Heretic movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant heretic movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out serious, realistic, visually appealing, controversial, independent film and suspense films and TV shows about / with heretic, religion, catholic church, society, catholic, religions or cults, christianity, church, murder and female nudity plots mostly in Drama, History and Comedy genres shot in USA, UK, Germany and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as heretic: The Pit and the Pendulum (1991), The Crime of Padre Amaro (2002), Joan of Arc (1999), Giordano Bruno (1973), Fanny Lye Deliver'd (2019), Lunacy (2005), Black Death (2010), Au Revoir les Enfants (1987), Welcome to Hell (2018), Foundation (2021).
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Genre: Horror, Romance
Country: USA, Italy
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Set during the height of Spanish Inquisition. The beautiful and kind-hearted Maria is arrested as a witch when she inadvertently cries out in horror at the public whipping of a child. As Maria’s husband Antonio tries to save her, Torquemada, the ...
Style:
gothic, sexy, creepy, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
spanish inquisition, inquisition, heretic, dungeon, edgar allan poe, religions or cults, danger, good versus evil, supernatural, clergy, woman in danger, telepathy ...
Time:
15th century, year 1991, medieval times, 90s, middle ages
Place:
spain, europe
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Mexico, Argentina, Spain
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
The young Father Amaro is put to the test. He is sent to Mexico to help take care of aging Father Benito when he meets a 16-year-old girl that he begins and affair with. It turns out the girls mother had been having an affair with Father Benito. ...
Style:
controversial, harsh, sexual, stylized, touching ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
abortion, celibacy, forbidden love, religion, clergy, lust, priest in love, catholicism, temptation, sin, hypocrisy, pregnancy ...
Time:
year 2002
Place:
mexico, latin america, south america, tokyo, spain
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Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story:
Ten years before her death, Joan hears voices. Six years later, from the village of Domremy, she begins her mission to unite France under King Charles. First she leads a defense of Vaucouleurs against the Burgundians, then obtains safe passage to ...
Style:
epic, informative, retro, costume drama, serious ...
Audience:
kids, teens
Plot:
joan of arc, medieval, king of france, siege, inquisition, sword, betrayal, faith, catholic, heretic, bow and arrow, female protagonist ...
Time:
middle ages, 15th century, medieval times, ancient times, future
Place:
france, england, paris france, europe, new orleans
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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: 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: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Horror
Country: Czech Republic, Slovakia
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Loosely based on two short stories by Edgar Allan Poe and inspired by the works of the Marquis de Sade. In 19th century France a young man is plagued by nightmares in which he is dragged off to a madhouse. On the journey back from his mother’s ...
Style:
surreal, gothic, suspenseful, rough, psychological ...
Plot:
mental institution, surrealism, mental disorder, social satire, blasphemy, faked death, haunted by the past, curses spells and rituals, society, danger, doctors and patients, social misfits ...
Place:
czech republic, europe, czechoslovakia
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, 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, dark, atmospheric, bleak, period piece ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
medieval, plague, witch, knight, sword and sorcery, danger, monk, heroic mission, dealing with death, sword and shield, bubonic plague, pagan ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times, 14th century, year 2010
Place:
england, europe, london
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: France, West Germany, Italy
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A French boarding school run by priests seems to be a haven from World War II until a new student arrives. He becomes the roommate of top student in his class. Rivals at first, the roommates form a bond and share a secret.
Style:
sad, heartbreaking, art house, depressing, reflective ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
nazi, friendship, world war two, nazism, childhood, french resistance, coming of age, holocaust, gestapo, lgbt teen, nazi occupation, anti semitism ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1987, year 1944
Place:
france, paris france, israel, europe, jerusalem ...
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Genre: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A terrifying coven of tales designed to take viewers into the nether reaches of insanity, shock and horror.
Style:
anthology, classic horror, satanic, stylized, serious ...
Plot:
murder, ritual, coven, curses spells and rituals, occult, religious fanatic, black magic, rape, supernatural power, good versus evil, magician, supernatural ...
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Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Ireland, USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Follow a band of exiles on their monumental journey to save humanity and rebuild civilization amid the fall of the Galactic Empire.
Style:
futuristic, tense, captivating, realistic, novela ...
