Inquisition movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant inquisition movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out serious, suspense, period drama, bleak, disturbing and period piece films and TV shows about / with inquisition, female nudity, torture, catholic church, female full frontal nudity, nudity, religion, death, medieval and nude plots mostly in Drama, History and Horror genres shot in Italy, Spain, France and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as inquisition: The Demons (1973), Coven (2020), Gostanza da Libbiano (2000), The Witches' Sabbath (1988), Witchhammer (1970), Convent of Sinners (1986), The Holy Office (1974), The Name of the Rose (2019), The Pit and the Pendulum (1991), Darkside Witches (2015).
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Genre: Horror
Country: France, Portugal, Spain
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
A group of nuns become possessed by demons and are then tortured in a dungeon of horrors during the inquisition.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, queer horror, grindhouse, perverse ...
Plot:
inquisition, female homosexuality, nun, torture, possession, murder of a nude woman, abbess, female pubic hair, convent, lgbt, female exploitation, virus ...
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Genre: Drama, History, Horror
Country: Spain, France, Argentina
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Basque Country, 1609. The men of the region are at sea. Ana joins other girls from the village to dance in the woods. Judge Rostegui, given the task of purifying the region by the King, arrests the women and accuses them of witchcraft. He decides to ...
Style:
satanic, tense, suspense, disturbing
Plot:
inquisition, witch, witch hunt, spanish inquisition, coven, spell, witch burning, satanic cult, medieval, religions or cults, accusation, religious fanatic ...
Time:
17th century
Place:
basque country, spain
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: Italy
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
historical drama, serious, touching, captivating, realistic ...
Plot:
inquisition, false confession, trial, religion, witch, confession, false accusation, superstition, religious persecution, tragedy, catholic church, female protagonist ...
Time:
17th century, 16th century
Place:
italy, tuscany
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Genre: Drama, Adventure, Horror
Country: West Germany, Switzerland, Portugal
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
16-year-old Maria is forced into Serra D'Aires convent, secretly run by Satanists. Her confessor is in collusion with the Mother Superior. Maria is tortured, forced into sex with men, women, and the horned Devil, and told that it's all a ...
Style:
sexy, erotic, suspense, crying, sensual ...
Plot:
nun, inquisition, sex, nunsploitation, demon rape, satanism, convent, letter, sexploitation, female protagonist, confession, blood ...
Place:
portugal
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
The freshly graduated psychiatrist David shall deliver an opinion about young Maddalena, who's on trial for murdering a hunter. She claims she's a witch and acted on behalf of the devil.
Style:
erotic, sexual, sexy, weird, baroque
Plot:
witch, sex scene, female nudity, inquisition, torture, making love, folk horror, witchery, devil, murder, madness, a vision ...
Time:
17th century
Place:
tuscany
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Genre: Drama, History, Horror
Country: Czechoslovakia
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A ruthless inquisitor spins the superstitions of local peasants into religious heresy, finding cause to accuse dozens of innocent men and women of witchcraft. The inquisitor targets nobles and merchants, whose property and goods are then ...
Style:
atmospheric, gothic, gothic horror, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
witch, burned at the stake, inquisition, medieval, torture, burned alive, torture chamber, witchcraft, occult, religions or cults, priest, church ...
Time:
middle ages, 20th century, year 1970, 17th century
Place:
eastern europe, czechoslovakia, europe, czech republic, central europe
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Genre: Drama, Horror
Country: Italy
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Convent of Sinners is the story of Susanna, a young girl who is raped by her own father and sent to a convent for her sins, where she falls in love with a priest. The other nuns, however, are jealous and angry, they want Susanna for themselves, and ...
Style:
sensual, erotic, sexploitation film
Plot:
incest rape, nunsploitation, lesbian nun, inquisition, nun, depravity, evil nun, sexual torture, father daughter incest, female masturbation, father daughter sex, erotica ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
The long arm of the Inquisition, or the "Holy Office," reached at least as far as 16th-century Mexico (known as New Spain at the time). Many Spanish Catholics of Moorish or Jewish origin found it expedient to flee to the New World to ...
