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The Messengers (2015)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: When a mysterious object crashes to Earth, a group of seemingly unconnected strangers die from the energy pulse, but then awaken to learn that they have assigned the task of preventing the impending Apocalypse.
Style: exciting, serious, captivating, suspenseful, bleak ...
Plot: good versus evil, angel, apocalypse, supernatural ability, rivalry, danger, society, religions or cults, supernatural, superhuman powers, death, fugitives ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, texas
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 3.0
 951
Satanic (2006)
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Michelle wakes from an accident with no memory, then she has nightmares and people around her die.
Style: scary, suspenseful, serious, tense, suspense ...
Plot: murder, religions or cults, nightmare, memory loss, investigation, danger, supernatural, occult, eye, ouija, amnesia, bare breasts ...
Time: 21st century
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 4.8
 493
Judas (2004)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Judas meets Jesus and at first doesn't know what to make of him or whether or not to trust him. A cynical city boy, Judas makes fun of the country bumpkin disciples who follow Jesus but eventually decides to join the band, as well. He and Jesus ...
Style: biblical, serious, touching, sincere, disturbing ...
Plot: ancient history, religions or cults, betrayal, clergy, dishonesty, jesus, tragic hero, life is a bitch, supernatural ability, ambition, injustice, christianity ...
Time: 1st century
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 7.1
 185K
The Master (2012)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story: Freddie, a volatile, heavy-drinking veteran who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder, finds some semblance of a family when he stumbles onto the ship of Lancaster Dodd, the charismatic leader of a new "religion" he forms after World ...
Style: art house, stylized, atmospheric, philosophical, surreal ...
Audience: date night, adult
Plot: right hand man, psychiatry, drifter, scientology, religion, mentor, religions or cults, brainwashing, bare breasts, male orgasm, society, mentor protege relationship ...
Time: year 2012, 2010s, 50s, 1950s, 20th century ...
Place: usa, san francisco, phoenix arizona, philadelphia, new york ...
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Holy Ghost People (2013)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: On the trail of her missing sister, Charlotte enlists the help of Wayne, an ex-Marine and alcoholic, to infiltrate the Church of One Accord - a community of snake-handlers who risk their lives seeking salvation in the Holy Ghost.
Style: serious, tense, psychological, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot: religions or cults, missing person, uncover truth, rescue, clergy, woman in danger, danger, religion, religious fanaticism, siblings, religious fanatic, brainwashing ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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Demon Lord, Retry! (2019)
Genre: Animation, Action, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story: Oono Akira, a working adult that can be found anywhere, was transported to a different world while logged into a character known as the "Demon Lord" in a game he manages. There, he meets a girl with a disabled leg and they begin to travel ...
Style: anime, light, feel good, funny, entertaining ...
Plot: travel, friendship, good versus evil, peril, alternate reality, imaginary kingdom, computer game, adventurer, religions or cults, magic, fantasy world, demon ...
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Cup of My Blood (2005)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: A seemingly random accident leaves porn photographer Jack Fender in possession of Christianity's most Holy Relics. He must confront Evil's relentless assault of blood soaked murder, sex, and deceit for the preservation of an entire faith, ...
Style: serious, suspenseful, disturbing, bleak, mindfuck ...
Plot: holy grail, save the world, supernatural, danger, religions or cults, good versus evil, escapades, apocalypse, battles, zombie, sex scene, making love ...
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 5.3
 8K
Jug Face (2013)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story: The pit has spoken. Dawai, the potter of a backwoods community, has crafted a face on a ceramic jug of the person that the pit wants sacrificed. Ada, pregnant with her brother’s child, has seen her face on the jug and hides it in the woods, ...
Style: scary, suspenseful, tense, serious, disturbing ...
Audience: teens
Plot: incest, human sacrifice, religions or cults, misogyny, isolated community, arranged marriage, pregnancy, society, deal with the devil, woman in danger, curses spells and rituals, destiny ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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In the Name Of (2013)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Poland
Duration: 102 min.
