Heresy movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant heresy movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out serious, psychological, bleak, historical drama, captivating and period drama films and TV shows about / with heresy, female nudity, religion, murder, violence, torture, catholic, nude, catholic church and medieval plots mostly in Drama, History and Horror genres shot in USA, UK, France and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as heresy: The Bridge of San Luis Rey (2004), The Little Hours (2017), Anonymous (2011), Inquisition (1977), Goya's Ghosts (2006), The Heretics (2017), The Order (2003), Fanny Lye Deliver'd (2019), The Name of the Rose (1986), Day of Wrath (2006).
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List of heresy movies
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Czech Republic, France, USA
Duration: 148 min.
Story:
In 1429 a teenage girl from a remote French village stood before her King with a message she claimed came from God; that she would defeat the world's greatest army and liberate her country from its political and religious turmoil. Following her ...
Style:
epic, captivating, realistic, period piece, factual ...
Plot:
medieval, joan of arc, religion, battles, betrayal, god, burned at the stake, courage, female warrior, heresy, heroic mission, war ...
Time:
15th century, middle ages, medieval times, ancient times, 90s ...
Place:
france, england, persia, europe, paris france ...
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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: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA, Canada, Italy
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A young servant fleeing from his master takes refuge at a convent full of emotionally unstable nuns in the middle ages.
Style:
parody, sexy, satirical, dark comedy, funny ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
convent, nun, horniness, religion, sex scene, sodomy, medieval, temptation, monk, outdoor sex, master servant relationship, heresy ...
Time:
14th century, middle ages, medieval times, year 2017
Place:
italy, sicily, florence
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, Germany, USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Set against the backdrop of the succession of Queen Elizabeth I, and the Essex Rebellion against her, the story advances the theory that it was in fact Edward De Vere, Earl of Oxford who penned Shakespeare's plays.
Style:
visually stunning, serious, costume drama, inspirational, intense ...
Plot:
shakespeare, conspiracy theory, politics, writers, queen elizabeth i, tudors, incestuous sex, poet, political intrigue, incest, intrigue, royalty ...
Time:
16th century, middle ages, 17th century, ancient times, year 2011 ...
Place:
england, britain, europe, new york, wales ...
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Genre: Drama, History, Horror
Country: Spain
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Period piece set during the Inquisition about a witch-finder general who falls in love with the village beauty, who has made a pact with the devil to seduce and condemn the man who is killing off Satan's servants.
Style:
gothic, sexy, scary, serious, stylized ...
Plot:
spanish inquisition, devil worship, medieval, witch, curses spells and rituals, folk horror, witchcraft, inquisition, heresy, satanic ritual, satanism, death ...
Time:
16th century, medieval times, middle ages
Place:
france
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Spain, USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Painter Francisco Goya faces a scandal involving his muse, who is labeled a heretic by a monk.
Style:
period piece, costume drama, historical drama, factual, realistic ...
Plot:
rape, artist, spanish inquisition, spanish history, art, prison, prostitute, painter, biopic, life is a bitch, lifestyle, painting ...
Time:
18th century, ancient times, regency period, 19th century, 1800s ...
Place:
spain, persia, madrid, europe
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Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A young girl is abducted by a man, who claims that a cult is hunting her. His goal is to protect her until sunrise but while restrained, the young girl falls deathly ill. While her friends and family search for her, the source of her illness becomes ...
Style:
sexy, suspense, bleak, tense, queer horror ...
Plot:
satanic cult, satanic ritual, folk horror, demon, cabin in the woods, abduction, murder, body horror, mother daughter relationship, obsession, nightmare, monster ...
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19K
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
For centuries, a secret Order of priests has existed within the Church. A renegade priest, Father Alex Bernier, is sent to Rome to investigate the mysterious death of one of the Order's most revered members. Following a series of strangely ...
Style:
suspense, gothic, atmospheric, twist ending, suspenseful ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
religions or cults, vatican, murder, supernatural, religion, uncover truth, secret organization, supernatural ability, curses spells and rituals, sin, church, conspiracy theory ...
Time:
year 2003, 20th century, 21st century
Place:
rome italy, jerusalem, europe, paris france, italy ...
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Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: UK, Germany
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
On an isolated English farm in 1657, Fanny lives a quiet life with her oppressive husband John and their young son. One day their life is rocked with the arrival of young couple Thomas and Rebecca who claim to have been robbed and need a place to ...
Style:
masterpiece
Plot:
hedonism, corporal punishment, folk horror, constable, heresy, female nudity, female protagonist, bare breasts, war veteran, ambush, farm, implied rape ...
Time:
17th century
Place:
britain, england
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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: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Hungary
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
At the height of the Spanish Inquisition, high-ranking noblemen begin dropping like flies, with alarming frequency and unexplained violence. But can local 16th-century sheriff Ruy de Mendoza (Christopher Lambert) discern who's responsible when ...
