Liberation theology movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant liberation theology movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out serious, realistic, captivating, emotional, sincere and thought provoking films and TV shows about / with liberation theology, society, christian, religion, biopic, politics, life is a bitch, hopes, church and bible plots mostly in Drama, Biography and History genres shot in USA, UK, France and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as liberation theology: God's Outlaw (1986), Baptism of Blood (2006), White Elephant (2012), The Birth of a Nation (2016), Sister Stella L. (1984), Winstanley (1975), The Rosa Parks Story (2002), Bonhoeffer: Agent of Grace (2000), In the King of Prussia (1982), Selma (2014).

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 6.8
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God's Outlaw (1986)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story: A dramatized biography of William Tyndale, the 16th Century reformer determined to translate the Bible into English, which illegal act set him at odds with the Catholic Church, Sir Thomas More and King Henry VIII.
Style: independent film, contemplative, serious, realistic, thought provoking ...
Plot: christian, tudors, christianity, biopic, liberation theology, ancient, christian history, intrigue, religion, faith, spirituality, translator ...
Time: 16th century, ancient times
Place: england, germany, netherlands
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Baptism of Blood (2006)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Brazil
Duration: 110 min.
Story: In São Paulo, in the late 1960s, the convent of the Dominican friars became a trench of resistance to the military dictatorship that governs Brazil. Moved by Christian ideals, frets Betto, Oswaldo, Fernando, Ivo and Tito came to support the ...
Plot: torture, dictatorship, dictator, brazilian military dictatorship, liberation theology, catholic, catholic church, male pubic hair, male nudity, liberation, bare chested male, nudity ...
Place: brazil
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White Elephant (2012)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Argentina, Spain, France
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Gerónimo is a 45 year old man devastated by a tragic event. His friend Julian tries out afloat by encouraging him to participate in the project of a marginal town near Buenos Aires. Both are Catholic priests who decided to dedicate their life to ...
Style: realistic, serious, captivating, rough, social ...
Plot: sex with a priest, fighting the system, society, life is a bitch, social decay, urban ghetto, hopes, changing lives, against the odds, catholic, liberation theology, priest ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: argentina, latin america
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The Birth of a Nation (2016)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Nat Turner, a former slave in America, leads a liberation movement in 1831 to free African-Americans in Virgina that results in a violent retaliation from whites.
Style: factual, stylized, intense, brutal, emotional ...
Plot: slavery, racism, civil war, rebellion, preacher, torture, suffering, poverty, preaching, rape, murder, abuse ...
Time: 19th century, year 2016, 2010s
Place: virginia, southern usa
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The Gospel According to St. Matthew (1964)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 137 min.
Story: The life of Jesus Christ according to the Gospel of Matthew. Pasolini shows Christ as a marxist avant-la-lettre and therefore uses half of the text of Matthew.
Style: biblical, christian film, spiritual, art house, stylized ...
Plot: christianity, religion, jesus, bible, faith, catholic, biopic, christian, jesus christ, religious, god, betrayal ...
Time: 1st century, biblical epic, ancient times
Place: rome italy, ancient greece, italy, israel, palestine ...
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Sister Stella L. (1984)
Genre: Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 103 min.
Story: A nun who acts as a counselor in a home for unwed mother undergoes political awakening when her friend and namesake belonging to the same congregation as hers inspires her to get involved in the struggle for justice and freedom of striking workers ...
Style: political
Plot: liberation theology, marxist, strong female character, nun, labor strike, poverty, thug, reporter, murder, strike, suicide, discussion ...
Time: 80s
Place: the philippines
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 7.1
 383
Winstanley (1975)
Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Gerrard Winstanley is the leader of a 17th Century religious group that believes the land should be owned communaly. He comes into conflict with both the state and the church.
Style: historically accurate, political, independent film, serious, realistic ...
Plot: anarchist, utopia, liberation theology, anarchism, landscape, underdog, love letter, time machine, radical, folklore, child in peril, battles ...
Time: 17th century
Place: england
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The Rosa Parks Story (2002)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: The story of the civil rights heroine whose refusal to obey racial bus segregation was just one of her acts in her fight for justice.
Style: thought provoking, uplifting, realistic, serious, political ...
Plot: african american, civil rights movement, civil rights, racism, racial segregation, black history, fighting the system, civil disobedience, rebellion, social differences, injustice, human spirit ...
Time: 50s, 20th century, year 1955, 1950s
Place: alabama, america, usa
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Bonhoeffer: Agent of Grace (2000)
Genre: Crime, Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: Canada, Germany, USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: The story of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German clergyman of great distinction, who actively opposed Hitler and the Nazis. His convictions cost him his life. What is a moral person to do in a time of savage immorality? That question tormented Dietrich ...
Style: thought provoking, captivating, emotional, suspense, christian film ...
Plot: world war two, idealism, human spirit, rebelliousness, against the odds, christian, fighting the system, life is a bitch, rebellion, society, religions or cults, clergy ...