Story: The contemporary story of a priest who launches a centre for troubled youth in a small parish. He is a good priest and is well-liked by his congregation, which remains unaware of his complicated past.
Style: serious, realistic, atmospheric, psychological, sincere ...
Plot: lgbt, gay, homosexuality, church, youth, teenage life, clergy, male male relationship, gay interest, catholic, priest, gays and lesbians ...
Time: 21st century
Place: poland
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Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist (2005)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story: Haunted by terrible acts the Nazis forced him to participate in, the disenchanted Father Lankester Merrin focuses his energies on helping with an archaeological dig in the northern part of Kenya. There, the crew uncovers a church that predates ...
Style: demonic, scary, suspenseful, atmospheric, suspense ...
Plot: supernatural, good versus evil, church, redemption, transformation, life philosophy, mentor, priest, storytelling, demonic possession, exorcist, possession ...
Time: 1940s, year 2005, 20th century, year 1947, year 1944
Place: africa, kenya
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 6.0
 3K
Jesus (1999)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Italy, Germany, USA, France, Spain, Czech Republic, Netherlands, UK, Malta, Morocco
Duration: 240 min.
TV show
Story: The film is notable for presenting a more human Jesus, compared to more solemn portrayals in earlier films; here Jesus laughs and cries like anyone else. Among other things, he weeps at Joseph’s funeral, throws stones in Lake Galilee when meeting ...
Style: biblical, epic, serious, realistic, christian film ...
Plot: jesus christ, jesus, bible, christianity, religions or cults, hopes, society, sin, faith, main character dies, death of protagonist, christian ...
Time: 1st century
Place: palestine
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 8.1
 50K
The Message (1976)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Lebanon, Libya, Kuwait, Morocco, UK, Egypt
Duration: 177 min.
Story: Handsomely-mounted historical epic concerns the birth of the Islamic faith and the story of the prophet Mohammed.
Style: epic, controversial, islamic, spiritual, dramatic ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: muslim, islam, religion, ancient history, arabic history, arab, medieval, desert, prophet, religions or cults, ancient, caravan ...
Time: 7th century, middle ages, medieval times, year 1976
Place: middle east, arabia, rome italy, egypt, europe ...
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 7.1
 1K
Wild Flowers (2000)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Romance
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 81 min.
Story: Seven seemingly unconnected fairy tales - glued together only by folklore, mood, color and light - make up this Czech collection of visual poetry. The original piece of literature, written by Karel Jaromír Erben in 1853, contained twelve tales.
Style: serious, dark, fairy tale, atmospheric, gothic horror ...
Plot: folklore, curses spells and rituals, supernatural, surrealism, religions or cults, magic, ghost, romanticism, danger, folk horror, mythology, church ...
Place: central europe
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Lord of Illusions (1995)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 109 min.
Story: During a routine case in L.A., NY private investigator Harry D'Amour stumbles over members of a fanatic cult who are preparing for the resurrection of their leader Nix, a powerful magician who was killed 13 years earlier.
Style: dark, neo noir, scary, detective, suspenseful ...
Plot: supernatural, magic, investigation, occult, private detective, fanatic, violence, good versus evil, desert, murder, telekinesis, demon ...
Time: 90s, year 1982, 80s
Place: los angeles, new york, mojave desert, usa, california
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 7.3
 228K
Dogma (1999)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story: The latest battle in the eternal war between Good and Evil has come to New Jersey in the late, late 20th Century. Angels, demons, apostles and prophets (of a sort) walk among the cynics and innocents of America and duke it out for the fate of ...
Style: humorous, satirical, clever, witty, funny ...
Audience: date night
Plot: religion, angel, satire, god, dark humor, god or devil, religions or cults, heaven and hell, atheism, good versus evil, jay and silent bob, save the world ...
