Religious leader movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant religious leader movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out captivating, serious, realistic, disturbing, independent film and psychological films and TV shows about / with religious leader, religion, society, religious, religions or cults, religious faith, christian, church, murder and faith plots mostly in Drama, History and Horror genres shot in USA, UK, France and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as religious leader: Jesus of Nazareth (2019), The Other Lamb (2019), Dangerous Calling (2008), Holy Goalie (2017), Saint Young Men: The Movie (2012), Escape from Polygamy (2013), Daas (2011), Full of Grace (2015), Mary Magdalene (2018), I'm Flash! (2012).

List of religious leader movies

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Jesus of Nazareth (2019)
Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico, USA, Spain, Brazil
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Jesus of Nazareth tells the story of Jesus Christ, centering in the public life and humanity of the Son of God from a contemporary and realistic point of view.
Style: christian film, disturbing, thought provoking, psychological, captivating
Plot: jesus, life, belief in god, faith, religious faith, religious leader, religion, religious, religious fundamentalism, god
Time: 1st century
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The Other Lamb (2019)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: Ireland, Belgium, USA, Denmark, UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story: A haunting and nightmarish tale that tells the story of Selah, a young girl born into a repressive cult known as the Flock. The members of the Flock – all women and female children– live in a rural compound, and are led by one man, known only as ...
Style: suspense, psychological, enigmatic, disturbing, suspenseful ...
Plot: religious cult, woman, religious leader, female protagonist, community, cult leader, teenage sexuality, polygamy, menstruation, coming of age, social problems, sorority ...
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Dangerous Calling (2008)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: A suspense thriller set in the world of small town church politics, Dangerous Calling follows the story of Pastor Evan Burke and his wife Nora as they assume leadership of First Baptist Willit Springs after the mysterious death of the previous ...
Style: serious, suspenseful, suspense, independent film, realistic ...
Plot: faith, church, small town, uncover truth, who done it, dishonesty, clergy, society, secret, suspicion, psychopath, pastor ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, georgia
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The Work and the Glory II: American Zion (2005)
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: "The Work and The Glory: American Zion" sets the story of the fictional Steed family against the historically factual backdrop of the Mormon people's move into the West. Divided by their diverse reactions to a nascent ideology, the ...
Style: emotional, serious, realistic, captivating
Audience: teens
Plot: mormon, culture clash, religious, discrimination, society, redemption, hopes, religious leader, christian, religious differences, husband wife relationship, estrangement ...
Time: 19th century, 1830s
Place: new york state, missouri, usa, ohio
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 5.3
 2K
Holy Goalie (2017)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Spain
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A young priest coaches a team of uncoordinated monks in order to win a soccer tournament and save their monastery from being turned into a hotel.
Style: humorous, funny, captivating, semi serious, light ...
Plot: soccer, religion, male nudity, priest, monk, football player, vatican, football team, football, soccer fan, soccer match, playing football ...
Time: 21st century
Place: spain, rome italy
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Saint Young Men: The Movie (2012)
Genre: Animation, Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Jesus Christ and Gautama Buddha, the founders of Christianity and Buddhism, are living together as roommates in a Tokyo apartment while taking a vacation on Earth. The comedy often involves jokes about Christianity, Buddhism, and all things related, ...
Style: anime, parody, humorous, satirical, entertaining ...
Plot: shrine, buddha, christianity, thrill ride, roommate, buddhism, vacation, jesus, friends, religious leader, religion, saint ...
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Escape from Polygamy (2013)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: Recently-widowed Leann and her 17-year-old daughter Julina move into an isolated polygamous compound, where the freethinking Julina meets like-minded Ryder, son of the religious compound’s charismatic Prophet, Ervil.
Style: psychological, disturbing, suspense
Plot: polygamy, religion, community, religious leader, fall in love, tragic romance, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, love story, forbidden love, social relations, couple relations, lovers apart ...
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 5.6
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Daas (2011)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Poland
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Jest rok 1776. Radca wiedeńskiej Kancelarii Nadwornej Henryk Klein (Mariusz Bonaszewski) otrzymuje skargę na hrabiego Jakuba Franka (Olgierd Łukaszewicz), który kilkanaście lat wcześniej został skazany za głoszenie herezji i zbiegł do ...
Style: captivating, serious, enigmatic, realistic
Plot: messiah, investigation, warning, religious leader, worship, uncover truth, polish history, royal court, cult leader, flashback, clerk, emperor ...
Time: 18th century, 1770s
Place: vienna
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Paul VI: The Pope in the Tempest (2008)
Genre: Biography
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: captivating, thought provoking, psychological
Plot: catholic, pope, religious faith, religious leader, social problems, religious fundamentalist, belief in god, historical figure, religious conversion, religion, faith, historical character
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 5.5
 340
Full of Grace (2015)
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, psychological, thought provoking, captivating, disturbing
Plot: bible, faith, jesus, christian, religious, christianity, religious faith, religion, religious leader, belief in god, religious fundamentalism, female protagonist ...
