Archbishop movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant archbishop movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, serious, captivating, suspense, suspenseful and period drama films and TV shows about / with archbishop, society, priest, catholic church, religion, clergy, catholic, murder, politics and bishop plots mostly in Drama, History and Biography genres shot in USA, UK, France and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as archbishop: The Forgiven (2017), The Thorn Birds (1983), The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968), Novitiate (2017), My Pastor Among the Nudists (1982), Edward II (1970), Shooter (2007), Shadow Builder (1998), Becket (1964), Salvador (1986).

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The Forgiven (2017)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 115 min.
Story: After the end of Apartheid, Archbishop Desmond Tutu meets with a brutal murderer seeking redemption.
Style: suspense, disturbing, psychological, captivating, inspirational ...
Plot: archbishop, antichrist, faith, murderer, racist, black, forgiveness, guilty conscience, serial killer, moral transformation, redemption, change of heart ...
Place: africa
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The Thorn Birds (1983)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 460 min.
TV show
Story: This mini series covers 60 years in the lives of the Cleary family, brought from New Zealand to Australia to run their aunt Mary Carson's ranch. The story centers on their daughter, Meggie, and her love for the family's priest, Father ...
Style: sentimental, touching, family saga, captivating, serious ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: forbidden love, older man younger woman relationship, clergy, catholic priest, tragic love, love affair, couple relations, love and romance, priest, family life, friendship, society ...
Time: 50s, 1920s, 20th century, 1930s, 1940s ...
Place: australia
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The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 162 min.
Story: Metropolitan Archbishop Lakota of L'viv, freed after twenty years in the Soviet Gulag, travels to Rome where circumstances conspire to see him elevated to the Papacy. Inspired by the life story of Ukrainian Catholic Cardinal Josyf Slipyj,
Style: tense, serious, realistic, epic, spiritual ...
Plot: pope, catholic church, politics, clergy, vatican, catholic, catholicism, cold war, state affairs, society, revolution, political unrest ...
Time: 60s
Place: europe, china, asia, rome italy, italy ...
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Novitiate (2017)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story: In the early 1960s, during the Vatican II era, a young woman training to become a nun struggles with issues of faith, sexuality and the changing church.
Style: thought provoking, suspenseful, captivating, disturbing, controversial ...
Plot: nun, catholic church, monastery, lesbian, catholicism, vatican, priest, mother superior, confession, catholic, flagellation, lgbt ...
Time: year 1964, year 1954, 60s, year 2017, 90s
Place: tennessee
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My Pastor Among the Nudists (1982)
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 83 min.
Story: A country priest receives his bishop with the mission of converting a nudist colony.
Style: sex comedy
Audience: adult
Plot: nudism, nudist camp, priest, archbishop, barmaid, beach, female nudity, sex, gay stereotype, safe, nudist, catholic priest ...
Time: 80s
Place: france
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Edward II (1970)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 125 min.
Story: The reign of Edward II, King of England, is troubled from the start when he brings his male lover, hated by the nobles, out of exile.
Plot: medieval, royalty, shakespeare, lgbtq, gay, queen, homosexual, monarch, monarchy, royal family, british royal family, king ...
Time: medieval times
Place: britain
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Shooter (2007)
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story: A marksman living in exile is coaxed back into action after learning of a plot to kill the president. Ultimately double-crossed and framed for the attempt, he goes on the run to track the real killer and find out who exactly set him up, and why.
Style: intense, exciting, suspense, action packed, political ...
Audience: manly, boys' night, adult
Plot: sniper, conspiracy, fbi, one man army, on the run, corruption, assassination, revenge, cover up, manhunt, military, false accusation ...
Time: year 2007, 21st century
Place: montana, philadelphia, virginia, tennessee, langley virginia ...
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Shadow Builder (1998)
Genre: Action, Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 101 min.
Story: A demon is summoned to take the soul of a young boy who has the potential to become a saint. By doing this he will open a doorway to hell and destroy the world.
Style: independent film, serious, scary, suspenseful, rough
Plot: demon, archbishop, witch, mythical creature, rottweiler, religions or cults, supernatural, race against time, heroes, rivalry, clergy, chases and races ...
Time: 90s
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Becket (1964)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 148 min.
Story: King Henry II of England has trouble with the Church. When the Archbishop of Canterbury dies, he has a brilliant idea. Rather than appoint another pious cleric loyal to Rome and the Church, he will appoint his old drinking and wenching buddy, Thomas ...
Style: epic, period piece, realistic, clever, talky ...
Plot: religion, friendship, british history, medieval, royalty, biopic, politics, catholic, saint, martyr, monarch, betrayal ...
Time: middle ages, 12th century, medieval times, 20th century
Place: england, britain, europe, london, france
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 7.4
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Salvador (1986)
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: USA, Mexico, UK
Duration: 122 min.
Story: A second rated journalist from the US tries his luck in El Salvador during the military dictatorship in the 1980s.
Style: suspense, political, tense, factual, harsh ...
Plot: civil war, photojournalist, journalism, revolution, dictator, politics, war correspondent, war, reporter, cold war, dictatorship, military ...
