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Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Highway to Heaven is an American television drama series which ran on NBC from 1984 to 1989. The series aired for five seasons, running a total of 111 episodes. It was shot entirely in California.
Style:
serious, sentimental, touching, realistic, feel good ...
Plot:
angel, guardian angel, odd couple, redemption, friendship, supernatural, fish out of water, good deed, partner, unlikely partners, human nature, hopes ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
usa
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9K
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
A miraculous conception. A merciless king. A murderous pursuit. Mary's journey to give birth to Jesus unfolds in this biblical coming-of-age epic.
Style:
religious drama, political thriller
Plot:
pregnancy, love, nativity, shepherd, god, christian, arranged marriage, bravery, ancient history, faith, husband wife relationship, holiday ...
Place:
israel
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251K
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: 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
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Clavius, a powerful Roman military tribune, and his aide, Lucius, are tasked with solving the mystery of what happened to Jesus in the weeks following the crucifixion, in order to disprove the rumors of a risen Messiah and prevent an uprising in ...
Style:
biblical, christian film, atmospheric, costume drama, historical drama ...
Audience:
family friendly, kids
Plot:
christianity, apostle, investigation, jesus christ, roman empire, jesus, desert, messiah, resurrection, crucifixion of jesus, religion, religious ...
Time:
1st century, biblical epic, 1930s
Place:
jerusalem, china, rome italy, spain, latin america ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Henry Poole abandons his fiancée and family business to spend what he believes are his remaining days alone. The discovery of a 'miracle' by a nosy neighbor ruptures his solitude and restores his faith in life.
Style:
emotional, touching, intense, semi serious, humorous ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
loneliness, neighbor, depression, religion, terminal illness, faith, existentialism, society, love and romance, dealing with death, catholic, nosy neighbor ...
Time:
year 2008, 21st century
Place:
california, usa, los angeles, new jersey, seattle
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
The Hiding Place is an account of a Dutch family who risk their lives by offering a safe haven for Jews during World War II
Style:
bleak, spiritual, independent film, uplifting, realistic ...
Plot:
holocaust, concentration camp, nazi concentration camp, world war two, jew persecution, christian, faith, christianity, shoah, christian faith, religion, political intrigue ...
Time:
1940s, year 1975, year 1940
Place:
holland, europe, netherlands
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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
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Greece
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Exiled unjustly, convicted without trial, slandered without cause. Man of God depicts the trials and tribulations of Saint Nektarios of Aegina, as he bears the unjust hatred of his enemies while preaching the Word of God.
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, disturbing, suspense, smart ...
Plot:
saint, meaning of life, christian, religious, religion, christianity, religious faith, defamation, preacher, teaching the ways of the world, accusation, suffering ...
Time:
19th century, 1920s, 1900s, 1890s, 1910s
Place:
tibet, greece, egypt, europe, athens greece ...
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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
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 260 min.
Story:
All-star epic retelling of Christ's life.
Style:
biblical, epic, period piece, serious, atmospheric ...
Audience:
preschool
Plot:
jesus christ, jesus, faith, desert, ancient world, roman empire, torture, christian, christianity, bible, religion, betrayal ...
Time:
ancient times, 1st century, biblical epic
Place:
holy land, rome italy, ancient greece, egypt, jerusalem
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
This amazing biblical drama chronicles the brave and historic legend of Hadassah, a Jewish orphan with exceptional beauty who rises to become Queen Esther of Persia and saves Persian Jews from genocide. By revealing her heritage to the king, Esther ...
Style:
biblical, serious, inspirational, captivating, sincere ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
ancient history, old testament, medieval, destiny, judaism, christian, courage, bible, queen, royal court, female protagonist, betrayal ...
Time:
biblical epic, year 2006, 5th century
Place:
persia, iran, asia, jerusalem, egypt ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
WWII American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people and becomes the first Conscientious Objector in American history to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Style:
inspirational, touching, sentimental, christian film, harsh ...
Audience:
manly, girls' night
Plot:
world war two, war, soldier, conscientious objector, survival, us military, combat, american soldier, religion, bible, military, pacifist ...
Time:
1940s, year 2016, 20th century, middle ages, year 1945 ...
