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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Film Cast:

• Father Burke: Demián Bichir
• Sister Irene: Taissa Farmiga
• Maurice Theriault: Jonas Bloquet
• The Nun / Valak: Bonnie Aarons
• Sister Oana: Ingrid Bisu
• Ed Warren: Patrick Wilson
• Lorraine Warren: Vera Farmiga
• Carolyn Perron: Lili Taylor
• Sister Victoria: Charlotte Hope
• Sister Ruth: Sandra Teles
• Sister Abigail: Maria Obretin
• Daniel: August Maturo
• Daniel: Jack Falk
• Mother Superior: Lynnette Gaza
• Sister Jessica: Ani Sava
• Father Pasquale: Michael Smiley
• The Abbess: Gabrielle Downey
• Cardinal Conroy: David Horovitch
• Grigore: Tudor Munteanu
• Waitress Marta: Lili Bordán
• Scarlett: Scarlett Hicks
• Student: Izzie Coffey
• Marquis: Jared Morgan
• Villager: Laur Dragan
• Villager: Eugeniu Cozma
• Sister Christine: Manuela Ciucur
• Praying Nun: Beatrice Péter
• Praying Nun: Ana Udroiu
• Praying Nun: Andreea Sovan
• Praying Nun: Dana Voicu
• Praying Nun: Andreea Moldovianu
• Praying Nun: Beatrice Rubica
• Praying Nun: Claudia Susanu
• Demon Nun: Boiangiu Alma
• Demonic Nun: Gabriela Irina Dinca
• Demonic Voice: Dee Bradley Baker
• Demonic Voice: Debra Wilson
• Duke: Mark Steger
• Barmaid: Lidiya Korotko
• Elena (uncredited): Emma Appleton
• Gregoro: Jonny Coyne
• 1950’s Catholic School Girl (uncredited): Natalie Creek
• Sister Samantha (uncredited): Flynn Hayward
• Farmer Jozef: Daniel Mandehr
• Timothy (uncredited): Samson Marraccino
• Father Patino (uncredited): Jamie Muscato
• Nun (uncredited): Lourdes Nadres
• Holy Man 1 (uncredited): Simon Rhee
• Captured Nun (uncredited): Sandra Rosko
• Catholic School Girl (uncredited): HayRae Rummel
• Demon (uncredited): Claudio Lee Smith

Film Crew:

