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St. Francis (2002)
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Original name: Francesco
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 192 min.
Story:
The life of Saint Francis, a saint who was born rich, in the medieval Tuscany, and abandoned all his goods to live closer to the population and is nowadays remembered as the saint protector of Italy.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, contemplative, uplifting, educational, historically accurate, melancholic, art house, period drama
Plot:
medieval, saint, faith, franciscan, loyalty, catholicism, religious, biopic, spiritual journey, life, rich, monk, rich man, belief in god, changing lives, lifestyle, lifestyle change, religious faith, poverty, sacrifice, inspiration, compassion, nature, village life, fraternity ...
Time:
13th century
Place:
italy, tuscany
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, psychological, thrilling and inspirational films with plots about faith, religious faith, redemption, religion, religious, belief in god and biopic mostly in Drama, Biography and Family genres. Some movies like St. Francis: Lourdes (2000), Saint Barbara (2012), Saul: The Journey to Damascus (2014), Jesus of Nazareth (2019), Mary, Mother of the Son of God (2003). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Depiction of the life of St. Anthony, beginning with his initial calling to the priesthood as a young Portugese nobleman, and following him as he becomes a Franciscan monk and preaches across Africa and Europe.
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Plot:
saint, catholic, religious, faith, religion, franciscan, priest, medieval, catholicism, biopic, loyalty, christianity ...
Time:
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Place:
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Country: Italy, France, Luxembourg
Duration: 180 min.
Story:
The young, sickly girl Bernadette comes from a poverty-stricken family. When the Virgin Mary appears to her in a cavern near Lourdes, no one takes the girl seriously, even when she digs up a wellspring at the Virgin's instructions The local ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
france
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 180 min.
Story:
The story of Padre Pio (1887-1968) from the onset of the stigmata during World War I, when he prayed that soldiers' suffering be his, until his death. The story is told by Emilia, Pio's friend, to a Vatican official reviewing Padre ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
italy, southern italy
Similarity:
65%
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The beautiful daughter of the Roman governor during a time of fierce Christian persecution is a nonbeliver. But when a slave raised alongside her like a sister is condemned to death for her Christian faith, she valiantly attempts to save her.
Style:
historical drama, psychological, captivating, thrilling, dramatic ...
Plot:
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Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Known as Saul the Butcher, the stoning of Stephen was said to have shattered Saul's faith in the Temple and its denial of Christ as the Messiah. His conversion to Christianity and baptism as Paul changed the history of the world.
Style:
biblical, disturbing, psychological, captivating, thought provoking ...
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Place:
jerusalem
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Country: Spain, Mexico
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Style:
biblical, christian film, thought provoking, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
jerusalem
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Genre: Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Austria, Germany, Italy
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
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Style:
captivating, psychological, thrilling, reflective, melancholic ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Glass Walls is a faith inspired film inspired by true stories of healing. Two pastors and their wives experiencing burnout attend a ministry retreat center where they start the journey in shattering their glass walls.
Style:
inspirational, thrilling, captivating, realistic, psychological ...
Plot:
faith based, pastor, healing, spiritual journey, troubled marriage, belief in god, family problems, marital problem, husband wife relationship, mental disorder, faith, family relations ...
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Nigeria
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
32%
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Abu and Aisumma are an aging Muslim couple. Their aspiration is to go for Hajj and they make many sacrifices to achieve this aim. Now in their late 70s, they decide that they will go for Hajj that year. Abu, being a true Muslim, wants to go for Hajj ...
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
india
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Drama
Country: Portugal, France
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Salomé, a young lady from the province, is one of the many girls who cheers Lisbon ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
portugal
Similarity:
31%
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Country: New Zealand
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, contemplative, reflective ...
Plot:
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30%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: Italy
Duration: 200 min.
Story:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Duration: 200 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: Canada
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Country: Italy
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Time:
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Duration: 109 min.
Story:
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