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The Night of the Iguana (1964)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story: Drama while a tour bus driver shows church ladies around Mexico. Helped establish Puerto Vallarta as tourist destination.
Style: black and white, talky, atmospheric, psychological, tense ...
Plot: church, mental illness, priest, hotel, redemption, iguana, clergy, bishop, tour guide, self discovery, human nature, nymphet ...
Time: 20th century, 60s
Place: mexico, usa, virginia, latin america, tennessee
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The Catechism Cataclysm (2011)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story: Father William Smoortser drops his bible into a toilet at a rest stop just before embarking on a day-long canoe trip, breaking loose all glorious hell.
Style: humorous, surreal, not serious, captivating, light ...
Plot: clergy, self discovery, on the road, buddies, escapades, society, nothing goes right, disorder, friendship, priest, religion, lonely ...
Place: usa
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The Da Vinci Code (2006)
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Malta, France, UK
Duration: 149 min.
Story: When the curator of the Louvre is found murdered in the famed museum's hallowed halls, Harvard professor, Robert Langdon and cryptographer, Sophie Neve must untangle a deadly web of deceit involving the works of Leonardo da Vinci.
Style: exciting, suspenseful, clever, suspense, mind bending ...
Audience: chick flick, family friendly, teens, adult
Plot: conspiracy, holy grail, treasure hunt, religion, twists and turns, christianity, investigation, ancient mystery, conspiracy theory, riddles and clues, secrets, secret society ...
Time: year 2006, 2000s, 1st century, 21st century
Place: london, italy, paris france, europe, england ...
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 8.7
 43K
Father Ted (1995)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK, Ireland
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story: A crazy comedy about three rather strange parish priests exiled to Craggy Island, a remote island off the Irish west coast.
Style: surreal, sitcom, semi serious, not serious, realistic ...
Audience: kids
Plot: priest, clergy, bishop, friendship, catholic priest, against the odds, family relations, family life, conservative, eccentric family, small town, workplace ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: ireland, fictional island, europe
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 7.3
 251
Jesus (2018)
Genre: Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Jesus is their apostles spread the peace and respect wherever they go. Performing miracles and arousing the wrath of Jewish priests until condemned to crucifixion for them.
Style: christian film, realistic, serious, epic, emotional ...
Plot: jesus, roman, clergy, christianity, religions or cults, sin, christian, heroes, religion, society, temptation, miraculous event ...
Place: palestine
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The Preacher's Daughter (2012)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: The estranged daughter of a small town minister is forced to return to the strict, religious home of her youth where she must confront the troubled relationships that caused her to leave four years before
Style: realistic, touching, psychological, captivating, serious
Plot: clergy, estrangement, society, family relations, parents and children, dysfunctional family, religions or cults, small town, homecoming, family problems, christian, teen social issues ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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Have No Fear: The Life of Pope John Paul II (2005)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Lithuania, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: The eventful life of a humble Polish priest who once decried the pomp of the Catholic Church "a circus" and labeled the Pope a "prisoner of the Vatican" before ascending to the papal throne is explored as actor Thomas Kretschmann ...
Style: serious, realistic, captivating
Plot: pope, church, religion, faith, fighting the system, clergy, politics, dishonesty, hopes, state affairs, human spirit, society ...
Place: poland, israel, middle east, europe
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 5.8
 229
Story of Judas (2015)
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 99 min.
Story: A man ascends a barren summit. It is Judas, come to collect Jesus and carry him down the mountain on his back, joking and panting as he does so. After bathing in the river and taking part in a henna ceremony, Jesus leaves for Jerusalem. Judas is ...
Style: serious, atmospheric, captivating, biblical, realistic
Plot: jesus, betrayal, clergy, bible, rivalry, dishonesty, religions or cults, society, desert, friendship, ancient history, bible story ...
