Movies like Immigrant Priest
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Immigrant Priest (0000)
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Story:
The life of a Romanian Orthodox Priest, that went from a hard childhood in communist godless Romania, to the land of all freedoms, America.
Plot:
religion, priest, church
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Most similar movies to Immigrant Priest
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out disturbing, captivating, bleak and scary films with plots about religion, priest, church, faith, nun, catholic church and catholic priest mostly in Drama, Comedy and Biography genres. Some movies like Immigrant Priest: Enough Praying (1972), The Runner Stumbles (1979), Mortal Sins (1992), End of Days (1962), Easy Down There! (1971). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Drama
Country: Chile
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Many socially-concerned priests in Catholic Latin America have at some time left their parish churches to go and work in the fields and factories of the poor. Such priests, usually adherents of "liberation theology," are called ...
Plot:
liberation theology, catholic priest, priest, class struggle, working conditions, social problems, inequality, church, catholic church, religion, injustice, conscience ...
Time:
60s
Place:
chile
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95%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Dick Van Dyke stars as a priest accused of murdering a nun. Directed by Stanley Kramer, this 1979 drama also features Kathleen Quinlan, Maureen Stapleton, Ray Bolger, Beau Bridges and Tammy Grimes.
Plot:
nun, religion, catholic priest, convent, priest, catholic, catholic church, priest in love
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90%
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A thriller directed by Bradford May focusing on a catholic priest dealing with a serial killer's confession and a murder investigation.
Plot:
serial killer, religion, priest, murder, police, police detective, confession, false accusation, catholic church, church, crucifix, nun ...
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89%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A satirical comedy with elements of metaphysical horror about religion in rural 1960s Soviet Russia. Notable for using first-person pseudo-documentary "found footage" technique framing the movie as the creation of the protagonist, who is ...
Plot:
husband wife relationship, militia, husband, kolkhoz, villager, wife, sect, old man, church, religion, old woman, village ...
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87%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A priest gets a little hot under the collar when the wife he thought was dead unexpectedly returns.
Plot:
catholic, church, priest, catholic church, bishop, husband wife relationship, catholic priest
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83%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 64 min.
Story:
Depicts the factual accounts of Vincenzo Di Francesca and Parley P. Pratt and how they came to appreciate the contents of the Book of Mormon.
Plot:
church, religious differences, pastor, baptism, mormon, latter day saints, religion, religious conversion, priest, faith, soldier, italian american ...
Time:
50s, 1930s, 1910s, 19th century, 90s ...
Place:
new york, sicily
⇓ similarity ⇓
81%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Croatia, Canada, USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
In 1981 in Medjugorje (BA), a group of kids claim that Virgin Mary appeared to them on a hill. The local priest believes them and spreads the word. Religious tourism blossoms. The communist government is concerned and arrests the priest.
Plot:
religion, miraculous event, communism, mountain, ghost, execution, priest, nun, propaganda, faith, virgin mary
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80%
Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Arnulfo is a man weaving baskets. Remedios has given birth in front of the house of a woman and her aid, but the village is spread the word that the child born as a child God and an atheist would think exploit to their advantage the "miracle ...
Plot:
miraculous event, birth, rumor, ignorance, priest, gossip, small town, religion
⇓ similarity ⇓
78%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 59 min.
Story:
Vince, a college student, loves the mountains, skiing and fun, so an invitation to Lake Tahoe is a no-brain-er... HOWEVER, the trip includes people from a church group, and six strong sets of opinions about God soon collide. Vince's weekend of ...
Style:
christian film
Plot:
christian, faith, skiing, church, religion, christianity, cabin
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77%
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Based on actual facts and events, explores the Thelemic Commune in Cefalu, Sicily from 1920-1923.
Plot:
religion, death, conspiracy, sect, commune, chief of police, priest, abbey
Time:
1920s
Place:
sicily
⇓ similarity ⇓
77%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 165 min.
Story:
Solomon, who belongs to a band, is in love with Soshanna, who hails from an upper class family. The story spells how Solomon manages to win over all the obstacles to marry Soshanna.
Style:
captivating, disturbing, psychological, feel good, entertaining
Plot:
church, priest, faith, religious faith, society, small village, village, conflict, religious, suspense, religion, belief in god ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
77%
Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A conflict arises between the people of the town and the local priest when they have to decide how to represent certain biblical episode.
Plot:
indigenous people, catholic, religion, faith, mexican, husband wife relationship, death of child, theology, good versus evil, spirituality, catholic church, church ...
Place:
mexico
⇓ similarity ⇓
72%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Finland
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
A story of a priest, who considers himself as a rebel is suddenly asked to run for bishop of Turku.
Plot:
alcohol abuse, priest, clergy, donkey, church, infidelity, career, drinking problem, religion, infertility, obesity, office politics ...
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69%
Genre: Drama
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 ...
Plot:
religion, saint, nun
Place:
france
⇓ similarity ⇓
69%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A teen-aged Catholic girl carries on a secret relationship.
Plot:
priest, first sexual experience, catholic, nun, religion, teenager, jewish, catholic priest, drag racing
Time:
60s
Place:
texas
⇓ similarity ⇓
63%
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Movies similar to The Two Popes
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
A priest (William Holden) arrives at a mission-post in China accompanied by a young native girl who has joined him along the way. His job is to relieve the existing priest (Clifton Webb), who is now too old and weak to continue with the upkeep of ...