Style:
serious, atmospheric, suspenseful, suspense, cult classic ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, love triangle, anti semitism, investigation, dishonesty, rivalry, life is a bitch, one man army, catholic, family secret, knight ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times, 16th century
Place:
spain, europe
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Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
The long arm of the Inquisition, or the "Holy Office," reached at least as far as 16th-century Mexico (known as New Spain at the time). Many Spanish Catholics of Moorish or Jewish origin found it expedient to flee to the New World to ...
Style:
period piece, religious drama, historical drama, serious, bleak ...
Plot:
judaism, religious persecution, inquisition, torture, anti semitism, catholic church, oppression, family tragedy, heresy, betrayal, superstition, religious hypocrisy ...
Time:
16th century
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Genre: Drama
Country: Portugal, Brazil
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
The story of Brazilian Antônio José da Silva, a jewish poet, playwright and lawyer living in the 18th Century Lisbon, who managed to avoid Inquisition by converting himself to Catholicism, after being tortured. But his fierce criticism of ...
Style:
historical drama, poignant, tense, melancholic, emotional ...
Plot:
catholic church, torture, religious persecution, martyrdom, anti semitism, political repression, biopic, heresy, power struggle, royal court, class conflict, palace intrigue ...
Time:
18th century
Place:
portugal, lisbon portugal, brazil, israel
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, History
Country: Germany, Czech Republic
Duration: 178 min.
TV show
Story:
Helpless, the young convent student Richard has to watch as his mother Sarazenin Zobeida is condemned by the inquisitor Heinrich Institoris as a witch and burned at the stake. From then on, Richard swears revenge on Institoris for what he did to his ...
Style:
period piece, historical drama, captivating, disturbing, dark drama
Plot:
inquisition, revenge, renaissance, burned at the stake, catholic church, manipulation, religious hypocrisy, power struggle, corruption, religious fanaticism, life is a bitch, social problems ...
Time:
16th century, 15th century
Place:
rome italy, florence
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Flying from his enemies in the Catholic Church, the free thinking philosopher, poet and scientist Giordano Bruno (1548-1600) has found some protection in Venice. But the Roman Inquisition, fearing his influence in Europe, wants to bring him on trial ...
Style:
spiritual, dramatic, esoteric, philosophical, contemplative ...
Plot:
renaissance, philosopher, philosophy, female nudity, scientist, burned alive, forbidden love, catholic, writers, inquisition, bare breasts, prison ...
Time:
16th century, 17th century
Place:
italy, venice, europe, rome italy
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Genre: History
Country: Germany
Duration: 197 min.
TV show
Story:
"King of the Last Days" is a German television miniseries in 1993 about the 16th century Anabaptist rebellion in Münster .
Style:
historical drama, period piece, grim, tense, bleak
Plot:
public execution, medieval, reformation, religious conflict, religious fanaticism, catholic church, martyrdom, moral ambiguity, mass hysteria, prophecy, bloodbath, torture ...
Time:
16th century, middle ages, medieval times
Place:
germany
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: Portugal, France
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Portugal, 1917. The country is experiencing a great political and social agitation and it is said that in Fatima the virgin appeared to three little shepherds.
Salomé, a young lady from the province, is one of the many girls who cheers Lisbon ...
Style:
thrilling, psychological, captivating, atmospheric, bleak ...
Plot:
religion, female protagonist, miraculous event, religious faith, belief in god, faith, christian faith, religious, moral ambiguity, female exploitation, prostitution, character study ...
Time:
year 1917
Place:
portugal
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Mateho, an officer of the Inquisition and rational man of science, visits a remote monastery to investigate a bizarre murder of a monk. And you guessed it: something evil is afoot. But is the terror man-made or the result of witchcraft?
Style:
atmospheric, bleak, suspenseful, enigmatic, religious horror ...
Plot:
medieval, monastery, witch, supernatural power, macabre, religion, haunting, supernatural, witchcraft, inquisition, superstition, occult ...
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Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A wave of gruesome murders is sweeping Tokyo. The only connection is a bloody X carved into the neck of each of the victims. In each case, the murderer is found near the victim and remembers nothing of the crime. Detective Takabe and psychologist ...
Style:
psychological, enigmatic, cerebral, scary, suspenseful ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, amnesia, investigation, macabre, hallucination, hypnosis, police detective, interrogation, murder mystery, husband wife relationship, police ...
Time:
90s, year 1997
Place:
japan, okinawa japan, tokyo, asia
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, History
Country: Germany, UK, South Africa, Czech Republic
Duration: 108 min.
TV show
Story:
She inherits a house in the South of France from an aunt she has never met; she is haunted by dreams of a woman from the past, whom she does not know; and now she stumbles upon an archaeological find that will bear witness to a genocide committed ...