Time: 80s, 20th century, year 1986, 70s
Place: latin america, central america, san francisco
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Foul Play (1978)
Genre: Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story: A shy San Francisco librarian and a bumbling cop fall in love as they solve a crime involving albinos, dwarves, and the Catholic Church.
Style: detective, humorous, suspenseful, suspense, tense ...
Plot: murder, conspiracy, spy, fall in love, librarian, police investigation, assassination plot, car chase, danger, irreverence, karate, amateur detective ...
Time: 20th century, year 1978, 70s
Place: san francisco, phoenix arizona, usa, california
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The Headsman (2005)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Hungary, Germany
Duration: 115 min.
Story: Central Europe, early 16th century: two childhood friends, Martin & Georg, find themselves on rival sides of a religious war with both of them struggling to do the right thing.
Style: exciting, serious, epic, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot: executioner, inquisition, medieval, monastery, rivalry, friendship, clergy, state affairs, military, escapades, hopes, society ...
Time: 16th century, middle ages, medieval times
Place: austria, europe, central europe
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The Reluctant Saint (1962)
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: christian film, independent film, historical drama, mystic, period drama
Plot: saint, catholic, miraculous event, franciscan, waking up, christian, catholic saint, donkey, clumsiness, diploma, priest, horse ...
Time: 17th century
Place: italy
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Moon Over Parador (1988)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Little known actor, Jack Noah, is working on location in the dictatorship of Parador at the time the dictator dies. The dictator's right hand man, Roberto, makes Jack an offer he cannot refuse.. to play the dictator. Jack's acting skills ...
Style: political, clever, humorous, semi serious, realistic ...
Plot: politics, revolution, farce, fictitious country, impersonation, dictator, fictional country, moon, doppelganger, cia agent, carnival, deception ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: south america, latin america, caribbean, paraguay, greenwich village manhattan new york city ...
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The Apostle (2012)
Genre: Animation, Horror
Country: Spain
Duration: 84 min.
Story: A prisoner recently escaped from prison tries to recover the loot he hid a few years earlier in a remote and secluded village, but what there is is a sentence worse than jail. Claims elderly, strange disappearances, spirits, a peculiar priest and to ...
Style: suspense, atmospheric, captivating, suspenseful, adult animation ...
Plot: stop motion, village, curses spells and rituals, social relations, danger, imaginary, escapades, obsessive quest, surrealism, legend, folklore, halloween ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: spain, europe
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Romero (1989)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Romero is a compelling and deeply moving look at the life of Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador, who made the ultimate sacrifice in a passionate stand against social injustice and oppression in his county. This fil chronicles the transformation ...
Style: inspirational, christian film, realistic, tense, serious ...
Plot: church, murder, catholic, priest, biopic, religion, saint, christian, social commentary, politics, clergy, faith ...
Time: year 1989, 80s
Place: latin america
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I, the Worst of All (1990)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: Argentina
Duration: 105 min.
Story: A viceroy and an archbishop take their posts in Mexico. A local nun, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz (1651-1695), intrigues them. The viceroy and his wife find her brilliant and fascinating. The prelate finds her a symbol of European laxity. He engineers ...
Style: biblical, psychological, realistic, serious, gloomy ...
Plot: writers, art, artist, women, religion, catholic, writer's life, biopic, catholicism, poetry, lesbian, hospital ...
Time: 17th century, ancient times
Place: latin america, spain, mexico
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Amin: The Rise and Fall (1981)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: UK, Nigeria, Kenya
Duration: 101 min.
Story: The chronicle of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin and his tyranic rule from 1971 to his overthrow in 1979.
Style: grindhouse, political thriller, sinister, suspense, slasher
Plot: dictator, cannibal, cannibalism, black history, dictatorship, revolution, african, erotica, international law, afrikaans, conflict, atrocity ...
Place: africa, uganda
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Let Joy Reign Supreme (1975)
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: France
Duration: 119 min.
Story: France, 1719. Louis 14th died four years ago, Philippe d'Orleans is the regent. He is a liberal and a libertine. His right-hand man, Dubois, an atheistic and cupid priest, as libertine as Philippe, tries to take advantage of a little rebellion ...
Style: anthology, historical drama, realistic, serious, weird ...
Plot: royalty, royal family, female nudity, libertine, french royalty, time machine, french history, time travel, french revolution, scandal, prisoner, priest ...
Time: 18th century, year 1975
Place: france, versailles, europe, spain, paris france ...
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A Man for All Seasons (1966)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 120 min.
Story: A Man for All Seasons is the filmed version of the life of Thomas More. An English man comes to Sir Thomas More to ask if he can divorce his wife since King Henry VIII has made it illegal. Sir Thomas More stands up in opposition to the King even ...
Style: period piece, political, inspirational, costume drama, spiritual ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: historical event, politics, lawyer, courtroom drama, catholic, courtroom, royalty, british history, renaissance, idealism, justice, betrayal ...
Time: 16th century, middle ages, year 1966, ancient times, medieval times
Place: england, britain, persia, europe, london
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Johnny English (2003)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: UK, France
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Rowan plays the eponymous lead character in a spoof spy thriller. During the course of the story we follow our hero as he attempts to single-handedly save the country from falling into the hands of a despot.
