Religious hypocrisy movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant religious hypocrisy movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, serious, captivating, independent film, thought provoking and disturbing films and TV shows about / with religious hypocrisy, religion, society, lgbt, faith, christian, religious fanatic, prayer, husband wife relationship and father son relationship plots mostly in Drama, Comedy and Horror genres shot in USA, France, Canada and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as religious hypocrisy: Unplanned (2019), The Mist (2007), Three Veils (2011), Martin Luther (2002), Joan of Arc (2019), The Swallows of Kabul (2019), A Tree Without Roots (2001), Brain Dead (2007), Sausage Party (2016), G.B.F. (2013).

List of religious hypocrisy movies

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 5.5
 15K
Unplanned (2019)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story: As one of the youngest Planned Parenthood clinic directors in the nation, Abby Johnson was involved in upwards of 22,000 abortions and counseled countless women on their reproductive choices. Her passion surrounding a woman's right to choose ...
Style: thought provoking, captivating, emotional, sincere, independent film ...
Audience: girls' night, chick flick
Plot: abortion, faith based, transformation, redemption, unplanned pregnancy, religious faith, christian, religious hypocrisy, unwanted pregnancy, medical clinic, women's rights, nagging wife ...
Time: year 2013, 21st century
Place: xian, austin texas, texas
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 7.1
 338K
The Mist (2007)
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, atmospheric, psychological, bad ending, scary ...
Audience: boys' night, adult
Plot: survival, monster, apocalypse, stephen king, creature, fear, trapped, survival horror, religious fanatic, giant monster, chaos and mayhem, small town ...
Time: year 2007, distant future, year 2000, 2000s, 21st century
Place: usa, maine
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 6.3
 234
Three Veils (2011)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story: The lives of three young Middle Eastern women intertwine as they struggle to defy tradition and create their own realities. From an arranged marriage and a lesbian love affair to an abusive family situation, the film delicately tackles some of the ...
Style: disturbing, captivating, psychological, queer cinema
Plot: lgbt, lesbian, religious hypocrisy, oppression, lgbtq, muslim, social problems, sexual relations, lifestyle, women, sexual desire, sexual fantasy ...
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 7.1
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Martin Luther (2002)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 115 min.
Story: Learn how one man reluctantly took on the most powerful institution of his day and won. Martin Luther is credited with expounding a new vision of man's relationship with God and, by extension, a redefinition of man's relationship with ...
Style: christian film, disturbing, captivating, thought provoking, tense
Plot: reformation, christianity, faith, church, bible, conflict, priest, theology, protestant, liberation, spirituality, heresy ...
Time: 16th century
Place: germany
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 5.8
 774
Joan of Arc (2019)
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: France
Duration: 137 min.
Story: Dumont's sequel to Jeannette picks up where the previous film left off, with Jeanne's military victories, her capture, trial, and ultimate execution.
Style: psychological, captivating, thought provoking, suspense, disturbing ...
Plot: female warrior, medieval, religious persecution, joan of arc, female protagonist, burned alive, death sentence, religions or cults, religious fanatic, historical figure, religious hypocrisy, historical character ...
Time: 15th century, middle ages
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The Swallows of Kabul (2019)
Genre: Animation, Drama, War
Country: France, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Monaco
Duration: 81 min.
Story: Summer 1998 - Kabul under Taliban rule. Zunaira and Mohsen are young and in love. Despite the daily violence and misery, they hope for a better future. One day, a foolish gesture causes life to take an irrevocable turn.
Style: social, psychological, thought provoking, captivating, political ...
Plot: dispute, dog, death, religious conflict, religious differences, life is a bitch, woman, social relations, society, religious persecution, religious hypocrisy, social problems ...
Time: future, year 1998
Place: afghanistan
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A Tree Without Roots (2001)
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: islamic, freeze frame
Plot: hypocrisy, religious hypocrisy, henchman, pilgrim, coin, goat, scam, flood, fan, religion, beggar, hoax ...
