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1. Cinema Paradiso (1988)
R | 174 min | Drama, Romance
A filmmaker recalls his childhood when falling in love with the pictures at the cinema of his home village and forms a deep friendship with the cinema's projectionist.
Director: Giuseppe Tornatore | Stars: Philippe Noiret, Enzo Cannavale, Antonella Attili, Isa Danieli
Votes: 282,978 | Gross: $11.99M
2. Benedetta (2021)
Unrated | 131 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
A 17th-century nun in Italy suffers from disturbing religious and erotic visions. She is assisted by a companion, and the relationship between the two women develops into a romantic love affair.
Director: Paul Verhoeven | Stars: Virginie Efira, Charlotte Rampling, Daphné Patakia, Lambert Wilson
Votes: 25,503
3. The Wind that Shakes the Barley (2006)
Not Rated | 127 min | Drama, War
Against the backdrop of the Irish War of Independence, two brothers fight a guerrilla war against British forces.
Director: Ken Loach | Stars: Cillian Murphy, Pádraic Delaney, Liam Cunningham, Orla Fitzgerald
Votes: 54,633 | Gross: $1.83M
4. Borgia (2011–2014)
TV-MA | 52 min | Biography, Drama, History
Story of the rise and the fall of the Renaissance dynasty.
Stars: Mark Ryder, Isolda Dychauk, Diarmuid Noyes, John Doman
Votes: 7,218
5. The Young Pope (2016)
TV-MA | 55 min | Drama
The beginning of the pontificate of Lenny Belardo, alias Pius XIII, the first American Pope in history.
Stars: Jude Law, Diane Keaton, Silvio Orlando, Javier Cámara
Votes: 47,397
6. The Name of the Rose (2019)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, History, Mystery
In 1327, an enlightened friar and his young apprentice investigate a series of mysterious deaths at an abbey risking the wrath of a powerful Inquisitor. Television adaptation of Umberto Eco's novel 'The Name of the Rose'.
Stars: John Turturro, Rupert Everett, Damian Hardung, Fabrizio Bentivoglio
Votes: 4,458
7. The Magdalene Sisters (2002)
R | 114 min | Drama
Three young Irish women struggle to maintain their spirits while they endure dehumanizing abuse as inmates of a Magdalene Sisters Asylum.
Director: Peter Mullan | Stars: Eileen Walsh, Dorothy Duffy, Nora-Jane Noone, Anne-Marie Duff
Votes: 28,465 | Gross: $4.89M
8. The Cardinal (1963)
Approved | 175 min | Drama, History, War
A young Catholic priest from Boston confronts bigotry, Nazism, and his own personal conflicts as he rises to the office of cardinal.
Director: Otto Preminger | Stars: Tom Tryon, John Huston, Romy Schneider, Carol Lynley
Votes: 2,904
9. The Detective (1954)
Approved | 91 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Works of art are disappearing, stolen by a master thief, a master of disguise. Father Brown has two goals: to catch the thief and to save his soul.
Director: Robert Hamer | Stars: Alec Guinness, Joan Greenwood, Peter Finch, Cecil Parker
Votes: 1,664
10. Jesus of Montreal (1989)
R | 120 min | Drama, Romance
A group of actors put on an unorthodox, but acclaimed Passion Play which incites the opposition of the Catholic Church while the actors' lives themselves begin to mirror the Passion itself.
Director: Denys Arcand | Stars: Lothaire Bluteau, Catherine Wilkening, Johanne-Marie Tremblay, Rémy Girard
Votes: 7,550 | Gross: $1.60M
11. We Have a Pope (2011)
Not Rated | 102 min | Comedy, Drama
A story centered on the relationship between the newly elected Pope and his therapist.
Director: Nanni Moretti | Stars: Michel Piccoli, Nanni Moretti, Jerzy Stuhr, Renato Scarpa
Votes: 14,301 | Gross: $0.48M
12. Faith: Pope John Paul II (2005)
201 min | Biography, Drama
Following the premature death of his mother, Karol Wojtyla is brought up by his father in the Polish city of Krakow during the first half of the 20th century. An outstanding student with a ... See full summary »
Stars: Christopher Lee, Ben Gazzara, Daniele Pecci, Vittoria Belvedere
Votes: 1,249
13. The Pyx (1973)
R | 108 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A police detective uncovers a sinister occult explanation behind the mysterious death of a heroin-addicted prostitute.
