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Movies that feel like Sister Act (1992)

If you loved Sister Act, the closest films we have are Men & Chicken (2015), Pitch Perfect 3 (2017) and O Lucky Man! (1973). All three share Sister Act's witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 7 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, HBO Max and Freeform and others, checked against today's data.

When lively lounge singer Deloris sees her mobster beau commit murder, she is relocated for her protection. Set up in the guise of a nun in a California convent, she proceeds to upend the quiet lives of the resident sisters.

πŸ… 73% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 6.5 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Emile Ardolinostylishwittyplayfuldarkly funny
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Men & Chicken
2015 Β· dir. Anders Thomas Jensen
β˜… 6.7comedy Β· drama

Both keep coming back to the same thing: dark comedy

The difference: Not nearly as stylish as Sister Act

Men & Chicken is a black comedy about two outcast brothers who, by getting to know their unknown family, discover a horrible truth about themselves and their relatives.

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Pitch Perfect 3
2017 Β· dir. Trish Sie
πŸ… 29%β˜… 5.8music Β· comedy

One thread runs through both: singer

The difference: Critics were much harder on this one

After the highs of winning the world championships, the Bellas find themselves split apart and discovering there aren't job prospects for making music with your mouth. But when they get the chance to reunite for an overseas USO tour, this group of awesome nerds will come together to make some music, and some questionable decisions, one last time.

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O Lucky Man!
1973 Β· dir. Lindsay Anderson
πŸ… 82%β˜… 7.6comedy Β· music Β· fantasy

Common ground: dark comedy

The difference: Sits closer to fantasy than Sister Act does

An ambitious coffee salesman has a series of improbable and ironic adventures seemingly designed to challenge his naive idealism.

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Drop Dead Gorgeous
1999 Β· dir. Michael Patrick Jann
πŸ… 47%β˜… 6.7comedy

The same mix in both: wit, then play

The difference: Missing the style of Sister Act

In a small Minnesota town, the annual beauty pageant is being covered by a TV crew. Former winner Gladys Leeman wants to make sure her daughter follows in her footsteps; explosions, falling lights, and trailer fires prove that. As the Leemans are the richest family in town, the police are pretty relaxed about it all. Despite everything, main rival (but sweet) Amber Atkins won't give up without a fight.

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Waiting for Guffman
1997 Β· dir. Christopher Guest
πŸ… 91%β˜… 7.4comedy Β· music

Stylish music, and it commits to that

Aspiring director Corky St. Clair and the marginally talented amateur cast of his hokey small-town musical production go overboard when they learn that Broadway theater agent Mort Guffman will be in attendance.

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The Blues Brothers
1980 Β· dir. John Landis
πŸ… 72%β˜… 7.9music Β· comedy Β· crime

Two things both keep coming back to: concert and nun

The difference: Leans harder into crime than Sister Act does

Jake Blues, just released from prison, puts his old band back together to save the Catholic home where he and his brother Elwood were raised.

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Pitch Perfect 2
2015 Β· dir. Elizabeth Banks
πŸ… 66%β˜… 6.4comedy Β· music

Both are built on the same subject: singer

The difference: 23 years apart, and the 2010s show

The Bellas are back, and they are better than ever. After being humiliated in front of none other than the President of the United States of America, the Bellas are taken out of the Aca-Circuit. In order to clear their name, and regain their status, the Bellas take on a seemingly impossible task: winning an international competition no American team has ever won. In order to accomplish this monumental task, they need to strengthen the bonds of friendship and sisterhood and blow away the competition with their amazing aca-magic! With all new friends and old rivals tagging along for the trip, the Bellas can hopefully accomplish their dreams.

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Trading Places
1983 Β· dir. John Landis
πŸ… 87%β˜… 7.5comedy

The same preoccupation in both: fish out of water

A snobbish investor and a wily street con-artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires.

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A Mighty Wind
2003 Β· dir. Christopher Guest
πŸ… 87%β˜… 7.2comedy Β· music

Comedy with a pulse of style, in both cases

Three eclectic, never-quite-famous folk bands come together for the first time in decades following the death of their manager to put on an reunion concert in his honor, at the request of his son.

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Inside Llewyn Davis
2013 Β· dir. Joel Coen
πŸ… 92%β˜… 7.4drama Β· music

Music built on dark humor, twice over

In Greenwich Village in the early 1960s, gifted but volatile folk musician Llewyn Davis struggles with money, relationships, and his uncertain future.

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All My Friends Are Dead
2020 Β· dir. Jan Belcl
β˜… 5.9comedy Β· drama Β· thriller

Common ground: murder

A group of friends at a New Year’s Eve party go through a whirlwind of events that exposes secrets, breaks hearts β€” and leads to a shocking outcome.

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Lost in America
1985 Β· dir. Albert Brooks
πŸ… 95%β˜… 7comedy

Both lean on wit more than on comedy

David and Linda Howard are successful yuppies from LA. When he gets a job disappointment, David convinces Linda that they should quit their jobs, liquidate their assets, and emulate the movie Easy Rider, spending the rest of their lives traveling around America...in a Winnebago.

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