Whoopi Goldberg | Winner |
Golden Screen Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Golden Screen Awards | Winner |
Kids' Choice Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Favorite Movie Actress | Whoopi Goldberg | Winner |
Movieguide Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Movie for Mature Audiences | Winner |
People's Choice Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Favorite Comedy Motion Picture | Winner |
MTV Movie Awards
3 nominations
| Best Breakthrough Performance | Kathy Najimy | Nominee |
| Best Comedic Performance | Whoopi Goldberg | Nominee |
| Best Female Performance | Whoopi Goldberg | Nominee |
Artios Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement in Feature Film Casting – Comedy | Judy Taylor, Lynda Gordon, Geoffrey Johnson, Vincent Liff and Andrew Zerman | Nominee |