Place: bangladesh
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 5.0
 1K
Brain Dead (2007)
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: The story of six people caught in the unusual (except in horror films) predicament of being stranded in a deserted fishing lodge with a host of alien-infected, mutant amoeba-controlled zombies at their doorstep.
Style: semi serious, scary, disturbing, suspense, suspenseful ...
Plot: zombie, danger, supernatural, gory, lesbian, fishing, lake, skinny dipping, preacher, violence, evil alien, meteorite ...
Time: 21st century
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 6.1
 209K
Sausage Party (2016)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Sausage Party, the first R-rated CG animated movie, is about one sausage leading a group of supermarket products on a quest to discover the truth about their existence and what really happens when they become chosen to leave the grocery store.
Style: adult animation, humorous, funny, parody, 3d animation ...
Audience: kids, adult
Plot: food, sex scene, supermarket, sex, adult humor, satire, eaten alive, foul language, dark humor, death, profanity, orgy ...
Time: year 2016, 2010s, 21st century
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 5.9
 11K
G.B.F. (2013)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: The bitter fight for supremacy between the three most popular girls at North Gateway High takes an unexpected turn when their classmate, Tanner, is outed and becomes the school’s first openly gay student. The trio races to bag the big trend in ...
Style: humorous, light, sweet, funny, semi serious ...
Audience: teens, chick flick
Plot: gay, gay teenager, lgbt, lgbt teen, gay lead character, high school, gays and lesbians, gay interest, friendship, teenager, teenage life, friends ...
Time: 2010s, year 2014, 21st century
Place: usa
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Love Is Strange (2014)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Greece
Duration: 94 min.
Story: After 39 years together, Ben and George finally tie the knot, but George loses his job as a result, and the newlyweds must sell their New York apartment and live apart, relying on friends and family to make ends meet.
Style: touching, melancholic, emotional, sincere, independent film ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: gay, homosexuality, gay marriage, teacher, gay couple, lgbt, relationships, love, life turned upside down, character study, wedding, lgbtq ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: new york, usa, brooklyn new york city
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Paradise: Faith (2012)
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, contemplative, realistic, serious, transgressive ...
Plot: self flagellation, religious fanatic, religion, missionary, faith, self discovery, husband wife conflict, belief, sin, wheelchair bound, religions or cults, couple relations ...
Time: 90s, 21st century
Place: austria, vienna
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If Footmen Tire You, What Will Horses Do? (1971)
Genre: Drama, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 52 min.
Story: Based on the preachings of Reverend Estus W. Pirkle, this film warns what will happen to America if the citizens do not give up their depraved ways and turn to God and Jesus for salvation. Communist infiltrators, the "footmen", will pave ...
Style: horror comedy, psychotronic, religious horror, christian film, underground film
Plot: religious, christianity, christian, rape, clergy, preacher, christian propaganda, evangelical christianity, religious hypocrisy, religious faith, mass murder, religion ...
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 6.2
 441
Angel Baby (1961)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: A woman who believes she has been chosen by God to heal people is taken in by a greedy promoter and his shrewish wife to make the rounds of the rural South - she to save souls and heal the sick, he to make as much money as he possibly can.
Style: retro, independent film, biting, realistic, serious ...
Plot: religion, evangelist, mute, faith, witch doctor, fraud, miraculous event, small town, jealousy, deep south, marriage of convenience, sexless marriage ...
Time: year 1961, 60s
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 6.1
 14K
Leap of Faith (1992)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Jonas Nightengale is a fraudulent Christian faith healer who makes a living travelling around America holding revival meetings and conducting 'miracles' with the help of his friend and manager, Jane, and their entourage. One of their ...
Style: melancholic, light, semi serious, realistic, touching ...
Plot: religion, redemption, character study, preacher, loneliness, dishonesty, cons and scams, small town life, con men, small town, faith, con artists ...
