| Jesus of Nazareth (1977) | 8.5 | |
| Prairie Giant (2006) | 8.1 | |
| Selma (2014) | 7.5 | |
| Reformation (2017) | 6.6 | |
| Damnation (2017) | 7.6 |
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, thought provoking, realistic, captivating, political and emotional films and TV shows about / with liberation theology, society, christian, biopic, religion, church, rebellion, catholic, hopes and politics 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: Baptism of Blood (2006), Word and Utopia (2000), White Elephant (2012), God's Outlaw (1986), Sister Stella L. (1984), Reformation (2017), Enough Praying (1972), Malcolm X (1992), Mary Magdalene (2018), The Mission (1986).
Best films
New films
| Prayers for Bobby (2009) | 8.0 | |
| The Savior (2014) | 6.1 | |
| The Last Station (2009) | 6.9 | |
| Pope Joan (2009) | 6.7 | |
| Damnation (2017) | 7.6 |
List of liberation theology movies
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, black and white, art house ...
Plot:
christianity, religion, jesus, gender bending, faith, bible, catholic, biopic, christian, jesus christ, religious, god ...
Time:
biblical epic, 1st century, ancient times, 60s, 70s
Place:
rome italy, italy, ancient greece, palestine, southern italy ...
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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 ...
Style:
historical drama, intense, bleak, period piece, political drama ...
Plot:
dictatorship, liberation theology, interrogation, police brutality, political repression, dictator, prison, betrayal, religion, arrest, suicide, resistance ...
Time:
60s, 70s
Place:
brazil
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Spain, Italy, France, Brazil, Portugal
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
The story of Father Antonio Vieira, a 17th-century Portuguese priest who lived in Brazil and worked for better treatment of the Indians and to abolish slavery.
Style:
serious, historical drama, period piece, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot:
liberation theology, biopic, political intrigue, latin american history, slavery, social justice, religious, catholic, fight for justice, historical figure, fighting the system, society ...
Time:
17th century, ancient times
Place:
portugal, brazil
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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:
serious, realistic, captivating, rough, social ...
Plot:
sex with a priest, society, life is a bitch, fighting the system, social decay, urban ghetto, hopes, against the odds, priest, catholic, liberation theology, catholic church ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
argentina, latin america
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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, thought provoking, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
tudors, christian, christianity, biopic, liberation theology, reformation, linguist, intrigue, religion, spirituality, faith, ancient ...
Time:
16th century, ancient times
Place:
germany, england, netherlands
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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, political activism, worker, labor strike, poverty, thug, murder, strike, reporter ...
Time:
80s
Place:
the philippines
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: Germany, Czech Republic
Duration: 180 min.
TV show
Story:
How a revolutionary priest named Martin Luther changed the face of Christendom and the path of European civilization forever.
Style:
captivating, period piece, psychological, thrilling
Plot:
reformation, christianity, liberation theology, priest, mutiny, catholic church, monk, church, sermon, historical figure, lifestyle change, storytelling ...
Time:
16th century
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Genre: Drama
Country: Chile
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Many socially-concerned priests in Catholic Latin America have at some time left their parish churches to go and work in the fields and factories of the poor. Such priests, usually adherents of "liberation theology," are called ...
Style:
serious, thought provoking, historical drama, period piece
Audience:
adult
Plot:
liberation theology, class struggle, poverty, social realism, social justice, solidarity, political activism, human rights, clergy, labor movement, moral dilemma, religious conversion ...
Time:
70s, 60s
Place:
chile, latin america
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Japan, USA
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:
political, factual, inspirational, thought provoking, intense ...
Plot:
civil rights, racism, politics, african american, black history, civil rights movement, assassination, islam, biopic, childhood, black, anti racism ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 60s, 50s, 1940s ...
Place:
usa, africa, new york, saudi arabia, manhattan new york city ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, Australia, USA, Italy
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, mysterious, costume drama, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot:
faith, baptism, belief, religion, christian, life after death, jesus, apostle, treason, religious, christianity, superstition ...
Time:
1st century, ancient times, biblical epic, 1930s
Place:
jerusalem, xian
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, History
Country: UK, France, USA
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, christian film, thought provoking, breathtaking, visually stunning ...
Plot:
jungle, slavery, clergy, redemption, colonialism, missionary, massacre, river, native american, jesuit, genocide, religion ...
Time:
18th century, ancient times, year 1986
Place:
south america, portugal, argentina, brazil, latin america ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Germany, South Africa
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
1949 the early years of the Cold War. Albert Schweitzer has become one of the most admired men in the world. The "jungle doctor" Albert Schweitzer tells the story of a philosopher and physician who promoted peace during the Cold War, built ...
Style:
uplifting, realistic, sentimental, thought provoking, serious ...
Plot:
rebellion, human spirit, idealism, fighting the system, against the odds, ambition, hopes, righting the wronged, society, injustice, missionary, jungle ...
Time:
1940s, 50s, 20th century
Place:
africa
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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, captivating, realistic ...
