Preacher movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant preacher movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, serious, independent film, suspenseful, suspense and thought provoking films and TV shows about / with preacher, church, religion, murder, redemption, christian, violence, death, society and flashback plots mostly in Drama, Biography and Comedy genres shot in USA, UK, Canada and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as preacher: Preacher (2016), The Apostle (1997), Preacherman (1971), Brimstone (2016), Crimes of Passion (1984), Wise Blood (1979), Preaching to the Choir (2005), Come Sunday (2018), Machine Gun Preacher (2011), Red State (2011).
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86K
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A preacher sets out on a mission to make the almighty himself confess his sin of abandoning the world. With his best friend Cassidy, an alcoholic Irish vampire, his love Tulip, a red blooded gun towing Texan, and the power of genesis, an unholy ...
Style:
disturbing, funny, mystical, suspense, biblical ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
preacher, supernatural, vampire, god, dark humor, supernatural power, twists and turns, angel, supernatural being, sin, supernatural ability, heaven and hell ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
texas, louisiana
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
After his happy life spins out of control, a preacher from Texas changes his name, goes to Louisiana and starts preaching on the radio.
Style:
biblical, spiritual, independent film, talky, realistic ...
Audience:
manly
Plot:
religion, christian, preacher, redemption, jesus, small town, radio, clergy, spirit, country, coma, church ...
Time:
year 1997, 1930s, 20th century
Place:
texas, louisiana, southern usa, midwest, usa ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Phony backwoods preacher Amos T. Huxley stays in a small North Carolina town long enough to fleece his congregation, swindle the profits from a moonshine still, and seduce dumb blonde Mary Lou. Mary Lou's ex-boyfriend becomes suspicious of the ...
Style:
grindhouse, independent film, anti religion
Plot:
preacher, con man, redneck, female nudity, charlatan, backwoods, exploitation, bartender, fake, scam, farm, evangelist ...
Time:
70s
Place:
north carolina, southern usa
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49K
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Western
Country: Netherlands, France, Germany, Belgium, Sweden, UK, USA
Duration: 148 min.
Story:
In the menacing inferno of the old American West, Liz is a genuine survivor who is hunted by a vengeful preacher for a crime she didn’t commit.
Style:
suspense, epic, brutal, costume drama, period piece ...
Plot:
female protagonist, mute, church, obsession, sign language, violence, rape, father daughter incest, preacher, plot twist, religious, pedophile ...
Time:
19th century, year 2016, victorian era
Place:
netherlands
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Joanna Crane lives a double life. During the day she works as fashion designer but during the night she is the high class prostitute China Blue. As she is accused for industrial spying, Bobby Grady is hired to shadow her. However, they fall in love. ...
Style:
sexy, erotic, sensual, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Plot:
forbidden love, erotica, prostitute, prostitution, double life, obsession, sex scene, preacher, sex, sex toy, role playing, stalking ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
california, los angeles, usa, china
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A Southerner--young, poor, ambitious but uneducated--determines to become something in the world. He decides that the best way to do that is to become a preacher and start up his own church.
Style:
spiritual, existential, gothic, philosophical, surreal ...
Plot:
preacher, religion, redemption, satire, dream, deep south, religious fanatic, anti christianity, atheist, spirit, success, human development ...
Time:
year 1979, 20th century, 70s
Place:
southern usa, georgia
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Estranged since the death of their parents years ago, twin brothers, Teshawn and Wesley Tucker, have taken radically different paths in life. Wes (Darien Sills-Evans) has become a minister in a Harlem gospel church while Te (Billoah Greene) ...
Style:
uplifting, semi serious, realistic, humorous, independent film ...
Plot:
preacher, follow your dream, lifestyle, redemption, family problems, family relations, estrangement, musician's life, clergy, rivalry, hopes, on the run ...
Time:
year 2005, 21st century
Place:
usa, new york, harlem
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Evangelist Carlton Pearson is ostracized by his church for preaching that there is no Hell.
Style:
biblical, thought provoking, psychological, existential, no music
Plot:
religion, preacher, religious, christian, christianity, truth, philosophy, society, biopic, existentialism, african american, evangelist ...
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Genre: Action, Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
The true story of Sam Childers, a former drug-dealing biker who finds God and became a crusader for hundreds of Sudanese children who've been kidnapped and pressed into duty as soldiers.