• Story: James Wan
• Director of Photography: Maxime Alexandre
• Executive Producer: Walter Hamada
• Producer: Peter Safran
• Art Direction: Adrian Curelea
• Set Decoration: Gina Calin
• Costume Supervisor: Susan L. Bertram
• Art Direction: Eduard Daniel Vraciu
• Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Andy Hay
• Production Design: Jennifer Spence
• Music: Abel Korzeniowski
• Casting: Rich Delia
• Editor: Ken Blackwell
• Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Joe Barnett
• Special Effects Supervisor: Adrian Popescu
• Property Master: Adi Handac
• Costume Supervisor: Oana Draghici
• Hairstylist: Domnica Bodogan
• Makeup Artist: Mara Rouse
• Camera Operator: B. J. McDonnell
• Musician: Damian Montano
• Casting: Liliana Toma
• Additional Director of Photography: Cory Geryak
• Electrician: Liviu Popa
• Makeup Department Head: Eleanor Sabaduquia
• Costume Design: Sharon Gilham
• Casting: Rose Wicksteed
• Foley: John Loranger
• Foley Artist: John Sievert
• ADR Mixer: Nick Roberts
• Story: Gary Dauberman
• Art Department Coordinator: Alina Petrini
• Boom Operator: Marin Constantin Gabriel
• Art Department Coordinator: Carol Kiefer
• Stunt Coordinator: Rasvan Puiu
• Visual Effects Supervisor: Don Lee
• Visual Effects Producer: Kim Lee
• Still Photographer: Justin M. Lubin
• Supervising Sound Editor: Ronald Eng
• Property Master: Sean Mannion
• Supervising Sound Editor: Bill R. Dean
• Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Gabriel J. Serrano
• Music Editor: Lise Richardson
• Steadicam Operator: Bogdan Stanciu
• Still Photographer: Cos Aelenei
• Director: Corin Hardy
• Graphic Designer: Eusebiu Sirbu
• Sound Effects Editor: Bruce Tanis
• Gaffer: Florin Niculae
• First Assistant “A” Camera: Andrei Cretan
• Unit Publicist: James Ferrera
• Digital Compositor: John Grower
• Editor: Michel Aller
• Transportation Coordinator: Relu Cojanu
• Set Costumer: Cassandra Parigian
• Camera Operator: Valentin Mircea
• Key Makeup Artist: Iulia Roșeanu
• Compositor: Bradley Gaines
• Key Hair Stylist: Adelina Handuri
• Digital Intermediate Colorist: Philip Beckner
• Stand In: Kim Donovan
• Assistant Art Director: Diana Ghinea
• Rigging Gaffer: Florin Mihalache
• Dialogue Editor: Joe Schiff
• First Assistant Editor: Eric R. Brodeur
• Key Rigging Grip: Charley Gilleran
• Production Sound Mixer: Robert Sharman
• Sound Effects Editor: Ando Johnson
• Music Editor: Nate Underkuffler
• Makeup Artist: Jeremy Bramer
• Concept Artist: Ken Barthelmey
• Stand In: Sandra Rosko
• Still Photographer: Martin Maguire
• Production Coordinator: Monica Duta
• Sound Mixer: Nicolae Radu
• Transportation Captain: Sarmis Stamatescu
• Storyboard Artist: Martin L. Mercer
• Second Assistant “A” Camera: Octavian Sotir
• Graphic Designer: Clint Schultz
• Set Designer: Daniela Medeiros
• Visual Effects Supervisor: Esben Syberg
• ADR Mixer: Judah Getz
• Key Grip: Joe Macaluso
• First Assistant “B” Camera: Petre Victor
• Props: Dinica Tiberiu
• Electrician: Catalin Ciobanu
• Key Grip: Radu Marinescu
• Sound Effects Editor: Adam Boyd
• Digital Intermediate Colorist: Mark Griffith
• Drone Pilot: Marco Fabriziani
• Set Costumer: Alexandra Voloaca
• Visual Effects Producer: David Feinsilber
• Assistant Sound Editor: Charley Stauber
• Musician: Gina Luciani
• Gaffer: Nicholas Kaat
• Digital Imaging Technician: Mihai Cosmin Popa
• Camera Trainee: Camilla Carniello
• Electrician: Catalin Chiorean
• Electrician: Marcu Ion
• Assistant Property Master: Maggie Mannion
• Additional Photography: Craig Bauer
• Grip: Sarbu Gigi
• Assistant Production Coordinator: Ionut Penzes
• Foley Editor: Kristi McIntyre
• Visual Effects Coordinator: Jessica Choi
• Digital Compositor: Magnus Hilding-Nørkjær
• Gaffer: John Gorman
• Post Production Accountant: Scott Parker
• Libra Head Technician: Negoita Mihai
• Additional Colorist: Greg Curry
• Digital Compositor: Chris Dawson
• Production Coordinator: Michael Hubert
• Matte Painter: Matthew Ribeiro
• Carpenter: John F. Soria
• Greensman: Jessica McDonald
• Greensman: Charlie Jaramillo
• Assistant Camera: Moldoveanu Constantin
• Assistant Camera: George Budescu
• Additional Photography: Erdem Ertal
• Digital Imaging Technician: Ioana Florescu
• Digital Imaging Technician: Jason Bauer
• Digital Imaging Technician: Dane Brehm
• Electrician: Mihai Adrian Olteanu
• First Assistant “B” Camera: Josh Greer
• Grip: Alexandru Bogdan Stefan
• Key Rigging Grip: Octavian Golgot
• Lighting Technician: Mike Mauceri
• Rigging Grip: Andrew Sykes
• Casting Assistant: Mark Droter
• Casting Assistant: Sophie Kingston-Smith
• Casting Assistant: Alexandra Ioana Mojoiu
• Casting Associate: Alexis Winter
• Extras Casting: Daniela Soare
• Extras Casting Assistant: Mariana Grama
• Assistant Editor: John Carner
• Assistant Editor: Razvan Ilinca
• First Assistant Editor: Steven Trapani
• Post Production Assistant: Arlo Brooks
• Assistant Production Coordinator: Vlad Semenescu
• Assistant Production Coordinator: Johanna L. Williams
• Assistant Production Coordinator: Holly Dellocono
• First Assistant Accountant: Coleen Aiello
• Main Title Designer: Christopher Billig
• Production Accountant: Joel Tokarsky
• Production Assistant: Kershaun Scott
• Production Assistant: Ionut Sirbu
• Production Assistant: Victor Focheanu
• Production Coordinator: Ali Griffith
• Musician: Jennifer Johnson
• Musician: Blake Cooper
• Assistant Sound Editor: Steve Lederer
• Sound Effects Editor: Xiao’ou Olivia Zhang
• Compositor: Joseph Silva
• Digital Compositor: Gabriel Köerner
• Digital Compositor: Daniel Svaboe
• Digital Compositor: Alexander Swahn
• Digital Compositor: Laurens Vermeulen
• Digital Compositor: Patrik Windahl
• Digital Compositor: Viktor Östergren
• Lighting Artist: Kerry Graham
• Visual Effects Coordinator: Melvyn Nicholls
• Visual Effects Coordinator: Jeff Winkle
• Special Effects: Shannon Pitts

