History Main / BadHabits

* ''WesternAnimation/HeavyMetal'': One of Captain Sternn's many, ''many'' crimes include selling drugs dressed like a nun.

* Done twice in the ''Film/CannonballRun'' movies. In the first movie Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr. play a pair of racers who dress up as Catholic priests, and in the second two women dressed as nuns (they're showgirls in a production who were at a restaurant, still in costume) end up accompanying two men dressed as soldiers (who are disguised for an edge talking to the police). The men slowly realize that these women don't behave quite like nuns...

* In ''Film/TwoMulesForSisterSara'', Creator/ShirleyMacLaine's character dresses up as a nun while escaping from the French. It also helps her get help from Creator/ClintEastwood's character.

* * In ''Film/AreYouBeingServed'', Mr. Humphries briefly disguises himself as a nun to escape Spanish revolutionary Cesar Rodriguez:

* A slight twist on the trope occurs in ''VideoGame/SleepingDogs2012'' were the main character, Wei, infiltrates a Shaolin monastery by disguises himself as a monk, and talks his way past the real monks by spouting {{Ice Cream Koan}}s at them.

* A slight twist on the trope occurs in ''VideoGame/SleepingDogs'' were the main character, Wei, infiltrates a Shaolin monastery by disguises himself as a monk, and talks his way past the real monks by spouting {{Ice Cream Koan}}s at them.

* ''SisterBonifaceMysteries'': Combined with DisguisedInDrag in "My Brother's Keeper", when Sister Reggie hides her brother Alfie, who is on the run from the police, in the convent by dressing him in a nun's habit.

* ''Film/{{Mafia}}!'' (1998). "[[Film/{{Scarface 1983}} Say hello to my little friend]]." The very tall priest has a midget assassin hidden under his coat.
* ''Film/TheManchurianCandidate'': The [[ManchurianAgent brainwashed assassin]] disguises himself as a priest to assassinate the Presidential candidate of one of the leading parties of the United States.

* ''Film/TheMonsterClub'': Pickering, head of the [[VampireHunter vampire hunting]] MenInBlack dresses as a clergyman in order to the son of the vampire and learn where his father dwells.

* ''Literature/{{Malevil}}'' has Fulbert. Aside from a gaudy silver cross he doesn't dress like a priest and he is unwilling to discuss his credentials as an ordained holy man as well. He convinced La Roque and once they entrusted him with their weapons and food he became their oppressive SinisterMinister. Later it's revealed that he has [[BecomingTheMask Become The Mask]] and believes [[spoiler: his cruelty and Vilmain's marauders]] to be a NecessarilyEvil sent by God.

* ''Franchise{{Hitman}}'':

* ''VideoGame/{{Hitman}}''

* In ''LightNovel/{{Baccano}}'' Isaac and Miria dress up as a priest and a nun as one of their many, many crazy thieving schemes. [[IdiotHero Firo]] seems to completely buy it and apologizes for his earlier rude behavior, saying he didn't realize they were with the church.

* Kei of the ''LightNovel/DirtyPair'' is something of a mistress of disguise. She's used the nun disguise at least twice (interesting, since she's the "bad girl" of the LovelyAngels).

* ''Series/TheSandman2022''. Constantine swops clothes with Rick the Vic to preside over a wedding when one of the betrothed is suspected of DemonicPossession, fooling them into saying an exorcism in the guise of repeating back the Latin of the wedding vow.

** The terrorist in the TwoPartEpisode "Blood and Wine", however in this case it's also linked to his motivation, as he hates the Church because his father committed suicide after being excommunicated. He plans to commit mass murder by serving a poison in the wine at a Catholic mass.

* Altair exhibits this in the trailer for ''VideoGame/{{Assassins Creed|I}}'': he kills somebody, then quietly shuffles with [[LostInACrowd a group of monks that are dressed like him]]. The guards can't find him. This is also done in the game itself to move quickly but undetectably. This is addressed in-game later, by a paranoid leader, who starts accusing monks of supporting the assassins due to their similar wardrobe helping said assassins move through towns easier. Though the robes do look similar, one wonders how the guards don't notice the 10 lbs of knives and other sharp implements that are stuck all over the ''outside'' of the outfit. Even more hilarious is the fact that the paranoid guy kills a real monk while Altair is ''in the crowd''. Not paranoid ''enough'', it would seem.

* Oh, boy, ''Film/SpyHard''. Agent WD-40 Dick Steele makes his way into the Our Lady of the Never Had The Pickle Convent to rescue the BondGirl of the film. He ends up stealing a habit to disguise himself as a nun. HilarityEnsues.

* Holo in ''LightNovel/SpiceAndWolf'' dresses as a nun occasionally. Or more accurately, she dresses in habit that is very nun-like without actually belonging to any denomination -- she wouldn't want actual Church officials to ask about her credentials. In Season 2, Amati refers to Holo as a "nun of convenience", having taken no formal vows or affiliated herself with any church. The novels state that women travellers do this to attempt to avoid trouble, assisted by nuns regularly hiding their denomination while travelling to avoid sectarian violence.