The Trouble with Angels

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1966 • 112 min • Comedy

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Synopsis

Mary and her friend, Rachel, are new students at St. Francis Academy, a boarding school run by the iron fist of Mother Superior. The immature teens grow bored and begin playing pranks on both the unsuspecting nuns and their unpleasant classmates, becoming a constant thorn in Mother Superior's side. However, as the years pass, Mary and Rachel slowly mature and begin to see the nuns in a different light.

Our family guide

Best from age 8

Movie Knight Score

78 reviews

100 Reviewers · 1 · 51%
67 Audience · 77 · 49%

Two mischievous girls, Mary and Rachel, attend a strict Catholic boarding school, St. Francis Academy. They constantly play pranks on the nuns and their classmates. Over time, they slowly mature and come to appreciate the dedicated women who guide them.

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

Heads up

Some mild pranks and rebellious behavior.

What it models well

Maturity and personal growth
Friendship
Finding your path
Appreciation for others

Talk about it after

What it means to grow up and take responsibility.
How our perspectives on people can change over time.
The value of community and supportive relationships.

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Top billed cast

Director: Ida Lupino • Crew: Blanche Hanalis

Trailers & clips

Ida Lupino's Surprising and Fitting Final Film | Film 101

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Reviewer notes

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_**A couple of troublemaking girls at a Catholic school/nunnery**_ Mary (Hayley Mills) is sent to a Catholic school in Pennsylvania where she constantly causes problems along with her “follower” Rachel (June Harding). Can Mother Superior (Rosalind Russell) & the other nuns tame these troublemakers before they enter society as adults?…
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