Franciscan movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant franciscan movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out serious, realistic, captivating, suspense, period drama and spiritual films and TV shows about / with franciscan, catholic, religion, monk, priest, clergy, christian, saint, bible and faith plots mostly in Drama, Biography and History genres shot in Italy, USA, France and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as franciscan: The Name of the Rose (1986), St. Francis (2002), Anthony, Warrior of God (2006), Marcelino, pan y vino (2001), The Bridge of San Luis Rey (2004), Francis of Assisi (1961), The Reluctant Saint (1962), Brother Sun, Sister Moon (1972), Francesco (1989), Padre Pio: Miracle Man (2000).
List of franciscan movies
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: West Germany, Italy, France
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
14th-century Franciscan monk William of Baskerville and his young novice arrive at a conference to find that several monks have been murdered under mysterious circumstances. To solve the crimes, William must rise up against the Church's ...
Style:
intellectual, psychological, gloomy, suspenseful, clever ...
Plot:
clergy, medieval, investigation, monastery, monk, whodunit, uncover truth, murder mystery, murder, ancient, religion, riddles and clues ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times, 14th century, ancient times, year 1986
Place:
europe, france, south of france, italy, canada
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 192 min.
Story:
The life of Saint Francis, a saint who was born rich, in the medieval Tuscany, and abandoned all his goods to live closer to the population and is nowadays remembered as the saint protector of Italy.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, contemplative, educational ...
Plot:
saint, medieval, faith, franciscan, loyalty, spiritual journey, religious, biopic, catholicism, lifestyle, rich, religious faith ...
Time:
13th century
Place:
tuscany, italy
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Depiction of the life of St. Anthony, beginning with his initial calling to the priesthood as a young Portugese nobleman, and following him as he becomes a Franciscan monk and preaches across Africa and Europe.
Style:
disturbing, thought provoking, captivating, psychological, period piece ...
Plot:
saint, catholic, religious, faith, religion, franciscan, priest, medieval, catholicism, biopic, loyalty, christianity ...
Time:
13th century
Place:
italy, portugal, europe, africa
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Genre: Biography
Country: Italy
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
The life of Anthony of Padua (1195-1231) from his arrival on Sicily's shores via shipwreck in 1221 to his death. He's a Portuguese monk who, once in Italy, seeks out St. Francis. Anthony's gift as a great preacher is discovered by ...
Style:
captivating, serious, stylized, disturbing, suspense ...
Plot:
saint, church, religion, catholic, pope, religions or cults, society, clergy, dishonesty, ambition, life is a bitch, unfulfillment ...
Time:
13th century, middle ages
Place:
italy, sicily, europe
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Genre: Animation, Family
Country: Japan, Spain, France, Italy, Mexico
Duration: 26 min.
TV show
Story:
This is the magical story of a new-born baby abandoned on the doorstep of a Franciscan monastery, who grows up to become a cheerful and mischievous boy called Marcelino Pan y Vino. Marcelino, who is able to talk with animals, lives very closed to ...
Style:
captivating, sincere, entertaining, spiritual, tear jerker ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly
Plot:
monastery, orphan, mischievous children, human animal relationship, religion, faith, child protagonist, miraculous event, pets, animal human communication, friendship, animal ...
Place:
spain
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK, Spain, France, USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
The Bridge of San Luis Rey is American author Thornton Wilder's second novel, first published in 1927 to worldwide acclaim. It tells the story of several interrelated people who die in the collapse of an Inca rope-fiber suspension bridge in ...
Style:
realistic, serious, emotional, contemplative, period drama
Plot:
survival, investigation, destiny, social decay, life is a bitch, danger, escapades, clergy, haunted by the past, murder, religions or cults, catholic ...
Time:
year 2004, 18th century
Place:
peru, latin america, spain, andes mountains
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
The story of a lusty, fighting young adventurer who exchanged his sword for a cross
Style:
biblical, realistic, serious, captivating, crying ...
