Pagan movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant pagan movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out serious, weird, suspenseful, stylized, atmospheric and cult film films and TV shows about / with pagan, violence, witch, suspense, supernatural, forest, danger, blood, brutality and female nudity plots mostly in Fantasy, Drama and Horror genres shot in USA, UK, Germany and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as pagan: The Rise of the Viking (2018), Black Death (2010), Midsommar (2019), The Wicker Man (1973), Sword of God (2018), Porno (2019), Pagan Peak (2018), The Witch (2015), The Ritual (2017), Draug (2018).
Best films
List of pagan movies
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 160 min.
Story:
In the year of 754 AD, during a time of epic battles and bloodshed, the legend of the pagan warrior king, Rebad, is born, but so is a new weapon against his people: Christianity. Redbad must ultimately unite a Viking army powerful enough to defeat ...
Style:
captivating, exciting, suspenseful, tense
Plot:
pagan, viking, child murder, medieval, heroes, vengeance, death, suspense, rivalry, culture clash, family relations, friendship ...
Time:
8th century, middle ages
Place:
scandinavia
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Genre: Action, Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: Germany, UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
As the plague decimates medieval Europe, rumours circulate of a village immune from the plague. There is talk of a necromancer who leads the village and is able to raise the dead. A fearsome knight joined by a cohort of soldiers and a young monk are ...
Style:
gothic, atmospheric, bleak, brutal, scary ...
Plot:
medieval, knight, plague, sword and sorcery, monk, obsessive quest, dealing with death, witch, inquisition, pagan, sword and shield, heroic mission ...
Time:
middle ages, 14th century
Place:
england, london, europe
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339K
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Sweden
Duration: 148 min.
Story:
A young couple travels to Sweden to visit their friend’s rural hometown and attend its mid-summer festival. What begins as an idyllic retreat quickly descends into an increasingly violent and bizarre competition at the hands of a pagan cult.
Style:
disturbing, rough, psychedelic, brutal, enigmatic ...
Plot:
cult, ritual, paganism, religious cult, emotional breakdown, nervous breakdown, isolated community, sacrifice, burned alive, female protagonist, rite, grief ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
sweden, new york, scandinavia, europe, eastern europe
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Police sergeant Neil Howie is called to an island village in search of a missing girl whom the locals claim never existed. Stranger still, however, are the rituals that take place there.
Style:
atmospheric, psychological, twist ending, scary, controversial ...
Plot:
cult, religion, ritual, disappearance, paganism, investigation, sacrifice, female nudity, secret society, human sacrifice, temptation, police ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1973
Place:
scotland, europe, united kingdom, scottish highlands, fictional island
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Genre: History
Country: Poland, Belgium
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
In the early Middle Ages, two Christian knights set off to christen a small pagan village hidden deep in the mountains. Despite the differences in their views and perspectives on religion, the two men become travel companions and create a father-son ...
Style:
disturbing, tense, captivating
Plot:
inquisition, pagan, medieval, suspense, religious conflict, preaching, religious intolerance, religious conversion, religious persecution, showdown, religion, preacher ...
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2K
Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
When a group of naive teens working at a movie theater in a small Christian town discover a mysterious film hidden in its basement, they unleash an alluring succubus who gives them a sex education…written in blood.
Style:
scary, rough, bleak, suspenseful, perverse ...
Plot:
pagan, archive, gay, coworker relationship, suspense, small town life, abandoned building, psychopath, teenager, sacrifice, faith, fire ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany, Austria
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
When a gruesomely staged body is found, propped up on a mountain pass in the Alps close to the German-Austrian border, two detectives are sent to investigate. For German detective Ellie, this is the first real challenge of her career; her Austrian ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, slasher, bleak, rough ...
Plot:
murder, suspense, police investigation, society, death, murderer, abduction, brutality, german, violence, life philosophy, ritual ...
Place:
germany, alps, austria
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272K
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada, UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
In 1630s New England, William and Katherine lead a devout Christian life with five children, homesteading on the edge of an impassable wilderness, exiled from their settlement when William defies the local church. When their newborn son vanishes and ...
Style:
atmospheric, disturbing, suspenseful, scary, dark ...
Plot:
witch, supernatural, witchcraft, religion, paranoia, isolation, wilderness, suspense, family bonds, black magic, curses spells and rituals, insanity ...
Time:
17th century, 19th century
Place:
new england, canada, new hampshire, usa
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105K
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A group of college friends reunite for a trip to the forest, but encounter a menacing presence in the woods that's stalking them.
Style:
psychological, disturbing, scary, enigmatic, tense ...
Plot:
monster, forest, lost in the woods, cult, supernatural, creature, hiking, ritual, paganism, guilt, friends, creature feature ...
Place:
sweden, scandinavia, eastern europe
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604
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, History, Horror
Country: Sweden
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
In the 11th century a missionary goes missing somewhere in the huge forests bordering the northern parts of Sweden. Among the rescue party chosen to find him is Nanna, a young woman on her first real mission and her first return to the part of the ...
Style:
scary, captivating, unusual plot structure, bleak, saga ...
