Religious fanatic movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant religious fanatic movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out serious, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, realistic and slasher films and TV shows about / with religious fanatic, religion, murder, death, violence, prayer, deadly, blood, female nudity and psychopath plots mostly in Drama, Thriller and Horror genres shot in USA, UK, Germany and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as religious fanatic: Alone in the Dark (1982), Colonia (2015), The Disintegration (2011), Frailty (2001), Hallowed Ground (2007), Hotel Mumbai (2018), Carrie (1976), The Last Vampire On Earth (2010), Hadewijch (2009), Penance (2009).
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List of religious fanatic movies
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A quartet of murderous psychopaths break out of a mental hospital during a power blackout and lay siege to their doctor's house.
Style:
slasher, scary, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Plot:
home invasion, maniac, murder, family in danger, psychopath, insanity, mental illness, mother daughter relationship, serial killer, eccentricity, husband wife relationship, father daughter relationship ...
Time:
80s, year 2016
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance, Thriller
Country: Germany, Luxembourg, UK, Argentina
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A young woman's desperate search for her abducted boyfriend that draws her into the infamous Colonia Dignidad, a sect nobody ever escaped from.
Style:
suspense, harsh, psychological, emotional, political ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens
Plot:
religious fanatic, religion, genocide, dictatorship, torture chamber, sect, abuse, kidnapping, escape, torture, prison, man punching a woman ...
Time:
70s, year 2015, year 1973
Place:
chile, peru, germany, south america, italy ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
Three young men meet Djamel (Yassine Azzouz), a charismatic manipulator, who turns the three friends against society.
Style:
contemplative, rough, serious, realistic, gloomy
Plot:
terrorism, religion, nato, indoctrination, religious education, car bomb, cleaning lady, interracial couple, basic training, job seeking, martyrdom, terrorist attack ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
europe, france, brussels, brussels belgium
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99K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A man confesses to an FBI agent his family's story of how his religious fanatic father's visions lead to a series of murders to destroy supposed "demons."
Style:
psychological, scary, suspenseful, tense, surprise ending ...
Plot:
serial killer, twists and turns, murder, insanity, plot twist, religious fanatic, psychopath, childhood, parents and children, punishment, father son relationship, child abuse ...
Time:
year 2001, 70s, year 1979, year 2000, 20th century
Place:
texas, usa
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
After she becomes stranded in a small town, a young woman discovers her arrival there was foretold a century earlier by the town's founding preacher and that she is an integral part of his impending - and terrifying - rebirth.
Style:
serious, scary, rough, suspenseful, slasher ...
Plot:
scarecrow, small town, human sacrifice, killer scarecrow, insanity, female fighter, small town life, danger, mentally unstable, gory, journalism, clergy ...
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Australia, USA, UK, Singapore, India
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Based on the 2009 documentary Surviving Mumbai about the Mumbai attacks in 2008 at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in India.
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, factual, sexy ...
Audience:
chick flick, adult
Plot:
terrorism, terrorist attack, terrorist, jihad, hotel, courage, religious fanatic, islamic terrorism, hostage, shooting, survival, cruelty ...
Time:
year 2019, 2000s, year 2008
Place:
india, mumbai india, australia, bombay india, pakistan ...
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226K
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Carrie White, a shy and troubled teenage girl who is tormented by her high school peers and her fanatically religious mother, begins to use her powers of telekinesis to exact revenge upon them.
Style:
psychological horror, dark, tense, cult classic, intense ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama, adult
Plot:
revenge, high school, prank, bullying, telekinesis, prom, social misfits, female protagonist, cruelty, coming of age, supernatural horror, stephen king ...
Time:
20th century, year 1976, 70s, year 1979, future ...
Place:
maine, usa
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Chloe is a college student studying Anthropology. Aurelius is studying Hematology. They seemingly have nothing in common, except both have a secret. When brought together in a Literature Class, Chloe and Aurelius seem like the most unlikely of ...
Style:
disturbing, captivating, exciting, suspense, disgusting ...
Plot:
vampire, teenage girl, religious fanatic, aids, supernatural, ping pong, father daughter relationship, supernatural power, rescue, pastor, school, secret ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A troubled young woman is thrown out of a convent and forms a relationship with a radical Muslim.
