Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

The holy terror is back!

1993 • 107 min • Music · Comedy

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Synopsis

Deloris Van Cartier is again asked to don the nun's habit to help a run-down Catholic school, presided over by Mother Superior. And if trying to reach out to a class full of uninterested students wasn't bad enough, the sisters discover that the school is due to be closed by the unscrupulous chief of a local authority.

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Best from age 7

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1986 reviews

100 Reviewers · 1 · 51%
64 Audience · 1985 · 49%

Music teacher Deloris Van Cartier returns as Sister Mary Clarence to a struggling Catholic school. She inspires a class of rebellious teens to form a choir, facing challenges from skeptical authorities and the school's impending closure. It's a fun, uplifting story about finding your voice.

Violence & peril: 1/10
Language: 1/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking: 1/10
Romance & sensuality: 0/10
Scary moments: 1/10

Heads up

Some comedic pratfalls and arguments
Brief moments of teen defiance

What it models well

The power of music and teamwork
Finding your passion
Mentorship and guidance
Believing in yourself

Talk about it after

How can music bring people together?
Why is education important to these characters?
What does it mean to overcome challenges?
How do the students change throughout the story?

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Top billed cast

Director: Bill Duke • Crew: James Orr, Judi Ann Mason, Jim Cruickshank

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The "Reverend Mother" (Dame Maggie Smith) seeks out the now hugely successful "Deloris" (Whoopi Goldberg) to help her to save a school from closure. Upon arrival, and assumption of her clerical moniker "Sister Mary Clarence" she discovers a disparate band of students who have little faith in themselves, each other - or their teachers.…
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