Place:
okinawa japan, japan, tennessee, usa
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Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Calvin Campbell is a former professional baseball player sent to an early retirement due to his panic attacks at the plate. Even though he had all the talent for the big leagues, he struggles with the curveballs life has thrown him. Today, he ...
Style:
touching, sincere, sentimental, inspirational, independent film ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
mentally challenged, human spirit, friendship, parents and children, human nature, redemption, family problems, optimism, misfit, alcohol abuse, hopes, cause and meaning ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, kentucky
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Genre: Animation, Comedy, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
The movie is about Sita, the Hindu Goddess from the epic "The Ramayana", who accompanies Lord Rama on a 14 year exile in forest. Sita is abducted by Ravana, the ruler of Lanka. This movie tells the story of Rama and Sita, along-with a ...
Style:
colorful, epic, semi serious, captivating, adult animation ...
Plot:
jazz, ancient, mistrust, duty, martyr, monk, suspicion, long distance relationship, gossip, blues, imaginary, exile ...
Time:
year 2008, 1920s, 1930s
Place:
india, san francisco, asia
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
7th Heaven is an American family drama television series, created and produced by Brenda Hampton. The series premiered on August 26, 1996, on The WB, the first time that the network aired Monday night programming, and was originally broadcast from ...
Style:
semi serious, sentimental, realistic, feel good, sincere ...
Audience:
teens, family friendly, teen drama
Plot:
child's point of view, family life, parents and children, suburban life, suburbs, society, religion, parenthood, family relations, husband wife relationship, father son relationship, brother sister relationship ...
Time:
90s, 2000s, 20th century, 21st century
Place:
california, los angeles, usa
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Genre: Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Touched by an Angel is an American drama series that premiered on CBS on September 21, 1994 and ran for 211 episodes and nine seasons until its conclusion on April 27, 2003. Created by John Masius and produced by Martha Williamson, the series stars ...
Style:
inspirational, semi serious, sentimental, touching, feel good ...
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
angel, hopes, religion, destiny, faith, supernatural, good deed, religions or cults, working undercover, miraculous event, christian, employer employee relationship ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Jake Taylor has everything. He has a beautiful girl, he's the champion in basketball and beer pong, and everyone loves him. Then, an old childhood friend, whom Jake used to be friends with, commits suicide. Jake begins to think. He wonders what ...
Style:
christian film, contemplative, captivating, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
religious, christian, faith, friendship, high school, bittersweet, social relations, social differences, self discovery, friends, high school life, teenage life ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France, Italy, West Germany
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Two drifters go on a pilgrimage from France to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. Along the way, they hitchhike, beg for food, and face the Christian dogmas and heresies from different Ages.
Style:
surreal, spiritual, road movie, dark comedy, cult classic ...
Plot:
religion, inquisition, surrealism, bible, philosophy, jesus christ, satire, jesus, anarchist, spirituality, religious, christianity ...
Time:
year 1969, 20th century, 60s, year 1964
Place:
spain, basque country, paris france, france, europe
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Music
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
The life of revered the 18th-century Armenian poet and musician Sayat-Nova (Vilen Galstyan). Portraying events in the life of the artist from childhood up to his death, the movie addresses in particular his relationships with women, including his ...
Style:
surreal, avant garde, poetic, atmospheric, psychedelic ...
Plot:
poet, surrealism, religion, poetry, trippy, writers, medieval, biopic, magic realism, art, metaphor, death ...
Time:
18th century, year 1969
Place:
soviet union, russia, caucasus, ussr, georgia ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
While investigating a young nun's rape, a corrupt New York City police detective, with a serious drug and gambling addiction, tries to change his ways and find forgiveness.
Style:
sexy, neo noir, independent film, disturbing, bleak ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
gambling, redemption, corruption, rape, drug addiction, baseball, masturbation, violence, police lieutenant, nun, drug dealer, corrupt cop ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1992
Place:
new york, bronx new york city, usa, new jersey
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A woman who believes she has been chosen by God to heal people is taken in by a greedy promoter and his shrewish wife to make the rounds of the rural South - she to save souls and heal the sick, he to make as much money as he possibly can.
Style:
retro, independent film, serious, realistic, biting ...
Plot:
religion, evangelist, jealousy, mute, faith, witch doctor, fraud, miraculous event, small town, preacher, attempted rape, sexless marriage ...
