Pagan Movies
A list focusing on pagan traditions, which is to say, polytheistic traditions which revere magic, have sexuality as a sacred act, and paying particular attention to matriarchal traditions. Titles which are essential viewing for pagans and witches, will be indicated.
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- StarsKatharina GolzThorsten RenkDoris MünsterWhen an old witch dies, a new one comes and takes her place, this is how it always has been. Thus the young witch Clíodhna comes into Gleann an Phéine, a remote valley far in the north, to replace her predecessor Fionnula. But the valley is different from the place of men - spirits haunt the forest, fairies dwell in the swamp lands and trolls live high up in the mountains and paths may lead astray an unsuspecting traveler easily. Can Clíodhna, who is very different from Fionnula, gain the trust of the villagers - most of all that of Rórdán, the assistant of the blacksmith Bran? And who is the mysterious other witch in the valley who seems set against Clíodhna at every occasion?Possibly THE most important pagan series.
- StarsAnjelica HustonJulianna MarguliesJoan AllenTales of Camelot and Avalon, told from the perspective of the women of Uther and Arthur Pendragon's world.Pretty important viewing, although for me, a pale imitation to the book.
- DirectorConstantin WernerStarsWinter Ave ZoliCsaba LucasLea MornarFantasy film based on the medieval legend of the visionary Queen Libuse (Winter Ave Zoli), founder of Prague. When Libuse marries farmer Premysl (Csaba Lucas), he threatens to destroy her new kingdom. New 2018 Director's Cut.Good, not great, but close to the mark. Essential viewing.
- DirectorRobin HardyStarsBrittania NicolHenry GarrettGraham McTavishCharmed by the residents of Tressock, Scotland, two young missionaries accept the invitation to participate in a local festival, fully unaware of the consequences of their decision.I liked this movie, but I was not comparing it to The Wicker Man, which I honestly have to watch again, it's been so long. Essential Viewing.
- DirectorNils GaupStarsMikkel GaupIngvald GuttormNils UtsiA young Sámi man witnesses a band of vicious raiders slay his family and flees to a nearby village, where he learns he must become a Pathfinder.A Norwegian movie about a Sami legend. Essential.
- DirectorLucky McKeeStarsLauren BirkellAgnes BrucknerJane GilchristSet in 1965 New England, a troubled girl encounters mysterious happenings in the woods surrounding an isolated girls school that she was sent to by her disinterested parents.I want more movies like this. Didn't quite go deep enough.
- DirectorSouleymane CisséStarsIssiaka KaneAoua SangareNiamanto SanogoA young man with magical powers journeys to his uncle to request help in fighting his sorcerer father.Essential viewing. There are movies about magic, and then there are movies which happen to be magical, this is both.
- DirectorAri AsterStarsFlorence PughJack ReynorVilhelm BlomgrenA couple travels to Northern Europe to visit a rural hometown's fabled Swedish mid-summer festival. What begins as an idyllic retreat quickly devolves into an increasingly violent and bizarre competition at the hands of a pagan cult.Probably a very important pagan movie, but only for die hard horror fans. It's icky, in the extreme. Not just the gore, the vibe of the thing is foul.
- DirectorRolf de HeerPeter DjigirrStarsCrusoe KurddalJamie GulpililRichard BirrinbirrinIn Australia's Northern Territory, a man tells us a story of his people and his land. It's about an older man, Minygululu, who has three wives and realizes that his younger brother Dayindi may try to steal away the youngest wife.Mysticism transposed into film. Essential.
- StarsColin Van LoonJess ArfiJoin young Tlingit warrior Anash on his quest to re-unite all parts of the Sun-Rock in order to fulfill a prophecy to attain peace and protect a fragile land.Crucial viewing.
- DirectorJohn DuiganStarsHugh GrantTara FitzgeraldSam NeillWhen a painting is termed blasphemous, a young minister and his wife visit the artist... and the three sexually playful models living with him.A Celebration of Aphrodite. Pamela Rabe triumphs in this movie. If anyone can bring Goddess energy to the screen, it's her.
- DirectorUgo FalenaStarsMila BernardRina CalabriaClaudio CaparelliHighly stylised biopic of the last Pagan Roman-Byzantine Emperor, Julian the Philosopher, known to Christians as 'the Apostate'. Orphaned by his cousin Constantius (Costanzo), and narrowly escaping death himself as a child, Julian is brought up on the Greek classics by his faithful tutor Mardonius. Constantius's seductive wife, Eusebia, has designs on him, but he is given the emperor's sister Elena as his bride. She is a Christian, and is herself the object of the unrequited affection of her teenaged page. After Julian is posted to Gaul as Caesar, to fight the barbarians, the romantic rivalries come to a tragic climax. Julian becomes Emperor, avenges the woman he realises, too late, he loved, and sets out on a fatal campaign against the Persians... The script is stronger on romance than politics, emphasising the (fictional) intersecting love-triangles. However, Duilio Cambellotti's striking Byzantine-Art Nouveau costumes and Luigi Mancinelli's score make it retain interest.For such an important historic movie, it sure is illusive.