Plot:
suspense, curse, cave, living dead, vampire, undead, reanimated corpse, witchcraft, monster, wilderness, torture, pagan ...
Time:
11th century, middle ages
Place:
scandinavia, sweden, eastern europe
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Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A French nobleman deserts his wife because of an ancient family secret.
Style:
suspenseful, serious, scary, captivating, atmospheric ...
Plot:
black magic, occult, pagan, family relations, family secret, estate, curses spells and rituals, husband wife relationship, nightmare, archery, witchcraft, religion ...
Time:
20th century, 60s
Place:
france, paris france, london
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20K
Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: Spain
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A boating accident off the coast of Spain sends Paul and his girlfriend Barbara to the decrepit fishing village of Imboca. As night falls, people start to disappear and things not quite human start to appear. Paul is pursued by the entire town. ...
Style:
atmospheric, scary, surprise ending, suspenseful, serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
monster, curses spells and rituals, mutant, chase, supernatural, small town, nightmare, suspense, sacrifice, ritual, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, fishing village ...
Place:
spain, galicia, europe
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71K
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: Spain, Malta, Bulgaria
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
A historical drama set in Roman Egypt, concerning philosopher Hypatia of Alexandria and her relationship with her slave Davus, who is torn between his love for her and the possibility of gaining his freedom by joining the rising tide of Christianity.
Style:
epic, emotional, philosophical, sincere, intellectual ...
Plot:
ancient history, impossible love, roman empire, mathematics, political unrest, atheism, medieval, antiquity, historical character, religions or cults, master and servant, religion ...
Time:
5th century, middle ages
Place:
ancient greece, egypt, alexandria egypt, rome italy, iberian peninsula ...
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64K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
A surreal adaptation of Sir Thomas Malory's "Le Morte d'Arthur", chronicling Arthur Pendragon's conception, his rise to the throne, the search by his Knights of the Round Table for the Holy Grail, and ultimately his death.
Style:
fairy tale, epic, stylized, serious, exciting ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
knight, arthurian legend, sword fight, king arthur, mythology, medieval, good versus evil, battles, legends and myths, magic, sword, legend ...
Time:
middle ages, future, 5th century
Place:
england, europe, britain
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, War
Country: Mexico, Spain
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Living with her tyrannical stepfather in a new home with her pregnant mother, 10-year-old Ofelia feels alone until she explores a decaying labyrinth guarded by a mysterious faun who claims to know her destiny. If she wishes to return to her real ...
Style:
fairy tale, atmospheric, dark fantasy, surreal, gothic ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
monster, mythology, fantasy world, maze, legends and myths, cruelty, creature, good versus evil, macabre, alternate reality, young heroes, fairy ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1944
Place:
spain, canada, europe
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Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
In October of 1994 three student filmmakers disappeared in the woods near Burkittsville, Maryland, while shooting a documentary. A year later their footage was found.
Style:
scary, dark, suspenseful, atmospheric, psychological ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
found footage, witch, fear, suspense, forest, supernatural, survival, wilderness, videotaping, panic, urban legend, supernatural horror ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1994
Place:
maryland, usa
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68K
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Set in a timeless mythical forest inhabited by fairies, goblins, unicorns and mortals, this fantastic story follows a mystical forest dweller, chosen by fate, to undertake a heroic quest. He must save the beautiful Princess Lily and defeat the ...
Style:
fairy tale, stylized, gothic, epic, serious ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, chick flick, teens, pre-teens
Plot:
magic, devil, imaginary kingdom, good versus evil, sword, sword and sorcery, monster, witch, rescue, princess, demon, medieval ...
Time:
80s
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Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Two sisters move to the country with their father in order to be closer to their hospitalized mother, and discover the surrounding trees are inhabited by Totoros, magical spirits of the forest. When the youngest runs away from home, the older sister ...
Style:
anime, atmospheric, feel good, sweet, touching ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, preschoolers
Plot:
children, countryside, friendship, magical, childhood, parents and children, teaching the ways of the world, sick mother, sister sister relationship, father daughter relationship, little girl, young heroes ...
Time:
50s, 20th century
Place:
japan, asia, tokyo
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
Ashitaka, a prince of the disappearing Ainu tribe, is cursed by a demonized boar god and must journey to the west to find a cure. Along the way, he encounters San, a young human woman fighting to protect the forest, and Lady Eboshi, who is trying to ...
Style:
anime, captivating, stylized, atmospheric, exciting ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens
Plot:
wolf, forest, mythology, human animal relationship, demon, nature, human spirit, talking animals, friendship, good versus evil, hopes, strong female character ...
Time:
15th century, 16th century, middle ages
Place:
japan, tokyo, asia
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Genre: Action, Adventure, History
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
In AD 922, Arab courtier, Ahmad Ibn Fadlan accompanies a party of Vikings to the barbaric North to combat a terror that slaughters Vikings and devours their flesh.
Style:
exciting, epic, scenic, suspenseful, intense ...
Plot:
viking, sword fight, barbarian, sword and sorcery, battles, mission, arab, medieval, fight, heroic mission, violence, sword ...