Time: 90s, year 1992
Place: kansas, usa
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 5.9
 29K
The Prom (2020)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story: After the PTA of a conservative high school in Indiana bans same-sex couples from attending the annual prom, a gang of flamboyant Broadway stars try to boost their image by showing up to support two lesbian students.
Style: inspirational, captivating, sentimental, thought provoking, sincere ...
Audience: chick flick, kids, teens
Plot: lesbian, gay, lgbt teen, prom, lgbtq, high school, lesbian interest, lesbian love, civil rights, lgbtqi, sapphic, discrimination ...
Time: 2000s, 2020s
Place: indiana, ohio, new york
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 9.2
 2.0M
The Godfather (1972)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 175 min.
Story: Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attempt on his life, his youngest son, Michael steps in to take care of the ...
Style: serious, epic, dramatic, atmospheric, captivating ...
Audience: boys' night, manly, chick flick, adult
Plot: mafia, organized crime, gangster, greed, revenge, mob boss, crime family, mobster, cosa nostra, wedding, pride and honor, corruption ...
Time: 1950s, 1940s, 20th century, 50s, year 1972 ...
Place: italy, new york, bronx new york city, europe, sicily ...
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 6.7
 49K
Saved! (2004)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Teenage Mary Cummings, who has "been Born Again her whole life," is about to enter her senior year at American Eagle Christian High School near Baltimore with her Fundamentalist Christian friends Hilary Faye and Veronica, the three of whom ...
Style: touching, independent film, witty, humorous, funny ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, girls' night, date night, teen drama ...
Plot: high school, pregnancy, teenage pregnancy, teenage girl, coming of age, gay, youth, friendship, pregnant girl, satire, teenager, atheism ...
Time: year 2004, 2000s, 21st century
Place: maryland, xian, baltimore, california
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 296 min.
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Story: Five teens from Harlem become trapped in a nightmare when they're falsely accused of a brutal attack in Central Park.
Style: suspense, captivating, detective, political, educational ...
Audience: teens, teen drama
Plot: investigation, legal, social injustice, black, criminal justice, black lives matter, black cast, racial injustice, black history, lgbtq, suspect, false accusation ...
Time: 80s, year 1989, 90s, 20th century, 2000s ...
Place: new york
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 7.7
 206K
The Whale (2022)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story: A reclusive English teacher suffering from severe obesity attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption.
Style: serious, dramatic, thought provoking, atmospheric, rough ...
Audience: adult
Plot: religion, overweight man, obesity, gay, father daughter relationship, food, pizza, caregiver, teacher, father daughter reunion, ex husband ex wife relationship, domestic drama ...
Time: 2020s, 2010s
Place: idaho, new york state
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Svaha: The Sixth Finger (2019)
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 122 min.
Story: Pastor Park is head of a religious investigation center that exposes cults and cult leaders. While looking into a suspicious new religion called ‘Deer Mount,’ he slowly uncovers clues that connect this cult to a series of mysterious cases of ...
Style: rough, disturbing, tense, suspense, bleak ...
Plot: religion and supernatural, investigation, child, death of mother, supernatural, suicide, catholic priest, danger, demon, obsession, pregnancy, occult ...
Time: year 1999
Place: south korea
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Summer and Smoke (1961)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story: In a small Mississippi town in 1916, an eccentric spinster battles her romantic yearnings for the randy boy next door. A 1961 film, adapted from a Tennessee Williams play, starring Geraldine Page, Laurence Harvey, John McIntire, Una Merkel and Rita ...
Style: southern gothic, retro, serious, realistic, gloomy ...
Plot: small town, unfulfilled love, spinster, womanizer, summer, stage play, family relations, repression, small town life, love triangle, loneliness, unrequited love ...
Time: year 1961, 1910s, pre world war one
Place: mississippi, usa
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It Happened at Nightmare Inn (1973)
Genre: Horror
Country: Spain
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Two old maid sisters are running a little family hotel in Spain. They are very religious and the moral of the foreign tourist girl is too much for them, they start to kill them.
