Fundamentalism movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant fundamentalism movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, serious, thought provoking, psychological, suspenseful and captivating films and TV shows about / with fundamentalism, religion, death, society, family relations, religious, religions or cults, murder, redemption and religious fundamentalism plots mostly in Drama, Thriller and Comedy genres shot in USA, France, Germany and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as fundamentalism: Paradise Recovered (2010), I Want To Be Alive (2021), Fall from Grace (1990), The Preacher (2016), Parfum de printemps (2016), Under the Banner of Heaven (2022), As Good as Dead (2010), Carrie (1976), Luther (2003), Angels in America (2003).
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A devout young woman learns about faith, living, and love from a surprising source. Esther Harris, a young woman praised for her virtue and devotion to Warren F. Vanderbilt's Prophetic Watchman Ministries, has been given the opportunity of a ...
Style:
serious, realistic, emotional, sincere
Plot:
self discovery, lifestyle, workplace, society, love and romance, clergy, religions or cults, workplace situations, strong female presence, faith, christian, brainwashing ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
indiana, texas, austin texas
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Iran
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Homa Haghi and her love are preparing with the Haghi family to surprise Homayoun, the father of her family on his birthday night. But when the father arrives, the whole family is surprised.
Style:
dramatic, serious, suspenseful, captivating, exciting ...
Plot:
birthday, relationships, love, fundamentalism, dictatorship, revolution, totalitarianism, family relations, father, father and daughter, surprise, house ...
Time:
80s
Place:
iran, persia
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Fall from Grace is a drama, concerning the lives of Jim Bakker and his then-wife, Tammy Faye Bakker Messner during the 1980s, and starred Kevin Spacey and Bernadette Peters. This made-for-television movie aired on NBC on April 29, 1990. Jim Bakker ...
Plot:
religion, scandal, televangelist, fundamentalism, preacher, controversy, religious hypocrisy, rise and fall, hypocrisy, biopic, betrayal, fraud ...
Time:
80s, 70s
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Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: Egypt
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
A seemingly traditional journey of a young sheikh in a governmental mosque who moves from leading prayers to becoming a TV celebrity issuing "fatwas" that are accepted by millions who have become fans of his as a result of his courage and ...
Style:
thought provoking, religious drama, thrilling, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
moral ambiguity, social commentary, hypocrisy, power struggle, ethical dilemma, fundamentalism, self discovery, life is a bitch, social problems, society, changing lives, lifestyle change ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
egypt, middle east
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Tunisia, France, Lebanon
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
In 2011 Tunisia, as the Arab Spring awakens, unemployed graduate Aziz, nicknamed Zizou (Zied Ayadi), travels from his Saharan village to the big city of Tunis in search of a job. From television aerial installation to political intrigue, this ...
Style:
political, romantic, independent film
Plot:
protest, love story, social change, coming of age, corruption, class conflict, hopes, city life, gang, working class, fundamentalism, cultural conflict ...
Time:
year 2014
Place:
tunisia
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 67 min.
TV show
Story:
A devout detective's faith is tested as he investigates a brutal murder that seems to be connected to an esteemed Utah family's spiral into LDS fundamentalism and their distrust in the government.
Style:
thrilling, detective, captivating, psychological, teen ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
true crime, religious community, religion, criminal, latter day saints, murder, investigation, husband and wife, secret, crime solving, uncover truth, murder mystery ...
Time:
2020s, 80s
Place:
utah, salt lake city utah, north america
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Seeking revenge for the murder of their religious leader, fundamental loyalists kidnap and torture the man they believe responsible, but the ensuing clash of right vs. left ideologies quickly reveals that they may have the wrong man, which puts them ...
Style:
suspense, serious, realistic, suspenseful, rough ...
Plot:
murder, hostage, escape attempt, deception, brutality, confined, vengeance, danger, rivalry, twists and turns, domestic disturbance, killing ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york
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226K
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Carrie White, a shy and troubled teenage girl who is tormented by her high school peers and her fanatically religious mother, begins to use her powers of telekinesis to exact revenge upon them.
Style:
psychological horror, dark, tense, cult classic, intense ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama, adult
Plot:
revenge, high school, prank, bullying, telekinesis, prom, social misfits, female protagonist, cruelty, coming of age, supernatural horror, stephen king ...
Time:
20th century, year 1976, 70s, year 1979, future ...
Place:
maine, usa
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17K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Germany, USA, Czech Republic, Italy
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
During the early 16th Century idealistic German monk Martin Luther, disgusted by the materialism in the church, begins the dialogue that will lead to the Protestant Reformation.
Style:
biblical, costume drama, inspirational, political, touching ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
christianity, renaissance, inquisition, religion, clergy, politics, reformation, tudors, rebellion, idealism, human spirit, hypocrisy ...
Time:
middle ages, 16th century, ancient times, medieval times, year 2003 ...
Place:
rome italy, germany, austria, europe, england ...
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA, Italy
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Playwright Tony Kushner adapts his political epic about the AIDS crisis during the mid-eighties, around a group of separate but connected individuals.