Time: 1st century
Place: holy land
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Pastor Shepherd (2010)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: The tale of a down-on-his-luck freeze-dried-pet-salesman and his journey to become the first-ever-cyber-evangelist.
Style: humorous, semi serious, light, entertaining, captivating ...
Plot: clergy, on the road, society, pets, mistaken identity, road trip, televangelist, evangelist, neighbor, down on your luck, unemployment, door to door salesman ...
Time: 21st century
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The Vatican Tapes (2015)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: In a highly secured vault deep within the walls of Vatican City, the Catholic Church holds thousands of old films and video footage documenting exorcisms/supposed exorcisms and other unexplained religious phenomena they feel the world is not ready ...
Style: scary, suspenseful, demonic, serious, suspense ...
Plot: exorcism, demonic possession, vatican, supernatural horror, antichrist, curses spells and rituals, supernatural, found footage, possession, priest, religions or cults, danger ...
Time: 21st century
Place: italy, rome italy
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Journey to the West (2014)
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Taiwan
Duration: 56 min.
Story: A Buddhist monk walks barefoot and incredibly slowly through Marseille – so slowly, that his progress is barely perceptible and he becomes a calming influence in the midst of the town’s goings-on.
Style: atmospheric, contemplative, realistic, serious, psychological ...
Plot: clergy, solitude, monk, self discovery, introspection, journey, underground, spirit, art, buddhist monk, urban, no dialogue
Time: 21st century
Place: marseille, france, french riviera, europe
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 6.1
 806
St. Daisy (2012)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Germany
Duration: 101 min.
Story: The snow is staying away from the Bavarian ski village of Haunzenberg, and so are the skiers. Business is failing and so is Georg's relationship with Emilie. During his attempt to reignite the fires of passion, the wooden cross in the next room ...
Style: humorous, light, captivating, feel good, realistic ...
Plot: family relations, small town, clergy, skiing, hopes, resort, killed during sex, friends, buddies, miraculous event, couple relations, escapades ...
Time: 21st century
Place: germany, bavaria, rome italy
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Do You Believe? (2015)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story: When a pastor is shaken by the visible faith of a street-corner preacher, he is reminded that true belief always requires action. His response ignites a journey that impacts everyone it touches in ways that only God could orchestrate.
Style: christian film, emotional, realistic, serious, uplifting ...
Plot: christian, christianity, faith, self discovery, clergy, introspection, society, religions or cults, teaching the ways of the world, christian propaganda, myth, religious ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, illinois, chicago, xian
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Bloody Mallory (2002)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Horror
Country: France, Spain
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Mallory is the head of an elite government-run strike force dedicated to combating the supernatural. Her team includes the drag queen Vena Cava, an explosives expert; a mute, pre-teen telepath capable of possessing others named Talking Tina; and an ...
Style: serious, exciting, suspenseful, stylized, scary ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: vampire, female warrior, supernatural, dangerous attraction, good versus evil, femme fatale, obsessive quest, daring rescue, rivalry, supernatural ability, clergy, save the day ...
Time: 21st century
Place: paris france, france, europe
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Guardian Angels (1995)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Gerard Depardieu plays a sleazy Paris nightclub owner and ex-detective who flies to Hong Kong to rescue the young son of a friend murdered by the Chinese mob. He leaves the boy in the hands of an earnest priest (Christian Clavier), who escorts him ...
Style: humorous, exciting, semi serious, feel good, realistic ...
Audience: teens
Plot: guardian angel, good versus evil, rivalry, clergy, custody, angel, on the run, chase, friendship, farce, nightclub, escapades ...
Place: hong kong, paris france, france, europe, asia
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 5.3
 9K
The Body (2001)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA, Israel, Germany
Duration: 109 min.
Story: An ancient skeleton has been discovered in Jerusalem in a rich man's tomb. Colouration of the wrist and leg bones indicates the cause of death was crucifiction. other signs, include a gold coin bearing the marks of Pontius Pilate and faint ...