Style:
thought provoking, touching, psychological, sincere, sentimental ...
Plot:
religious faith, convent, hopes, koran, love, muslim, religions or cults, self discovery, clergy, human nature, youth, friendship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
paris france, france, middle east, europe
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A young mother decides to become a stripper to earn some fast cash only to find her worst nightmares are about to begin
Style:
sexy, scary, serious, suspenseful, slasher ...
Plot:
found footage, stripper, psychopath, female nudity, mental institution, religious fanatic, captivity, confined, danger, woman in danger, gory, mind game ...
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Cult leader Warren Jeffs rises to power in the polygamist Mormon sect once headed by his late father, but some of his wives fight back to bring him to justice. Based on a true story.
Style:
factual, rough, serious, thought provoking, emotional ...
Plot:
mormon, sex scandal, sexualized violence, forced sex, isolated community, prison, true crime, rape, polygamy, religion, storytelling, religions or cults ...
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52K
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
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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371K
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
After a violent storm, a dense cloud of mist envelops a small Maine town, trapping artist David Drayton and his five-year-old son in a local grocery store with other people. They soon discover that the mist conceals deadly horrors that threaten ...
Style:
twist ending, psychological, bad ending, atmospheric, scary ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
survival, monster, apocalypse, stephen king, creature, fear, trapped, twists and turns, survival horror, cosmic horror, chaos and mayhem, death ...
Time:
year 2007, 2000s, distant future, year 2000, 21st century
Place:
usa, maine
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Pastor Dave responds to the unimaginable tragedy of having his church, located on the grounds of the local university, burned down.
Style:
christian film, captivating, realistic, psychological, rough ...
Plot:
christian, faith, brother brother relationship, church, religious fanatic, christianity, university, protest, arson, doubt, lawyer, jail ...
Time:
2010s
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Genre: Drama, History, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Italy, Germany
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
In 1327, Friar William from Baskerville, followed by the young novice Adso da Melk, reaches an isolated Benedictine abbey on the Alps to aid in a dispute between the Franciscan Order and the Avignon papacy. Upon arrival in the abbey the two find ...
Style:
period piece, costume drama, detective, enigmatic, captivating ...
Plot:
murder mystery, inquisition, monastery, monk, abbey, medieval, priest, burned at the stake, murder investigation, murder, friendship, fight ...
Time:
middle ages, 14th century, medieval times
Place:
italy
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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: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
Terrorists hijack a 747 inbound to Washington D.C., demanding the the release of their imprisoned leader. Intelligence expert David Grant (Kurt Russell) suspects another reason and he is soon the reluctant member of a special assault team that is ...
Style:
suspense, exciting, serious, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terrorism, airplane, hostage, hijacking, rescue, terrorist, airplane accident, special forces, hand to hand combat, ransom, bomb, surveillance ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, year 1995
Place:
washington d.c., athens greece, london, los angeles, pentagon
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Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Police try to capture someone who is commiting ritual murders of women during Mardi Gras in New Orleans.
Style:
slasher, grindhouse, detective, independent film, slasher horror ...
Plot:
mardi gras, stripper, religious fanatic, murder of a nude woman, nudity, serial killer, torture, prostitute, massacre, maniac, murder, topless woman ...
Place:
new orleans, louisiana
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Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Nathan Hayes is a religious man trying to hold onto his farm and keep his family in line. A real estate developer is trying to buy most of the farm property in the area, including Mr. Hayes family farm, in the hope that the Tennesse Valley Authority ...
Style:
lovecraft, serious, bleak, suspenseful, enigmatic ...
Plot:
farm, meteorite, child in peril, mutant, contamination, contaminated water, child abuse, religious fanatic, water, infection, space and aliens, chaos ...
Time:
80s
Place:
tennessee
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
In order to unmask a pathological killer who is targeting the beautiful centrefolds of Playbirds magazine, a sexy policewoman Lucy Sheridan puts her life and reputation on the line by sleeping with millionaire publisher Harry Dougan. The Chief ...
