Killer Nun

Killer Nun

From the Secret Files of the Vatican!

Directed by Giulio Berruti

Produced by CineSud

197989 min4.8 / 10

A lurid exploitation horror film depicting a nun's descent into drug-fueled madness and sadistic abuse within a hospital setting.

A demented nun sliding through morphine addiction into madness, while presiding over a regime of lesbianism, torture and death. Sister Gertrude is the head nurse/nun in a general hospital, whose increasingly psychotic behavior endangers the staff and patients around her.

Questions people ask

  • Is Killer Nun easy watching? No. Less comforting than 99% of films.

  • Does Killer Nun end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 99% of films.

  • Is Killer Nun violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.

  • Is Killer Nun scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Is Killer Nun sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

21/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity43

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise25

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love4

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Killer Nun

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Killer Nun

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Killer Nun, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Killer Nun, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Killer Nun, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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