Style: sexy, talky, suspenseful, philosophical, exciting ...
Plot: politics, faith, christianity, religion, kidnapping, christian, self discovery, religions or cults, obsessive quest, clergy, rebellion, society ...
Time: year 2001
Place: israel, middle east, rome italy, jerusalem
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The Friends of Jesus: Thomas (2001)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Italy
Duration: 96 min.
Story: When Jesus is taken off the cross at Golgotha, THOMAS arrives there. Like most of the other disciples, he had worriedly taken refuge with friends in Jerusalem after Jesus's arrest. After Jesus's burial, the disciples decide to leave ...
Style: biblical, captivating, emotional, serious, realistic
Plot: jesus, redemption, jesus christ, miraculous event, tragic hero, clergy, destiny, religions or cults, society, supernatural, leadership, hopes ...
Time: 1st century
Place: holy land
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 7.2
 571
Our Fathers (2005)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story: In the '80s, priests and especially the Father Geoghan arrested for sexual abuse of minors. Cardinal Law, also indicted, and the diocese was aware of the actions of these men of the church and was kept secret for years, until the victims decide ...
Style: thought provoking, serious, realistic, sincere
Plot: church, sexual abuse, pedophile, clergy, legal investigation, social decay, courtroom drama, sexual harassment, dishonesty, fighting the system, legal, society ...
Time: 21st century
Place: boston, usa, europe, france
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 5.2
 122
Sinner (2007)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: A Catholic priest, Father Anthony Romano (Nick Chinlund), intervenes with the police when his colleague attacks a drifter named Lil (Georgina Cates). When Anthony reluctantly provides her asylum in his rectory, the brash hustler soon discovers a ...
Style: realistic, serious, emotional, sincere, independent film ...
Plot: prostitute, false accusation, celibacy, redemption, clergy, lifestyle, moral dilemma, haunted by the past, dishonesty, society, life is a bitch, hopes ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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The Pope Must Diet (1991)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 97 min.
Story: A less-than-qualified and far-from-perfect priest is mistakenly named the new pope. As the pontiff, he must deal with Vatican corruption, the Mob and the reappearance of his old lover.
Style: humorous, not serious, witty, feel good, light ...
Plot: priest, comedy of errors, clergy, mistaken identity, disorder, religions or cults, dishonesty, atheism, pope, vatican, cons and scams, rebellion ...
Time: year 1991, 90s
Place: italy, rome italy, europe
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 6.3
 545
Thérèse (2004)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Family, History
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: The mesmerizing story of a young girl's romance with God. Her faith, trials, and sacrifices reveal a way of life based on love and simplicity. A contemplative film based on the true story of Saint Therese of Lisieux, the most popular saint of ...
Style: uplifting, emotional, realistic, contemplative, spiritual ...
Plot: saint, human spirit, nun, biopic, convent, clergy, self discovery, religions or cults, miraculous event, society, hopes, ambition ...
Time: victorian era, 19th century, ancient times
Place: europe, france
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 6.1
 63K
Vampires (1998)
Genre: Action, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 108 min.
Story: The church enlists a team of vampire-hunters to hunt down and destroy a group of vampires searching for an ancient relic that will allow them to exist in sunlight.
Style: scary, bloody, rough, cult classic, splatter ...
Audience: manly, boys' night
Plot: vampire, supernatural, vampire hunter, gory, vampire slayer, transformation, death, blood, vengeance, female vampire, vampire bite, priest ...
Time: 90s
Place: new mexico
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Grace & Mercy (2006)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story: In poor health and dead broke, Grace has a plan to provide a future for her young daughter. With the help of her sister Mercy, she robs her former employer. But an alarm goes off during the robbery and they escape into a nearby church. They hold the ...
Style: touching, serious, uplifting, emotional, contemplative ...
Plot: hostage, church, crime gone awry, unlikely criminals, self discovery, clergy, fugitives, introspection, life is a bitch, on the run, criminal heroes, redemption ...