Time:
middle ages, 10th century, ancient times
Place:
scandinavia, iraq
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: Czech Republic, Germany, USA
Duration: 183 min.
TV show
Story:
A unique re-working of the Arthurian epic, based on the novel by Marion Zimmer Bradley, The Mists of Avalon tells the familiar tale but with an important twist: The story is told through the eyes of the women who wielded power behind King ...
Style:
epic, exciting, atmospheric, fairy tale, captivating ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
arthurian legend, medieval, magic, legends and myths, heroes, religion, sword fight, knight, state affairs, family relations, siblings relations, escapades ...
Time:
middle ages
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Canada, UK, Iceland, USA, Australia
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
The blood-soaked tale of a Norse warrior's battle against the great and murderous troll, Grendel. Heads will roll. Out of allegiance to the King Hrothgar, the much respected Lord of the Danes, Beowulf leads a troop of warriors across the sea to ...
Style:
epic, stylized, serious, futuristic, perverse ...
Plot:
viking, medieval, norse mythology, good versus evil, mythology, sword fight, heroes, supernatural, sword and sorcery, troll, wizards, legends and myths ...
Time:
middle ages
Place:
denmark
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Ireland, Belgium, France
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
Adventure awaits 12 year old Brendan who must fight Vikings and a serpent god to find a crystal and complete the legendary Book of Kells. In order to finish Brother Aiden's book, Brendan must overcome his deepest fears on a secret quest that ...
Style:
stylized, fairy tale, anime, light, surreal ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, date night, pre-teens
Plot:
good versus evil, magic, legends and myths, childhood, forest, monastery, celtic, heroic mission, self discovery, medieval, fairy, children ...
Time:
middle ages, 9th century
Place:
ireland, europe
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Ireland, UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The parents of a girl who was killed by a savage dog are granted the opportunity to spend three days with their deceased daughter.
Style:
scary, suspenseful, captivating, serious, psychological ...
Plot:
supernatural, ritual, pagan, grief, haunted by the past, isolation, spouse in danger, small town, dealing with death, village, curses spells and rituals, redneck ...
Place:
ireland
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
To win the right to marry his love, the beautiful princess Andromeda, and fulfil his destiny, Perseus must complete various tasks including taming Pegasus, capturing Medusa's head, and battling the Kraken monster.
Style:
exciting, campy, stylized, dark fantasy, fairy tale ...
Audience:
kids, boys' night, teens
Plot:
mythology, legends and myths, monster, greek mythology, good versus evil, greek god, female nudity, giant monster, snake, sword and sorcery, witch, sword ...
Time:
ancient times, 80s, future
Place:
ancient greece, greece, europe
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Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
on the run for murder, Avery Quinn bursts into Alpha Omega Pi house looking for help. Desperate to prove her innocence and her sanity, she holds a handful of people hostage and forces them into the reality of her ongoing nightmare. As a last resort, ...
Style:
psychotronic, suspenseful, scary, bleak, disturbing ...
Plot:
nightmare, ritual, pagan, survival, characters in danger, race against time, trap, youth, vigilante, suspense, sadist, mind game ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 55 min.
TV show
Story:
An American anthology police detective series utilizing multiple timelines in which investigations seem to unearth personal and professional secrets of those involved, both within or outside the law.
Style:
neo noir, serious, atmospheric, gloomy, realistic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
serial killer, investigation, police investigation, murder mystery, police detective, murder investigation, murder, murderer, drinking problem, partners, partners against crime, graphic violence ...
Time:
20th century, 2010s, 90s, 21st century
Place:
louisiana, california, usa
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Genre: Drama, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
In the Sengoku period, a woman and her daughter are raped and murdered by soldiers during a time of civil war. Afterwards, a series of samurai returning from the war through that area are found mysteriously dead with their throats torn out. The ...
Style:
atmospheric, bleak, suspenseful, serious, scary ...
Plot:
ghost, samurai, murder, supernatural, vengeance, rape, revenge, japanese mythology, rape and revenge, curse, afterlife, battles ...
Time:
middle ages
Place:
japan, asia
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: UK, USA, Germany
Duration: 139 min.
TV show
Story:
American businessman Jack Woods rents a cottage on the enchanted Emerald Isle which is occupied by a family of leprechauns. Leprechaun Seamus Muldoon's son and son's friends crash the fairies' costume ball and Muldoon's son falls ...
Style:
stylized, feel good, semi serious, captivating, fairy tale ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, date night, pre-teens
Plot:
fairy, imaginary kingdom, legends and myths, good versus evil, true love, star crossed lovers, gnome, ancient mystery, supernatural ability, love and romance, couples, friendship ...
Place:
ireland, europe, fictional island
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345K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
In Ancient Polynesia, when a terrible curse incurred by Maui reaches an impetuous Chieftain's daughter's island, she answers the Ocean's call to seek out the demigod to set things right.
Style:
colourful, exciting, touching, fairy tale, entertaining ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing, girls' night, preschoolers ...
Plot:
disney, ocean, magic, disney princess, girl, island, happy ending, mythology, destiny, good versus evil, beautiful scenery, friendship ...
Place:
polynesia, pacific ocean, oceania, new zealand, fictional island
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