- DirectorRobin HardyStarsEdward WoodwardChristopher LeeDiane CilentoA puritan police sergeant arrives in a Scottish island village in search of a missing girl, who the pagan locals claim never existed.A deserved classic. Essential Viewing.
- DirectorKevin MacdonaldStarsChanning TatumJamie BellDonald SutherlandIn Roman-ruled Britain, a young Roman soldier endeavors to honor his father's memory by finding his lost legion's golden emblem.Essential viewing. More of a druid movie than "The Druids".
- DirectorAndrew HerbertScott HansonStarsJohn IversonMorgan RoyceLancer WardThe journey of 19th-century frontiersman Ephraim MacIver and the adventures, stories, and homosexual relationships he had with other men in the American wilderness.I'd love to prank you all and say this is essential viewing, but it's really not. Just if you like the idea. It's about gay guys who fall in love with Native Americans, who in this reality, are very liberated about sex.
- DirectorAlfonso BresciaOvidio G. AssonitisStarsMiles O'KeeffeSavina GersakElisabeth KazaAtor and his brother are separated as children by the evil witch Phaedra. 18 years later she takes over the kingdom with the help of a masked warrior. Ator and Princess Janna prepare for the final fight.Added for the roadside temple scene. This one is completely different from the other Ator movies.
- DirectorMark SheridanStarsEd MurphyElva TrillGeraldine McAlindenA young couple who just met decides to go camping after a wonderful first encounter, a decision they will soon regret.If you're like me, and you expect a lot more pagan movies from Ireland, this might tide you over, till they make something better.
- DirectorRasmus TirzitisStarsMoa StefansdotterYohanna IdhaViva Östervall LyngbrantTwo daughters miss their dad. He hasn't returned from a Viking raid 2 years ago. The older sister Runa does her dad's chores such as bow hunting. She's having bad dreams/visions. Are they omens?
- DirectorNeten ChoklingStarsOrgyen TobgyalKelsang Chukie TethtongJamyang LodroMilarepa is a tale of greed and vengeance - demons, magic, murder and redemption. It is the story of the man who became Tibet's greatest mystic.Must see.
- DirectorByeong-ki AhnStarsKim Gyu-riSe-eun LeeLee Yu-riA high school girl moves from Seoul to a small remote village, where she is constantly harassed and bullied by the jealous common village girls. In a desperate bid to get back at her classmates, she tries to conjure a ghost to haunt them.The title is actually Bunshinsaba, and it's not about Ouija. Bunshinsaba is a witch ghost.
- DirectorNuttapeera ChomsriSarunya NoithaiStarsKett TharntupWoranuch BhiromBhakdiPisan AkaraseniPing, a young nobleman, has retired from the service of the crown in order to become a musician. He becomes a student of Master Duang, a famous musician. Master Duang owns a mysterious drum called Perng Mang, which has the power to bring success or death to people. Meanwhile, an arrogant musician called Muan tries to convince all the students to leave Master Duang. Some students follow his advice and end up dying horrible deaths which defy explanation. When Master Duang is defeated by Muan, he calls for Ping to inherit his musical knowledge and gives him the Perng Mang. Ping is told about the secret of Perng Mang and that it was made from a woman's skin. The woman's name was Thip, the same name of the woman he has fallen in love with.Really gorgeous, and at the same time, shockingly violent.
- StarsSiân PhillipsOsian RobertsSharon MorganIn rural Wales in the late 1980s, Gwyn's family is still haunted by his sister's disappearance in a snowstorm. On his ninth birthday, his grandmother gives him five mysterious gifts, setting off an adventure to discover if he's a magician.Essential Viewing. Welsh folklore at its best.
- DirectorSteve BarronStarsAugust SchellenbergEddie SpearsGary FarmerThe legends of the Native American nations come to life in this epic new miniseries, as two generations--a century-old storyteller and his grandson, a troubled 17-year-old boy--embark on a cross-country journey toward self-discovery.Essential viewing
- DirectorLucio FulciStarsJorge RiveroAndrea OcchipintiConrado San MartínA young man, armed with a magical bow and arrows, embarks on a mystical journey through a mystical land to rid it of all evil and joins forces with an outlaw to take down an evil witch bent on claiming the magic bow for evil.Very weird Sci Fi which happens to have a sort of pagan mystical story attached to it.