Time: 21st century
Place: california, los angeles, usa
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The Passion of the Christ (2004)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story: "The Passion of the Christ" is a film about the last 12 hours in the life of Jesus. Director Mel Gibson received much criticism from critics and audiences for his explicit depiction of and focus on violence and on christs suffering, ...
Style: biblical, christian film, controversial, brutal, rough ...
Audience: chick flick, manly, adult
Plot: christianity, jesus, jesus christ, religion, redemption, religious, betrayal, torture, bible, roman empire, brutality, life philosophy ...
Time: year 2004, ancient times, 2000s, 1930s, 1st century ...
Place: holy land, jerusalem, rome italy, ancient greece, greece ...
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 6.3
 2K
Revelations (2005)
Genre: Fantasy, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story: Set just before the start of Armageddon, the mini-series will follow two central characters, a physicist and a nun, who are racing against the clock to see if the end of the world apocalypse can be averted. Bill Pullman plays Dr. Richard Massey, a ...
Style: atmospheric, serious, suspenseful, suspense, controversial ...
Plot: nun, supernatural, save the world, murder, amateur detective, uncover truth, physicist, apocalypse, society, chaos, clergy, danger ...
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 7.0
 4K
Black Jesus (2014)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 21 min.
TV show
Story: A TV series finds Jesus living in present day Compton, CA on a daily mission to spread love and kindness throughout the neighborhood with the help of his small but loyal group of downtrodden followers.
Style: sitcom, humorous, not serious, light, feel good ...
Audience: adult
Plot: peaceful mission, optimism, supernatural ability, society, nothing goes right, hopes, religions or cults, clergy, social relations, small town, religion, black ...
Time: 21st century
Place: california, los angeles, usa
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Satanic Pandemonium (1975)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Mexico
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Sister Maria is known in the convent for her good works and charity, but, in the secret depths of her sexual fantasies, she is tormented by visions of another world - a world where her forbidden passions are allowed to run free. In this world Satan ...
Style: scary, suspenseful, erotic, sexy, queer horror ...
Plot: nun, evil nun, murder, sexual assault, seduction, nunsploitation, devil, satanism, blood, funeral, curses spells and rituals, chaos and mayhem ...
Time: 70s
Place: mexico, latin america
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My Father My Lord (2007)
Genre: Drama
Country: Israel
Duration: 72 min.
Story: "My Father My Lord" is an intimate and deeply disturbing story of the conflict between a father's love and his deep devotion to religion. A respected Orthodox Rabbi dotes on his only son but his religious strictures leave an emotional ...
Style: sentimental, sincere, emotional, touching, captivating ...
Plot: coming of age, self discovery, life is a bitch, society, introspection, clergy, hopes, rabbi, family problems, religions or cults, parents and children, death in the family ...
Time: 21st century
Place: middle east, israel
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The Bridge of San Luis Rey (2004)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK, Spain, France
Duration: 120 min.
Story: The Bridge of San Luis Rey is American author Thornton Wilder's second novel, first published in 1927 to worldwide acclaim. It tells the story of several interrelated people who die in the collapse of an Inca rope-fiber suspension bridge in ...
Style: realistic, serious, emotional, contemplative, period drama
Plot: survival, investigation, destiny, social decay, life is a bitch, escapades, clergy, danger, haunted by the past, murder, religions or cults, twins ...
Time: year 2004, 18th century
Place: peru, latin america, spain, andes mountains
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 4.5
 324
Ultrachrist! (2003)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: What would Jesus do if he returned to Earth and discovered he could no longer relate to the youth of today?
Style: semi serious, humorous, witty, captivating, independent film ...
Audience: teens
Plot: fish out of water, satire, destiny, religions or cults, clergy, society, heroes, disorder, antichrist, messiah, jesus, jesus christ ...
Time: 21st century
Place: new york, usa
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