Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit

Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993)

  • 7% of critics liked it
    (28 reviews)

  • 66% of users liked it
    (376,509 ratings)

In the sequel to the hit comedy Sister Act, Whoopie Goldberg reprises her role of Deloris Van Cartier, a Las Vegas entertainer who hid out with in a convent of nuns to avoid a nasty bunch of gangsters. In Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit, Deloris is persuaded to return to the convent by the Mother… More

PG, 1 hr. 46 min.
Directed By
Bill Duke
Genres
Comedy
In Theaters
Dec 10, 1993 Wide
On DVD
Feb 20, 2001

Critic Reviews

  • Brian Lowry, Variety

    Two trips to the convent is one too many.

  • Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader

    I hope what they all got paid made it worth the bother.

  • Caryn James, New York Times

    The sequel suffers from a lame, saccharine premise and a fatally earnest manner.

  • Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

    This is another one of those dreary retreads about a bunch of kids with no faith in themselves, and about how an inspiring teacher coaches them into the State Finals, where they upset the snobs from the rich school.

  • Joe Brown, Washington Post

    This shoddiest of sequels should be the last act for these sorry Sisters.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Bethany M


    I love these films. Very funny! Whoopi Goldberg is hilarious! A must see!

  • Sanjaya &


    Not as good as the first one, whether it's from the story or the song selection.. I really thought they were pushed to make this movie just because the first one was a big hit.. Even though all the cast come back again, like Whoopi Goldberg, Maggie Smith, Kathy Najimy, and Wendy… More

  • Chris W


    I remember seeing this in the theater as a child, and, while I kind of liked it back then, i knew it wasn't as good as the first. Only now that I'm older do I realize that there's not much of a reason for this film to exist, and that it falls prey to all of the tired… More

  • erika b


    funny

  • Anthony L


    A terrible sequel AND starring Lauryn Hill! Ungodly!

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