Style:
slasher, cult classic, sensual, sex comedy, independent film
Audience:
adult
Plot:
nudity, murder of a nude woman, lesbian sex, female nudity, lesbianism, lesbian, burned at the stake, strangulation, religious fanatic, murder, massage, police investigation ...
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Two paramedics responding to an emergency call find themselves kidnapped by a religious sect whose great obsession is to stop the end of the world by committing suicide and killing people.
Style:
psychological, serious, suspenseful, bleak, psychological horror ...
Plot:
religious fanatic, rescue, mentally unstable, danger, leadership, on the run, supernatural, survival, rivalry, confined, religions or cults, psychopath ...
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Genre: Drama, History, Mystery
Country: Italy, France, Switzerland
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Northern Italy, 17th century. In a monastery, a nun accused of witchcraft tries to seduce a young confessor who refuses to yield to his searing temptation.
Style:
captivating, disturbing, suspenseful, suspense, tense
Plot:
witch hunt, nun, tragic love, religious hypocrisy, religious fanatic, religion, religious cult, religious conflict, monk, seduction, society, love story ...
Time:
17th century
Place:
italy
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: France
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story:
Explore the early life and evolution of the philosopher and visionary Voltaire, from his love stories, his father's issues to the discovery of his vocation, his commitments against religious fanaticism and the arbitrary misuse of justice and ...
Style:
historical drama, disturbing, captivating, thought provoking, serious ...
Plot:
historical figure, philosopher, high society, biopic, religious fanatic, enlightenment, lifestyle, political intrigue, philosophy, historical character, social relations, family relations ...
Time:
18th century, georgian era
Place:
france, versailles
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Having recently found God, self-effacing young nurse Maud arrives at a plush home to care for Amanda, a hedonistic dancer left frail from a chronic illness. When a chance encounter with a former colleague throws up hints of a dark past, it becomes ...
Style:
suspense, medical horror, psychological, psychological thriller, art house ...
Audience:
date night, adult
Plot:
obsession, nightmare, mental illness, supernatural, possession, nervous breakdown, terminal illness, nurse, psycho, loneliness, religious fanatic, narration ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A young woman is terrorized by her fiance's demented mother who blames her for her son's death.
Style:
suspense, grindhouse, psychotronic, noir, slasher ...
Plot:
hagsploitation, religious fanatic, insanity, psychotic woman, revenge, mental illness, female protagonist, hostage, death of son, fanatic, woman in jeopardy, virginity ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
Place:
england, europe
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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: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany, Israel
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A young pregnant woman who lives in Jerusalem believes she is going to bring the son of God into the world. Her older sister tries to convince her to return with her to Germany. Then the young woman disappears.
Style:
captivating, serious, realistic, suspenseful, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
pregnant woman, missing person, religious fanatic, messiah, strong female character, sect, sister sister relationship, psychiatrist, faith, female protagonist, pregnancy, crisis of faith ...
Place:
jerusalem, germany
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Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
In a small town near Varanasi, a clash happens between the offering of the routine morning prayers of the Muslim cleric and his neighboring Hindu priest. The Hindu priest tortures Muslim cleric, but the cleric is more bothered about his twelve year ...
Style:
sincere, captivating, touching, serious, thought provoking ...
Plot:
father son relationship, religious fanatic, missing person, muslim, missing child, religion, priest, rivalry, boy, rivals, punishment, torture ...
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A physician discovers that two children are being kept virtually imprisoned in their house by their father. He investigates, and discovers a web of sex, incest and satanic possession.
Style:
gothic, gothic horror, atmospheric, suspenseful, scary ...
Plot:
family secret, murder, parents and children, estate, losing-it hero, danger, mentally unstable, siblings relations, manipulation, life is a bitch, curses spells and rituals, secret ...
Time:
year 1972, 19th century, 18th century
Place:
germany, europe, central europe
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A suspense thriller set in the world of small town church politics, Dangerous Calling follows the story of Pastor Evan Burke and his wife Nora as they assume leadership of First Baptist Willit Springs after the mysterious death of the previous ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, suspense, independent film, tense ...
Plot:
faith, church, small town, uncover truth, who done it, dishonesty, society, clergy, suspicion, secret, dark past, religious fanatic ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
georgia, usa
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