Religion movies and TV shows – page 5
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| Dark Nuns (2025) | 5.2 | |
| Buen Camino (2025) | 6.4 | |
| Sinners (2025) | 7.5 | |
| Shambhala (2025) | 7.3 | |
| Sarvam Maya (2025) | 7.8 |
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: Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
In the midst of a marital crisis, a High Court judge must decide if she should order a life-saving blood transfusion for a teen with cancer despite his family's refusal to accept medical treatment for religious reasons.
Style:
thought provoking, suspenseful, rough, captivating, serious ...
Plot:
judge, jehovah's witness, hospital, moral dilemma, illness, courtroom, religion, leukemia, marriage crisis, female judge, cancer, female protagonist ...
Time:
year 2017
Place:
london, canada
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: Germany, UK, Italy, Spain
Duration: 149 min.
Story:
A 9th century woman of English extraction born in the German city of Ingelheim disguises herself as a man and rises through the Vatican ranks.
Style:
costume drama, serious, captivating, epic, historical drama ...
Plot:
vatican, clergy, pope, religion, medieval, monk, impossible love, healing power, gender bending, ambition, strong female character, hidden identity ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times, ancient times, 9th century, year 2010
Place:
germany, europe, italy, rome italy
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 189 min.
Story:
An expansive Russian drama, this film focuses on the life of revered religious icon painter Andrei Rublev. Drifting from place to place in a tumultuous era, the peace-seeking monk eventually gains a reputation for his art. But after Rublev witnesses ...
Style:
breathtaking, atmospheric, philosophical, black and white, art house ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
painter, artist, art, religion, monk, biopic, medieval, human spirit, christianity, painting, hunger, saint ...
Time:
15th century, middle ages, medieval times, ancient times, year 1966 ...
Place:
russia, soviet union, ussr, moscow russia
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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: 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
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
The impressionistic story of a Texas family in the 1950s. The film follows the life journey of the eldest son, Jack, through the innocence of childhood to his disillusioned adult years as he tries to reconcile a complicated relationship with his ...
Style:
philosophical, artsy, surreal, atmospheric, visually stunning ...
Audience:
teens, family outing
Plot:
childhood, philosophy, spirituality, existentialism, coming of age, death, father son relationship, hopes, parenthood, religion, grief, family relations ...
Time:
1950s, year 2011, prehistory, 20th century, 50s ...
Place:
texas, southern usa, america, usa, china
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Jonas Nightengale is a fraudulent Christian faith healer who makes a living travelling around America holding revival meetings and conducting 'miracles' with the help of his friend and manager, Jane, and their entourage. One of their ...
Style:
melancholic, light, semi serious, realistic, feel good ...
Plot:
religion, redemption, character study, loneliness, dishonesty, cons and scams, small town life, con men, shipwreck, con artists, faith, miraculous event ...
Time:
90s, year 1992
Place:
kansas, usa, texas
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Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: Norway
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
A Christian farmer searching for a higher purpose to life, falls into sin and wakes up as the Prince of Darkness in the city of Stavanger, Norway.
Style:
suspense, humorous, captivating, bleak, semi serious ...
Plot:
vampire, religion, undead, farmer, chosen one, christian, supernatural power, satire, male pubic hair, virgin, extreme, supernatural ...
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: Spain, France
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Spain, 1950s. Montse's agoraphobia keeps her locked in a sinister apartment in Madrid and her only link to reality is the little sister she lost her youth raising. But one day, a reckless young neighbor, Carlos, falls down the stairwell and ...
Style:
psychological, sexy, serious, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Plot:
agoraphobia, murder, female psychopath, isolation, religion, father daughter relationship, sister sister relationship, danger, hostage, female villain, broken leg, social isolation ...
Time:
20th century, 1950s, 50s
Place:
madrid, europe, iberian peninsula, spain
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A cocky young man travels to Oregon to work on an apple farm. Out of his element, he finds his lifestyle and notions being picked apart by everyone who crosses his path.
Style:
semi serious, humorous, feel good, sentimental, indie film ...
Plot:
lgbt, atheist, christian, friendship, religion, telephone call, war veteran, self discovery, fish out of water, workplace, misfit, workplace situations ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
oregon, usa
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Alice, a young hearing-impaired girl who, after a supposed visitation from the Virgin Mary, is inexplicably able to hear, speak and heal the sick. As word spreads and people from near and far flock to witness her miracles, a disgraced journalist ...