Style: parody, hilarious, humorous, spoof, funny ...
Audience: kids, teens, date night
Plot: spy, agent, secret service, goofy hero, comedy of errors, secret agent, british, farce, espionage, spy spoof, spy hero, save the day ...
Time: year 2003, 21st century
Place: england, europe, cornwall, france, london
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I Don't Know Much, But I'll Say Everything (1973)
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 78 min.
Story: Pierre Gastié-Leroy is the son of a wealthy director of a factory of weapon manufacturing. Despite his parents, two generous uncles and a bishop godfather who try to inculcate him the rigid values of his social level, Pierre is a dreamer, ...
Style: slapstick, realistic, semi serious, witty, humorous ...
Plot: disorder, goofy hero, nothing goes right, juvenile delinquency, chaos and mayhem, job, family honor, anesthetic, breaking the fourth wall, father son relationship, archbishop, army general ...
Time: 70s, 20th century
Place: france
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Ironclad (2011)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: UK, Switzerland, USA, Germany
Duration: 121 min.
Story: In the year 1215, the rebel barons of England have forced their despised King John to put his royal seal on the Magna Carta, a seminal document that upheld the rights of free men. Yet within months of pledging himself to the great charter, the King ...
Style: exciting, realistic, serious, captivating, stylized ...
Audience: boys' night, adult
Plot: knight, medieval, siege, crusader, castle, sword fight, warrior, battles, evil king, king, rebel, rebellion ...
Time: middle ages, 13th century, medieval times, year 2011, ancient times
Place: england, britain, europe
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1982)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Quasimodo, the hunchback bellringer of Notre Dame's cathedral meets a beautiful gypsy dancer, Esmeralda, and falls in love with her. So does Quasimodo's guardian, the archdeacon of the cathedral, and a poor street poet. But ...
Style: psychotronic, fairy tale, gothic, serious, realistic ...
Plot: medieval, hunchback, peplum, catacomb, renaissance, age difference, ancient, tragic love, false accusation, soldier, unrequited love, perversion ...
Time: 15th century, middle ages
Place: paris france, europe, france
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The Bridge of San Luis Rey (2004)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK, Spain, France
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, escapades, clergy, danger, haunted by the past, murder, religions or cults, twins ...
Time: year 2004, 18th century
Place: peru, latin america, spain, andes mountains
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Bordertown (2007)
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Mexico, USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story: The opening titles explain that American corporations are using the North American Free Trade Agreement by opening large maquiladoras right across the United States–Mexico border. The maquiladoras hire mostly Mexican women to work long hours for ...
Style: rough, suspenseful, realistic, disturbing, serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: journalist, protagonist as suspect, murder, sexual abuse, rape, corruption, investigation, serial killer, uncover truth, society, police corruption, journalism ...
Time: 90s, year 2006
Place: mexico, latin america, chicago, usa
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John Wycliffe: The Morning Star (1984)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story: This affecting biography chronicles the life and times of prominent European philosopher John Wycliffe, who was the first to translate the Bible into English. The 14th century, Oxford University scholar often found himself caught between opposing ...
Style: uplifting, realistic, serious
Plot: reformation, medieval, biopic, ancient, faith, christian, conservative, time machine, catholic, translator, clergy, injustice ...
Time: medieval times, ancient times, 14th century, middle ages
Place: england, europe
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The Cardinal (1963)
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 175 min.
Story: A young Catholic priest from Boston confronts bigotry, Naziism, and his own personal conflicts as he rises to the office of cardinal.
Style: religious drama, epic, realistic, serious, sincere ...
Plot: priest, church, catholic, racism, catholic priest, clergy, nazi, pope, bigotry, abortion, major league, intrigue ...
Time: year 1963
Place: italy, vienna, boston, rome italy, georgia
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Vision – From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen (2009)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Germany, France
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Hildegard von Bingen was truly a woman ahead of her time. A visionary in every sense of the word, this famed 12th-century Benedictine nun was a Christian mystic, composer, philosopher, playwright, poet, naturalist, scientist, physician, herbalist ...
Style: atmospheric, sincere, contemplative, captivating, serious ...
Plot: nun, gender, convent, medieval, saint, healing power, composer, visionary, monk, seer, prodigy, catholic church ...
Time: medieval times, middle ages, ancient times, 12th century
Place: germany, europe, rome italy
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The King's Speech (2010)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story: The King's Speech tells the story of the man who became King George VI, the father of Queen Elizabeth II. After his brother abdicates, George ('Bertie') reluctantly assumes the throne. Plagued by a dreaded stutter and considered unfit ...
Style: inspirational, period piece, sincere, uplifting, dramatic ...
Audience: chick flick, teens, adult
Plot: british royal family, british history, world war two, stuttering, royal family, disability, queen, politics, unlikely friendships, british monarchy, king of england, historical character ...
Time: 1930s, year 2010, 2010s, pre world war two, 50s ...
Place: england, britain, london, united kingdom, scotland ...
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