Style:
touching, captivating, emotional, thought provoking, cerebral ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens
Plot:
aids, gay, gender, terminal illness, closeted homosexual, homosexual, breakup, gays and lesbians, lgbt, loneliness, gay relationship, gay african american ...
Time:
80s, year 1985, year 2003, 20th century, 90s
Place:
san francisco, new york, bay area, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Aaron Davis (Steve Sandvoss) and Christian Markelli (Wes Ramsey) are the two most opposite people in the world. Aaron is a young Elder (or a Mormon missionary) who wants to do his family proud and is quite passionate about his religion and film. ...
Style:
romantic, sexy, sentimental, touching, erotic ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
gay, homosexuality, sex, first gay sexual experience, depression, gay love, couples, relationships, one night stand, homosexual, culture clash, gay teenager ...
Time:
year 2003, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, utah, idaho, usa, salt lake city utah ...
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295K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
When a willful young man tries to venture beyond his sequestered Pennsylvania hamlet, his actions set off a chain of chilling incidents that will alter the community forever.
Style:
surprise ending, atmospheric, suspense, psychological thriller, creepy ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night, teens
Plot:
plot twist, isolation, forest, twists and turns, psychology, village life, village, utopia, mysterious place, woods, autumn, small town ...
Time:
year 2004, 2000s, 1890s, 19th century, 18th century ...
Place:
pennsylvania, philadelphia, new england
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Genre: Drama, Horror
Country: Germany
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Michaela, an epileptic, enrolls in college to study education. She goes off her medication and soon begins hearing voices and seeing apparitions that tell her to avoid religious objects, although she is devoutly Roman Catholic. One priest scoffs at ...
Style:
demonic, disturbing, psychological, sincere, suspenseful ...
Plot:
mental illness, epilepsy, mental disorder, small town, domineering mother, religion, friendship, depression, atheism, possession, family relations, character study ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
germany, europe, southern germany, tokyo, new jersey
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Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 11 min.
TV show
Story:
Moral Orel is an American stop-motion animated television show, which originally aired a sneak peek on Adult Swim on December 13, 2005, before it officially aired on January 23, 2006 to December 18, 2008. It has been described as "Davey and ...
Style:
adult animation, parody, humorous, black comedy, witty ...
Audience:
kids, adult
Plot:
religious, christianity, dark humor, stop motion, mischievous children, belief, hypocrisy, youth, religions or cults, clergy, society, reverend ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A sex and drug addicted young man who is forced into a Christian-run ministry in an attempt to cure him of his "gay affliction", where instead he is faced with the truth in his heart and spirit.
Style:
serious, touching, sincere, realistic, erotic ...
Plot:
lgbtq, gay relationship, gay, lgbt, forbidden love, gender, gay sex, gay interest, sex, friendship between men, sexual attraction, self discovery ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new mexico, usa
Is relevant?
70K
Genre: Action, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Set in Middle America, a group of teens receive an online invitation for sex, though they soon encounter Christian fundamentalists with a much more sinister agenda.
Style:
controversial, independent film, tense, realistic, satanic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
satire, religious fanaticism, society, preacher, protest, homosexuality, gay slur, kidnapping, torture, religious fundamentalism, transgression, psychopath ...
Time:
year 2011, year 2000, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, xian, new jersey, texas
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Inspired by actual events in the late nineties when Hasidic Jews were recruited as mules to smuggle ecstasy from Europe into the United States.
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, factual, scary ...
Plot:
orthodox jew, rabbi, drug dealing, lifestyle, partner, religions or cults, society, unlikely criminals, loser, drug traffic, brother sister relationship, father son relationship ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
usa, new york, amsterdam, manhattan new york city, brooklyn new york city
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
After years of performing “exorcisms” and taking believers’ money, Reverend Marcus travels to rural Louisiana with a film crew so he can dispel what he believes is the myth of demonic possession. The dynamic reverend is certain that this will ...
Style:
dark, disturbing, demonic, suspenseful, satanic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
exorcism, ghost, religion, found footage, supernatural, demon, evil spirit, satanic cult, supernatural horror, cursed, curses spells and rituals, paranormal activity ...
Time:
year 2010, year 2000, 21st century
Place:
somalia, usa, southern usa, louisiana, new orleans ...
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A story of incomprehensible abuse delivered by an explosively violent mother of four. Journey through the mind of a child that experiences a living hell, defined and defended by the twisted religious beliefs of her mother (imdb.com)
Style:
disturbing, rough, serious, realistic, scary ...
Plot:
abuse, danger, parents and children, life is a bitch, family problems, domestic disturbance, siblings relations, alcohol abuse, serial killer, religion, mental illness, torture ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa
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315
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Alleged is a romantic drama based on events occurring behind the scenes and outside the courtroom of the famous Scopes "Monkey Trial" of 1925. Charles Anderson, a talented young reporter, feels trapped working for his deceased ...
Style:
captivating, disturbing, serious, realistic, thought provoking ...
Plot:
journalism, idealism, moral dilemma, ambition, rivalry, fighting the system, injustice, couples, righting the wronged, society, dedicated lawyer, hopes ...
Place:
tennessee
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Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA, India, Jordan
Duration: 157 min.