Style:
inspirational, heroic, touching, realistic, biblical ...
Plot:
christian, child in peril, violence, christianity, civil war, religion, gunfight, lone hero, children, brutality, atrocity, biopic ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 2003, 21st century
Place:
sudan, uganda, africa, pennsylvania, california
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
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Based on the true story of Matthew Winkler, a beloved minister who, in 2006, was found shot and killed in his Selmer, Tennessee home, his wife and young daughters missing. Authorities soon zeroed in on Matthew's wife, Mary, as the prime suspect ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, realistic, detective
Plot:
marital rape, murder, investigation, social relations, small town, domestic violence, serial killer, preacher, trial, under the surface, biopic, killing spree ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, tennessee
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
The year is 1890 and Bible professor Russell Carlisle has written a new manuscript entitled "The Changing Times". His colleague, Dr. Norris Anderson, believes that what Carlisle has written could greatly affect the future of coming ...
Style:
christian film, psychological, serious, captivating, exciting ...
Plot:
time travel, time machine, professor, society, religions or cults, preaching, theology, time, christian, ethics, christianity, bible ...
Time:
1890s, future, victorian era
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
The controversial true story of a gay activist who rejects his homosexuality and becomes a Christian pastor.
Style:
serious, realistic, sincere, lgbt cinema, touching ...
Plot:
lgbtq, gay, gender, gay relationship, gay interest, lgbt, gay slur, gays and lesbians, gay man straight woman relationship, polyamory, church, gay teenager ...
Time:
year 2007, 2000s, year 2002, year 2006, year 2000 ...
Place:
indiana, usa, colorado, wyoming, san francisco
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Genre: Drama, Family, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A lawyer-turned-preacher living in a small Appalachian town is pursued by an eccentric man to represent him in court. Now involved in a case that ties into his own small-town life, the former attorney agrees to help a man.
Style:
entertaining, captivating, dramatic, detective, independent film ...
Plot:
christian, preacher, small town, mountain, attorney, city, small town life, life, advocate, character study, moral dilemma, religion ...
Place:
appalachia
Is relevant?
350K
Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
After escaping with Newt and Hicks from the alien planet, Ripley crash lands on Fiorina 161, a prison planet and host to a correctional facility. Unfortunately, although Newt and Hicks do not survive the crash, a more unwelcome visitor does. The ...
Style:
bleak, atmospheric, suspenseful, spooky, saga ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
prison, alien, evil alien, deadly creature, outer space, space travel, monster, human versus alien, cryogenics, survival, self sacrifice, creature ...
Time:
future, 22nd century, 90s
Is relevant?
19K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
The rise of Aretha Franklin’s career from a child singing in her father’s church’s choir to her international superstardom.
Style:
captivating, uplifting, period piece, factual, disturbing ...
Plot:
musician, rape, preacher, abusive husband, concert, showbiz, black history, biopic, blues, celebrity, african american, black ...
Time:
60s, 70s, 1950s, year 1960, year 1969 ...
Place:
usa, madison square garden manhattan new york city, los angeles, atlanta georgia, detroit ...
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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Maximillian, the lone survivor of a race of vampires, comes to Brooklyn in search of a way to live past the next full moon. His ticket to survival is Rita, a NYPD detective who doesn't know she's half vampire -- and Maximillian will do ...
Style:
black comedy, gothic, humorous, parody, scary ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
vampire, dangerous attraction, supernatural, good versus evil, destiny, blaxploitation, gangster, nightmare, villain, blood, abandoned ship, mind control ...
Time:
90s, 70s
Place:
brooklyn new york city, new york, usa, manhattan new york city, new york state ...
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
With the help of an irreverent young sidekick, a bank robber gets his old gang back together to organise a daring new heist.
Style:
road movie, humorous, action thriller, captivating, light ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
friendship, heist, chase, on the road, treasure hunt, buddies, car chase, friendship between men, robbery, bank robbery, preacher, hidden money ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, year 1974, year 1972
Place:
montana, usa
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Rachel is a 35 year old school teacher who has no man in her life and lives with her mother. When a man from the big city returns and asks her out, she begins to have to make decisions about her life and where she wants it to go.
Style:
sexual, crying, realistic, serious, psychological ...
Plot:
lesbian, midlife crisis, lesbian subtext, school, lesbian friend, sexual repression, small town, teacher, loss of virginity, lesbianism, outdoor sex, bird ...