Plot:
prophecy, human clone, star wars, space travel, female nudity, empire, genetic engineering, supernatural ability, strong female lead, a vision, civilization, spacecraft ...
Time:
distant future, future
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
King Arthur, accompanied by his squire, recruits his Knights of the Round Table, including Sir Bedevere the Wise, Sir Lancelot the Brave, Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-As-Sir-Lancelot and Sir Galahad the Pure. On the way, Arthur battles the Black ...
Style:
humorous, absurd, parody, spoof, surreal ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens
Plot:
monty python, medieval, knight, holy grail, satire, king arthur, arthurian legend, sword fight, surrealism, monk, absurd humor, camelot ...
Time:
medieval times, middle ages, 10th century, year 1975, 20th century ...
Place:
arizona, britain, europe, england, xian ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Brian Cohen is an average young Jewish man, but through a series of ridiculous events, he gains a reputation as the Messiah. When he's not dodging his followers or being scolded by his shrill mother, the hapless Brian has to contend with the ...
Style:
hilarious, funny, humorous, cult classic, parody ...
Audience:
kids, teens
Plot:
religion, monty python, satire, mistaken identity, absurdism, ancient rome, dark humor, medieval, ancient, roman empire, god, sarcasm ...
Time:
1st century, ancient times, biblical epic, 20th century, year 1979 ...
Place:
jerusalem, palestine, ancient greece, greece, middle east ...
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Genre: Comedy, Musical
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Life's questions are 'answered' in a series of outrageous vignettes, beginning with a staid London insurance company which transforms before our eyes into a pirate ship. Then there's the National Health doctors who try to claim a ...
Style:
parody, funny, philosophical, surreal, cult classic ...
Plot:
satire, monty python, philosophy, dark humor, surrealism, atheism, existentialism, atheist, humour, social commentary, death, life ...
Time:
year 1983, medieval times, 20th century, 19th century, 80s ...
Place:
london, england, europe, africa, northern england ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
The true story of boys being sexually abused at their orphanage ran by a religious community in Newfoundland.
Style:
realistic, disturbing, bleak, sad, art house ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
child abuse, pedophilia, child molestation, man boy relationship, catholic priest, childhood, pedophile, lgbt teen, pedophile priest, homosexual rape, catholic orphanage, child molester ...
Time:
70s, year 1975
Place:
canada, newfoundland, london
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239K
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
The latest battle in the eternal war between Good and Evil has come to New Jersey in the late, late 20th Century. Angels, demons, apostles and prophets (of a sort) walk among the cynics and innocents of America and duke it out for the fate of ...
Style:
humorous, satirical, witty, funny, controversial ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
satire, angel, god, dark humor, religion, god or devil, atheism, good versus evil, religions or cults, heaven and hell, save the world, jay and silent bob ...
Time:
90s, year 1999, 20th century
Place:
pittsburgh, illinois, new jersey, usa, wisconsin
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK, Ireland
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Four women are given into the custody of the Magdalene sisterhood asylum to correct their sinful behavior: Crispina and Rose have given birth to a premarital child, Margaret got raped by her cousin and the orphan Bernadette had been repeatedly ...
Style:
bleak, harsh, brutal, controversial, depressing ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
nun, convent, catholic church, life is a bitch, corporal punishment, evil nun, human spirit, punishment, religion, catholic orphanage, sexual harassment, violence against women ...
Time:
60s, 20th century, year 1964, year 2002
Place:
ireland, dublin ireland, europe, latin america
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Genre: Drama
Country: Chile, Argentina
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Based on true events, involving powerful Catholic priest Fernando Karadima, who committed crimes of child abuse and pedophile between 1980's-2000's. The struggle of his victims, to be able to reveal the truth and look for justice.
Style:
realistic, serious, art house, suspenseful, suspense
Plot:
religion, sexual abuse, pedophile, gay, investigation, cover up, uncover truth, catholic, pedophile priest, heretic, child abuse, catholicism ...
Place:
chile
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Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A virus has decimated humankind. Those who survived emerged blind. Centuries later when twins are born with the mythic ability to see, their father must protect his tribe against a threatened queen.
Style:
apocalyptic, exciting, suspense, captivating, atmospheric ...
Plot:
post apocalypse, blindness, survival, clan, distopia, blind character, medieval, warrior, tribe, blind man, lesbian, loss of eyesight ...
