Not particularly — The Nun's appeal is atmospheric or thematic rather than overtly scary. As a occult film, it scored 3.4/10 for fear, 4.3/10 for atmosphere, and 5.0/10 overall on Watch Darkly's curator scale across 2 ratings.

How many jump scares are in The Nun?

The Nun has 21 jump scares, based on Watch Darkly's per-film jump-scare count.

What are some films like The Nun?

The Nun is tagged as occult, supernatural, possession on Watch Darkly. The film's page lists similar horror films selected by curated scoring across fear, gore, atmosphere, and overall quality.

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The Nun

Name: The Nun
Genre: horror
Released: 2018-09-07
Duration: 1 h 36 min
Rating: 5.0

2018 · R · 1h 36m

Pray for forgiveness.

A priest with a dark past and a novice nearing her final vows are sent by the Vatican to Romania to investigate a nun's death and face a demonic force.

Plot summary via TMDB

Curator Score

5.0

Overall

Based on 2 curator ratings

A quieter watch, light on gore.

Jump scares

The Nun has 21 jump scares. Compare counts

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5.0Overall

Fear3.4

Gore3.4

Atmosphere4.3

Intensity0.0

Genres

horror

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Details

Budget$22M

Box office$365.6M

Directed by

Corin Hardy

Written by

Gary Dauberman, James Wan

Cinematography

Maxime Alexandre

Music

Abel Korzeniowski

Starring

Taissa Farmiga as Sister Irene · Demián Bichir as Father Burke · Bonnie Aarons as The Nun / Valak · Jonas Bloquet as Maurice Theriault · Ingrid Bisu as Sister Oana · Patrick Wilson as Ed Warren · Vera Farmiga as Lorraine Warren · Lili Taylor as Carolyn Perron

Production

Atomic Monster, New Line Cinema, The Safran Company