Time: 1st century
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 5.9
 11K
Mary Magdalene (2018)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, Australia, USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Set in the Holy Land in the first century C.E., a young woman leaves her small fishing village and traditional family behind to join a radical new social movement. At its head is a charismatic leader, Jesus of Nazareth, who promises that the world ...
Style: biblical, captivating, disturbing, sincere, thought provoking ...
Plot: faith, jesus, baptism, christian, belief, religion, apostle, religious, resurrection, treason, christianity, superstition ...
Time: 1st century, biblical epic, ancient times, 1930s
Place: jerusalem, xian
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 6.1
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I'm Flash! (2012)
Genre: Action
Country: Japan
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Rui is the charismatic leader of a new religious group. Consequently, he starts to gain attention from the mass media. After becoming involved in a car accident, Rui goes to a remote island with ex-gangster now bodyguard. On the island, Rui reveals ...
Style: exciting, captivating, serious, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot: religion, superstition, religious leader, mansion, car rollover, religious cult, religions or cults, accident, leader, coma
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 7.1
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Martin Luther (2002)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 115 min.
Story: Learn how one man reluctantly took on the most powerful institution of his day and won. Martin Luther is credited with expounding a new vision of man's relationship with God and, by extension, a redefinition of man's relationship with ...
Style: christian film, disturbing, captivating, thought provoking, tense
Plot: reformation, christianity, faith, church, bible, conflict, priest, theology, protestant, liberation, spirituality, heresy ...
Time: 16th century
Place: germany
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 5.2
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The Fiend (1972)
Genre: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Led by a sinister minister, a controlling religious sect called the Brethren has taken control of widow Birdy Wemys, sending her unstable son, Kenny, into a spiraling descent into madness and murder. No woman is safe when Kenny's religious ...
Style: slasher, psychotronic, religious horror, independent film, christian horror
Plot: serial killer, religious cult, supernatural power, strangulation, drowning, murder, sexual repression, religious leader, maniac, religion, religion and supernatural, religious fanaticism ...
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Arthdal Chronicles (2019)
Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, History, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 80 min.
TV show
Story: In a mythical land called Arth, the inhabitants of the ancient city of Arthdal and its surrounding regions vie for power as they build a new society.
Style: tense, political, epic, suspense, enigmatic ...
Plot: rise to power, prophecy, politics, fictional country, culture clash, power struggle, ancient world, secret, tribe, reincarnation, fantasy world, curse ...
Time: prehistory, prehistoric times, ancient times
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 5.8
 53K
Footloose (2011)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story: Ren MacCormack is transplanted from Boston to the small southern town of Bomont where loud music and dancing are prohibited. Not one to bow to the status quo, Ren challenges the ban, revitalizing the town and falling in love with the minister’s ...
Style: feel good, romantic, teen, sincere, serious ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, girls' night, date night
Plot: dancing, dance, teenage love, small town, teenager, dancer's life, music, love and romance, love, dancer, youth, teenage girl ...
Time: year 2011, 21st century
Place: georgia, usa, southern usa
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Jesus of Nazareth (1977)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, Italy
Duration: 382 min.
TV show
Story: Passion, beauty, and brilliant storytelling are all on display in this six-hour-plus epic from Italian director Franco Zeffirelli. Robert Powell is superb in the title role, and with the overwhelming success of this TV movie throughout the world, ...
Style: biblical, epic, serious, atmospheric, inspirational ...
Plot: jesus, christianity, jesus christ, faith, religion, self sacrifice, roman empire, christian, new testament, prophet, apostle, bible ...
Time: 1st century, biblical epic, 1930s
Place: holy land, italy, tibet, ancient greece, jerusalem ...
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Dragon Age: Dawn of the Seeker (2012)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 90 min.
Story: In the land of Orlais, a brash young Seeker—Cassandra—fights to stop a blood-soaked conspiracy. Hidden hands seek to tear apart the realm's most powerful religious order, and as the sinister plot unfolds, Cassandra is accused of treason and ...
Style: anime, exciting, stylized, suspenseful, adult animation ...
Plot: magic, female warrior, conspiracy, frame up, imaginary kingdom, danger, supernatural, deadly creature, supernatural ability, escapades, religions or cults, save the day ...
Time: year 2012, middle ages
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Evil Come Evil Go (1972)
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 66 min.
Story: A religious fanatic murders people who are engaging in sex.
Style: slasher, grindhouse
Plot: lesbian, female nudity, outdoor sex, killed during sex, promiscuous woman, sex scene, oral sex, murder, adultery, lust, female psychopath, voyeurism ...
Place: los angeles
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 6.4
 317K
Alien³ (1992)
Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story: After escaping with Newt and Hicks from the alien planet, Ripley crash lands on Fiorina 161, a prison planet and host to a correctional facility. Unfortunately, although Newt and Hicks do not survive the crash, a more unwelcome visitor does. The ...
Style: bleak, suspenseful, atmospheric, suspense, bad ending ...
Audience: kids
Plot: alien, evil alien, outer space, prison, deadly creature, space travel, survival, human versus alien, cryogenics, monster, creature, alien invasion ...
