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The Two Popes (2019)
146K
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK, Italy, Argentina, USA, Brazil
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Explores the relationship and opposing visions between two of the most powerful leaders in the Catholic Church, both of whom must address their own pasts and the demands of the modern world in order to move the church forward.
Style:
saga, cerebral, psychological, humorous, funny, philosophical, political, witty, controversial, factual ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
catholic church, vatican, religion, catholic, catholic priest, pope, dark humor, priest, flashback, forgiveness, confession, guilt, religious, biopic, catholicism, dictator, dialogue, dictatorship, tango, retirement, based on real people, business, time travel, rich, writers ...
Time:
year 2019, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
rome italy, italy, argentina, buenos aires argentina
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Most similar movies to The Two Popes
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, captivating, serious and thought provoking films with plots about religion, catholic, catholic church, church, clergy, christian and priest mostly in Drama, Biography and History genres. Some movies like The Two Popes: We Have a Pope (2011), Conclave (2024), The New Pope (2020), The Young Pope (2016), The Apparition (2018). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
The newly elected Pope suffers a panic attack just as he is about to greet the faithful who have gathered to see him. His advisors, unable to convince him he is the right man for the job, call on a renowned therapist who also happens to be an ...
Style:
clever, psychological, realistic, witty, humorous ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
cardinal the priest, religion, vatican, pope, identity crisis, catholic church, catholic, self discovery, introspection, self involved, self fulfillment, lifestyle ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
rome italy, europe, italy
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
After the unexpected death of the Pope, Cardinal Lawrence is tasked with managing the covert and ancient ritual of electing a new one. Sequestered in the Vatican with the Catholic Church’s most powerful leaders until the process is complete, ...
Style:
surprise ending, religious drama, political thriller, psychological thriller, informative ...
Plot:
pope, religion, lgbtq, surprise twist, plot twist, terrorism, intersex, clergy, vatican, ambition, nun, terrorist bombing ...
Place:
rome italy, italy, europe
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, France, Spain, USA, UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
As Pope Pius XIII hangs between life and death in a coma, charming and sophisticated moderate English aristocrat Sir John Brannox is placed on the papal throne and adopts the name John Paul III. A sequel series to “The Young Pope.”
Style:
satirical, philosophical, sensual, erotic, stylized ...
Plot:
vatican, catholic church, politics, religion, pope, catholic priest, strongman, cardinal the priest, secrets, intrigue, lord, conspiracy ...
Place:
rome italy, europe, italy
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, France, Spain, UK, USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story:
Lenny Belardo, the youngest and first American Pope in the history of the Church, must establish his new papacy and navigate the power struggles of the closed, secretive Vatican.
Style:
captivating, controversial, psychological, sensual, erotic ...
Plot:
pope, vatican, religion, catholic church, god, satire, scandal, betrayal, infidelity, nun, conspiracy, orphan ...
Place:
italy, rome italy
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50%
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Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: France, Belgium, Jordan
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
Jacques is a journalist at a large regional newspaper in France. His reputation as an impartial and talented investigator attracts the attention of the Vatican who recruits him for a special task; taking part of a committee to investigate the ...
Style:
psychological, realistic, captivating, thought provoking, art house
Plot:
vatican, catholic church, pilgrimage, relic, reporter, religion, faith, investigation, catholic priest, priest, lawyer, interview ...
Time:
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Place:
south of france, rome italy, jordan, alps
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
In the early 1960s, during the Vatican II era, a young woman training to become a nun struggles with issues of faith, sexuality and the changing church.
Style:
thought provoking, costume drama, disturbing, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
nun, catholicism, catholic church, lesbian, mother superior, priest, flagellation, confession, lgbt, altar boy, coming of age, sexual repression ...
Time:
year 1964, year 1954, 60s, year 2017, 90s
Place:
tennessee
Similarity:
100%
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:
thought provoking, captivating, disturbing, suspense, spiritual ...
Plot:
catholic, catholic priest, saint, religion, catholic saint, christian, religious persecution, priest, religious faith, religions or cults, reconciliation, faith ...
Place:
italy
Similarity:
31%
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, faith, vatican, pope, saint, church, bible, myth, christian, religion, loyalty, priest ...
Place:
poland, india, africa
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31%
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:
thrilling, semi autobiographical, captivating, psychological, inspirational ...
Plot:
saint, faith, world war one, church, monastery, catholic church, religious, spiritual journey, catholicism, biopic, suffering, belief in god ...
Time:
20th century
Place:
italy, southern italy
Similarity:
29%
804
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
Challenged by a new student, tutor and theorist Galileo co-opts emerging telescope technology and discovers irrefutable proof of the heretical notion that the earth is not the center of the universe. But in a rigid society ruled by an uneasy ...
Style:
independent film, talky, realistic, serious, historical drama ...
Plot:
science, pope, astronomer, scientist, church, catholicism, belief, catholic, religion, catholic church, solar system, colonialism ...
