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Movies Like Nun Nancy

If you liked Nun Nancy (2021), a drama movie directed by Jason Campbell, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

  1. 1Bad Lieutenant

    Bad Lieutenant (1992)

    ★ 7/10Also drama

    While investigating a young nun's rape, a corrupt New York City police detective, with a serious drug and gambling addiction, tries to change his ways and find forgiveness.

  2. 2The Night of the Hunter

    The Night of the Hunter (1955)

    ★ 7.8/10Also drama

    In Depression-era West Virginia, a serial-killing preacher hunts two young children who know the whereabouts of a stash of money.

  3. 3Crimes of Passion

    Crimes of Passion (1984)

    ★ 6.3/10Also drama

    Fashion designer Joanna Crane leads a double life. By night she is China Blue, a prostitute who's attracted the attention of a sexually frustrated private detective, and a psychopathic priest in possession of a…

  4. 4The Nines

    The Nines (2007)

    ★ 6/10Also drama

    A troubled actor, a television show runner, and an acclaimed videogame designer find their lives intertwining in mysterious and unsettling ways.

  5. 5Small Things Like These

    Small Things Like These (2024)

    ★ 6.7/10Also drama

    In 1985, while working as a coal merchant to support his family, Bill Furlong discovers disturbing secrets kept by the local convent and uncovers truths of his own; forcing him to confront his past and the complicit…

  6. 6Fatima

    Fatima (2020)

    ★ 7.2/10Also drama

    In 1917, outside the parish of Fátima, Portugal, a 10-year-old girl and her two younger cousins witness multiple visitations of the Virgin Mary, who tells them that only prayer and suffering will bring an end to World…

  7. 7Dead Man Walking

    Dead Man Walking (1995)

    ★ 7.3/10Also drama

    A death row inmate turns for spiritual guidance to a local nun in the days leading up to his scheduled execution for the murders of a young couple.

  8. 8The Nun's Story

    The Nun's Story (1959)

    ★ 7.2/10Also drama

    After leaving a wealthy Belgian family to become a nun, Sister Luke struggles with her devotion to her vows during crisis, disappointment, and World War II.

  9. 9A Love Song for Bobby Long

    A Love Song for Bobby Long (2004)

    ★ 6.8/10Also drama

    A headstrong young woman returns to New Orleans after the death of her estranged mother.

  10. 10Doubt

    Doubt (2008)

    ★ 7.2/10Also drama

    In 1964 Bronx, two Catholic school nuns question the new priest's ambiguous relationship with a troubled African-American student.

  11. 11The Drop

    The Drop (2014)

    ★ 6.8/10Also drama

    Bob Saginowski finds himself at the center of a robbery gone awry and entwined in an investigation that digs deep into the neighborhood's past where friends, families, and foes all work together to make a living - no…

  12. 12True Confessions

    True Confessions (1981)

    ★ 6.1/10Also drama

    A cop clashes with his priest brother while investigating the brutal murder of a young prostitute.

  13. 13Ordinary Angels

    Ordinary Angels (2024)

    ★ 7.7/10Also drama

    Inspired by the incredible true story of a hairdresser who single-handedly rallies an entire community to help a widowed father save the life of his critically ill young daughter.

  14. 14The Magdalene Sisters

    The Magdalene Sisters (2002)

    ★ 7.5/10Also drama

    Three young Irish women struggle to maintain their spirits while they endure dehumanizing abuse as inmates of a Magdalene Sisters Asylum.

  15. 15The Naked Kiss

    The Naked Kiss (1964)

    ★ 7/10Also drama

    A former prostitute works to create a new life for herself in a small town, but a shocking discovery could threaten everything.

  16. 16The Wonder

    The Wonder (2022)

    ★ 6.6/10Also drama

    Haunted by her past, a nurse travels from England to a remote Irish village in 1862 to investigate a young girl's supposedly miraculous fast.

  17. 17Philomena

    Philomena (2013)

    ★ 7.3/10Also drama

    A woman searches for her adult son, who was taken away from her decades ago when she was forced to live in a convent.

  18. 18Poor Cow

    Poor Cow (1967)

    ★ 6.4/10Also drama

    Joy lives a life filled with bad choices. At a young age, she marries and has a child–with an abusive thief who quickly ends up incarcerated. Left alone, she takes up with the guy's mate, another thief, who seems to…

  19. 19Angels with Dirty Faces

    Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)

    ★ 7.5/10Also drama

    Childhood chums Rocky Sullivan and Jerry Connelly grow up on opposite sides of the fence: Rocky matures into a prominent gangster, while Jerry becomes a priest, tending to the needs of his old tenement neighborhood.

  20. 20The Dead

    The Dead (1987)

    ★ 6.9/10Also drama

    After a convivial holiday dinner party, things begin to unravel when a husband and wife address some prickly issues concerning their marriage.

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