The Little Hours

Name: The Little Hours
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Released: June 30, 2017
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 69
Cast: Alison Brie, Aubrey Plaza, Dave Franco, Fred Armisen, Jemima Kirke

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Mongrel Media | Release Date: June 30, 2017 | R

Starring: Alison Brie, Aubrey Plaza, Dave Franco, Fred Armisen, Jemima Kirke, John C. Reilly, Kate Micucci, Lauren Weedman, Molly Shannon, Nick Offerman

Summary: Medieval nuns Alessandra (Alison Brie), Fernanda (Aubrey Plaza), and Ginevra (Kate Micucci) lead a simple life in their convent. Their days are spent chafing at monastic routine, spying on one another, and berating the estate’s day laborer. After a particularly vicious insult session drives the peasant away, Father Tommasso (John C. Reilly)Medieval nuns Alessandra (Alison Brie), Fernanda (Aubrey Plaza), and Ginevra (Kate Micucci) lead a simple life in their convent. Their days are spent chafing at monastic routine, spying on one another, and berating the estate’s day laborer. After a particularly vicious insult session drives the peasant away, Father Tommasso (John C. Reilly) brings on new hired hand Massetto (Dave Franco), a virile young servant forced into hiding by his angry lord. Introduced to the sisters as a deaf-mute to discourage temptation, Massetto struggles to maintain his cover as the repressed nunnery erupts in a whirlwind of pansexual horniness, substance abuse, and wicked revelry. [Sundance]… Expand

Director: Jeff Baena

Genre(s): Comedy, Romance

Rating: R

Runtime: 90 min

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Mick LaSalle

Jul 5, 2017

This is one of the funniest movies of the year. Read full review

David Edelstein

Jun 22, 2017

The movie is not camp. It’s deliciously deadpan sex farce played by some of the deftest clowns in the English-speaking world. The more matter-of-fact it is, the more screamingly funny. Read full review

Jacob Oller

Jun 30, 2017

Though the connective tissue keeping the film’s story together often requires its thin characters to improvise or otherwise overstretch themselves from sketch to sketch—emphasizing their relative shallowness as short story subjects—the medieval absurdity at the heart of the comedy always lands. Read full review

Chuck Bowen

Jun 29, 2017

For all its hip ludicrousness, The Little Hours has a point: to almost earnestly riff on how atheism has taken hold of 21st-century America, by rooting our nation’s moors in a time of great austerity, sexism, classism, and persecution. Read full review

April Wolfe

Jun 29, 2017

This isn’t a laugh-a-minute movie; it’s more a succession of snickers, punctuated by genuine emotion. Read full review

Alex Welch

Jun 29, 2017

The Little Hours is an enjoyable comedy that wears a little too thin by the time it’s over. Read full review

Jeannette Catsoulis

Jun 29, 2017

The Little Hours is saved from ignominy by two brief standout performances. Read full review

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Brent_Marchant

Jul 17, 2017

A bawdy, laugh-out-loud funny medieval sex comedy that, though a little slow to get going, more than makes up for its sluggish start with a steady stream of raucous though never gratuitously out-of-control humor. Think Mel Brooks with an edge, though one that never slips over the fence intoA bawdy, laugh-out-loud funny medieval sex comedy that, though a little slow to get going, more than makes up for its sluggish start with a steady stream of raucous though never gratuitously out-of-control humor. Think Mel Brooks with an edge, though one that never slips over the fence into the realm of bad taste and that continually finds inventive ways to infuse originality into material that could easily become trite in less skilled hands. This one surely won't appeal to everyone (especially devout Catholics), but those who appreciate well-developed irreverence will likely come away from this one with sore bellies and tickled fancies.… Expand

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temptershell

Sep 27, 2017

Pretty bearable comedy, which literally and curiously recreates the classics of literature. The hilarious gags and immense sexual acts of the heroines was the best part of movie. I can only recommend because the cast is surprisingly good.

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KaioCesar329

Nov 11, 2017

It's not amazing, but it's extremely fun and delicious as the black humor worked so well here, Aubrey Plaza once again showing that she has no gender or character that can not bring life and when it does, it's perfectly done.

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badgerryan19

Oct 16, 2017

Not bad, had some good moments in it. This was a raunchy film. Everyone gives a fun performance and you can tell everyone is having fun. It’s a real funny movie too and everyone should get a kick out of it.

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Ralfbergs

Mar 4, 2018

I don't know, expected more of this. Of course it is based on Decameron and the source matherial is quite similar to this, but I expected to see something more funny, but I think the trailer had the most of the funniest parts. Great cast though, with some of my favorites there - Aubrey PlazaI don't know, expected more of this. Of course it is based on Decameron and the source matherial is quite similar to this, but I expected to see something more funny, but I think the trailer had the most of the funniest parts. Great cast though, with some of my favorites there - Aubrey Plaza and Alison Brie, worth watching it for them I guess… Expand

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geewah

Feb 24, 2021

A movie that starts with so much promise but fades quickly in it's second half.
The quality comedic ensemble here seem to be having fun in this production, shame they didn't have a meatier script to work with.

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Broyax

Dec 5, 2019

"Trash" qu'ils disent sur l'affiche... ça doit faire référence à la "poubelle" en français dans le texte je suppose... parce que c'est le seul endroit où mérite d'aller, séjourner et finir ce film de baltringues.

C'est en gros et en fait notre Camelote -Kamelott pardon- à nous sous la forme"Trash" qu'ils disent sur l'affiche... ça doit faire référence à la "poubelle" en français dans le texte je suppose... parce que c'est le seul endroit où mérite d'aller, séjourner et finir ce film de baltringues.

C'est en gros et en fait notre Camelote -Kamelott pardon- à nous sous la forme d'un pseudo-film d'une heure et demi : d'habitude, on recopie les amerloques mais là, ce sont eux -bien mal leur en a pris- qui ont recopié sur les cancres franchouillards !

C'est donc la même daube qui se croit drôle et... iconoclaste parce qu'elle fait parler comme à notre époque les Bonnes Soeurs du Moyen Age et leur fait même dire des gros mots ! sans compter, cela va sans dire, tous les autres poncifs que le film énumère bien lourdement, à savoir les fantasmes qui concernent de loin ou de très près les Bonnes Soeurs en particulier et en général...

Voilà donc une sous-comédie de très bas étage très conne et fort consternante, à balancer dans les oubliettes de la connerie pathétique, bien entendu.… Expand

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