Style:
period piece, religious drama, historical drama, serious, bleak ...
Plot:
judaism, religious persecution, inquisition, torture, anti semitism, catholic church, oppression, family tragedy, heresy, betrayal, superstition, religious hypocrisy ...
Time:
16th century
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Genre: Drama, History, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy, Germany
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
In 1327, Friar William from Baskerville, followed by the young novice Adso da Melk, reaches an isolated Benedictine abbey on the Alps to aid in a dispute between the Franciscan Order and the Avignon papacy. Upon arrival in the abbey the two find ...
Style:
period piece, costume drama, detective, enigmatic, captivating ...
Plot:
murder mystery, inquisition, monastery, monk, abbey, medieval, priest, burned at the stake, murder investigation, murder, friendship, fight ...
Time:
middle ages, 14th century, medieval times
Place:
italy
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Genre: Horror, Romance
Country: USA, Italy
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Set during the height of Spanish Inquisition. The beautiful and kind-hearted Maria is arrested as a witch when she inadvertently cries out in horror at the public whipping of a child. As Maria’s husband Antonio tries to save her, Torquemada, the ...
Style:
gothic, sexy, creepy, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
spanish inquisition, inquisition, heretic, dungeon, edgar allan poe, religions or cults, danger, good versus evil, supernatural, clergy, woman in danger, telepathy ...
Time:
15th century, year 1991, medieval times, 90s, middle ages
Place:
spain, europe
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Genre: Horror
Country: Italy
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A team of researchers investigates a European castle that was used for sadistic tortures during the inquisition, as well as horrifying and abominable Nazi experiments on innocent people. Riddled with history, the demonically possessed castle ...
Style:
bleak, scary, suspense, suspenseful, psychotronic
Plot:
murder, nightmare, nazi, torture, supernatural power, ghost, killing, rivalry, paranormal, supernatural ability, characters in danger, violence ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
italy
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Genre: Horror
Country: Italy
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
In 1589, six innocent women were accused from the inquisition of witchery in the small ligurian mountain.
Style:
psychotronic, scary, suspenseful, bleak, suspense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
witch, female antagonist, inquisition, demon, exorcist, false accusation, vatican, deal with the devil, revenge, ghost, murder, killing ...
Time:
year 2009
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Genre: Biography, History
Country: Spain
Duration: 3038 min.
TV show
Story:
Charting the life of Isabella I of Castile, one of the most important women in Spain’s history, Isabel follows her passionate story from childhood to being crowned Queen. From her political struggles within King Henry IV's court to her ...
Style:
historical drama, serious, period piece, captivating, realistic ...
Plot:
royal family, spanish history, queen, royalty, aristocracy, throne, conquering, palace intrigue, heir, unfaithful husband, medieval, historical figure ...
Time:
15th century, middle ages, medieval times
Place:
spain, portugal, europe, new mexico
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Genre: Animation, Drama, History, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
After learning heretical teachings about the Earth and the Sun, a child prodigy searches for his master's hidden research while evading the Inquisition.
Style:
psychological, seinen, anime, informative, philosophical ...
Plot:
inquisition, renaissance, religion, science, magic realism, astronomy, discovery, theology, torture, hidden, idealism, university student ...
Time:
15th century
Place:
poland, europe
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, Luxembourg, Portugal
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Isabel and Clara are growing up in a time of terror. It is 1492, and Spain has decreed that all Jews must either convert to Catholicism, go into exile or face trial and execution. Although forcibly baptized, the sisters are chased through ...
Style:
bleak, disturbing, stylized, intense, suspense
Plot:
spanish inquisition, marriage, inquisition, witch hunt, anti semitism, religions or cults, runaway, love, clergy, saving a life, male objectification, priest ...