Style: classic horror, gothic horror, gothic, suspense, slasher ...
Plot: murder, hotel, sexual repression, religious fanatic, wine, innkeeper, tourist, sister, spanish history, occult, anti christianity, 666 ...
Time: 70s, 20th century
Place: spain, europe
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 7.3
 418
Don't Tell (2017)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History
Country: Australia
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Based on true events that changed the law. This is the story of a survivor, Lyndal, a young woman sexually abused as an 11 year old while attending a prestigious school. Her courage to fight for justice is entrusted to a local lawyer determined to ...
Style: realistic, serious, exciting, captivating, independent film
Plot: lawyer, pedophile, investigative reporter, justice, trust, friendship, child molestation, struggle, cover up, child abuse, truth, husband wife relationship ...
Time: 90s, 2000s, 20th century, year 1991, year 2001 ...
Place: australia
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Secret Sunshine (2007)
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 142 min.
Story: Sin-ae moves with her son Jun to Miryang, the town where her dead husband was born. As she tries to come to herself and set out on new foundations, another tragic event overturns her life.
Style: realistic, psychological, serious, thought provoking, sincere ...
Plot: suicide attempt, redemption, faith, family problems, hopes, couple relations, love and romance, losing-it hero, human nature, death in the family, parents and children, christianity ...
Time: 2000s
Place: south korea, seoul, korea, asia
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 6.4
 131
I Love Vienna (1991)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Austria
Duration: 104 min.
Story: I love Vienna is a social comedy that explores the clash of cultures and values.
Style: islamic
Plot: migration, muslim, immigrant, father son relationship, love, tradition, escape, prostitute, military service, deserter, religious hypocrisy, dance ...
Place: vienna, iran
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 7.1
 18K
Timbuktu (2014)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: France, Mauritania, Qatar
Duration: 96 min.
Story: A cattle herder and his family who reside in the dunes of Timbuktu find their quiet lives -- which are typically free of the Jihadists determined to control their faith -- abruptly disturbed. A look at the brief occupation of Timbuktu by militant ...
Style: disturbing, harsh, compassionate, emotional, intense ...
Audience: family friendly
Plot: desert, islam, culture clash, brutality, political unrest, legal, family in crisis, religions or cults, religious differences, life turned upside down, black, violence ...
Time: year 2014, 2010s, 21st century
Place: africa, south africa
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As It Is in Heaven (2004)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Sweden
Duration: 133 min.
Story: A musical romantic tragedy about a famous composer who moves back to his small hometown after having had heart troubles. His search for a simple everyday life leads him into teaching the local church choir which is not easily accepted by the town ...
Style: touching, sincere, emotional, lyrical, inspirational ...
Plot: music, choir, bullying, character study, self discovery, village, musician's life, teachers and students, human nature, nordic, love, destiny ...
Time: 21st century
Place: europe, austria, milan italy, scandinavia, eastern europe
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 6.7
 1K
Mass Appeal (1984)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: A young seminarian rattles the established order at a Catholic parish run by an older pastor. (TCM.com)
Style: talky, psychological, semi serious, realistic, captivating ...
Plot: gay, religion, homosexuality, priest, suburbs, catholic, church, christian, spirituality, lgbt, celibacy, gay subtext ...
Time: 80s
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The Magdalene Sisters (2002)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, Ireland
Duration: 114 min.
Story: Four women are given into the custody of the Magdalene sisterhood asylum to correct their sinful behavior: Crispina and Rose have given birth to a premarital child, Margaret got raped by her cousin and the orphan Bernadette had been repeatedly ...
Style: bleak, disturbing, brutal, controversial, harsh ...
Audience: teens
Plot: nun, convent, life is a bitch, human spirit, corporal punishment, mistreatment, catholic church, evil nun, religion, sexual harassment, humiliation, catholic ...
Time: 60s, 20th century, year 1964, year 2002
Place: ireland, europe, dublin ireland
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