Holy man movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant holy man movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, serious, melancholic, independent film, harsh and stylized films and TV shows about / with holy man, betrayal, redemption, nude, destiny, mentor, storytelling, catastrophe, culture clash and dialogue plots mostly in Drama, Comedy and Fantasy genres shot in USA, India, UK and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as holy man: The Island (2006), Pass Thru (2016), Lustre (2005), Water (2005), Meetings with Remarkable Men (1979), The Myth (2005), Iphigenia (1977), Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995), Walking, Walking (1983), Adwaytham (1992).
List of holy man movies
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Somewhere in Northern Russia in a small Russian Orthodox monastery lives an unusual man whose bizarre conduct confuses his fellow monks, while others who visit the island believe that the man has the power to heal, exorcise demons and foretell the ...
Style:
philosophical, psychological, cerebral, spiritual, breathtaking ...
Plot:
religion, christian, redemption, forgiveness, monk, life philosophy, loneliness, church, island, philosophy, solitude, monastery ...
Time:
2000s, year 1976, 70s, 1940s, year 1942 ...
Place:
russia, soviet union
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
An artificial Intelligence from far into the future arrives to immediately cleanse the human species of millions of humans who are harmful to other humans.
Style:
captivating, tense, disturbing, weird
Plot:
artificial intelligence, alien, holy man, humanity, changing the past or future, against humanity, fate of humanity, buddies, genocide, captive, tiger, time traveler ...
Time:
future
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
"Lustre" chronicles a change in heart, a spiritual awakening through the rise of an unlikely holy man. Filmed on the streets of New York in the year after the Twin Towers fell, "Lustre" tells a story of renewal in uncertain times.
Style:
independent film, reflective, crime drama, art house, neo noir ...
Plot:
redemption, spiritual awakening, regret, loneliness, character study, change of heart, brooklyn bridge, streetwise, solitude, bittersweet, nostalgia, urban decay ...
Time:
september 11 2001
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, grand central station manhattan new york city
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, USA, India
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
The year is 1938, and Mahatma Gandhi's groundbreaking philosophies are sweeping across India, but 8-year-old Chuyia, newly widowed, must go to live with other outcast widows on an ashram. Her presence transforms the ashram as she befriends two ...
Style:
touching, melancholic, philosophical, poignant, independent film ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
hinduism, prostitute, women, prostitution, love, politics, friendship, relationships, brutality, couple relations, marriage, mentor ...
Time:
1930s, year 1938, year 2005, 2000s, 20th century
Place:
india, asia, canada
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
The story of G.I. Gurdjieff an Asian mystic who after a lifetimes study developed a form of meditation incorporating modern dance.
Style:
spiritual, philosophical, surreal, inspirational, esoteric ...
Plot:
biopic, spirit, camel, spirituality, holy man, buddhism, occult, myth, anthropology, dancing, transcendence, art ...
Time:
year 1979, 70s
Place:
tibet, asia, himalaya, afghanistan, armenia ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
When a fellow scientist asks for Jack's help in locating the mausoleum of China's first emperor, the past collides violently with the present as Jack discovers his amazing visions are based in fact.
Style:
meditative, lyrical, light, semi serious, exciting ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
martial arts, great wall of china, supernatural, archaeologist, exotic locale, heroic mission, adventurer, good versus evil, reincarnation, legends and myths, superhero, warrior ...
Time:
19th century, 18th century
Place:
china, ancient china, india, hong kong, england
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Genre: Drama
Country: Greece
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
The Greek army is about to set sail to a great battle, but the winds refuse to blow. Their leader, King Agamemnon, seeks to provide better food, but accidentally slays a sacred deer. His punishment from the gods, the sacrifice of his daughter ...
Style:
realistic, serious, atmospheric, gloomy, stylized ...
Plot:
male nudity, greek mythology, ancient history, mythology, ancient, myth, antiquity, ancient world, knight, greek, legends and myths, nudity ...
Time:
ancient times
Place:
ancient greece, greece, europe, rome italy
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Summoned from an ashram in Tibet, Ace finds himself on a perilous journey into the jungles of Africa to find Shikaka, the missing sacred animal of the friendly Wachati tribe. He must accomplish this before the wedding of the Wachati's Princess ...
Style:
funny, parody, slapstick, hilarious, humorous ...
Audience:
kids, date night, family friendly, family outing, teens
Plot:
jungle, dumb, human animal relationship, satire, curse, save the day, disorder, farce, goofy hero, road trip, animal, jungle adventure ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, year 1995
Place:
africa, nigeria, china, asia, himalaya ...
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: Italy
Duration: 171 min.
Story:
Italian maestro Ermanno Olmi tells the tale of the journey of the Magi in this lyrical odyssey. The film focuses on a wise man who interprets his sighting of a comet streaking through the sky as a spiritual message. Joined by two associates, ...
Style:
biblical, crying, fairy tale, allegory
Plot:
theft, bible, bride and groom, punishment, stealing, voice over narration, old age, judgment, nativity, shakespeare, lifesaver, security guard ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 181 min.
Story:
Advaitham is a 1991 Malayalam film directed by Priyadarshan. The film stars Mohanlal, Jayaram, Revathi Menon and Srividhya in lead roles.
Style:
spiritual, emotional, contemplative
Plot:
introspection, redemption, social commentary, pilgrimage, faith healing, false accusation, theft, communist, death threat, anti hero, attempted murder, frame up ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Bangladesh
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
In this tragic-comic study of religious hypocrisy, a disreputable cleric convinces villagers that their community is home to a famous holyman's grave.