Plot:
priest, catholic, church, convent school, catholic school, missionary, nun, catholic church, catholic priest, nun's habit
Place:
china
⇓ similarity ⇓
62%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Divergent factions within the Catholic Church are plagued by internal ideological quarrels.
Style:
allegory, parody
Plot:
art, catholic priest, religious conflict, fight, painter, church, catholicism, identity, religion, catholic church, nun, secret society ...
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61%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Jack Harriman becomes a spiritual celebrity after debunking Reverend Guy Roy on a public-access TV show. While on the road speaking his brand of truth, forces natural and supernatural lead him to question whether he has a deeper calling.
Plot:
religion, skinny dipping, male nudity, female nudity, pubic hair
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59%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A county sheriff is accused by his daughter of having abused her. Her accusation gets more and more elaborate, involving satanic rituals. As nearly everyone around him seems to believe he's guilty, he starts breaking up and questioning his own ...
Plot:
religion, police interrogation, false memory
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59%
Genre: Action, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Austria
Story:
Marcus Chlodwig is a young priest who has just been moved to a new church St Notburga that is set in this small, mysterious town where people are strange and silent. One evening, on the November 4th, he finds an curious old book in a church library ...
Style:
dark, bleak, disturbing, scary, rough
Plot:
satanic cult, worship, battles, religion, trust, devil, faith, priest, satan, church, curse, darkness ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
58%
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Country: West Germany, Austria
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
The main characters of the story are Pauli, a teacher's son, and Sepp, the son of a sawmill owner. They get to know each other while serving as altar boys, become friends and decide to form their own gang with themselves as leaders. Their first ...
Plot:
priest, easter, church, altar boy, fight, fixed fight, friendship, rivalry, friendship between men
⇓ similarity ⇓
58%
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
The life and works of 19th-century circuit rider Robert S. Sheffey.
Style:
christian film
Plot:
christian, religion, faith, church, preacher, christianity, evangelist, fire, horse, funeral, born again christian, prayer
Time:
19th century
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57%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Alice, a young hearing-impaired girl who, after a supposed visitation from the Virgin Mary, is inexplicably able to hear, speak and heal the sick. As word spreads and people from near and far flock to witness her miracles, a disgraced journalist ...
Style:
scary, suspenseful, mysterious, captivating, splatter ...
Plot:
religion, virgin mary, suspense, mysticism, supernatural, macabre, church, witch, healing, investigation, tv news, press conference ...
Place:
boston
⇓ similarity ⇓
55%
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
Alexandre lives in Lyon with his wife and children. One day, he discovered by chance that the priest who abused him to scouts always officiates with children. He then starts a fight, quickly joined by François and Emmanuel, also victims of the ...
Style:
disturbing, realistic, psychological, suspenseful, cult film ...
Plot:
pedophilia, religion, child abuse, children, pedophile priest, cardinal the priest, church, priest, gay, husband wife relationship, journalist, boyhood ...
Time:
year 2016, year 2015, year 2014
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 202 min.
Story:
The poor Italian peasant boy Francesco already has visions of Jesus and Mary as a child, but the Devil visits him too. He, Francesco, is quite certain that he will become a priest. After entering the Capuchin Order it becomes clear that Padre Pio ...
Style:
disturbing, thought provoking, captivating, spiritual
Plot:
catholic, saint, religion, miraculous event, religious faith, catholic priest, religious persecution, priest, christian, religions or cults, social problems, faith ...
Place:
italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
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Genre: Drama, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Rumors of demonic possession at a religious convent prompts a church investigation into the strange goings-on among its nuns. A disaffected priest and his neophyte are confronted with temptation, bloodshed and a crisis of faith.
Style:
scary, tense, bleak, psychotronic
Plot:
religion, nun, demonic possession, supernatural, suspense, priest, church, rumor, faith, investigation, supernatural power, demon ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Italy, Poland, Canada
Duration: 155 min.
Story:
This highly acclaimed feature film on Pope John Paul II was filmed on location in Italy and Poland. Focusing on the papacy of John Paul and the tremendous impact he had on the Church and the world, Karol: The Pope, The Man stars actor Piotr Adamczyk ...
Plot:
catholic, church, pope, faith, christian, religion, loyalty, prison, clergy, political leader, kgb, cold war era ...
Place:
africa, vatican, india
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50%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
De Mantel der Liefde is a bizarre, over the top and at times hilarious settling of scores with the Catholic Church, commercial movie culture and 1970's petit bourgeois Dutch culture in general.
Style:
biblical
Plot:
religion, male nudity, sex scene, abortion, suicide, older man younger woman sex, church, pub, bakery, female nudity, satire, religious ...
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50%
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
Sunny, a priest, comes to know that Vavachan is running an old age home with vile intentions. He wants the corpses of the inmates for the medical college run by his son. Sunny decides to expose this.
Style:
medical drama
Plot:
priest, marriage, help, corpse, nun, misunderstanding, church, violin, medical, malayalam
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany, France
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Maria finds herself caught between two worlds. At school this 14-year-old girl has all the typical teenage interests, but when she’s at home with her family she follows the teachings of the Society of St. Pius XII and their traditionalist ...
Style:
serious, captivating, art house, melancholic, disturbing ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
religion, self sacrifice, good versus evil, church, priest, domineering mother, school, society, clergy, religious fundamentalist, religious fundamentalism, catholic ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
germany, seattle
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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