Movie Reviews:

• antimony: Appallingly cliched. Slow and boring. Not even the Conjuring hype could save this film. It moves forward at a painful pace, brings nothing new to the table, and is not even scary.
• Mark Rushow: Overall I liked The Nun it was a spooky fun movie with some pretty good shots and scenes (lighting, camera angles, and such). The transitions from one scene to another was a bit off and the story overall had a more fantasy tone over the more grounded and realistic tone The Conjuring and Annabelle movies had. Much of the story felt like it was just forced to setup a shot or scene which does hurt it. It isn’t a perfect movie but I’d watch it again. It is like Indiana Jones meets Silent Hill. None of the character actors felt out of place or superficial either, I really appreciate that. Everyone felt believable and natural to their roles and environment, not forced.
• Purplehearts: Horror is baaaaack!
  And with a vengeance.

  The Nun is not for people that don’t like horror movies or burnt out on them. Don’t expect character development either. Don’t expect to be shock like you were when you watched The Exorcist. I’ve read several critic reviews were they just don’t get it. They use words to describe it like “using every trick in the horror trope” or “predictable”, “throwing the kitchen sink at”, or “not enough character development”. Well forget what you heard because there is more bite to this movie than you’d expect.

  Okay, so we begin with a spooky opening sequence where two nuns are fighting to save humanity from a malevolent presence that is about to enter our world. One is dragged into a room and the other commits suicide by hanging. Suicide is a sin, right? Makes you wonder what type of evil is powerful enough to destroy Catholic nuns?

  Being the beginning of The Conjuring movie universe, this story begins like this, Father Burke (Demién Bichir) is summoned by the Vatican to investigate the suicide of a nun at The Abbey, a castle located somewhere in Romania. Apparently Father Burke has a trauma and a shameful past after having failed to save a teen from an exorcism he performed. Makes you wonder why The Vatican would send a priest like Father Burke on such a dangerous mission. The Vatican doesn’t send Father Burke alone on this task though. They assign Sister Irene (Taissa Farmiga), who hasn’t yet taken her vows. A nun that hasn’t taken her vows yet, and not your typical nun either. She’s contrary to the average nun. She seems so innocent.

  Father Burke and Sister Irene are taken to The Abbey by a local delivery man, Frechie (Jonas Bloquet). (You may remember Frenchie as the first exorcism performed by The Warrens from the original The Conjuring. Lorraine Warren has the painting of The Nun at their home and references it in the film.) Sister Irene was chosen to go on this assignment because she experiences visions, these visions provide the information needed to uncover what actually occurred at The Abbey.

  The Abbey has been the site of a malevolent force locked away for centuries. The Church took over The Abbey and placed a congregation of nuns to pray 12 hours a day to keep the evil force in control. However, after WW2 bombing weaken the structure of The Abbey, the evil locked inside of it found another way to escape, and using the guise of a nun, slowly grows in strength causing terror on those around it.

  Yes, The Nun is a supernatural survival horror installment of The Conjuring universe. You don’t have to be a die hard fan of the horror genre in order to be scared. Yes, there is a lot of the same tropes from the most popular supernatural horror movies and that is because this is how demonic infestation happens.
  Director Corin Hardy and screenplay writer Gary Dauberman do wonderfully.

