Catholic priest movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant catholic priest movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out serious, realistic, captivating, disturbing, psychological and thought provoking films and TV shows about / with catholic priest, priest, religion, catholic, church, catholic church, clergy, society, confession and catholicism plots mostly in Drama, Thriller and Mystery genres shot in UK, USA, France and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as catholic priest: Priest (1994), The Boys of St. Vincent (1992), Broken (2017), The Pope's Exorcist (2023), In the Name Of (2013), The Thorn Birds (1983), Perfect Obedience (2014), The Borderlands (2013), Monsignor (1982), The Prayer (2018).

List of catholic priest movies

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 7.1
 11K
Priest (1994)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 105 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, touching, powerful, spiritual, lgbt cinema ...
Plot: gay, homosexuality, catholic priest, sex with a priest, forbidden love, sexual repression, closeted homosexual, homosexual, sexual abuse, religion, glbt, lgbt ...
Time: year 1994, 90s
Place: england, united kingdom, europe, iraq, liverpool
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The Boys of St. Vincent (1992)
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: pedophilia, child abuse, catholic priest, child molestation, man boy relationship, catholic orphanage, pedophile priest, homosexual rape, orphanage, child molester, childhood, underage sex ...
Time: 70s, year 1975
Place: canada, newfoundland
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 8.1
 3K
Broken (2017)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Father Michael, a Catholic priest presiding over a Northern urban parish, who is modern, maverick, and reassuringly flawed, must be confidante, counselor and confessor to a congregation struggling to reconcile its beliefs with the challenges of ...
Style: psychological, captivating, disturbing, powerful
Plot: catholic church, catholic priest, religion, priest, catholic, congregation, everyday life, religious faith, life, society, social problems, life is a bitch ...
Place: northern england
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The Pope's Exorcist (2023)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Spain, UK
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Father Gabriele Amorth, Chief Exorcist of the Vatican, investigates a young boy's terrifying possession and ends up uncovering a centuries-old conspiracy the Vatican has desperately tried to keep hidden.
Style: serious, suspenseful, bleak, disturbing, interesting
Plot: vatican, catholic priest, exorcism, demonic possession, exorcist, supernatural horror, suicide, possession, priest, demon, possessed, bus ...
Time: 80s, 1940s, year 1986, year 1942, year 1987
Place: rome italy, spain
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In the Name Of (2013)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Poland
Duration: 102 min.
Story: The contemporary story of a priest who launches a centre for troubled youth in a small parish. He is a good priest and is well-liked by his congregation, which remains unaware of his complicated past.
Style: serious, realistic, atmospheric, psychological, sincere ...
Plot: lgbt, gay, homosexuality, church, youth, teenage life, clergy, male male relationship, gay interest, catholic, priest, gays and lesbians ...
Time: 21st century
Place: poland
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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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Perfect Obedience (2014)
Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 99 min.
Story: The fictional Father Ángel de la Cruz is based on Legion of Christ founder Marcial Maciel, whose long history of child abuse was not addressed until 2006 and only publicly acknowledged in 2009. But director Luis Urquiza chooses to structure his ...
Style: suspense, disturbing
Plot: pedophile priest, punishment, child abuse, teenager, bullying, pedophile, catholic church, catholic priest, child sexual abuse, gay interest, corporal punishment, obedience ...
Place: mexico
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The Borderlands (2013)
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Vatican investigators are sent to the British West Country to investigate paranormal activity, and they find the events are more disturbing than they first imagined.
Style: scary, demonic, atmospheric, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot: found footage, folk horror, church, catholic priest, religions or cults, supernatural, suicide, uncover truth, paganism, clergy, danger, curses spells and rituals ...
Time: 21st century
Place: england, brazil
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 5.1
 1K
Monsignor (1982)
Genre: Crime, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story: The vows of an ambitious young American priest are tested during World War II. Not only does Father John Flaherty get involved with the black market to raise money for the Vatican, he also falls in love with a young French nun.
Style: realistic, serious
Plot: catholic priest, pope, world war two, religion, christian, christianity, sicilian, black market, scandal, nun, catholic, catholic church ...
Time: 1940s, year 1982, 50s, 1950s, post world war two
Place: italy, brooklyn new york city, rome italy
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 6.7
 1K
The Prayer (2018)
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 107 min.
Story: Thomas is a drug addict. In an effort to put an end to his habit, he joins a community of former addicts who live isolated in the mountains and use prayer as a way to cure themselves.
Style: serious, captivating, rough, disturbing, exciting ...