Style:
freeze frame, islamic
Plot:
religious hypocrisy, hypocrisy, rural setting, pilgrim, henchman, holy man, beggar, grave, livestock, stranger, flood, religion ...
Place:
bangladesh
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, India, Trinidad and Tobago, USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Circa 1940 in Trinidad, still a British Colony, lives Ganesh Ramseyor, of East Indian origin, along with his wife, Leela. He longs to reach out to people, especially to Hindus, in order to promote the Hindu Faith, and be known as a writer. He does ...
Style:
talky, meditative, serious, touching, realistic ...
Plot:
masseur, miraculous event, politics, writer's life, ambition, celebrity culture, friendship, love affair, rise and fall, rise to the top, love and romance, husband wife relationship ...
Time:
1940s, 50s, year 2001, 1950s
Place:
india, oxford university, latin america, canada
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Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy
Country: India
Duration: 179 min.
Story:
Baba film opens with the birth of Baba (Rajinikanth), who is a 'baba amsa sambhootudu'. Baba grows up as an atheist, hot-blooded guy and a Good Samaritan. His life style includes consuming alcohol, smoking beedi, chewing paan parag, His ...
Style:
serious, enigmatic, captivating, realistic, exciting
Plot:
daring rescue, fall in love, friendship, young heroes, escapades, haunted by the past, danger, superhuman powers, wish come true, betrayal, politics, curses spells and rituals ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
himalaya
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Based on the 1930's comic strip, puts the hero up against his arch enemy, Shiwan Khan, who plans to take over the world by holding a city to ransom using an atom bomb. Using his powers of invisibility and "The power to cloud men's ...
Style:
entertaining, visually stunning, suspenseful, dieselpunk, neo noir ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing, boys' night
Plot:
vigilante, good versus evil, superhero, immortality, monk, undercover, radio, alter ego, secret identity, dark hero, transformation, mind control ...
Time:
1930s, year 1994, 90s, 20th century
Place:
new york, asia, usa, empire state building manhattan new york city, tibet
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
About a young woman who is married to a devout Jew and the problems that trouble their marriage because of the woman wanting something more out of her life.
Style:
touching, light, emotional, realistic, independent film ...
Plot:
jewelry, judaism, women, stereotypes, love and romance, self discovery, love affair, introspection, orthodox jew, infidelity, job, divorce ...
Time:
year 1998, 90s
Place:
new york, usa, israel, manhattan new york city, lower east side manhattan new york city ...
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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: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Joan Wilder is thrust back into a world of murder, chases, foreign intrigue... and love. This time out she's duped by a duplicitous Arab dignitary who brings her to the Middle East, ostensibly to write a book about his life. Of course he's ...
Style:
entertaining, exciting, romantic, light, feel good ...
Audience:
date night, kids, boys' night, teens, family outing ...
Plot:
treasure hunt, desert, adventurer, archaeologist, couple relations, love and romance, treasure, happy ending, novelist, culture clash, escapades, treasure hunter ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
africa, middle east, egypt, french riviera, south of france ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
The parallel story of Anne and her grand-aunt Olivia in their experiences in India
Style:
realistic, romantic drama, historical drama, costume drama, contemplative ...
Plot:
love triangle, colonialism, nobleman, post colonialism, flashback, prince, orgasm, scandal, british empire, jazz, interracial love relationship, indian woman ...
Time:
1920s, year 1983, 20th century, 80s
Place:
india, asia, kashmir
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Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Country: India, Canada
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
It's 1947 and the borderlines between India and Pakistan are being drawn. A young girl bears witnesses to tragedy as her ayah is caught between the love of two men and the rising tide of political and religious violence.
Style:
romantic drama, emotional, offbeat, sentimental, poignant ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
masseur, politics, islam, friendship, unrequited love, women of color, muslim, independence, revenge, british, betrayal, vengeance ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1947
Place:
india, new delhi, asia, pakistan, tokyo ...
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
In Imperial Beach, California, the Yosts—a dysfunctional family of surfers—intersect with two new arrivals to the community: a dim-but-wealthy surfing enthusiast and man spurned by the Yosts years ago.
Style:
realistic, feel good, serious, atmospheric, offbeat ...
Plot:
surfing, dysfunctional family, family relations, friendship, single parent, redemption, family business, stranger, family life, curses spells and rituals, lifestyle, father son relationship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california, beverly hills, usa, san diego california, cincinnati ohio
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Details the life of the Russian monk Rasputin. The film shows his rise to power and how it corrupted him. His sexual perversions and madness ultimatly leads to his gruesome assasination.
Style:
serious, realistic, disturbing, atmospheric, spiritual ...
Plot:
russian history, world war one, royal family, clergy, intrigue, royal court, imperial russia, rasputin, psychopath, ambition, tragic hero, revolution ...
Time:
1910s, year 1916, year 1917, year 1981
Place:
soviet union, st. petersburg russia, russia, ussr
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: India
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
Guru is a fantasy film. It is highly symbolic and makes a statement on terrorism by religions and the evils of the world. The story starts in small peaceful village in India. There is peace between the Hindus and the Muslims that live there. They ...
Style:
mysterious, experimental, suspenseful, intense, avant garde ...
Plot:
revenge, riot, religious conflict, extremism, political conspiracy, vigilante, moral ambiguity, terrorism, loss of family, tragedy, political manipulation, ethical dilemma ...
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