  What this film gives us is tricky camera and visual effects that showcase how the demon works. We find out that the demon’s name is Valak–an ancient demon from Hell that was summoned by the count performed sacrificial rituals.
  If you are expecting character development then you’re not going to find it here. This story doesn’t need a lot of characters at all. You don’t need a lot of information about these characters because Valak is the only character this story is about.. One minute he’s behind the character’s back, the next his shadow appears on the wall, he reanimates dead corpses and even manifesting animals and the usual superhuman strength as well as taking on human form. He ghosts the characters as well. It’s always interesting to see how the director and screenwriter pull off these visual effects.

  Father Burke character plays like a detective searching the castle for any information he can use to exorcise the demonic spirit from the world while Sister Irene uses her visions to lead her to the truth about what occurred at The Abbey as well as discover anything that she can use to send the evil spirit back to Hell. If you like Ash from the Evil Dead horror series, then you’ll like Frenchie because he is the outsider in all of this providing necessary dark humor. Frenchie isn’t afraid to use a shotgun to blow off the heads of a couple of deadites disguised as nuns.

  What also makes this film enjoyable to watch with a group, is the pacing. There are enough slow moments for you to make jokes about the characters or the visual bombarding your senses.

  I give this film an enthusiastic 7/10 for its creepy mood and intense disturbing images. And those squeamish people, no worries. There isn’t a lot of gore.

  Definitely a great popcorn horror flick to watch in the dark with your friends. Definitely worth the movie ticket. You won’t be disappointed as long as you keep what I’ve said in this review in mind.
  If I were to rate its place among the other films in The Conjuring universe, I would rate as follows

  1) The Conjuring
  2) The Conjuring 2
  3) The Nun

  * 4) Annabelle Creation

• Dean09199: I wanted to like this movie because it’s connected to Conjuring movies, but it was awful, even from the start it was obvious.

  It was a dull, boring movie with cheap jump scares. The only reason I’m giving it 4 and not 3, because it was shot nicely and acting wasn’t that bad.

• John Chard: The Nunjuring!

  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…

  So here we have the latest spin-off from the one time high quality “Conjuring” franchise. Sticking strictly to a formula that will either infuriate or satiate horror genre fans, “The Nun” delivers enough creepy boo-jump tropes to keep it above average. There’s plenty of roaming about dark corridors and churchyards, with lanterns our only prominent saviours from the terrors of the dark. If, and it’s a big if, you don’t mind that Corin Hardy’s film isn’t trying to raise the bar for horror, and is in fact staying safe, then there’s a decent enough good time to be had here. If you be one of those who constantly moans about bringing nothing new to the table, don’t bother with this one, in fact, think of something new to bring to the table yourselves then…

  The set-pieces hold up well enough (buried alive shiver shiver), the atmospheric dread only occasionally punctured by Abel Korzeniowski’s bombastic score. The story is interesting enough, such as why the entity is bringing terror to the abbey, what is the link to the “Warren” family, and the backstory axis for Father Burke (Demián Bichir) brings another demonic layer to the plotting. While talking about “bringing something new to the table”, for the first time in this series we actually get a bit of humour, mostly from Jonas Bloquet’s likable Frenchie character. Taissa Farmiga holds the lead well, where she has a very appealing visual reaction style that will serve her well if she stays in genre mode. While Maxime Alexandre’s cinematography (low lights and fogs) is a big improvement from “Annabelle: Creation” and is tonally compliant.

  This formula has been done much better previously, such as Hammer’s take on “The Woman In Black”, but even then they were going on about new stuff being brought to the table etc etc etc. It is what it is, a boo-jump haunted house (buildings) picture that is there for those who like such things, who buy into it on that level. Is this a great film? Absolutely not, but it works on its intended terms and any expectation of a new branch of horror is going to have you crying over spilt blood. 6/10

• Gimly: Not the literal **worst** entry in the series (that laurel still rests firmly upon the crown of _Annabelle_) and there was a couple of cool design moments, like creepy hands busting out of statues, even the acting is of acceptable level. But that’s about everything positive I can say for _The Nun_, ’cause this is pretty dang bad.

  _Final rating:★★ – Had some things that appeal to me, but a poor finished product._