Time:
17th century, 16th century, year 1975
Place:
rome italy, italy, england, europe, florence
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance, Thriller, War
Country: Spain, Argentina, Italy
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A look at the life of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, form his early childhood days in Argentina to his becoming Pope Francis.
Style:
semi autobiographical, captivating, psychological, inspirational, reflective
Audience:
adult
Plot:
pope, biopic, faith, catholic, religious, christian, christianity, vatican, religious leader, catholicism, catholic church, church ...
Time:
70s, 80s, 21st century
Place:
argentina, buenos aires argentina, latin america
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Queen Christina of Sweden (1626-1689) abdicates and travels to Rome to embrace the Catholic church.
Style:
contemplative, captivating, serious, realistic, touching ...
Plot:
biopic, women, christian, celibacy, forbidden love, religions or cults, rivalry, state affairs, love and romance, gender, unfulfillment, clergy ...
Time:
17th century
Place:
rome italy, europe, italy
Similarity:
28%
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A woman searches for her adult son, who was taken away from her decades ago when she was forced to live in a convent.
Style:
touching, sentimental, sad, realistic, cerebral ...
Plot:
convent, catholic church, adoption, lgbtq, journalist, catholic, religious intolerance, journalism, self discovery, faith, nun, writers ...
Time:
year 2013, 1950s, 2010s, 20th century, 50s ...
Place:
ireland, washington d.c., england, britain, usa ...
Similarity:
28%
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
In 2001, editor Marty Baron of The Boston Globe assigns a team of journalists to investigate allegations against John Geoghan, an unfrocked priest accused of molesting more than 80 boys. Led by editor Walter "Robby" Robinson, reporters ...
Style:
factual, tense, suspense, clever, cerebral ...
Audience:
chick flick, adult
Plot:
journalism, investigative journalism, conspiracy, newspaper, lawyer, investigation, sexual abuse, catholic church, cover up, child abuse, journalist, expose ...
Time:
year 2001, year 2015, year 2016, 70s, 2000s ...
Place:
boston, massachusetts, new england, nova scotia, florida
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28%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 162 min.
Story:
Metropolitan Archbishop Lakota of L'viv, freed after twenty years in the Soviet Gulag, travels to Rome where circumstances conspire to see him elevated to the Papacy. Inspired by the life story of Ukrainian Catholic Cardinal Josyf Slipyj,
Style:
tense, serious, realistic, epic, retro ...
Plot:
pope, vatican, politics, clergy, catholicism, catholic church, cold war, religious, society, state affairs, catholic, revolution ...
Time:
60s
Place:
europe, rome italy, asia, china, italy ...
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28%
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Country: Italy
Duration: 200 min.
Story:
The service of Pope Paul VI presents tremendous challenges for humanity not only in the political, cultural and economic aspects of the world but also in the spiritual life of The Church. Pope Paul VI is the first Pope to be a Missionary Pope, to ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, thought provoking, religious drama
Audience:
adult
Plot:
catholic, pope, faith, vatican, religious leader, religious faith, catholic church, biopic, religious, social problems, religious fundamentalist, historical figure ...
Time:
20th century, 60s
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27%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Belgium, Netherlands, Australia
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
The true story of the 19th century Belgian priest, Father Damien, who volunteered to go to the island of Molokai, to console and care for the lepers.
Style:
serious, realistic, touching, sincere, emotional ...
Plot:
saint, catholic, religion, catholic priest, missionary, christian, biopic, virus outbreak, catholic saint, belgian history, church, faith ...
Time:
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Place:
hawaii, usa, oceania
Similarity:
27%
420
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
Based on the medieval legend of Pope Joan, who was made Pope for a brief period around 855 A.D. The movie presents her existence as fact, though it is questionable that Pope Joan really did exist, and portrays her relationships with other notables ...
Style:
contemplative, captivating, serious, realistic, atmospheric ...
Plot:
pope, medieval, religion, catholic priest, catholicism, christian, viking, vatican, biopic, ancient, antiquity, feminism ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times, ancient times, 9th century, year 1972
Place:
europe, rome italy
Similarity:
27%
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Italy, UK, Poland
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
The film is a biography of Pope John Paul II. It starts in 1926 when the boy Karol Wojtila was celebrating Christmas with his father in Poland. Some years later Nazi Germany attacks Poland and invades the country while Wojtila seeks refuge at the ...
Style:
contemplative, captivating, uplifting, thought provoking, emotional ...
Plot:
pope, renaissance, church, biopic, vatican, bible, saint, rebellion, politics, world war two, hopes, idealism ...
Time:
1940s, 1930s, 70s, 60s, 50s ...
Place:
poland, eastern europe, europe, germany, warsaw poland ...
Similarity:
27%
543
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK, Canada, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A man's view cause a rift between peasants and the church.
Style:
independent film, contemplative, serious, realistic, talky ...
Plot:
reformation, christian, church, faith, clergy, bible, religion, christianity, confession, monk, martin luther king, conservative ...
Time:
16th century, 70s
Place:
germany
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Elizabeth Bayley Seton, America's first native-born saint and founder of the Sisters of Charity, is the subject of this inspiring biopic. After the tragic death of her husband, Seton converts to Catholicism. Once again, she suffers terrible ...
