Religious drama movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant religious drama movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out religious drama, bleak, emotional, serious, period piece and psychological films and TV shows about / with religion, faith, moral dilemma, redemption, character study, small town, religious, christianity, christian and forgiveness plots mostly in Drama, Romance and Mystery genres shot in USA, Mexico, Canada and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as religious drama: The Encounter (2016), Bendito Corazon (2026), Fall (2014), The Witness Goes Out (1992), Resurrection Trial (1983), The Penitent (1988), Mariette in Ecstasy (2019), Agnus Dei (1997), Fleeing from Evil to God (1984), The Holy Office (1974).
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
What if you had a personal encounter with Jesus Christ? Based on the popular movies, The Encounter Series follows individual life stories and illustrates how an unexpected experience with Jesus Christ can shift lives into a new and purposeful ...
Style:
religious drama, spiritual, inspirational, touching, serious ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
christian, religious, jesus, folklore, faith based, jesus christ, goodhearted, faith, good deed, religious faith, belief in god, kindness ...
Place:
xian
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Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
The true story of the sacred heart, told by Father Arturo Cornejo.
Style:
religious drama, reflective, inspirational, meditative, emotional ...
Plot:
spiritual awakening, catholicism, loyalty, priest, testimony, voice over narration, redemption, miraculous event, confession, moral dilemma, small town life, sacrifice ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
An aging Roman Catholic Priest living contentedly at a Niagara Falls parish, receives a letter forcing his complacent life into a downward spiral.
Style:
sincere, serious, psychological, touching, realistic ...
Plot:
haunted by the past, clergy, introspection, moral dilemma, church, society, elderly, religions or cults, religion, catholic church, moral ambiguity, guilt ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
Story:
Dramatic sequel to The Witness At Your Door. A lifelong Jehovah's Witness finds freedom from the bondage of the Watchtower Society and in the process discovers the truth behind their stand on blood transfusions and their history of false ...
Style:
religious drama, serious, thought provoking, bleak
Audience:
adult
Plot:
jehovah's witness, religious conflict, spiritual awakening, identity crisis, religion, character study, family conflict, moral dilemma, evangelical christianity, mind control, brainwashing, religious faith ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 54 min.
Story:
His job: Silence the Christians once and for all. His method: Prove the resurrection never happened. Can your faith stand up to The Prosecutor?
Style:
thought provoking, religious drama, dramatic, intense, bleak ...
Plot:
christianity, prosecutor, courtroom drama, legal investigation, moral dilemma, faith, urban, religious persecution, investigative journalism, alternate history, christian propaganda, trial ...
Time:
80s
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Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico, USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Tension between a jealous husband, his wife who's attracted to his friend and the friend is rising as their small, deeply catholic, Mexican village is deciding who will be Christ during the possibly dangerous reenactment of the Crucifixion.
Style:
religious drama, intense, suspenseful, independent film, christian film
Plot:
catholicism, small town, love triangle, tradition, jealousy, sin, sexual repression, jealous husband, guilt, obsession, ritual, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
year 1988
Place:
mexico
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
In this forceful study of religious passion an extraordinary spiritual experience is placed in the center of a deftly evoked natural world, namely, rural upstate New York just after the turn of the century. At summer's end, when she is 17, ...
Style:
religious drama, suspense, captivating, psychological, disturbing ...
Plot:
nun, trance, convent, mother superior, abbess, religious, religious conversion, character study, spirituality, religious fundamentalism, religion and supernatural, belief in god ...
Time:
turn of the century
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Genre: Drama
Country: Denmark
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The young girl Johanne is left by her mother at a solemn convent school. The school is a strange world to her, and when she feels unable to comply with the demands of faith she faces a difficult decision.
Style:
religious drama, bleak, art house, intense, period drama
Plot:
nun, convent, catholicism, religion, children, female protagonist, moral dilemma, young girl, catholic church, identity crisis, coming of age, sacrifice ...
Place:
denmark
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Genre: Drama
Country: Iran
Duration: 65 min.
Story:
Five men escape to a remote island in order to fight the Devil.
Style:
allegory, religious drama, bleak, grim, atmospheric ...