Plot:
christian, saint, monk, biopic, medieval, catholic, religion, nun, church, ancient, pope, forgiveness ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times, 13th century, ancient times, year 1961
Place:
israel, italy, sahara, jerusalem
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, History
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Directed by Edward Dmytryk, The Reluctant Saint is based on the life of Saint Joseph of Cupertino. When young Giuseppe Diesa (Maximilian Schell) is sent to work at a monastery circa 17th century Italy -- his parents believed he was mentally ...
Style:
mystic, historical drama, costume drama, independent film, christian film ...
Plot:
saint, catholic, miraculous event, christian, franciscan, waking up, catholic saint, studying, clumsy, clumsiness, father son relationship, priest ...
Time:
17th century
Place:
italy
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, Italy
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
This is a dramatization of events in the life of St. Francis of Assisi from before his conversion experience through his audience with the pope, including his friendship with St. Clare.
Style:
philosophical, scenic, touching, psychedelic, profound ...
Plot:
saint, religion, catholic, medieval, christian, christianity, clergy, bible, church, leper, monk, catholic church ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times, 13th century, ancient times, year 1972
Place:
rome italy, tibet, italy, europe, jerusalem
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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
Country: Italy
Duration: 202 min.
Story:
The poor Italian peasant boy Francesco already has visions of Jesus and Mary as a child, but the Devil visits him too. He, Francesco, is quite certain that he will become a priest. After entering the Capuchin Order it becomes clear that Padre Pio ...
Style:
thought provoking, captivating, disturbing, suspense, spiritual ...
Plot:
catholic, catholic priest, saint, religion, catholic saint, christian, religious persecution, priest, religious faith, religions or cults, reconciliation, faith ...
Place:
italy
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Genre: Animation
Country: France
Duration: 78 min.
TV show
Story:
Anthology of four Corto Maltese shorts set in WWI Europe. In 1915, World War I has spread throughout Europe and other parts of the world. Maltese-born laconic adventurer Corto Maltese is not bothered by it, however, since he's preoccupied with ...
Style:
anthology, tense, captivating, suspense, mythical ...
Plot:
stolen gold, save the world, spy, adventuress, battles, corruption, world war one, gold, historical event, legend, myth, superhero ...
Time:
1910s, year 1915
Place:
england, europe, france
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Italy
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A man and his son take an allegorical stroll through life with a talking bird that spouts social and political philosophy.
Style:
surreal, road movie, intellectual, mind bending, psychedelic ...
Plot:
crow, satire, philosophy, surrealism, talking bird, travel, road trip, mysticism, spirituality, mythology, hawk, monk ...
Time:
year 1966, 60s, 20th century
Place:
rome italy, europe, italy
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Egocentric bandit Salvatore Guiliano fights the Church, the Mafia, and the landed gentry while leading a populist movement for Sicilian independence.
Style:
intense, serious, realistic, suspense, spiritual ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
mafia, betrayal, gunfight, sicilian, leadership, politics, society, dishonesty, political unrest, gangster, class differences, italian gangster ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s, year 1987
Place:
sicily, italy, europe
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Ireland, UK, USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
After a night of drinking Guiness at the local watering hole, an ordinary, working-class, family man in Dublin's life is turned upside-down when he wakes up as a rat.
Style:
humorous, semi serious, witty, black comedy, independent film ...
Plot:
rat, friendship, fish out of water, self discovery, adventurer, disorder, eccentric family, family life, dysfunctional family, society, secret, husband wife relationship ...
Time:
90s
Place:
ireland, europe, dublin ireland
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Spanning over one thousand years, and three parallel stories, The Fountain is a story of love, death, spirituality, and the fragility of our existence in this world.
Style:
surreal, melancholic, atmospheric, philosophical, artsy ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
afterlife, surrealism, metaphysics, buddhism, cancer, spirituality, immortality, multiple storylines, death, love, alternate reality, obsession ...
Time:
future, 2000s, year 2006, 16th century, 21st century
Place:
spain, tibet, latin america, europe, guatemala ...
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