Style:
suspense, scary, mysterious, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
church, virgin mary, witch, macabre, religion, supernatural, healing, mysticism, terror, investigation, press conference, miraculous event ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
boston
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Genre: Drama, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Rumors of demonic possession at a religious convent prompts a church investigation into the strange goings-on among its nuns. A disaffected priest and his neophyte are confronted with temptation, bloodshed and a crisis of faith.
Style:
suspense, scary, tense, bleak, psychotronic
Plot:
nun, religion, mission, supernatural, priest, church, rumor, faith, investigation, supernatural power, demon, fear ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, oklahoma city
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Denmark, Germany, Sweden, Norway
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
An old note is found in a bottle in Jutland which has travelled across the ocean for a long time. The note is hard to decipher, but when the Danish investigators from Section Q receive it, the odd personalities within the section find a new angle on ...
Style:
suspense, disturbing, suspenseful, exciting, enigmatic ...
Plot:
cold case, religion, child abduction, missing child, police protagonist, serial killer, cop, hardcore, message in a bottle, letter, farm, secretary ...
Time:
year 2016
Place:
denmark
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Genre: Drama
Country: Austria, Germany, France
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Second film in Ulrich Seidl's Paradise trilogy. A devout Catholic woman practises her religion at home and in the local community, but is unprepared for the reappearance of her estranged husband, who is a Muslim.
Style:
sincere, serious, realistic, contemplative, erotic ...
Plot:
self flagellation, religion, group sex, religious differences, missionary, religious intolerance, female masturbation, catholic, interfaith relationship, religious hypocrisy, faith, belief ...
Time:
90s, 21st century
Place:
austria, vienna
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Genre: Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Michelle and Marco Tol, a former pastor, meet at a party. They discuss what happened five years ago, when a scandal involving the pair erupted and disgraced Tol.
Style:
emotional, psychological, thrilling, captivating, melancholic ...
Plot:
religion, pastor, scandal, sexual harassment, male female relationship, relationships, love affair, faith, religious faith, sex scandal, accusation, life is a bitch ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
hong kong
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Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
The first of four installments in the groundbreaking Heartbeat of the World anthology film series. Comprised of several short films by some of the world's most exciting directors, Words with Gods follows the theme of religion - specifically as ...
Style:
anthology, serious, realistic, contemplative, suspense ...
Plot:
buddhism, atheism, hinduism, religion, faith, religions or cults, society, christianity, islam, clergy, spirituality, belief ...
Time:
year 2014, 21st century
Place:
serbia
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63K
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland, Denmark, France, UK
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Anna, a young novitiate in 1960s Poland, is on the verge of taking her vows when she discovers a family secret dating back to the years of the German occupation.
Style:
art house, emotional, visually stunning, cerebral, melancholic ...
Plot:
nun, family secret, faith, world war two, anti semitism, judaism, holocaust, religion, suicide, character study, confronting the past, orphan ...
Time:
60s, post world war two, 2010s, year 2016, 90s ...
Place:
poland, eastern europe, israel, europe, denmark
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Russia
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Father Alexander is trying to maintain peaceful life for his church amidst the Nazi occupation during WWII.
Style:
christian film, spiritual, rough, compassionate, sincere ...
Plot:
belief in god, religion, world war two, priest, children, church, brutality, human spirit, countryside, husband wife relationship, war, nazi occupation ...
Time:
1940s
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52K
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Story:
A Philadelphia couple are in mourning after an unspeakable tragedy creates a rift in their marriage and opens the door for a mysterious force to enter their home.
Style:
psychological thriller, psychological, enigmatic, suspense, spooky ...
Plot:
psychological trauma, bereavement, strange person, mysticism, religion, child, religious fanatic, nanny, uncover truth, chef, supernatural, grief ...
Time:
2020s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
philadelphia, usa
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Professor Phillip Goodman devotes his life to exposing phony psychics and fraudulent supernatural shenanigans. His skepticism soon gets put to the test when he receives news of three chilling and inexplicable cases -- disturbing visions in an ...
Style:
anthology, spooky, psychological thriller, scary, dark ...
Plot:
ghost, twists and turns, supernatural horror, mental disorder, dishonesty, religion, professor, supernatural, car accident, ghost girl, storytelling, character study ...