Time: future, 90s, 22nd century
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Sometimes in April (2005)
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: France, Rwanda, USA
Duration: 140 min.
Story: Debra Winger, Oris Erhuero and Idris Elba star in this drama framed by the Rwandan genocide.
Style: rough, realistic, serious, bleak, sad ...
Plot: genocide, massacre, against humanity, murder, civil war, racism, rwandan genocide, mass murder, coup, battles, politics, political unrest ...
Time: year 2005, year 1994, 90s
Place: africa, rwanda, washington d.c.
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The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick (1988)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: Canada
Duration: 97 min.
Story: The early 1960s: In preparation for his Bar Mitzvah, a Jewish boy, Max Glick (Noam Zylberman) from a small Manitoba community with an overbearing family tries to navigate his coming-of-age with his family's condescension and bigotry using his ...
Style: independent film
Plot: youth, rabbi, winter, rural area, classical music, teen romance, judaism, prairie, religious differences, mine, stand up comedy, voice over narration ...
Time: 1950s
Place: canada, middle east
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The Work and the Glory III: A House Divided (2006)
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Joshua Steed returns to Missouri a wealthy man with a beautiful wife; however, the past has a way of catching up. Soon Joshua is tangled in a web of rumors, deception and betrayal that threatens to tear his family apart. Back in Kirtland, financial ...
Style: uplifting, serious, realistic, emotional
Audience: teens
Plot: mormon, family in danger, religions or cults, bankruptcy, danger, hopes, dishonesty, redemption, rivalry, society, religious, discrimination ...
Time: 19th century, 1830s
Place: missouri, usa, ohio
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 7.1
 18K
Timbuktu (2014)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: France, Mauritania, Qatar
Duration: 96 min.
Story: A cattle herder and his family who reside in the dunes of Timbuktu find their quiet lives -- which are typically free of the Jihadists determined to control their faith -- abruptly disturbed. A look at the brief occupation of Timbuktu by militant ...
Style: disturbing, harsh, compassionate, emotional, intense ...
Audience: family friendly
Plot: desert, islam, culture clash, brutality, political unrest, legal, family in crisis, religions or cults, religious differences, life turned upside down, black, violence ...
Time: year 2014, 2010s, 21st century
Place: africa, south africa
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September Dawn (2007)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance, Western
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 111 min.
Story: A story set against the Mountain Meadows Massacre, the film is based upon the tragedy which occurred in Utah in 1857. A group of settlers, traveling on wagons, was murdered by the native Mormons. All together, about 140 souls of men, women and ...
Style: serious, psychological, suspenseful, tense, realistic ...
Plot: mormon, conspiracy, murder, fall in love, vengeance, old west, tragic hero, forbidden love, terrorism, young lovers, love and romance, couple relations ...
Time: 19th century, year 2007, 1870s, 1850s, 1840s
Place: utah, salt lake city utah, arkansas, usa
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The Golden Child (1986)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: A detective specializing in missing children is on a madcap mission to save a youth with mystical powers who's been abducted by an evil cult. He battles a band of super-nasties, scrambles through a booby-trapped chamber of horrors and traverses ...
Style: light, humorous, entertaining, not serious, cult classic ...
Plot: good versus evil, kidnapping, culture clash, children, supernatural, chosen one, rescue, social worker, self sacrifice, unlikely hero, treasure hunt, justice ...
Time: 80s
Place: los angeles, usa, california, nepal, tibet
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 7.2
 967
Giordano Bruno (1973)
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: philosopher, philosophy, renaissance, female nudity, scientist, burned alive, catholic, writers, myth, art, time machine, occult ...
Time: 16th century, 17th century
Place: rome italy, venice, italy, europe
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 6.6
 91K
Footloose (1984)
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: When teenager Ren and his family move from big-city Chicago to a small town in the West, he's in for a real case of culture shock.
Style: teen, cult classic, serious, captivating, colorful ...
Audience: teens, kids, chick flick, girls' night, family outing ...
Plot: dancing, high school, youth, small town, dance, music, love and romance, rebellion, rebelliousness, dancer's life, teenage rebellion, teenager ...
Time: 80s, 90s, year 1984, 20th century, 70s
Place: utah, pittsburgh, usa
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The Confessional (2009)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story: A disturbed sculptor assumes the identity of a small town priest and designs a game of divine madness for a unsuspecting town.
Style: serious, witty, disturbing, suspense, realistic ...
Plot: murder, dishonesty, political corruption, infidelity, filmmaking, emotional manipulation, villain, delusion, psychological trauma, paranoid schizophrenia, state affairs, corrupted ruler ...
Place: the philippines, asia
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Billy: The Early Years (2008)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Most of us know Billy Graham as the self-assured and charismatic preacher who became one of the most important figures of 20th Century Christianity. Now, with the release of Billy: The Early Years, we meet Billy as the earnest and promising young ...
Style: christian film, captivating, serious, realistic
Plot: christianity, faith, christian, self discovery, idealism, redemption, hopes, life is a bitch, society, lifestyle, clergy, miraculous event ...
Time: 1940s, 1930s, 20th century
Place: north carolina
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