- DirectorDouglas KyleStarsAndrew KyleDouglas KyleClive finds himself with a strange connection to the mythical folklore being: it brings him good luck as long as he continues to feed it, but when a stranger arrives, Clive's life takes a dramatic turn.
- DirectorGunars PiesisStarsElina SilinyaIeva SavichaLilita OzolinaFairytale of the the good girl and the bad girl, who gets the prince?this movie comes right out and says that witches serve Goddesses. Essential.
- DirectorColin DowneyStarsLorcan MeliaNatalia KostrzewaEmma Eliza ReganNine-year-old Matthew finds a key to a magical world at the bottom of his grandmother's garden where he encounters the mystical Shadow people.Movie magic. Terrible poster, which is actually misleading. The art direction is incredibly subtle.
Essential viewing. - DirectorAlex TurnerStarsShane WestLeonard RobertsAldis HodgeDuring a mission in the Middle East, a group of US soldiers destroy a statue out of boredom only to then be visited by something the next day.Creepy, and original.
- DirectorPhilip ToddStarsAlasdair BlairSimon DeSilvaPeter CosgroveSet in war-torn 800AD Scotland, The Gaelic King tells the story of warrior-king Alpin mac Eachdach. When his young brother is captured, Alpin must hunt the kidnappers though a dark forest that hides an ancient power.About the Kingdom of Dalriada. I'd say it's important.
- DirectorJohn SaylesStarsJeni CourtneyEileen ColganMick LallyYoung Fiona lives with her grandparents in a small fishing village where she takes an active role to unravel the mysterious secrets.Cute movie. Way too much fuss over it though.
- DirectorAnsel FarajStarsNathan WilsonDavid SelbyKelly Erin DeckerEager to escape the grief and nightmares of the city, Louis Olsen travels to Southwest Minnesota, seeking the peace of the rural countryside. When he accidentally disturbs the grave of a supposed local 'witch' Mary Jane Terlinden, what began as a peaceful reprieve unravels into a haunting nightmare from which Louis cannot escape - but is it all just in his head?A decent witch movie. There aren't many.
- DirectorMaggie GreenwaldIlker Can KaragulleStarsAidan QuinnVirginia MadsenZosia MametWhen the teenage daughter of a reclusive family of artists falls in love with an unusual boy at school, she awakens mysterious powers and discovers ancient family secrets that will change her life forever.I'm not sure the casting was quite right, but a really good story, and premise. Important.
- DirectorChristine W ChenStarsZoe GrahamTimeca M. SerettiAlexander BiglaneA reunion between 4 friends quickly goes awry when they find themselves face to face with Erzulie the swamp mermaid goddess.Probably pretty necessary to see this one.
- DirectorIsaac RodriguezStarsSarah FroelichJason ScarbroughJune Griffin GarciaOn June 30th, 2018, Officer David Serling went missing inside an undisclosed abandoned hospital. Using his recovered body cam footage, his wife attempts to piece together what happened to him on that horrible night.The title doesn't really convey how incredibly elemental this movie was.
- DirectorDerek W. HayesStarsDaniel EvansJenny LivseyMatthew RhysWhilst celebrating Lleu's 18th birthday, Lleu and two friends go for a boat ride, when they discover beneath the water the golden doorway to the Mabinogi (the Otherworld). They swim down and are transported back in time many centuries to the Mabinogi. There they encounter some problems with mediaeval life, and they have to deal with the conflict between fate personal choice and magic.Absolutely crucial viewing. I'm of the opinion, that Wales is the pagan holy land. Somewhat joking. Obviously the earth is sacred, but the ground in Wales is very spiritual.
- StarsAleksandra NikiforovaDmitriy FridSergey DruzyakA 19-year-old girl discovers that she has supernatural powers that allow her to see spirits. The spirits haunt her and she uses them to solve crimes that the police have not been able to solve.The more you watch, the witchier, and more pagan it gets.
- CreatorCaroline GrahamStarsJohn NettlesJane WymarkBarry JacksonA veteran Detective Chief Inspector and his young Sergeant investigate murders around the regional community of Midsomer County.Take note of episodes The Fisher King, Murder By Magic, The Green Man, and The Straw Woman. Those episodes are essential.
- DirectorJacques DorfmannStarsChristopher LambertKlaus Maria BrandauerMax von SydowAn entire nation's destiny lies in the hands of one man.Movie should have been called "Caesar's invasion of Gaul". It's a war movie. There's little to nothing about druids in it.
- DirectorYusry Abd HalimStarsDominic PurcellNatassia MaltheCraig FairbrassA forgotten king, Eirick, is tasked with the impossible odds to defeat Thor, the God of Thunder.This movie actually has a believable druid in it.