Story:
A chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after the September 2001 attacks, and his death at the hands of the Navy S.E.A.L. Team 6 in May, 2011.
Style:
tense, political, talky, historical drama, controversial ...
Audience:
chick flick, family friendly, boys' night, adult
Plot:
terrorism, espionage, cia, 9/11, military, manhunt, islamic terrorism, combat, terrorist plot, cia agent, al qaeda, propaganda ...
Time:
september 11 2001, year 2003, year 2005, year 2011, 2000s ...
Place:
middle east, pakistan, iraq, baghdad iraq, afghanistan ...
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Götz, the owner of an record shop in Berlin, Kreuzberg, is in love with Aylin.But Aylin is espoused to an turkey doctor named Tarkan. Götz and Aylin are fallin in love and they want to get married. Their Plans first get strong restistance from the ...
Style:
humorous, disturbing, captivating, romantic, psychological ...
Plot:
islam, romantic relationship, culture clash, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, love triangle, love and romance, relationship problems, relationships, romantic triangle, love affair, fall in love, love interest ...
Place:
berlin germany
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Genre: Drama, Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 240 min.
TV show
Story:
An adaptation of Zadie Smith's bestseller concerning the lives of two families from as far back as the 1800s and India to late 1990s Willesden.
Style:
touching, semi serious, realistic, humorous, multicultural
Plot:
family relations, interracial relations, couples, family problems, social differences, culture clash, family life, social decay, generation gap, parents and children, couple relations, youth ...
Time:
1920s, 70s, 20th century, 80s, 90s
Place:
bangladesh, africa, europe, england, london
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
In Antioch, the former Father Travis Jordan lost his faith on God three years ago when his beloved wife was murdered and the criminals never found. Suddenly, miracles happen in the little town: the son of the newcomer and veterinary Morgan Elliot ...
Style:
psychological, atmospheric, suspenseful, disturbing, demonic ...
Plot:
faith, church, small town, supernatural, murder, investigation, mysterious character, healing power, supernatural ability, haunted by the past, redemption, clergy ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, History, War
Country: Portugal, France, Italy
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A meditation on civilization. July, 2001: friends wave as a cruise ship departs Lisbon for Mediterranean ports and the Indian Ocean. On board and on day trips in Marseilles, Pompeii, Athens, Istanbul, and Cairo, a professor tells her young daughter ...
Style:
talky, humorous, clever, semi serious, psychological ...
Plot:
family relations, cruise, ship, greek, self discovery, love and romance, couple relations, introspection, couples, parents and children, cruise ship, husband wife relationship ...
Time:
year 2003, middle ages, year 2001, 21st century
Place:
mediterranean sea, jerusalem, middle east, israel, istanbul turkey ...
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36K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Two former geeks become 1980s punks, then party and go to concerts while deciding what to do with their lives.
Style:
realistic, philosophical, harsh, teen, intense ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
punk, subculture, rock, rebelliousness, coming of age, punk rock, self destructing, drug overdose, drug, rock and roll, friendship, drug addiction ...
Time:
80s, 90s, 20th century
Place:
utah, north dakota, england, seattle, woodstock ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, History, Musical, Romance
Country: France, Egypt
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
The story is set in the 12th century in Arab-ruled Spanish province Andalusia, where famed philosopher Averroes is appointed grand judge by the caliph and his liberal court judgements are not liked by everyone. The caliph's political rivals, ...
Style:
islamic, realistic, serious
Plot:
philosopher, philosophy, arab, writers, religion, arabic history, chess, inquisition, muslim, sociology, time machine, cop ...
Time:
medieval times, middle ages, 12th century
Place:
middle east, spain, europe, andalusia
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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Two teens battle their way through a religious apocalypse on a mission to defeat the Antichrist.
Style:
parody, rom com, satirical, humorous, surreal ...
Audience:
teens, family friendly, chick flick
Plot:
apocalypse, religion, devil, god, satire, dark humor, save the world, survival, partner, danger, disorder, chaos ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
seattle, usa, ireland
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Genre: Drama
Country: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Austria, Germany, Croatia
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Loving young couple Luna and Amar try their best to overcome unexpected obstacles that threaten their relationship. After Amar's dramatic change in a fundamentalist community, Luna tears herself apart searching if love is truly enough to keep ...
Style:
thought provoking, captivating, sincere, contemplative, realistic ...
Plot:
religion, muslim, addiction, self discovery, couple relations, couples, religions or cults, introspection, society, redemption, life is a bitch, alcohol abuse ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
bosnia, former yugoslavia, balkan, sarajevo, bosnia herzegovina
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Genre: Drama
Country: Israel
Duration: 72 min.
Story:
"My Father My Lord" is an intimate and deeply disturbing story of the conflict between a father's love and his deep devotion to religion. A respected Orthodox Rabbi dotes on his only son but his religious strictures leave an emotional ...
Style:
emotional, touching, sincere, sentimental, captivating ...
Plot:
coming of age, self discovery, family problems, rabbi, religions or cults, life is a bitch, introspection, clergy, hopes, society, parents and children, death in the family ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
middle east, israel
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