Time:
15th century, middle ages
Place:
spain, italy, venice, istanbul turkey
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Genre: Drama, History, Horror
Country: Spain
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Period piece set during the Inquisition about a witch-finder general who falls in love with the village beauty, who has made a pact with the devil to seduce and condemn the man who is killing off Satan's servants.
Style:
gothic, sexy, scary, serious, stylized ...
Plot:
spanish inquisition, devil worship, medieval, witch, curses spells and rituals, folk horror, witchcraft, inquisition, heresy, satanic ritual, satanism, death ...
Time:
16th century, medieval times, middle ages
Place:
france
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Genre: Drama, Horror
Country: France, Italy, West Germany
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Ambrosio (Franco Nero) is a monk who is sexually tempted by an emissary of the Devil, a young girl in monk's robes. After he has committed numerous crimes, it appears that he will be caught and punished by the Inquisition. Instead, he signs up ...
Style:
dark, religious horror, gothic, sinister, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
inquisition, devil, nunsploitation, monastery, temptation, religion, supernatural, blasphemy, catholic church, demonic possession, downfall, occult ...
Time:
17th century
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Genre: Drama, Horror
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
It's 1577. The Mother Superior at the convent of Archangel is seriously ill. The determined and calculating Mother Giulia plots to become the next Mother Superior. She receives tough competition from tormented lesbian Sister Chiara and the ...
Style:
costume drama, grindhouse, naughty, period drama
Plot:
lesbian nun, lesbian, voyeur, lust, nunsploitation, convent, virginity, fondling, forbidden love, young lovers, inquisition, erotica ...
Time:
16th century
Place:
naples italy, italy
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, History, Romance, Thriller, War
Country: Spain
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
In 17th century Spain Diego Alatriste, a brave and heroic soldier, is fighting in his King's army in the Flandes region. His best mate, Balboa, falls in a trap and, near to death, asks Diego to look after his son and teach him to be a soldier.
Style:
serious, exciting, captivating, disturbing, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
spanish history, soldier, battles, european history, inquisition, tudors, dishonesty, palace intrigue, state affairs, tough heroes, sword fight, courage ...
Time:
17th century, ancient times, year 2006
Place:
spain, bolivia, naples italy, napoli italy, madrid ...
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Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story:
Ten years before her death, Joan hears voices. Six years later, from the village of Domremy, she begins her mission to unite France under King Charles. First she leads a defense of Vaucouleurs against the Burgundians, then obtains safe passage to ...
Style:
epic, informative, retro, costume drama, serious ...
Audience:
kids, teens
Plot:
joan of arc, medieval, king of france, siege, inquisition, sword, betrayal, faith, catholic, heretic, bow and arrow, female protagonist ...
Time:
middle ages, 15th century, medieval times, ancient times, future
Place:
france, england, paris france, europe, new orleans
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Genre: Crime, Drama, History, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Seville, 16th century. During a terrible plague epidemic, the corpses of several murdered people are found, as an omen of the end of the world. Seville was one of the main cities of the Western world. Known as the Great Babylon, it was home to ...
Style:
captivating, suspense, tense, detective, gothic ...
Plot:
murder investigation, plague, pandemic, tudors, politics, religion, inquisition, friendship, promise, revenge, death, spanish history ...
Time:
16th century
Place:
spain
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: East Germany, Soviet Union, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
As a painter in the court of King Carlos IV, Goya has attained wealth and reputation. He believes in King and Church, yet he is also a Spaniard who dearly loves his people. This contradiction presents him with a dilemma.
Style:
heartbreaking, independent film, 70mm film
Plot:
inquisition, painter, art, art history, french revolution, painting, religious, artist, female nudity, nude painting, forced confession, napoleonic wars ...