Plot: drug addict, mountain, friendship, hard labor, priest, religion, new life, love, nun, troubled youth, death, christianity ...
Place: alps, france
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 5.6
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Crossway (2008)
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 53 min.
Story: A very interesting thriller about the coming of age of a troubled young man searching his place in this world. Teenage boy Jonathan (Fabien de Marchi) is having a hard time living with his father and stepmother. On a whim, he steals some money and ...
Style: homoerotic, serious, suspenseful, disturbing, lgbt cinema ...
Plot: gay, teenage boy, friendship between boys, lgbt, catholic priest, father son relationship, dysfunctional family, kidnapping, male pubic hair, bare chested male, male nudity, kidnapper kidnapped relationship ...
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 7.4
 64K
Calvary (2014)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Ireland, UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story: After he is threatened during a confession, a good-natured priest must battle the dark forces closing in around him.
Style: meditative, atmospheric, psychological, melancholic, captivating ...
Plot: death threat, confession, priest, catholic priest, small town, existentialism, death, character study, clergy, catholic church, human nature, goodhearted ...
Time: year 2014, 2010s, 21st century
Place: ireland, europe
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Stations of the Cross (2014)
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany, France
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Maria finds herself caught between two worlds. At school this 14-year-old girl has all the typical teenage interests, but when she’s at home with her family she follows the teachings of the Society of St. Pius XII and their traditionalist ...
Style: serious, art house, captivating, melancholic, suspense ...
Audience: teens
Plot: religion, priest, self sacrifice, good versus evil, church, domineering mother, school, society, clergy, sacrifice, confession, hospital ...
Time: 21st century
Place: germany, seattle, britain
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Karadima Forest (2015)
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, suspenseful, serious, art house, suspense
Plot: pedophile, religion, gay, catholic priest, sexual abuse, investigation, cover up, uncover truth, catholic, child abuse, heretic, pedophile priest ...
Place: chile
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 7.4
 63K
Bad Education (2004)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 106 min.
Story: Two children, Ignacio and Enrique, know love, the movies and fear in a religious school at the beginning of the 1960s. Father Manolo, director of the school and its professor of literature, is witness to and part of these discoveries. The three are ...
Style: disturbing, neo noir, sexy, controversial, melancholic ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: sexual abuse, transsexual, gay, child abuse, transvestism, boarding school, male nudity, teacher, transsexuality, gender, lgbt, coming of age ...
Time: year 2004, 80s, 70s, 20th century, 60s ...
Place: spain, madrid, iberian peninsula, europe
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 6.7
 3K
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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 7.7
 22K
Corpus Christi (2019)
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland, France
Duration: 115 min.
Story: The story of a 20-year-old Daniel who experiences a spiritual transformation while living in a Youth Detention Center. He wants to become a priest but this is impossible because of his criminal record. When he is sent to work at a carpenter’s ...
Style: sincere, art house, touching, thought provoking, ambiguous ending ...
Audience: teens
Plot: catholic church, prison, juvenile prison, ex convict, sex scene, priest, grief, funeral, mayor, fake identity, fake priest, car accident ...
Time: 2010s, year 2019
Place: poland, central europe, eastern europe
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Leon Morin, Priest (1961)
Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 117 min.
Story: In World War II, the widow Barny sees the Italian soldiers arriving in occupied Saint Bernard while walking to her job. Barny lives with her daughter and works correcting tests and feels a great attraction toward her boss Sabine. When the Germans ...
Style: realistic, touching, serious, bleak, sincere ...
Plot: clergy, world war two, atheist, religion, catholic priest, church, faith, priest, unfulfilled love, self discovery, theology, religions or cults ...
Time: 1940s, 20th century, year 1961
Place: france, europe
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Pope Joan (2009)
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: serious, captivating, costume drama, historical drama, epic ...
Plot: pope, vatican, clergy, religion, medieval, monk, monastery, catholic priest, healing power, cross dressing, ambition, hidden identity ...
Time: middle ages, medieval times, 9th century, year 2010, ancient times
Place: germany, rome italy, europe, italy
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 7.6
 132K
The Two Popes (2019)
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, Italy, USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story: Explores the relationship and opposing visions between two of the most powerful leaders in the Catholic Church, both of whom must address their own pasts and the demands of the modern world in order to move the church forward.
Style: humorous, psychological, philosophical, motivational, controversial ...
Audience: teens
Plot: religion, vatican, catholic church, catholic, catholic priest, pope, priest, confession, dark humor, religious, biopic, guilt ...
Time: year 2019, 2010s, 21st century
Place: rome italy, italy, buenos aires argentina, argentina
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The Apparition (2018)
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: France, Belgium, Jordan
Duration: 144 min.
