Spanish inquisition movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant spanish inquisition movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out serious, atmospheric, suspense, realistic, period piece and stylized films and TV shows about / with spanish inquisition, female nudity, inquisition, torture, violence, medieval, obsession, catholic, nude and death plots mostly in Drama, History and Horror genres shot in Spain, USA, UK and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as spanish inquisition: Secret Passage (2004), Inquisition (1977), Coven (2020), Goya's Ghosts (2006), The Pit and the Pendulum (1991), The Holy Office (1974), The Monk (1990), Flame in the Wind (1971), Ignatius of Loyola (2016), The Pit and the Pendulum (1961).
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List of spanish inquisition movies
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, Luxembourg, Portugal
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Isabel and Clara are growing up in a time of terror. It is 1492, and Spain has decreed that all Jews must either convert to Catholicism, go into exile or face trial and execution. Although forcibly baptized, the sisters are chased through ...
Style:
bleak, disturbing, stylized, intense, suspense
Plot:
spanish inquisition, marriage, inquisition, witch hunt, anti semitism, religions or cults, runaway, love, clergy, saving a life, male objectification, priest ...
Time:
15th century, middle ages
Place:
spain, italy, venice, istanbul turkey
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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: Drama, History, Horror
Country: Spain, France, Argentina
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Basque Country, 1609. The men of the region are at sea. Ana joins other girls from the village to dance in the woods. Judge Rostegui, given the task of purifying the region by the King, arrests the women and accuses them of witchcraft. He decides to ...
Style:
satanic, tense, suspense, disturbing
Plot:
inquisition, witch, witch hunt, spanish inquisition, coven, spell, witch burning, satanic cult, medieval, religions or cults, accusation, religious fanatic ...
Time:
17th century
Place:
basque country, spain
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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: 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
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, Horror
Country: Spain, UK
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
In Madrid at the time of the Inquisition, the monk Ambrosio is renowned for his faith and his strength of will, a saint in the eyes of the populace. But when he discovers the beautiful Matilda hidden in his own monastery, all his repressed passions ...
Style:
gothic, atmospheric, art house, period drama
Plot:
temptation, monastery, inquisition, lust, taboo, moral ambiguity, religious, hypocrisy, sin, seduction, corruption, obsession ...
Time:
18th century, 17th century
Place:
madrid, 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, Biography, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Philippines
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Historical biographical religious drama film based on the memoirs of Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Jesuit order who was also canonized as a saint in Roman Catholicism.
Style:
suspense, psychological, thought provoking, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot:
saint, jesuit, religion, catholic, inquisition, religious faith, religious cult, life is a bitch, religious conversion, belief in god, christianity, depression ...
Time:
16th century
Place:
the philippines
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Francis Barnard goes to Spain, when he hears his sister Elizabeth has died. Her husband Nicholas Medina, the son of the most brutal torturer of the Spanish Inquisition, tells him she has died of a blood disease, but Francis finds this hard to ...
Style:
gothic horror, gothic, scary, suspense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
spanish inquisition, castle, torture, murder, insanity, vengeance, investigation, inquisition, monster, macabre, gory, edgar allan poe ...
Time:
middle ages, 15th century, 16th century, medieval times, 14th century ...
Place:
europe, spain
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Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Spain 1640, the reverend superior nun Mariana, attends the death of her younger sister, Isabel's husband, who is overcome with hopelessness and heartache. Isabel then kisses and caresses the cadaver's exposed body as if he were still ...
Style:
historical drama, controversial, period piece, tragic ending, atmospheric ...
Plot:
nun, lesbian sex, religious hypocrisy, sexual repression, forbidden love, spanish inquisition, female sexuality, confession, mature, illicit affair, female masturbation, obsession ...
Time:
17th century
Place:
spain
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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, History
Country: Mexico
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
At the end of the 16th century, as the Spanish conquerors strive to subdue the New World, they confront another problem of equal magnitude: the evangelization of the natives, who are people of deep religious beliefs and refuse to understand nor ...
Style:
controversial, historical drama, serious, art house, dark ...