Style:
stylized, tense, serious, suspenseful, erotic ...
Plot:
medieval, archaeologist, holy grail, crusade, rough sex, female nudity, sex scene, sect, legends and myths, tombs and skeletons, danger, obsessive quest ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times, year 2012, 13th century, 21st century
Place:
europe, france, south of france
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Genre: Action, Horror, Thriller
Country: Indonesia
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
While restoring an old mansion, the project's team uncovers a cursed heirloom, releasing a deadly force that threatens their lives.
Style:
brutal, sadistic, dark
Plot:
killing, violence, blood, heresy, museum, relic, terror, ghost, defamation, sword, haunting, fight ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Caravaggio's tortured life, his murder and the journey of his soul.
Style:
captivating, entertaining, intense, art house, historical drama ...
Plot:
murder, doctor, art, family relations, life, mother son relationship, moral ambiguity, obsession, death, guilt, isolation, redemption ...
Time:
17th century, 16th century
Place:
italy, rome italy, naples italy
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
The journey of young Jeanne through mountains and faith, from the lonely forests to the plains of Rome.
Style:
historical drama, poetic, emotional, bleak, melancholic ...
Plot:
faith, female protagonist, journey, religious, pilgrimage, spiritual awakening, coming of age, mountain, mysticism, legend, sacrifice, identity ...
Place:
rome italy
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA, Japan, Singapore, South Korea
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Dante journeys through the nine circles of Hell -- limbo, lust, gluttony, greed, anger, heresy, violence, fraud and treachery -- in search of his true love, Beatrice. An animated version of the video game of the same name.
Style:
adult animation, anime, suspense, brutal, visually appealing ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
sin, curses spells and rituals, redemption, crusade, crime and punishment, obsessive quest, imaginary kingdom, hell, deal with the devil, justice, afterlife, betrayal ...
Time:
12th century
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Genre: Drama, Horror
Country: Italy
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Lucita has been locked away in a convent by her family in order to keep her away from her lover, Esteban. The pair make plans to elope, but Esteban is accused of heresy before Lucita can escape. Hiding in the convent, Esteban discovers the ...
Style:
sexy, sexploitation film
Plot:
nunsploitation, abbess, evil nun, convent, nun, exploitation, erotica, mother superior, cruelty, framed for murder, insanity, crucifix ...
Place:
italy
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Genre: Documentary, Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Learn how one man reluctantly took on the most powerful institution of his day and won. Martin Luther is credited with expounding a new vision of man's relationship with God and, by extension, a redefinition of man's relationship with ...
Style:
christian film, tense, thought provoking, disturbing, captivating
Plot:
reformation, christianity, faith, church, bible, conflict, priest, theology, protestant, conscience, liberation, catholic church ...
Time:
16th century
Place:
germany
Is relevant?
Genre: Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A Greek Fisherman brings an Atlantean Princess back to her homeland which is the mythical city of Atlantis. He is enslaved for his trouble. The King is being manipulated by an evil sorcerer who is bent on using a natural resource of Atlantis to take ...
Style:
psychotronic, classic horror, independent film, exciting, serious ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
space and aliens, ancient civilization, alien, alien invasion, gladiator, nobleman, skinny dipping, pyramid, ancient world, mythology, exodus, ancient ...
Time:
year 1961
Place:
ancient greece, rome italy, greece
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Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A French nobleman deserts his wife because of an ancient family secret.
Style:
suspenseful, serious, scary, gothic horror, captivating ...
Plot:
folk horror, black magic, occult, pagan cult, curses spells and rituals, pagan, family secret, priest, sleepwalking, superstition, human sacrifice, black mass ...
Time:
year 1966, 20th century, 60s
Place:
france, london, paris france, europe
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Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA, Canada, France, Australia
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
After overhearing a shocking secret, precocious orphan Lyra Belacqua trades her carefree existence roaming the halls of Jordan College for an otherworldly adventure in the far North, unaware that it's part of her destiny.
Style:
fairy tale, epic, visually stunning, epic fantasy, mystical ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, family friendly, teens, girls' night ...
Plot:
fantasy world, steampunk, journey, magical, alternate reality, orphan, witch, parallel universe, parallel world, imaginary, heroes, literary ...
Time:
year 2007, 2000s
Place:
england, london, oxford university
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A dramatized biography of William Tyndale, the 16th Century reformer determined to translate the Bible into English, which illegal act set him at odds with the Catholic Church, Sir Thomas More and King Henry VIII.
Style:
independent film, contemplative, thought provoking, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
tudors, christian, christianity, biopic, liberation theology, reformation, linguist, intrigue, religion, spirituality, faith, ancient ...
Time:
16th century, ancient times
Place:
germany, england, netherlands
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