Plot:
anarchist, utopia, liberation theology, anarchism, love letter, landscape, time machine, underdog, radical, folklore, child in peril, dishonesty ...
Time:
17th century
Place:
england
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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:
uplifting, thought provoking, realistic, serious, political ...
Plot:
civil rights movement, civil disobedience, african american, civil rights, racial segregation, racism, black history, fighting the system, rebellion, social differences, injustice, legal ...
Time:
year 1955, 50s, 20th century, 1950s
Place:
alabama, america, usa
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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, society, fighting the system, rebellion, life is a bitch, religions or cults, state affairs ...
Place:
europe, new york, usa, germany, switzerland
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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, political drama
Plot:
protest, anti war, political protest, civil disobedience, nuclear, courtroom drama, moral dilemma, social justice, liberation theology, experimental narrative, economist, courtroom ...
Time:
80s
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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, brutal, intense, emotional, stylized ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
slavery, preacher, civil war, rebellion, racism, violence, suffering, poverty, preaching, black slave, murder, rape ...
Time:
year 2016, 19th century, 2010s, georgian era
Place:
virginia, southern usa
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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, realistic, serious, sincere ...
Plot:
catholic, christian, political activism, biopic, liberation theology, journalist, social activism, social activist, newspaper, teaching, women's suffrage, injustice ...
Time:
year 1996, 90s, 20th century, 1920s, 1930s
Place:
new york, usa, america
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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:
thought provoking, sincere, political, period piece, factual ...
Plot:
racism, civil rights, justice, politics, racial discrimination, civil rights movement, african american, biopic, discrimination, idealism, injustice, righting the wronged ...
Time:
year 2014, 20th century, 2010s, 60s, year 1964 ...
Place:
alabama, birmingham alabama, indiana, usa, southern 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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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:
sexy, sentimental, period piece, costume drama, factual ...
Plot:
philosophy, betrayal, male virgin, loss of virginity, love and romance, family relations, writer's life, lifestyle, parents and children, poet, art, taboo subject ...
Time:
1910s, edwardian era, year 2009, 20th century, 19th century
Place:
russia, europe, moscow russia
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, India
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:
spiritual, epic, political, inspirational, breathtaking ...
Audience:
kids, teens
Plot:
protest, idealism, biopic, freedom, politics, life philosophy, independence, british empire, leadership, religious intolerance, assassination, indian history ...
Time:
1930s, 1920s, year 1948, 19th century, victorian era ...
Place:
india, south africa, britain, los angeles, new delhi ...
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Genre: Action, 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, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
cowboy, monastery, liberation theology, monk, gunfighter, fortress, slave, rebel army, mexican revolution, modern western, modern west, woman with a gun ...
Time:
19th century
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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, gloomy, sincere, disturbing, serious ...
Plot:
religion, revolution, politics, fighting the system, biopic, liberation theology, belgian history, strike, justice, death, corruption, poverty ...
Time:
19th century, 20th century, 1900s, 1890s, turn of the century ...
Place:
belgium, europe, flanders, poland, tokyo ...
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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, sexual, stylized, touching ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
abortion, celibacy, forbidden love, religion, clergy, lust, priest in love, catholicism, temptation, sin, hypocrisy, pregnancy ...
Time:
year 2002
Place:
mexico, latin america, south america, tokyo, spain
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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:
serious, realistic, thought provoking, rough, sincere ...
Plot:
politics, biopic, environmental, union, liberation theology, international relations, social change, president, political corruption, farm, price of justice, rich and poor ...
Time:
80s, 50s, 20th century, 1950s
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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:
biblical, epic, stylized, period piece, breathtaking ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
ancient egypt, religion, old testament, moses, christian, belief in god, god, bible, ancient history, christianity, judaism, slavery ...
Time:
middle ages, biblical epic, year 2014, 2010s, 14th century ...
Place:
egypt, holy land, middle east, xian, israel
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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, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
liberation theology, reformation, biopic, ancient, christian, medieval, faith, christianity, church, religions or cults, state affairs, heroes ...
Time:
16th century, ancient times
Place:
switzerland, europe, zurich switzerland
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
An unemployed construction worker (Homer Smith) heading out west stops at a remote farm in the desert to get water when his car overheats. The farm is being worked by a group of East European Catholic nuns, headed by the strict mother superior ...
Style:
black and white, christian film, touching, retro, social ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
desert, nun, catholic, religion, chapel, priest, faith, farm, literary, african american, mother superior, convent ...
Time:
year 1963, 50s, 20th century
Place:
arizona, usa
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy, France, West Germany
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
The village of mayor Peppone and Don Camillo, after much dispute, gets assigned a sister village in Russia. When Peppone and his comrades decide to attend the ceremony on the other side of the iron curtain, Don Camillo wants to join. Peppone is ...
Plot:
cold war era, kolkhoz, tractor, mayor, vodka, communism, italian opera, journalist, confusion, blackmail, revenge, italian abroad ...
Place:
soviet union, russia, moscow russia, italy, ussr
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