Director: Harvey Hart | Stars: Karen Black, Christopher Plummer, Donald Pilon, Jean-Louis Roux
Votes: 975
14. Bakhita (2009 TV Movie)
Biography
Bakhita is captured as a slave as a child, a Viennian man sees her. Many years later the man has returned to do business and recognizes her. After saving her, he takes her back to his home.... See full summary »
Director: Giacomo Campiotti | Stars: Teresa Acerbis, Ettore Bassi, Federica Bau, Sonia Bergamasco
Votes: 255
15. Karol, un uomo diventato Papa (2005 TV Movie)
186 min | Biography, Drama
The life of the pope John-Paul II, from his youth as a writer, actor, and athlete in war-torn occupied Poland to his election as Pope at the age of 58.
Director: Giacomo Battiato | Stars: Piotr Adamczyk, Malgorzata Bela, Ken Duken, Hristo Shopov
Votes: 2,822
16. Karol - The Pope, the Man (2006 TV Movie)
155 min | Biography, Drama
Director: Giacomo Battiato | Stars: Piotr Adamczyk, Dariusz Kwasnik, Michele Placido, Alberto Cracco
Votes: 1,217
17. Rebel Hearts (2021)
99 min | Documentary
A look at Los Angeles's Sisters of the Immaculate Heart, nuns who challenged the patriarchal conventions of the Catholic Church 50 years ago and are still taking a stand today.
Director: Pedro Kos | Stars: Anita Caspary, Helen Kelley, Corita Kent, Pat Reif
Votes: 167
18. Mother Teresa (1986)
81 min | Documentary, Biography
This definitive portrait of Mother Teresa was shot over 5 years and follows the saint into the world's trouble spots, showing how Mother Teresa transcends all barriers with her works of love.
Directors: Ann Petrie, Jeanette Petrie | Stars: Richard Attenborough, Mother Teresa, Mohandas K. Gandhi
Votes: 121
19. Rocky Road to Dublin (1968)
Not Rated | 70 min | Documentary
Irish-born journalist Peter Lennon exposed the truth of a repressed, suppressed and censored country, and the hypocrisy of church, politics and state, through a series of 'innocent' interviews.
Director: Peter Lennon | Stars: Sean O'Faoláin, Conor Cruise O'Brien, John Huston, Douglas Gageby
Votes: 175
20. Jan Hus (1955)
125 min | Drama
During the Great Papal Schism, protestant reformer, Jan Hus, speaks out against the rampant corruption of the Church in Rome, kickstarting a religious revolution in Bohemia.
Director: Otakar Vávra | Stars: Zdenek Stepánek, Karel Höger, Vlasta Matulová, Ladislav Pesek
Votes: 227
21. Night Friend (1987)
R | 95 min | Drama
A priest goes to great lengths in an effort to get a teenage prostitute off the streets.
Director: Peter Gerretsen | Stars: Chuck Shamata, Heather Kjollesdal, Daniel MacIvor, Réal Andrews
Votes: 53
22. Embezzled Heaven (1958)
91 min | Drama
This is a story of human struggle for eternal happiness. Teta Linek, a cook at a noble Austrian family Argan, thinks primarily of ways to achieve heavens in the afterlife. In the hope of ... See full summary »
Director: Ernst Marischka | Stars: Annie Rosar, Hans Holt, Viktor de Kowa, Vilma Degischer
Votes: 104
23. Martin Luther (1983– )
90 min | Biography, Drama
Stars: Ulrich Thein, Otto Mellies, Ralf Kober, Hartmut Puls
Votes: 33
24. Witness to Hope: The Life of Karol Wojtyla, Pope John Paul II (2002)
116 min | Documentary
Director: Judith Dwan Hallet | Stars: Rene Auberjonois, George Weigel
Votes: 93
25. Kettle (2014)
Not Rated | 38 min | Short, Drama
A teenage boy struggles to find acceptance and love within the confines of the repressive catholic school he attends and from his mother who is emotionally cold and completely lacks any ... See full summary »
Director: Maximilian Homaei | Stars: Christian Byers, James Fraser, Jai Koutrae, Kelly Butler
Votes: 38
26. María y los niños pobres (2010)
80 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
Due to different circumstances several kids work in the streets of La Paz (Bolivia). While a group of Catholic priests help them they are endangered by organ thieves and drug dealers. When ... See full summary »
Director: Leonidas Zegarra | Stars: Mariana Liquitaya, Sebastián Obermaier, Jorge Luis Villacorta Santamato, Mauricio Aparicio
Votes: 23
27. Silent Night (2012 TV Movie)
95 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The inspiring story behind the Christmas carol 'Silent Night'.