Plot:
spanish conquest, inquisition, crusader, virgin mary, religious, catholic church, apparition, cultural conflict, colonialism, colonization, monk, paganism ...
Time:
16th century
Place:
mexico
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Genre: Fantasy, Horror
Country: Spain, USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Spain, Basque Country, 17th century. At night and through the mountains, Kattalin escapes from her farmhouse and, while wandering through the deep forest, she senses a presence that stalks her.
Plot:
demon, supernatural power, rabbit, lesbian love, possession, darkness, spell, ritual, flying, paganism, sex scene, exorcism ...
Time:
17th century, 16th century
Place:
basque country
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Genre: Animation, Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
The war on terror exploded, literally, the day Sarajevo was destroyed by a homemade nuclear device. The leading democracies transformed into total surveillance states, and the developing world has drowned under a wave of genocides. The mysterious ...
Style:
anime, adult animation, brutal, exciting, confusing ...
Plot:
conspiracy, genocide, special agent, psychological manipulation, military, swat, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, spy mission, political conspiracy, fictional war, wiretap, philosophy ...
Time:
near future
Place:
prague, japan
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Genre: Comedy, History, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
An uproarious version of history that proves nothing is sacred – not even the Roman Empire, the French Revolution and the Spanish Inquisition.
Style:
parody, spoof, funny, slapstick, humorous ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
roman empire, spanish inquisition, satire, marijuana, inquisition, empress, torture, ancient, caveman, peplum, revolution, farce ...
Time:
18th century, 20th century, 1st century, year 1981, future ...
Place:
rome italy, france, ancient greece, arizona, greece ...
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Genre: Drama, History, Horror
Country: Bolivia
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Maria Francisca, a wealthy young heiress and her friend Mariana De Castro, a young protestant widow, are accused of witchcraft and taken before the Inquisition of Lima, Peru . Maleficarum is the story of Francisca, a wealthy orphan and Mariana, her ...
Style:
twist ending, psychotronic, disturbing, bleak, queer horror ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
sadism, torture chamber, rape, lesbian, cruelty, bondage, revenge, misogyny, murder, assassination, heiress, twists and turns ...
Time:
18th century
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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:
suspenseful, bleak, disturbing, serious, interesting ...
Plot:
catholic priest, exorcism, demonic possession, vatican, exorcist, supernatural horror, catholic church, spanish inquisition, possession, pope, priest, demon ...
Time:
80s, 1940s, year 1942, year 1987, year 1986
Place:
spain, rome italy
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Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, France, Spain
Duration: 154 min.
Story:
1492: Conquest of Paradise depicts Christopher Columbus’ discovery of The New World and his effect on the indigenous people.
Style:
inspirational, epic, period piece, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
renaissance, conquistador, adventurer, medieval, native american, ship, new world, tudors, ocean, jungle, nobility, ancient ...
Time:
15th century, medieval times, ancient times, 16th century, year 1941 ...
Place:
spain, caribbean, italy, europe, west indies ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Mexico, Spain
TV show
Story:
The Spanish "Conquistador" Hernán Cortés arrives in the shores of what today is México and faces both local demons and those who've sailed with him.
Style:
atmospheric, realistic, stylized, captivating, historical drama ...
Plot:
aztec, conquistador, latin american history, medieval, historical character, power struggle, society, family relations, conflict, ambition, battles, courage ...
Time:
16th century
Place:
mexico, spain, latin america
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Genre: Adventure
Country: Spain
TV show
Story:
In a society, the proud and arrogant Golden Age Spain, riding blind towards the end of the Empire and in which the honor and loyalty are all, a Spanish soldier who has travelled Europe fighting under the flag of "Tercio Viejo de ...
Style:
exciting, captivating, tense, epic, stylized ...
Plot:
soldier, state affairs, military, righting the wronged, escapades, political intrigue, power struggle, abuse of power, society, rivalry, twists and turns, danger ...
Time:
17th century, 20th century
Place:
spain
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, France, UK
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Through unlocked genetic memories that allow him to relive the adventures of his ancestor in 15th century Spain, Callum Lynch discovers he's a descendant of the secret 'Assassins' society. After gaining incredible knowledge and ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, exciting, intense, action adventure ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
assassin, chase, assassination, time travel, brotherhood, betrayal, changing the past or future, secret society, secret identity, imaginary, warrior, one against many ...