Plot:
temptation, faith, devil, spiritual warfare, spiritual journey, religious conversion, redemption, good versus evil, supernatural, ethical dilemma, remote island, sole survivor ...
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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, Romance
Country: Portugal, Italy
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
1917, a beautiful apparition of Our Lady forever alters the lives of three children: Lucinda, Jacita and Francisco who lived in Villa Fatima in Portugal.
Style:
religious drama, historical drama, emotional, inspirational, tension ...
Plot:
miraculous event, faith, catholicism, apparition, spiritual awakening, hopes, devotional, pilgrimage, loyalty, innocence, supernatural, childhood ...
Time:
year 1917, 1910s
Place:
portugal
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Sometime after the events in 'Lilies of the Field' (1963) Homer Smith returns to the Church he helped build to find the nuns have taken in a group of homeless children.
Style:
religious drama, uplifting, inspirational, period piece
Audience:
family friendly, girls' night
Plot:
nun, christmas, faith, religious, spirituality, chapel, compassion, selflessness, orphanage, hopes, charity, heartwarming ...
Place:
arizona
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
True story of a couple charged with manslaughter when their rejection of modern medicine in favor of religion to treat their diabetic child resulted in his death.
Style:
religious drama, controversial, grim, tragic
Plot:
small town, faith healing, diabetes, family tragedy, grief, parent child relationship, religious conflict, moral dilemma, social commentary, courtroom drama, religious community, judgment ...
Time:
80s, 70s
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Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
Patty is lying awake one night in a church basement, distraught and scared. She is to be executed the next morning for refusing to take the Mark of the Beast. Patty knows what lies ahead if she takes the mark but can still not believe in Christ.When ...
Style:
apocalyptic, religious drama, independent film, bleak, tension ...
Plot:
end of the world, christian, salvation, persecution, judgment, prophecy, evangelical christianity, evangelist, doomsday, moral dilemma, female protagonist, dystopian society ...
Time:
year 1970, future
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Genre: Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
One morning, residents of a rural village are horrified when the sun rises in the West. According to Islamic belief, this phenomenon signals the Apocalypse. As village folk react differently to the situation, a tragedy strikes when one of the ...
Style:
apocalyptic, religious drama, bleak, intense, psychological ...
Plot:
murder, rape, superstition, revenge, ritual, guilt, fear, isolated community, vengeance, justice, investigation, female victim ...
Place:
the philippines
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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.
Style:
religious drama, inspirational, historical drama, emotional, bleak ...
Plot:
miraculous event, faith, priest, pilgrimage, spirituality, catholicism, controversy, religious persecution, loyalty, hopes, arrest, political conflict ...
Place:
bosnia herzegovina, former yugoslavia
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
The Woman with the Issue of Blood, or as we call her in our film, Maria. She was arguably the most well-known, nameless figure in the bible. A woman who suffered for 12 years with an incurable disease. 12 years of doctors telling her that they can ...
Style:
religious drama, serious, inspirational, emotional, reflective ...
Plot:
faith, miraculous event, hopes, faith healing, faith based, redemption, spiritual journey, compassion, sacrifice, forgiveness, urban, perseverance ...
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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.
Style:
religious drama, emotional, atmospheric, intense, period piece ...
Plot:
nun, convent, priest, small town, character study, moral ambiguity, false accusation, scandal, investigation, working class, poverty, isolation ...
Time:
year 1970, 70s, year 1979
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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 ...
Style:
religious drama, grim, tense, suspense, period piece
Plot:
priest, communism, religious persecution, chinese civil war, political conflict, persecution, moral dilemma, sacrifice, pursuit, escape, heroism, martyrdom ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
china
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Italy, Spain, Tunisia
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A Roman agent is sent to Palestine to investigate rumors of the resurrection of an executed criminal.
Style:
biblical, religious drama, historical drama, thought provoking, period piece ...
Plot:
christianity, resurrection, roman empire, investigation, ancient rome, ancient world, ancient, conspiracy, moral dilemma, spiritual journey, political intrigue, betrayal ...