Director: Christian Vuissa | Stars: Carsten Clemens, Markus von Lingen, Janina Elkin, Alexander E. Fennon
Votes: 241
28. The Nazi Jesus (2017 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary, Drama, History
Examining how the Nazis corrupted the teachings of Christianity to influence people to see Hitler as a messiah-like figure. Also, examines accusations that the Pope did too little to oppose them.
Director: Serge Ou | Stars: Dan Eady, Paul Geoghegan, Susannah Heschel, Adolf Hitler
Votes: 28
29. The Church (2020)
70 min | Documentary, History
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Old City of Jerusalem - the most sacred place in Christendom - is shared by six different Christian sects: Greek Orthodox, Catholics, Armenians, ... See full summary »
Director: Anat Tel | Stars: Samuel Aghoyan, Archbishop of Jerusalem Antonios, Archbishop of Hierapolis Isidoros, Adeeb Joudeh
Votes: 19
30. Defender of the Faith (2019)
92 min | Documentary
We tell the story of a man who dedicated his life to preserving the Church, but instead led it into its greatest crisis: Joseph Ratzinger, Pope Benedict XVI. During his 30 years working ... See full summary »
Director: Christoph Röhl | Stars: Ulrich Tukur, Pope Benedict XVI
Votes: 39
31. Macht der Wunder - Die Geheimnisse des Vatikans (2010– )
44 min | Documentary, History
For the first time, in 'Power of Miracles:The Secrets of the Vatican', the Vatican allows a revealing look inside numerous historical documents of inestimable value: the secret archive, the Swiss Guard, and more hidden treasures.
Stars: Hansi Jochmann, Hans Küng, José Saraiva Martins, Manfred Lütz
Votes: 6
32. Virgen de Copacabana ... su historia y sus milagros (2012)
85 min | Drama, Fantasy, History
Director: Leonidas Zegarra | Stars: Mariana Liquitaya, Sebastián Obermaier, Claudia Aguilar, Félix Aguilera
33. Himmel oder Hölle (1990)
75 min | Drama
We are watching a boy of ten being confronted with two of the most prevalent taboos: death and sexuality, especially when the recourse offered by religion and society differs from a child's point of view.
Director: Wolfgang Murnberger | Stars: Adi Murnberger, Fabian Weidinger, Johannes Habeler, Lukas Habeler
Votes: 56
34. Marie Ward - Zwischen Galgen und Glorie (1985)
107 min | Drama
The story of Marie Ward, a religious woman from a devout, aristocratic Yorkshire Catholic family who lived between 1585 and 1645 and moved to St. Omer in Walloon France, where she joined ... See full summary »
Director: Angelika Weber | Stars: Hannelore Elsner, Irm Hermann, Julia Lindig, Mathieu Carrière
Votes: 26
35. Basilica of the National Vow, Ecuador (2019)
26 min | Documentary, Short
The Basilica of the National Vow is a Roman Catholic church located in the UNESCO World Heritage listed historic city center of Quito, Ecuador. It is the largest neo-Gothic basilica in the ... See full summary »
Director: Yanai Arfi
36. The Protestant Revolution (2007 TV Movie)
Documentary
Four-part documentary series in which historian Tristram Hunt explores the scientific, cultural, economic and political aspects of Protestantism. In this opening part, he uncovers how a ... See full synopsis »
Director: Joseph Maxwell | Stars: Shanna Forrestall, Margaret Maye, Norman McIsaac, Matthew Mease
Votes: 25
37. Vatikan - Die Macht der Päpste (1997– )
45 min | Documentary, Biography
Series of portraits about five popes starting with Pius XII.
