The Little Hours

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The Little Hours

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2017

1h 30m

Comedy

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Medieval nuns Alessandra, Fernanda, and Ginevra 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 brings on newly hired hand Massetto, 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.

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Critics Consensus

The Little Hours gets plenty of goofy mileage out of its gifted ensemble, anchoring its ribald laughs in a period comedy with some surprisingly timely subtext.

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Adam Graham

Detroit News

07/22/2017

B

The momentum peters out by the end, but by then its job is already done. "The Little Hours" is good for some big laughs.

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

07/20/2017

3/4

Whether or not Baena does right by Boccaccio, he definitely does right by Aubrey Plaza, his girlfriend and indie comedy's reigning queen of mean.

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

07/14/2017

3/4

Baena orchestrates events with confidence and flair, allowing his amazingly talented cast room to frolic as they all work in tandem to make the material come alive with a rebellious zeal that's ingenious.

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Josh Winning

Radio Times

Apr 9

3/5

Told with droll wit and a light touch, The Little Hours milks its one joke for all its worth, delivering as a diverting farce that revels in its own absurdity.

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

07/20/2025

3/5

Tracing inspiration to a yarn from one of Giovanni Boccaccio’s 14th century novellas , the new ensemble film from Jeff Baena wraps it religious habit up with wit, erotica, and practical jokes from Italian prose translated into a modern vernacular.

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David Bax

Battleship Pretension

12/12/2020

...deliciously satisfying (though it may be a turnoff to some)...

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thiago s

@Thiagostone Jan 27

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

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Kylie D.

@kylie.b.daboss Jan 26

Loved it. Its a great rewatch too.

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Nicky P

@Nickeeeeeeeeee Dec 11

It's as if this were written by AI that got stuck on one or two jokes that it repeated ad nauseam. Now we know which actors will do anything for a buck.

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Alexis G

@RT94136607 Nov 4

i only watched it for dave franco but it was actually pretty interesting. even better that he looked soooo good in it 😩😩

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Persaud W

@RT15831838 Aug 7

Who thought this was a good comedy? They acting is very weird.

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Zahara B

@Zahara 07/14/2025

Peculiar, hilarious dry humor

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Synopsis

Medieval nuns Alessandra, Fernanda, and Ginevra 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 brings on newly hired hand Massetto, 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.

Director: Jeff Baena
Producer: Liz Destro, Aubrey Plaza
Screenwriter: Jeff Baena
Distributor: Gunpowder & Sky
Production Co: Bow and Arrow Entertainment, Destro Films
Rating: R (Language|Graphic Nudity|Sexual Content)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 30, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 22, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.6M
Runtime: 1h 30m