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The Pope Must Diet (1991)

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Reviews Counted:6

Fresh:2

Rotten:4

Average Rating:3.4/10

Runtime: 1 hr 41 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: As a result of a spelling error, a rebellious country priest, instead of a cardinal, is elected Pope. The good-natured, but unorthodox priest sets out to dig up dirt on a Vatican banking scandal.... [More]

Starring: Robbie Coltrane, Alex Rocco, Herbert Lom, Paul Bartel

Director: Peter Richardson

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Reviews for The Pope Must Diet

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Tomatometer	Critic	Review	Category
N/R	Derek Adams	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jun., 24 2006 04:21 AM	Time Out
N/R		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| May., 24 2003 08:14 AM	Channel 4 Film
N/R		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Mar., 26 2009 03:17 AM	Variety
3/5	Emanuel Levy	No review available. Comment \| Jul., 17 2005 09:13 PM	EmanuelLevy.Com
1/5	Steve Crum	Hardly funny, but very tasteless "comedy." Comment \| Jun., 01 2005 08:30 PM	Video-Reviewmaster.com
1/5	Philip Martin	No review available. Comment \| Mar., 18 2005 12:21 PM	Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
N/R	Vincent Canby	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Aug., 30 2004 10:17 PM	New York Times
1/5	James Sanford	cutting out nutrition-free films like this one might be a good start Comment \| Aug., 03 2002 09:02 PM	Kalamazoo Gazette
N/R	Desson Thomson	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM	Washington Post
3/5	Marc Savlov	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM	Austin Chronicle
N/R	Rita Kempley	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM	Washington Post
1/4	Roger Ebert	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM	Chicago Sun-Times

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