Time:
year 1961, 60s
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Genre: Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Fifteen years ago, Ben Walker made a decision to leave his college sweetheart and ultimately his faith, in order to pursue a lucrative business opportunity. Now with a high-paying career and a trophy fiancé, he is visited by an angel, who gives him ...
Style:
semi serious, sentimental, touching, light, independent film ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
fish out of water, spirituality, angel, faith, christian, family relations, religious, destiny, disorder, family life, lifestyle, parents and children ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
This is the extraordinary tale of two brothers named Moses and Ramses, one born of royal blood, and one an orphan with a secret past. Growing up the best of friends, they share a strong bond of free-spirited youth and good-natured rivalry. But the ...
Style:
biblical, captivating, christian film, uplifting, stylized ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, family outing, toddlers, pre-teens ...
Plot:
slavery, religion, ancient egypt, desert, bible, christian, ancient history, hopes, self discovery, freedom, pharaoh, prince ...
Time:
90s, biblical epic, year 1998
Place:
egypt, africa, north africa
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310K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
Contact is a science fiction film about an encounter with alien intelligence. Based on the novel by Carl Sagan the film starred Jodie Foster as the one chosen scientist who must make some difficult decisions between her beliefs, the truth, and ...
Style:
inspirational, philosophical, cerebral, emotional, thought provoking ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
science, nasa, space travel, scientist, alien encounter, astronomy, first contact, religion, space and aliens, intelligence, alien contact, research ...
Time:
future, 90s, 20th century, distant future
Place:
puerto rico, new mexico, florida, washington d.c., usa ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A Serious Man is the story of an ordinary man's search for clarity in a universe where Jefferson Airplane is on the radio and F-Troop is on TV. It is 1967, and Larry Gopnik, a physics professor at a quiet Midwestern university, has just been ...
Style:
cult classic, black comedy, philosophical, ironic, cerebral ...
Plot:
dysfunctional family, midlife crisis, rabbi, existentialism, teacher, suburban life, synagogue, divorce, bar mitzvah, jewish stereotype, life, religion ...
Time:
year 2009, 60s, 2000s, 90s, 20th century ...
Place:
minnesota, bolivia, usa, poland, israel ...
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: Czechoslovakia
Duration: 162 min.
Story:
Mikolás and his brother Adam rob travelers for their tyrannical father Kozlík. During one of their "jobs" they end up with a young German hostage whose father escapes to return news of the kidnapping and robbery to the King. Kozlik ...
Style:
art house, black and white, surreal, philosophical, experimental ...
Plot:
medieval, folk horror, stallion, nobility, renaissance, rape, brother sister incest, knight, sexual assault, winter, kidnapping, fortress ...
Time:
middle ages, near future, year 1967, 13th century, medieval times
Place:
eastern europe, balkan, czechoslovakia, slovakia, czech republic ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
Disgusted with the policies of King Charles I, Oliver Cromwell plans to take his family to the New World. But on the eve of their departure, Cromwell is drawn into the tangled web of religion and politics that will result in the English Civil War.
Style:
epic, realistic, period piece, factual, talky ...
Plot:
revolution, british history, battles, political unrest, royal family, society, medieval, tyranny, royalty, military, monarch, against the odds ...
Time:
17th century, victorian era, middle ages, medieval times, 18th century ...
Place:
england, ireland, britain, europe, london ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
A falsely accused nobleman survives years of slavery to take vengeance on his best friend who betrayed him.
Style:
biblical, harsh, intense, suspense, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night, family friendly
Plot:
ancient history, ancient rome, roman empire, vengeance, friendship between men, arena, christian, desert, religion, jesus, catholic, slavery ...
Time:
1st century, ancient times, year 2016, biblical epic
Place:
palestine, jerusalem, rome italy, italy, greece ...
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
In the early 1800's, a group of fur trappers and Indian traders are returning with their goods to civilization and are making a desperate attempt to beat the oncoming winter. When guide Zachary Bass is injured in a bear attack, they decide ...
Style:
tense, rough, suspenseful, atmospheric, period piece ...
Plot:
wilderness, survival, bear attack, native american, paranoia, mountain man, revenge, pain, winter, trapper, wolf pack, loner ...
Time:
1820s, 1800s, year 1971, 19th century, 70s
Place:
north dakota, usa
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