Place: europe, new york, usa, germany, switzerland
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In the King of Prussia (1982)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Dramatization of the trial of Christian anti-war activists, known collectively as the "Plowshares Eight". In September 1980, they broke into a General Electric weapons plant in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, and in an act of protest ...
Style: independent film
Plot: liberation theology, economist, courtroom, protest, pacifist, anti war, nuclear war
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Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story (1996)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: "Entertaining Angels" is an interesting title for this movie about the 1920's and 30's social activist, Dorothy Day, for it can be regarded that what this woman did, sometimes single-handedly, always controversially, in her fight ...
Style: political, independent film, serious, realistic, sincere ...
Plot: catholic, christian, biopic, political activism, liberation theology, teaching, social activist, social activism, journalist, newspaper, women's suffrage, righting the wronged ...
Time: year 1996, 90s, 1920s, 1930s, 20th century
Place: new york, usa, america
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 7.5
 95K
Selma (2014)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story: "Selma," as in Alabama, the place where segregation in the South was at its worst, leading to a march that ended in violence, forcing a famous statement by President Lyndon B. Johnson that ultimately led to the signing of the Civil Rights ...
Style: political, thought provoking, inspirational, uplifting, sincere ...
Plot: racism, civil rights, politics, civil rights movement, african american, justice, biopic, racial discrimination, discrimination, idealism, injustice, righting the wronged ...
Time: 60s, year 2014, 20th century, 2010s, year 1964 ...
Place: alabama, indiana, usa, southern usa, birmingham alabama ...
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The Prince of Egypt (1998)
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, uplifting, captivating, christian film, exciting ...
Audience: kids, family friendly, family outing, toddlers, pre-teens ...
Plot: slavery, religion, ancient egypt, christian, ancient history, desert, freedom, bible, self discovery, pharaoh, prince, egyptian mythology ...
Time: 90s, biblical epic, year 1998
Place: egypt, africa, north africa
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 7.4
 65K
The Mission (1986)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History
Country: UK, France
Duration: 125 min.
Story: When a Spanish Jesuit goes into the South American wilderness to build a mission in the hope of converting the Indians of the region, a slave hunter is converted and joins his mission. When Spain sells the colony to Portugal, they are forced to ...
Style: epic, thought provoking, christian film, harsh, spiritual ...
Plot: jungle, clergy, slavery, native american, mission, slave, jesuit, religion, conquistador, christian, slave trader, christianity ...
Time: 18th century, year 1986, ancient times
Place: south america, argentina, portugal, latin america, america ...
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 7.7
 101K
Malcolm X (1992)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 202 min.
Story: A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the '50s, he became a Black Muslim and then a leader in the Nation of Islam. His assassination in 1965 left ...
Style: inspirational, political, factual, intense, stylized ...
Plot: civil rights, racism, politics, african american, black history, civil rights movement, assassination, biopic, islam, childhood, society, prison ...
Time: 20th century, year 1992, 90s, 60s, 50s ...
Place: usa, africa, new york, nebraska, indiana ...
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The Last Station (2009)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: Germany, UK, Russia
Duration: 112 min.
Story: A historical drama that illustrates Russian author Leo Tolstoy's struggle to balance fame and wealth with his commitment to a life devoid of material things. The Countess Sofya, wife and muse to Leo Tolstoy, uses every trick of seduction on her ...
Style: sentimental, factual, period piece, touching, melancholic ...
Plot: biopic, adultery, betrayal, love and romance, family relations, loss of virginity, lifestyle, writer's life, parents and children, art, poet, husband wife relationship ...
Time: 1910s, edwardian era, year 2009, 20th century
Place: russia, europe, moscow russia
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 8.0
 240K
Gandhi (1982)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, India, USA, South Africa
Duration: 191 min.
Story: In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all worldly possessions to take up the cause of Indian independence. Faced with armed resistance from the British government, Gandhi adopts a policy of ...
Style: epic, spiritual, inspirational, political, uplifting ...
Audience: kids, teens
Plot: protest, biopic, idealism, life philosophy, politics, independence, freedom, british empire, leadership, human spirit, religious intolerance, indian history ...
Time: 1930s, 1920s, 19th century, victorian era, 1940s ...
Place: india, south africa, britain, los angeles, new delhi ...
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Django Strikes Again (1987)
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: Italy, Colombia
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Former gunfighter Django has become a monk and abandoned his violent former ways. His daughter is kidnapped by rogue Hungarian soldiers using slave labor to run a silver mine. Django casts off his habit and digs up his machine gun to practice a ...
Style: spaghetti western, euro western, cult classic, exciting, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: cowboy, monastery, liberation theology, modern west, modern western, woman with a gun, heroes, one man army, monk, gunfighter, rebel army, mexican revolution ...
Time: 19th century
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 7.5
 4K
Priest Daens (1992)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Belgium, France, Netherlands
Duration: 138 min.
Story: In the 1890s, Father Adolf Daens goes to Aalst, a textile town where child labor is rife, pay and working conditions are horrible, the poor have no vote, and the Catholic church backs the petite bourgeoisie in oppressing workers. He writes a few ...