Time:
middle ages, 15th century, 2010s, year 2016, near future ...
Place:
spain, london, texas, madrid
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Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain, Germany
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
Inspector Amaia Salazar confronts the origins of her nightmares as she unfolds the darkest secrets of the Baztan valley. Part 3 in the Baztan Trilogy.
Style:
perverse, saga, psychotronic, realistic, suspense ...
Plot:
forensics, serial killer, nightmare, inspector, murder, investigation, legend, female protagonist, interrogation room, forest, sect, witchcraft ...
Time:
2020s, 2010s
Place:
basque country, spain, iberian peninsula
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Genre: Action, Biography, War
Country: Philippines
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
A film showing the struggles of Lapu-Lapu and how he defended Mactan, Cebu from the invading Spanish forces.
Style:
exciting, suspense, captivating, unusual plot structure
Plot:
spaniard, king, spanish inquisition, heroes, hand to hand combat, fistfight, bow and arrow, native, new world, historical event, battles, translator ...
Time:
16th century
Place:
the philippines, spain
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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:
historical drama, anthology, serious, realistic, period drama ...
Plot:
nobility, royalty, royal family, king of france, libertine, female nudity, nobleman, temptation, peasant, horse, forest, jesuit ...
Time:
18th century, year 1975
Place:
france, versailles, europe, sardinia, brittany ...
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Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, Spain, USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Genoan navigator Christopher Columbus has a dream to find an alternative route to sail to the Indies, by traveling west instead of east, across the unchartered Ocean sea. After failing to find backing from the Portugese, he goes to the Spanish court ...
Style:
exciting, serious, atmospheric, realistic, anamorphic ...
Plot:
adventurer, ocean, tudors, latin american history, treasure hunt, renaissance, heroic mission, against the odds, intrigue, rebelliousness, dishonesty, betrayal ...
Time:
15th century, year 1992, middle ages
Place:
portugal, spain, italy, europe, latin america ...
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA, Spain, France, Belgium, Portugal, UK
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
An advertising executive jumps back and forth in time between 21st century London and 17th century La Mancha, where Don Quixote mistakes him for Sancho Panza.
Style:
period piece, entertaining, captivating, feel good, humorous ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
filmmaking, dream, delusional man, insanity, business deal, film producer, time travel, surrealism, don quixote, actor, actor's life, escapades ...
Time:
future, 2010s, year 2008
Place:
spain
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: Mexico
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Faced with his own mortality, an ingenious alchemist tried to perfect an invention that would provide him with the key to eternal life. It was called the Cronos device. When he died more than 400 years later, he took the secrets of this remarkable ...
Style:
gothic, surreal, creepy, scary, cult classic ...
Plot:
immortality, vampire, addiction, death, goth, invention, aging, blood, danger, haunted by the past, race against time, body horror ...
Time:
16th century, 90s, 1930s, 20th century, year 1997 ...
Place:
south america, mexico, los angeles, usa, latin america ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Italy, France, Spain
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Greek painter Domenikos Theotokopoulos (Mel Ferrer) woos a beauty (Rosanna Schiaffino) and faces the Inquisition in 16th-century Spain.
Style:
historical drama, period piece, atmospheric, intense
Plot:
painter, biopic, artist, inquisition, art, renaissance, forbidden love, catholic church, tragic romance, persecution, trial, outsider ...
Time:
16th century
Place:
spain
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, France, Germany, USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
When Queen Elizabeth's reign is threatened by ruthless familial betrayal and Spain's invading army, she and her shrewd adviser must act to safeguard to the lives of her people.
Style:
period piece, historical drama, costume drama, breathtaking, visually stunning ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
queen elizabeth i, british history, queen, throne, royalty, royal family, tudors, monarchy, politics, renaissance, medieval, political intrigue ...
Time:
16th century, middle ages, ancient times, medieval times, 19th century ...
Place:
england, london, britain, spain, scotland ...
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