Star: Pope John Paul II
Votes: 20
38. Pro Mundi Vita (1961)
137 min | Documentary
Director: Rudolf Reißner | Stars: Erzbischof Corrado Bafile, Hans Baur, Abbé Père Aimé Duval, Julius Kardinal Döpfner
39. John Paul II, the Pope Who Broke the Iron Curtain (2014 TV Special)
Biography
Director: Valerio Scheggia | Star: Pope John Paul II
40. Tu es Pierre (1959)
88 min | Documentary
Director: Philippe Agostini | Stars: Pope John XXIII, Pope Pius XII, Daniel Rops
41. Giovanni XXIII, Il pensiero e la memoria (2008)
73 min | Documentary
Director: Salvatore Nocita | Stars: Tiziana Ferrario, Antonio Guidi, Roberto Amadei, Tarcisio Bertone
42. Der deutsche Papst (2011 TV Movie)
45 min | Documentary
Director: Ute-Beatrix Giebel | Stars: John Allen, Pope Benedict XVI, Elisabeth Gössmann, Hans Küng
43.
Cannon (1971–1976)
Episode:
Treasure of San Ignacio
(1972)
Not Rated | 50 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Cannon calls on a retired detective to help him recover religious relics stolen in an armed robbery of a church in Mexico.
Director: Allen Reisner | Stars: William Conrad, Tab Hunter, Alejandro Rey, Victoria Racimo
Votes: 107
44.
The Guns of Will Sonnett (1967–1969)
Episode:
A Grave for James Sonnett
(1967)
22 min | Western
Arriving in a Mexican town, the Sonnetts find Jim's grave and a curiously reticent padre, and tangle with a bandito leader who may -- or may not -- have killed James. Features an exceptionally lively gunfight at the end.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Walter Brennan, Dack Rambo, Don Diamond, Natividad Vacío
Votes: 24
45.
The Littlest Hobo (1979–1985)
Episode:
Guardian Angel
(1980)
Adventure, Drama, Family
A baby girl is abandoned on the steps of a church and the Hobo takes it upon himself to keep her from harm.
Director: Stan Olsen | Stars: London, Nehemiah Persoff, Jacquie Presly, Henry Beckman
Votes: 16
46.
The Littlest Hobo (1979–1985)
Episode:
The Pearls
(1980)
Adventure, Drama, Family
The Hobo comes to the rescue of a ship's captain whose crew has mutinied and are looking for a lost treasure.
Director: Joseph L. Scanlan | Stars: London, Scott Brady, Ed Harrington, Linda Hill
Votes: 15
47.
Mod Squad (1968–1973)
Episode:
Keep the Faith, Baby
(1969)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A black priest, at odds with his diocese, becomes the target of a hood after he is suspended by the Church. The hood believes the priest will reveal what he was told during his confession when he though he was about to die.
Director: Gene Nelson | Stars: Michael Cole, Clarence Williams III, Peggy Lipton, Tige Andrews
Votes: 48
48.
Picket Fences (1992–1996)
Episode:
Bye-Bye, Bey-Bey
(1996)
Crime, Drama, Family
At the christening of Mayor Laurie Bey's baby, Michael, the Rome residents are flabbergasted when Laurie announces that she had the baby for her brother Jerry and his gay lover Gordy, who ... See full summary »
Director: David Hugh Jones | Stars: Tom Skerritt, Kathy Baker, Costas Mandylor, Lauren Holly
Votes: 58
49.
Picket Fences (1992–1996)
Episode:
Duty Free Rome
(1993)
Crime, Drama, Family
Douglas Wambaugh finds a loophole that might grant Mayor Pugen a new trial after he is convicted of the shooting of the carjacker. Meanwhile, a very religious Catholic couple, who share a ... See full summary »
Director: Ron Lagomarsino | Stars: Tom Skerritt, Kathy Baker, Costas Mandylor, Lauren Holly
Votes: 58
50.
Picket Fences (1992–1996)
Episode:
For Whom the Wind Blows
(1994)
Crime, Drama, Family
Brian Latham continues to plead his innocence, and everybody starts to doubt his guilt. The real murderer has confessed to Father Barrett, and Judge Bone tricks him into admitting that ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Schultz | Stars: Tom Skerritt, Kathy Baker, Costas Mandylor, Lauren Holly
Votes: 54