Time:
near future, future
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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: Drama
Country: Hungary
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The Annunciation (in Hungarian: Angyali üdvözlet) is a Hungarian film directed by András Jeles in 1984, based on The Tragedy of Man (1861) by Imre Madách. When Adam (Péter Bocsor) and Eve (Júlia Mérő), having succumbed to Lucifer's ...
Style:
surreal, atmospheric, captivating, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
bible, children, devil, symbolism, philosophy, angel, coming of age, religions or cults, obsessive quest, heroes, ancient history, time ...
Time:
18th century
Place:
ancient greece, athens greece, france, paris france, prague ...
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Portugal
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
O Crime do Padre Amaro ("The Crime of Father Amaro") is a novel by the 19th-century Portuguese writer José Maria de Eça de Queiroz. It was first published in 1875 to great controversy.
Style:
captivating, disturbing
Plot:
sex with a priest, forbidden love, virginity, making love, seduction, priest, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, priest in love, monk, attempted seduction, male female relationship, religious conversion ...
Place:
portugal, mexico
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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: Action, Drama, History
Country: Ireland, Belgium
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
In 13th century Ireland a group of monks must escort a sacred relic across an Irish landscape fraught with peril.
Style:
captivating, psychological, suspense, suspenseful, mysterious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
religion, medieval, pilgrimage, monk, relic, viking, penance, warrior, fight, heroic mission, journey, knight ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times, 13th century, future
Place:
ireland, france, europe
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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, suspenseful, epic, realistic ...
Plot:
inquisition, executioner, tudors, monastery, rivalry, friendship, renaissance, escapades, hopes, military, society, clergy ...
Time:
middle ages, 16th century, medieval times
Place:
austria, europe, central europe
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: East Germany, Soviet Union, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
As a painter in the court of King Carlos IV, Goya has attained wealth and reputation. He believes in King and Church, yet he is also a Spaniard who dearly loves his people. This contradiction presents him with a dilemma.
Style:
heartbreaking, independent film, 70mm film
Plot:
inquisition, painter, art, art history, french revolution, painting, religious, artist, female nudity, nude painting, forced confession, napoleonic wars ...
Time:
18th century, 1800s, 19th century
Place:
east germany, ukraine, germany, soviet union, spain ...
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Set in the splendor and terror of the Spanish Inquisition, Flame in the Wind tells the story of Carlos, an earnest young nobleman who is faced with a choice: the church system offers safety, protection, and respectability; the Scriptures offer ...
Style:
independent film, christian film
Plot:
spanish inquisition, christian, faith, catholic, jail cell, court martial, catholic church, heresy, heretic, bible, religion, monastery ...
Time:
16th century
Place:
spain
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Genre: Action, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Damnatus: The Enemy Within (or to give it its original German name, Damnatus: Der Feind Im Innern) is a fan film set in the universe of Warhammer 40K. It follows a small team of mercenaries recruited by the Imperial inquisition as they attempt to ...
Style:
grim, dark, tense, bleak, independent film ...
Plot:
inquisition, military, ritual, corruption, betrayal, occult, violent, dystopian future, claustrophobia, combat, space opera, distopia ...
Time:
future
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Iran
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
A tragedy in which a young woman from an Arab tribe, prevented from marrying her non-Arab Persian lover is forced against her wishes to marry her cousin.
Plot:
family relations, love, college, killing, islam, arab, river, tribe, dead wife, heretic, medical student, suicide ...
Place:
middle east, iran, persia
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
The story of the ascension to the throne and the early reign of Queen Elizabeth the First, the endless attempts by her council to marry her off, the Catholic hatred of her and her romance with Lord Robert Dudley.
Style:
factual, costume drama, period piece, historical drama, visually stunning ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
queen, british history, queen elizabeth i, tudors, royalty, historical character, politics, head of state, british royal family, royal court, monarchy, throne ...
Time:
16th century, middle ages, ancient times, medieval times, victorian era ...
Place:
england, london, britain, scotland, europe ...
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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:
realistic, serious, uplifting
Plot:
reformation, medieval, biopic, ancient, christian, faith, conservative, time machine, catholic, clergy, translator, heroes ...
Time:
medieval times, ancient times, 14th century, middle ages
Place:
england, europe
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