‘The Little Hours’ On Hulu: Find Out Why The Catholic League Called This Sexy Nun Comedy “Pure Trash”

When The Little Hours begins, you might be wondering what you’ve gotten yourself into. Aubrey Plaza‘s Sister Fernanda gently leads a donkey through quaint pastures, a perfect period score accompanies the lush scenery, and when she returns, one of her fellow nuns meekly questions her about what’s going on. As soon as a passing man asks them how their morning is going, however, the f-bombs fly and we’re jarred into a whole new world. This is not going to be any ol’ innocuous nun comedy – and it’s not hard to see why the Catholic League called it “pure trash”.

Watching Plaza, Alison Brie, and Kate Micucci galavant around as foul-mouthed nuns is just as much fun as it sounds. Along with the rest of their convent crew (including Molly Shannon, John C. Reilly, and later, Fred Armisen), the three live largely uneventful lives. That is, until, a guy named Massetto (Dave Franco), on the run from his cuckolded boss, poses as a deaf-mute handyman at the convent and promptly causes them to lose their damn minds. As the women all experience their respective sexual awakenings and use Massetto as their playtoy, their schemes soon dissolve into chaos and there’s no limit to the sins on display.

The source material for the film – it’s based on Giovanni Boccaccio’s The Decameron  – tells the story of a gang of horny nuns taking advantage of a seemingly deaf-mute laborer, and writer-director Jeff Baena takes this premise and runs with it, throwing in modern dialogue to make The Little Hours a thoroughly singular experience. There’s no real other way to describe it but bonkers, because that’s what it is. Each scene is totally uproarious and that’s largely due to the intense commitment on the part of the actors, who fully embrace the insanity of every situation. It wouldn’t work without a solid cast, and thanks to our central trio, Franco, Jemima Kirke, and the rest of the ensemble, The Little Hours is set up for success.

This movie has everything. These nuns swear like sailors, make out with each other, get drunk on sacramental wine, run a witch coven on the side, force a threesome on Dave Franco, disappoint a bishop played by Fred Armisen, indulge in some weird kinky stuff, dance naked around a fire, the works. There’s even a secretly Jewish nun and a covert affair between Molly Shannon and John C. Reilly. So, yeah. We have a couple ideas about why Catholics aren’t scrambling to stream this one.

If you’re not easily offended by constantly-sinning nuns and want to indulge in a delightfully demented sex romp, The Little Hours is now streaming on Prime Video and Hulu. You may want to ask for forgiveness after you queue this one up.

Where to Stream The Little Hours