Time:
1st century, year 1987
Place:
palestine, jerusalem
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Israel
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Michal is 32 years old. She became religious 12 years ago, and only now is she getting married. A month before the wedding, while checking out the catering for the event, the groom has a change of heart and the wedding is called off. Michal feels ...
Style:
romantic drama, religious drama, emotional, existential, sweet
Plot:
wedding planning, wedding day, israeli, female protagonist, self discovery, religious community, wedding, matchmaking, female empowerment, miraculous event, bittersweet, resilience ...
Place:
palestine, israel
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Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 70 min.
Story:
A contemporary evocation of Judas Iscariot trying to escape from his own guilt after betraying his best friend. He wanders into a forest and lost in himself, meets a mysterious young man. The young companion will accompany him on this path of ...
Style:
religious drama, meditative, reflective, psychological, avant garde ...
Plot:
gay, remorse, redemption, guilt, religion, spiritual journey, forest, penance, forgiveness, ethical dilemma, character study, confession ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
When a homeless man interrupts the comfortable routine of First Church of Raymond, life will never be the same for the apathetic congregation. Convicted by the vagrant's words, Pastor Henry Maxwell, Rachel Winslow, Virginia Page, Alex Powers, ...
Style:
religious drama, inspirational, thought provoking, uplifting, serious ...
Plot:
faith, homelessness, christian, faith based, christianity, spiritual awakening, redemption, moral dilemma, character study, social justice, intimate, evangelist ...
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Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: Egypt
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
A seemingly traditional journey of a young sheikh in a governmental mosque who moves from leading prayers to becoming a TV celebrity issuing "fatwas" that are accepted by millions who have become fans of his as a result of his courage and ...
Style:
thought provoking, religious drama, thrilling, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
moral ambiguity, social commentary, hypocrisy, power struggle, ethical dilemma, fundamentalism, self discovery, life is a bitch, social problems, society, changing lives, lifestyle change ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
egypt, middle east
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
When the romantic secrets of his family members become public, the career and community standing of a respected bishop are threatened.
Style:
religious drama, psychological, thrilling, captivating, emotional ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
african american, christian, black, father, family drama, relationships, male female relationship, family relations, social problems, mother daughter relationship, relationship problems, love affair ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A young wife's religious faith is shaken when her husband dies in a car accident.
Style:
psychological, religious drama, captivating, thrilling, serious ...
Plot:
grief, bereavement, death of husband, widow, loss of faith, religious faith, crisis of faith, faith, loss of husband, family problems, loss of spouse, changing lives ...
Time:
1910s
Is relevant?
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Genre: Drama
Country: Israel
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
A devout Rabbi-detective tasked with unchaining women whose husbands deny them of a Jewish divorce and a new life, finds out that in his own home, and his own wife, lurks a secret that threatens his world and marriage.
Through the story of Yossef ...
Style:
religious drama, psychological, captivating, serious
Plot:
divorce, attorney, rabbi, secret, social problems, family relations, relationships, male female relationship, divorce lawyer, relationship problems, husband wife relationship, dysfunctional family ...
Place:
israel
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Follows Mary of Nazareth in her last earthly days as she helps the fractious early Church regain their original encounter with The Lord.
Style:
biblical, christian film, religious drama, thought provoking, disturbing ...
Plot:
faith, bible, jesus, christian, female protagonist, christianity, religious, faith based, religious leader, belief in god, religious faith, religion ...
Time:
1st century
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A grief-stricken cantor in a crisis of faith finds his world turned upside down when his grade school music teacher re-enters his life as his new adult Bat Mitzvah student. The two forlorn souls develop a special connection.
Style:
emotional, melancholic, contemplative, religious drama
Plot:
grief, music teacher, teacher student relationship, crisis of faith, soul searching, jewish culture, bittersweet, synagogue, second chance, slow burn, ritual, identity ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
In a time of profound political, civil, and spiritual turmoil, Reverend David Hill grapples with the crucial question: Does God still have a place in politics? Compelled to enter a congressional race after the sudden death of a favored incumbent, ...
Style:
religious drama, motivational, inspirational, emotional, patriotic ...
Plot:
american politics, election campaign, religious persecution, activism, rivalry, christian propaganda, christian faith, evangelical christianity, political propaganda, scandal, senate, belief in god ...
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