Style: bleak, sincere, disturbing, gloomy, realistic ...
Plot: religion, revolution, politics, fighting the system, biopic, liberation theology, belgian history, justice, strike, labor, unemployment, corruption ...
Time: 19th century, 20th century, 1890s, 1900s, turn of the century
Place: belgium, europe, flanders
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The Crime of Padre Amaro (2002)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Mexico, Argentina, Spain
Duration: 118 min.
Story: The young Father Amaro is put to the test. He is sent to Mexico to help take care of aging Father Benito when he meets a 16-year-old girl that he begins and affair with. It turns out the girls mother had been having an affair with Father Benito. ...
Style: controversial, harsh, stylized, touching, realistic ...
Audience: adult
Plot: lust, abortion, celibacy, religion, clergy, forbidden love, priest in love, catholicism, corruption, sin, priest, hypocrisy ...
Time: year 2002
Place: mexico, latin america
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The Burning Season: The Chico Mendes Story (1994)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 123 min.
Story: Based on the true story of a Brazilian rubber tapper who leads his people in protest against government and developers, who want to cut down their part of the rainforest for a new road and ranch land. The rich and the powerful will stop at nothing, ...
Style: realistic, serious, thought provoking, rough, sincere ...
Plot: politics, biopic, environmental, union, liberation theology, international relations, president, social change, political corruption, farm, price of justice, murder ...
Time: 80s, 20th century, 50s, 1950s
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Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: UK, Spain, USA
Duration: 150 min.
Story: The defiant leader Moses rises up against the Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses, setting 400,000 slaves on a monumental journey of escape from Egypt and its terrifying cycle of deadly plagues.
Style: epic, biblical, stylized, serious, harsh ...
Audience: family friendly
Plot: ancient egypt, god, religion, old testament, christian, bible, moses, christianity, ancient history, belief in god, slavery, judaism ...
Time: year 2014, middle ages, biblical epic, 2010s, 14th century ...
Place: egypt, holy land, middle east, xian
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 6.7
 105
The Radicals (1989)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: The story of the Anabaptist movement and two of its first leaders, Michael and Margaretha Sattler.
Style: biblical, independent film, contemplative, captivating, realistic ...
Plot: liberation theology, faith, ancient, biopic, christian, medieval, christianity, church, reformation, religions or cults, clergy, heroes ...
Time: 16th century, ancient times
Place: switzerland, europe, zurich switzerland
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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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 5.7
 233
Created Equal (2017)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: A woman who wishes to become a priest hires a lawyer to file suit against the Archdiocese of New Orleans.
Style: suspense, tense, disturbing, captivating
Plot: catholic priest, lawsuit, attorney, women's rights, gender issues, faith, religious conflict, sexism, defense attorney, lawyer, discrimination, church ...
Place: new orleans
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The Fourth Wise Man (1985)
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min.
Story: Artaban is a young Magus (Wise Man) who desires to follow the star to the birthplace of the coming King, against the counsel of his friends and family. Carrying three precious jewels to give to the baby Messiah, Artaban and his reluctant servant ...
Style: biblical, christmas classics, spiritual, esoteric
Plot: servant, quest, christian, christmas, jewelry, jesus, nativity, myth, liberation theology, religious, new testament, antiquity ...
Time: 1st century, 1930s
Place: jerusalem, israel, egypt
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 7.4
 26K
Amazing Grace (2006)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 118 min.
Story: The true story of William Wilberforce's courageous quest to end the British slave trade. Although meeting intense opposition, his minister, John Newton, urges him to see the cause through.
Style: inspirational, emotional, period piece, talky, political ...
Audience: teens, family outing
Plot: slavery, politics, politician, slave, christian, biopic, friendship, freedom, corruption, civil rights, british history, slave trade ...
Time: 18th century, 19th century, 1800s, year 2006, ancient times ...
Place: england, london, britain, paris france, france ...
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 7.8
 13K
The Island (2006)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 112 min.
Story: Somewhere in Northern Russia in a small Russian Orthodox monastery lives an unusual man whose bizarre conduct confuses his fellow monks, while others who visit the island believe that the man has the power to heal, exorcise demons and foretell the ...
Style: philosophical, psychological, cerebral, spiritual, breathtaking ...
Plot: christian, religion, redemption, forgiveness, loneliness, island, monk, life philosophy, solitude, monastery, church, philosophy ...
Time: 2000s, future
Place: russia, soviet union
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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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Prayers for Bobby (2009)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: True story of Mary Griffith, gay rights crusader, whose teenage son committed suicide due to her religious intolerance. Based on the book of the same title by Leroy Aarons.
Style: touching, sentimental, sad, emotional, depressing ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, teen drama
Plot: lgbt, gay, gay teenager, homosexuality, suicide, life is a bitch, homosexual, gay relationship, gay love, male homosexuality, gay slur, gay rights ...
Time: 2000s, year 1984, year 1979, 21st century
Place: usa, ethiopia, san francisco, california, portland oregon
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