Time:
year 2017
Place:
england
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: France
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
French drama based on the 1996 kidnapping and killing of seven monks in Algeria. A group of Trappist monks reside in the monastery of Tibhirine in Algeria, where they live in harmony with the largely muslim population. When a bloody conflict between ...
Style:
unusual plot structure, sincere, thought provoking, meditative, atmospheric ...
Plot:
monk, monastery, faith, islam, terrorist, religion, clergy, muslim, war violence, christian, peace, catholic ...
Time:
year 2010, 2010s, 90s, 20th century, year 1996
Place:
algeria, middle east, morocco, maghreb, palestine ...
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Two escaped cons only prayer to escape is to pass themselves off as priests and pass by the police blockade at the border into the safety of Canada.
Style:
sexy, humorous, feel good, clever, captivating ...
Plot:
prison, mistaken identity, escape, religion, small town, monk, clergy, priest, monastery, on the run, fish out of water, buddies ...
Time:
20th century, year 1989, 80s, year 1935, 1930s
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Father Greg Pilkington is torn between his call as a conservative Catholic priest and his secret life as a homosexual with a gay lover, frowned upon by the Church. Upon hearing the confession of a young girl of her incestuous father, Greg enters an ...
Style:
independent film, lgbt cinema, touching, powerful, spiritual ...
Plot:
gay, homosexuality, homosexual, gay interest, catholic priest, lgbtq, sex with a priest, sexual abuse, glbt, church, forbidden love, closeted homosexual ...
Time:
year 1994, 90s
Place:
liverpool, england, united kingdom, europe, iraq
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 158 min.
Story:
Ruthless silver miner, turned oil prospector, Daniel Plainview moves to oil-rich California. Using his adopted son to project a trustworthy, family-man image, Plainview cons local landowners into selling him their valuable properties for a pittance. ...
Style:
serious, cerebral, epic, visually stunning, gloomy ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
oil, character study, greed, money, capitalism, rise to the top, ambition, rivalry, father son relationship, abusive father, impostor, mission ...
Time:
1900s, 20th century, turn of the century, middle ages, 19th century ...
Place:
california, texas, pacific ocean, los angeles, america ...
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Denmark, Germany
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A neo-nazi sentenced to community service at a church clashes with the blindly devotional priest.
Style:
dark comedy, black comedy, cynical, surreal, humorous ...
Plot:
priest, church, dark humor, religion, funeral, faith, belief, cynic, skinhead, neo nazism, neo nazi, prejudice ...
Time:
year 2005, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
europe, denmark, saudi arabia, indonesia
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Aaron Davis (Steve Sandvoss) and Christian Markelli (Wes Ramsey) are the two most opposite people in the world. Aaron is a young Elder (or a Mormon missionary) who wants to do his family proud and is quite passionate about his religion and film. ...
Style:
romantic, sexy, sentimental, touching, erotic ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
gay, homosexuality, sex, first gay sexual experience, depression, gay love, couples, relationships, one night stand, homosexual, culture clash, gay teenager ...
Time:
year 2003, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, utah, idaho, usa, salt lake city utah ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A woman in a Catholic brotherhood in the south of Spain tries to be president in a world traditionally reserved to men.
Style:
humorous, psychological, captivating, independent film, social ...
Plot:
religion, female protagonist, women's rights, society, female empowerment, patriarchy, catholicism, tradition, political satire, social relations, social satire, civil rights movement ...
Place:
spain, andalusia
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 202 min.
Story:
The poor Italian peasant boy Francesco already has visions of Jesus and Mary as a child, but the Devil visits him too. He, Francesco, is quite certain that he will become a priest. After entering the Capuchin Order it becomes clear that Padre Pio ...
Style:
thought provoking, captivating, disturbing, suspense, spiritual ...
Plot:
catholic, catholic priest, saint, religion, catholic saint, christian, religious persecution, priest, religious faith, religions or cults, reconciliation, faith ...
Place:
italy
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17K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
The family-friendly movie explores the transformational role prayer plays in the lives of the Jordan family. Tony and Elizabeth Jordan, a middle-class couple who seemingly have it all – great jobs, a beautiful daughter, their dream home. But ...
Style:
christian film, inspirational, biblical, sentimental, independent film ...
Audience:
family friendly, girls' night
Plot:
christian, propaganda, life, religion, beautiful scenery, christianity, jesus, life philosophy, submissive woman, marriage, dialogue, family relations ...
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