Time:
18th century, 1800s, 19th century
Place:
east germany, ukraine, germany, soviet union, spain ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Spain
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
This 1985 Spanish film reveals one of the many terrible aspects of 16th century Spain, still plagued by the radical Christian Inquisition, one of a plethora of difficulties Spaniards faced at the time. Spanish super star Carmen Maura plays a nun ...
Plot:
female homosexuality, lgbt, lesbian, equality, gays and lesbians, gay, woman woman relationship, catholicism, lesbian relationship, inquisition, trial, convent ...
Time:
16th century
Place:
spain
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Genre: Drama, Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
England is torn in civil strife as the Royalists battle the Parliamentary Party for control. This conflict distracts people from rational thought and allows unscrupulous men to gain local power by exploiting village superstitions. One of these men ...
Style:
suspenseful, disturbing, bleak, creepy, gothic ...
Plot:
inquisition, witch, folk horror, torture, witch hunt, nudity, murder, vengeance, violence, exploitation, priest, sadism ...
Time:
17th century, year 1968, 60s
Place:
england, europe, latin america
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A dramatised historical account of the rise and fall of Urbain Grandier, a 17th-century Roman Catholic priest accused of witchcraft following alleged demonic possessions of sexually repressed nuns.
Style:
psychological, disturbing, controversial, cult classic, surreal ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
inquisition, religion, priest, surrealism, politics, nun, nunsploitation, witch, torture, clergy, violent, folk horror ...
Time:
17th century, medieval times, year 2016, middle ages, year 1971 ...
Place:
france, london, europe, england
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK, Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Hungary, Germany
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Central Europe, early 16th century: two childhood friends, Martin & Georg, find themselves on rival sides of a religious war with both of them struggling to do the right thing.
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, epic, realistic ...
Plot:
inquisition, executioner, tudors, monastery, rivalry, friendship, renaissance, escapades, hopes, military, society, clergy ...
Time:
middle ages, 16th century, medieval times
Place:
austria, europe, central europe
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Genre: Action, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Damnatus: The Enemy Within (or to give it its original German name, Damnatus: Der Feind Im Innern) is a fan film set in the universe of Warhammer 40K. It follows a small team of mercenaries recruited by the Imperial inquisition as they attempt to ...
Style:
grim, dark, tense, bleak, independent film ...
Plot:
inquisition, military, ritual, corruption, betrayal, occult, violent, dystopian future, claustrophobia, combat, space opera, distopia ...
Time:
future
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: Mexico
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
At the end of the 16th century, as the Spanish conquerors strive to subdue the New World, they confront another problem of equal magnitude: the evangelization of the natives, who are people of deep religious beliefs and refuse to understand nor ...
Style:
controversial, historical drama, serious, art house, dark ...
Plot:
spanish conquest, inquisition, crusader, virgin mary, religious, catholic church, apparition, cultural conflict, colonialism, colonization, monk, paganism ...
Time:
16th century
Place:
mexico
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, France, Germany, USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
When Queen Elizabeth's reign is threatened by ruthless familial betrayal and Spain's invading army, she and her shrewd adviser must act to safeguard to the lives of her people.
Style:
period piece, historical drama, costume drama, breathtaking, visually stunning ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
queen elizabeth i, british history, queen, throne, royalty, royal family, tudors, monarchy, politics, renaissance, medieval, political intrigue ...
Time:
16th century, middle ages, ancient times, medieval times, 19th century ...
Place:
england, london, britain, spain, scotland ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A 14th century Crusader returns with his comrade to a homeland devastated by the Black Plague. The Church commands the two knights to transport a witch to a remote abbey, where monks will perform a ritual in hopes of ending the pestilence.
Style:
dark fantasy, gothic, dark, stylized, gothic horror ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
witch, knight, supernatural, sword and sorcery, medieval, legends and myths, witchcraft, good versus evil, inquisition, monk, possessed girl, demon ...
Time:
middle ages, 14th century, medieval times, year 2011, year 2000 ...
Place:
seattle, europe
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