Time: 90s, year 1999, 20th century
Place: pittsburgh, illinois, new jersey, usa, wisconsin
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Bangkok Love Story (2007)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: Thailand
Duration: 109 min.
Story: Steamy Thai nights provide the backdrop for unbridled romance, crime and action as two men unexpectedly brave forbidden love. Maek, a cold assassin-for-hire, is sent to knock off Iht, a police informant, when in a twist of fate the killer is shot ...
Style: sincere, tense, realistic, emotional, sexual ...
Plot: gay, gays and lesbians, forbidden love, couples, gay asian, gay love, gay brother, love and romance, destiny, fall in love, aids, friends ...
Time: 21st century
Place: bangkok thailand, asia, thailand
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Children of God (2010)
Genre: Drama
Country: Bahamas
Duration: 104 min.
Story: Johnny (Johnny Ferro) is an art student in Nassau whose technique is perfect, but he’s creatively blocked. His teacher sends him off to the rural island of Eleuthera where he meets Romeo (Stephen Tyrone Williams), a hot musician. They begin a ...
Style: serious, touching, realistic, emotional, stylized ...
Plot: gay, lgbt, couples, art, religion, gender, gays and lesbians, society, youth, artists and showbiz, religions or cults, lgbtq ...
Time: 21st century
Place: bahamas, caribbean
Is relevant ?
 7.0
 2K
Amish Grace (2010)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: When a gunman killed five Amish children and injured five others in a Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania schoolhouse shooting in October of 2006, the world media attention rapidly turned from the tragic events to the extraordinary forgiveness demonstrated ...
Style: serious, psychological, disturbing, realistic, emotional ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: faith, amish, murder, forgiveness, hopes, death in the family, religions or cults, dealing with death, introspection, child murder, hate, mass murder ...
Time: 21st century
Place: pennsylvania, usa
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Chemical Wedding (2008)
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 109 min.
Story: A shy, stuttering professor brings satanist Aleister Crowley back to life.
Style: serious, slasher, scary, bleak, suspenseful ...
Plot: occult, satanism, voyeurism, curse, religions or cults, reincarnation, death, magic, supernatural ability, supernatural, experiment gone awry, wedding ...
Time: 90s, 1940s
Place: england, europe
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South of Hell (2015)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: A supernatural thriller set in South Carolina, South Of Hell focuses on Maria Abascal (Suvari), a stunning demon-hunter-for-hire whose power stems from within. Like those she hunts, Maria is divided within herself, struggling with her own demon, ...
Style: scary, serious, twist ending, suspenseful
Plot: demon hunter, demon, supernatural, supernatural ability, good versus evil, religions or cults, small town, siblings relations, danger, family relations, strong female presence, woman in danger ...
Time: 21st century
Place: south carolina, usa, georgia
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The Bible: Moses (1995)
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Crime, Drama, History
Country: Czech Republic, Netherlands, UK, France, Spain, Italy, Germany, USA
Duration: 188 min.
TV show
Story: An ordinary man is called upon by God to do the impossible in this lovingly told production of the Old Testament story. When the Pharaoh of Egypt begins to tighten the noose on his Jewish slaves, Moses (Ben Kingsley) leads them to freedom. Philip ...
Style: biblical, epic, serious, suspense, disturbing ...
Plot: bible, oracle, religions or cults, leadership, heroes, state affairs, hopes, danger, society, miraculous event, old testament, exodus ...
Time: 90s
Place: middle east, egypt, africa, holy land
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 5.2
 3K
Time Changer (2002)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: The year is 1890 and Bible professor Russell Carlisle has written a new manuscript entitled "The Changing Times". His colleague, Dr. Norris Anderson, believes that what Carlisle has written could greatly affect the future of coming ...
Style: christian film, serious, captivating, exciting, suspenseful ...
Plot: time travel, time machine, professor, society, religions or cults, christian, christianity, ethics, bible, faith, dystopian future, preaching ...