Plot:
catholic, saint, nun, catholic saint, christmas, priest, faith, female protagonist, convent school, education, catholic school, religion ...
Time:
18th century
Place:
new york
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA, South Korea
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
The true-life story of boxer-turned-priest. When an injury ends his amateur boxing career, Stuart Long moves to Los Angeles to find money and fame. While scraping by as a supermarket clerk, he meets Carmen, a Sunday school teacher who seems immune ...
Style:
captivating, disturbing, psychological, inspirational, spiritual ...
Plot:
catholic, catholic priest, priest, redemption, christian, ex boxer, lifestyle change, changing lives, faith, new life, religion, inspiration ...
Place:
montana, tibet, los angeles
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Lithuania, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The eventful life of a humble Polish priest who once decried the pomp of the Catholic Church "a circus" and labeled the Pope a "prisoner of the Vatican" before ascending to the papal throne is explored as actor Thomas Kretschmann ...
Style:
realistic, serious, captivating
Plot:
pope, church, religion, faith, clergy, hopes, state affairs, dishonesty, society, politics, anti semitism, religions or cults ...
Place:
middle east, poland, israel, europe
Similarity:
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
At age 82, Mitch Albom's former rabbi Albert Lewis wants the famous Detroit sportswriter to give his eulogy when the time comes. Albom makes a visit to his former home town in New Jersey, where Rabbi Lewis has served a congregation for about 50 ...
Style:
sincere, captivating, psychological, contemplative, spiritual ...
Plot:
homeless shelter, rabbi, redemption, urban ghetto, clergy, religions or cults, starting over, friendship, priest, faith, personal growth, christian ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, detroit, brooklyn new york city, new jersey
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Italy, West Germany
Duration: 157 min.
Story:
The life of St. Francis of Assisi (1181-1226) as related by followers who gather after his death to tell stories so that Leone can record them: a privileged and virile youth, a prisoner of war, an heir who turns away from his father and gives all to ...
Style:
emotional, serious, bleak, factual, cult classic ...
Plot:
saint, religion, historical event, monk, male nudity, medieval, clergy, christian, male pubic hair, hopes, religions or cults, starting over ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times, 13th century, year 1989, 12th century
Place:
italy, europe
Similarity:
26%
241K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, USA, China
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
A thrilling and inspiring true story begins on the eve of World War II as, within days of becoming Prime Minister of Great Britain, Winston Churchill must face one of his most turbulent and defining trials: exploring a negotiated peace treaty with ...
Style:
period piece, inspirational, political, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
date night, teens
Plot:
world war two, british history, prime minister, politics, british politics, winston churchill, british prime minister, war, decision, choice, leader, leadership ...
Time:
year 1940, year 2017, 2010s, 1940s
Place:
england, dunkirk, britain, united kingdom, london ...
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, Italy
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
This is a dramatization of events in the life of St. Francis of Assisi from before his conversion experience through his audience with the pope, including his friendship with St. Clare.
Style:
philosophical, scenic, touching, psychedelic, profound ...
Plot:
saint, religion, catholic, medieval, christian, christianity, clergy, bible, church, leper, monk, catholic church ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times, 13th century, ancient times, year 1972
Place:
rome italy, tibet, italy, europe, jerusalem
Similarity:
25%
17K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 148 min.
Story:
King Henry II of England has trouble with the Church. When the Archbishop of Canterbury dies, he has a brilliant idea. Rather than appoint another pious cleric loyal to Rome and the Church, he will appoint his old drinking and wenching buddy, Thomas ...
Style:
epic, period piece, costume drama, tense, talky ...
Plot:
religion, friendship, british history, catholic, royalty, medieval, monarch, politics, biopic, nobility, martyr, monarchy ...
Time:
middle ages, 12th century, medieval times, 20th century
Place:
england, britain, europe, france, london ...
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25%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Flying from his enemies in the Catholic Church, the free thinking philosopher, poet and scientist Giordano Bruno (1548-1600) has found some protection in Venice. But the Roman Inquisition, fearing his influence in Europe, wants to bring him on trial ...
Style:
spiritual, dramatic, esoteric, philosophical, contemplative ...
Plot:
renaissance, philosopher, philosophy, female nudity, scientist, burned alive, forbidden love, catholic, writers, inquisition, bare breasts, prison ...
Time:
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Place:
italy, venice, europe, rome italy
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Genre: Biography
Country: Italy
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A biopic of the rise of father Jorge Mario Bergoglio SJ from a teacher in a Jesuit High School in Argentina to archbishop and cardinal of Buenos Aires to Pope of the Roman Catholic Church. The story touches on his relation with his fellow Jesuits in ...
Style:
historical drama, serious, tense
Plot:
pope, vatican, biopic, catholicism, religion, jesuit, leadership, character study, social justice, compassion, faith, clergy ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, 80s, 60s, 90s ...
Place:
argentina, buenos aires argentina, latin america, rome italy
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25%
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