Time:
year 1968, 60s
Place:
oregon, new england, usa, connecticut
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119K
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
After the lord of darkness decides he will not cede his thrown to any of his three sons, the two most powerful of them escape to Earth to create a kingdom for themselves. This action closes the portal filtering sinful souls to Hell and causes Satan ...
Style:
parody, funny, humorous, not serious, slapstick ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, date night
Plot:
devil, fish out of water, dark humor, imaginary, mind control, heaven, satanist, father son relationship, fantasy world, sarcasm, hell, love affair ...
Time:
year 2000, 2000s, y2k, 20th century, 90s ...
Place:
manhattan new york city, new york, grand central station manhattan new york city, usa, empire state building manhattan new york city
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Music, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
Jake Blues is just out of jail, and teams up with his brother, Elwood on a 'mission from God' to raise funds for the orphanage in which they grew up. The only thing they can do is do what they do best – play music – so they get their ...
Style:
funny, road movie, hilarious, surreal, action comedy ...
Audience:
kids, boys' night, teen drama
Plot:
music, chase, prison, blues, race against time, road trip, car chase, redemption, musician, police chase, on the road, nun ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1980
Place:
chicago, illinois, indiana, arizona, usa ...
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335
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
The life and works of 19th-century circuit rider Robert S. Sheffey.
Style:
inspirational, christian film, pastoral, independent film, period drama
Plot:
christian, preacher, faith, religion, evangelical christianity, religious, biopic, preaching, minister, spirituality, character study, rebirth ...
Time:
19th century, 1800s
Place:
appalachia
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, Australia, New Zealand
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Munro, a soldier turned lay preacher, comes to New Zealand to minister to the first British colonists, but he is converted by the powerful chief Maianui to serve a different purpose.
Style:
period piece, tense, historical drama, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
preacher, missionary, religious conflict, colonialism, troubled past, confronting the past, redemption, violence, moral ambiguity, identity crisis, mature, betrayal ...
Time:
1830s, 19th century
Place:
new zealand
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337
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
It is 1999 in Bishop, a small town filled with secrets. Three sisters, Belle, Rachel, and Jessa are trying to cope with the absence of their mother and maintain a normal life. Silently repressing them is Rick, their damaged father who, adrift ...
Style:
thrilling, psychological, suspenseful, captivating, suspense ...
Plot:
father daughter relationship, small town, sister sister relationship, preacher, life is a bitch, small town life, obsession, sisters, problem, family relations, family problems, religion ...
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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: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Sweden
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
A Pastor has a spiritual awakening which profoundly impacts the Sami and Tornedalians, the body of a shepherd's girl is found in a bog.Meanwhile the villagers set in search of the killer bear.
Style:
dark, suspense, tense, psychological, grim ...
Plot:
isolated community, preacher, religion, murder, village life, forest, folk horror, superstition, isolation, claustrophobia, justice, bear ...
Time:
19th century, 1800s, 1850s
Place:
eastern europe
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
When big-city preacher Debbie Laramie (Crystal Bernard) moves to the small town of Paradise with her son Hayden (Bobby Edner), she finds the local community unreceptive to her message of love and forgiveness. Determined to get through to her ...
Style:
realistic, uplifting, inspirational, captivating, christian film ...
Plot:
church, small town, social relations, clergy, self discovery, introspection, love affair, society, hopes, village, preacher, community ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
texas, usa
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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: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A small gold mining camp is terrorised by a ruthless land owner wanting to take their land. Clint Eastwood arrives riding a pale horse just as a young girl is praying to God to help the miners. He is revealed to be a preacher with mysterious and ...
Style:
spaghetti western, suspense, realistic, tense, atmospheric ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
small town, teenage girl, mysterious stranger, greed, courage, murder, drifter, revenge, gunfight, wild west, u.s. marshal, man with no name ...
Time:
20th century, 1800s, year 1985, 80s, 1880s ...
Place:
california, sacramento california
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Robbie Levinson and Trey McCoy suddenly encounter intolerance and hostility at the hands of their new neighbor, Chris Boyd, the son of a fundamentalist preacher.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, lgbt cinema, tense ...
Plot:
investigation, closeted gay, gay marriage, gay, gay relationship, repressed homosexual, gay slur, murder, lgbt, gay bashing, abusive husband, husband wife relationship ...
Place:
dallas texas
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