Time: 1890s, future, victorian era
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The Hebrew Hammer (2003)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: A Jewish blaxploitation hero saves Hanukkah from the clutches of Santa Claus's evil son.
Style: parody, humorous, satirical, stylized, not serious ...
Plot: hanukkah, christmas, satire, blaxploitation, holiday, good versus evil, vigilantism, religions or cults, secret identity, obsessive quest, society, undercover ...
Place: jerusalem
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 7.0
 3K
Worlds Apart (2008)
Genre: Drama
Country: Denmark
Duration: 116 min.
Story: The daughter of a Jehovah's Witness is forced to choose between religion and love when she falls for someone outside her faith.
Style: realistic, serious, sincere, psychological, contemplative ...
Audience: teens
Plot: jehovah's witness, separation from family, forbidden love, religions or cults, coming of age, introspection, self discovery, teenage life, love and romance, moral dilemma, religion, male female relationship ...
Time: 21st century
Place: denmark, europe, scandinavia
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 5.4
 515
Barabbas (2012)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 200 min.
Story: Barabbas or Jesus Barabbas (literally "son of the father" or "Jesus, son of the father" respectively) is a figure in the account of the Passion of Christ, in which he is the insurrectionary whom Pontius Pilate freed at the ...
Style: biblical, serious, captivating, stylized, epic ...
Plot: bible, jesus, redemption, religions or cults, hopes, society, christianity, ancient rome, death, roman empire, pilot, religious ...
Time: 1st century
Place: holy land
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Aadaminte makan abu (2011)
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 101 min.
Story: Abu and Aisumma are an aging Muslim couple. Their aspiration is to go for Hajj and they make many sacrifices to achieve this aim. Now in their late 70s, they decide that they will go for Hajj that year. Abu, being a true Muslim, wants to go for Hajj ...
Style: contemplative, sincere, emotional, captivating, psychological ...
Plot: couples, pilgrimage, religions or cults, aging, society, couple relations, follow your dream, elderly, poverty, dream, malayalam
Time: 21st century
Place: india
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 7.1
 2K
Chico Xavier (2010)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 124 min.
Story: A biography of spiritual medium and author Francisco Candido Xavier.
Style: serious, captivating, psychological, contemplative, atmospheric ...
Plot: spiritualism, religion, faith, religions or cults, medium, society, charity, clergy, dog, myth, occult, biopic ...
Time: 20th century, 60s, 1920s, 70s
Place: brazil, tibet
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 8.6
 8K
Shtisel (2013)
Genre: Drama
Country: Israel
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: The story of a haredi family in Jerusalem. Shulem Schtisel the father of a large family is dealing with his younger son who he wants to see married soon. His daughter, Giti is dealing in secret with marital problems while his other son Zvi Arie ...
Style: touching, realistic, serious, talky, mysterious ...
Plot: jewish family, jewish culture, orthodox jew, family relations, dating, parents and children, looking for love, religions or cults, love and romance, society, unfulfillment, retirement home ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: israel, jerusalem
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Expecting Amish (2014)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: 18-year-old Hannah Yoder is ready to become an Amish adult - which means baptism into the Church and marriage to her boyfriend, Samuel. However, her friends convince her to visit Hollywood for Rumspringa where she meets Josh and the two hit it off ...
Style: serious, realistic, emotional, touching
Audience: teens
Plot: pregnancy, religions or cults, forbidden love, couples, society, love and romance, youth, love affair, culture clash, adolescence vs adulthood, family relations, family problems ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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The Vatican Tapes (2015)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: In a highly secured vault deep within the walls of Vatican City, the Catholic Church holds thousands of old films and video footage documenting exorcisms/supposed exorcisms and other unexplained religious phenomena they feel the world is not ready ...
Style: scary, suspenseful, demonic, serious, suspense ...
Plot: exorcism, demonic possession, vatican, supernatural horror, antichrist, curses spells and rituals, supernatural, found footage, possession, priest, religions or cults, danger ...
Time: 21st century
Place: italy, rome italy
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