Story: Jacques is a journalist at a large regional newspaper in France. His reputation as an impartial and talented investigator attracts the attention of the Vatican who recruits him for a special task; taking part of a committee to investigate the ...
Style: psychological, realistic, thought provoking, captivating, art house
Plot: vatican, catholic church, pilgrimage, reporter, journalist, faith, religion, investigation, catholic priest, priest, interview, teenage girl ...
Time: 2010s
Place: south of france, rome italy, jordan, alps
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Jack Taylor: Priest (2010)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Ireland, Germany
Duration: 93 min.
TV show
Story: Feature-length crime drama, starring Iain Glen as the private detective created by author Ken Bruen. Taylor is asked for help after a priest is beheaded, and soon finds himself mixed up in a murky world of child abuse and revenge.
Style: detective
Plot: private detective, catholic priest, cover up, nun, brother and sister, priest, child abuse, rape, revenge, murder investigation
Place: ireland
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 6.5
 2K
Absolution (1978)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story: At a Catholic public school, Benjamin Stanfield is tired of being the teacher's pet and decides to play a practical joke on his form master Father Goddard. In confession, Stanfield tells Goddard that he has accidentally murdered his friend ...
Style: surprise ending, slasher, controversial, psychological, realistic ...
Plot: boarding school, practical joke, catholic priest, murder, confession booth, catholic school, coming of age, evil child, religious, unhappy ending, plot twist, twists and turns ...
Time: year 1978, 70s
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Casper (1995)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Furious that her late father only willed her his gloomy-looking mansion rather than his millions, Carrigan Crittenden is ready to burn the place to the ground when she discovers a map to a treasure hidden in the house. But when she enters the ...
Style: fairy tale, light, sweet, humorous, touching ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, girls' night, teens ...
Plot: friendship, ghost, halloween, haunted house, supernatural, single father, afterlife, father daughter relationship, childhood, mischievous children, life & death, family bonds ...
Time: 90s, year 1995, 20th century
Place: maine, new england, usa
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 7.8
 15K
Father Brown (2013)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story: Father Brown is based on G. K. Chesterton's detective stories about a Catholic priest who doubles as an amateur detective in order to try and solve mysteries.
Style: serious, captivating, intellectual, suspenseful, detective ...
Plot: investigation, who done it, amateur detective, clergy, danger, murder, uncover truth, priest, riddles and clues, friendship, social relations, law enforcement ...
Time: 50s, 1950s, 20th century
Place: england
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 7.5
 551K
The Conjuring (2013)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story: Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse. Forced to confront a powerful entity, the Warrens find themselves caught in the most terrifying case of their lives.
Style: scary, dark, atmospheric, suspenseful, frightening ...
Audience: family friendly, teens, adult
Plot: haunted house, supernatural, ghost, exorcism, witch, paranormal investigation, fear, possession, psychic, paranormal, haunting, supernatural horror ...
Time: year 2013, 2010s, 70s, year 2000, 20th century ...
Place: rhode island, new england, connecticut, usa
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Serial (Bad) Weddings (2014)
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 97 min.
Story: A catholic French couple sees their life upside down when their four daughters get married to men of different religion and origins.
Style: light, entertaining, funny, romantic, humorous ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: wedding, interracial relations, racism, sister sister relationship, stereotypes, happy ending, black man, marriage, family drama, couples, fishing, family bonds ...
Time: year 2014, 21st century
Place: france, paris france, africa
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 5.7
 233
Created Equal (2017)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: A woman who wishes to become a priest hires a lawyer to file suit against the Archdiocese of New Orleans.
Style: suspense, tense, disturbing, captivating
Plot: catholic priest, lawsuit, attorney, women's rights, gender issues, faith, religious conflict, sexism, defense attorney, lawyer, discrimination, church ...
Place: new orleans
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 6.3
 2K
The Priests (2015)
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 103 min.
Story: To save a girl in danger, a priest and deacon jump into a mysterious case.
Style: psychological, dorama, thought provoking, bleak, captivating ...
Plot: catholic priest, evil spirit, exorcism, demonic possession, mysticism, supernatural power, religious faith, friendship between men, hopes, saving a life, fear, devil ...
Place: seoul, china
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 5.5
 257
Mortal Sins (1992)
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 93 min.
Story: A thriller directed by Bradford May focusing on a catholic priest dealing with a serial killer's confession and a murder investigation.
Style: crime thriller, biblical
Plot: serial killer, religion, priest, murder, police, police detective, confession, false accusation, church, crucifix, nun, catholic church ...
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