- DirectorAkan SatayevStarsGhassan MassoudAlmira TursynAizhan LighgThis is the story of the life of the great queen of of the steppe - legendary Tomiris. She is destined to become a skillful warrior, survive the loss of close people and unite the Scythian/Saka tribes under her authority.It doesn't get too deep into Tengriism, but interesting to see a film set in such an ancient period.
- DirectorGisela PereiraStarsJames KarcherHjeron O'SidheGisela PereiraA magic fairy tale drawing on Pagan Celtic myths and Irish legends.Somewhat cheesy, but unabashedly magical. I'm calling it important, if only because there's a fairy druid in it, which is sheer fabulosity.
- StarsLochlann O'MearáinLisa DwanJustin PierreIn the mythical kingdom of Kells, four knights use their magic armor and weapons to fight the evil forces of Queen Maeve.Lovely, and not childish at all. Based on the Ulster cycle. Ignore comparisons to the Power Rangers. It's a folkloric show. Essential.
- DirectorHiroshi InagakiStarsToshirô MifuneYôko TsukasaAkihiko HirataA prince, framed for murder and starved for affection from his father, is sent on a quest.This is THE Shinto movie, if you want to see something about Shinto. Essential.
- DirectorSteven PattersonStarsWalter KoenigKarina KreppLynda MerrittGwynyth McBride moves to a small town where she can practice her Wiccan faith in peace, but when she tries to set up a homeless shelter on the land that a greedy corporation wants, their evil-genius fixer and his gang target her.Haven't seen this yet. I gather it's somewhat emblematic.
- DirectorBanjong PisanthanakunStarsNarilya GulmongkolpechSawanee UtoommaSirani YankittikanA horrifying story of a shaman's inheritance in the Isan region of Thailand. What could be possessing a family member might not be the Goddess they make it out to be.Essential. The plot centers around a Northeastern Thai Goddess.
- DirectorMike NewellStarsGabriel ByrneEllen BarkinCiarán FitzgeraldGrandpa Ward gives a horse he found to his grandchildren, who keep it in their tower-block flat in Dublin. The horse is stolen from them, and the two young boys set out to find it and flee on it.Almost didn't add it. It's only barely mystical.
- DirectorKim Ki-youngStarsHwa-shi LeeJeong-cheol KimYun-seok ChoiAn investor planning on developing a tourist resort begins an investigation into the legends of the mysterious Io Island in the hope of exploiting its unspoiled beauty.Something like a matriarchy appears in this. Essential.
- DirectorMartin WorthingtonStarsJames Kinnier WilsonGeorge Heath-WhyteSilvia FerreriLanguage: Babylonian. Essential. Nippur was the ancient holy city of mesopotamia.
- DirectorDain SaidStarsShaheizy SamNicholas SaputraPrisia NasutionA forensics photographer lured into a world of shamans and mystic creatures while helping his detective friend investigate a series of macabre murders.Must see. Shamanic magic in Borneo.
- DirectorJason DavittStarsDan BriggsRhys HowellsRebecca EastwoodA new take on Vampires. A supernatural Dark World of Vampires! Sexy, Scary, Get bitten.Goddesses and witches together in the same context.
- DirectorJaco BouwerStarsMonique RockmanCarel NelAlex van DykAn injured forest ranger on a routine mission is saved by two off-the-grid survivalists. What is initially a welcome rescue grows more suspicious as the son and his renegade father reveal a cultish devotion to the forest.Listen to the voice of Mother Gaia through the Hollows in the trees. The boy witch has a killer costume.
- DirectorRichard T. HeffronStarsRobert BeltranDevon EricsonRion HunterSaga about a proud band of Sioux Indians, and the efforts of one brave to save his people from destruction through the use of mysterious powers handed down by ancestors.Much better than reputed. At the risk of offending the Lakota, I'm gonna say it's essential viewing, with a grain of salt. It was well researched.
- DirectorJuan Mora CatlettStarsCarlos Enrique AlarcónÉdgar AlejandreErandini Catalina Alvarado VillegasThe story of Princess Eréndira of the Tarascan, who, at the beginning of the sixteenth century, led her people in a fight against the Spanish conquerors in the region of the Aztec Empire.Can't find this with English subs, but looks incredible.
- CreatorJenny CeballosMauricio Leiva-CockDiego Ramírez-SchremppStarsAngela CanoJuana del RioNelson CamayoWhen a young Bogotá-based detective gets drawn into the jungle to investigate four femicides, she uncovers magic, an evil plot and her own true origins.Focuses on the Mother Goddess as a source of life in the Amazon.
- DirectorSatyajit RayStarsSharmila TagoreSoumitra ChatterjeeChhabi BiswasA young woman is deemed a goddess when her father-in-law, a rich feudal land-lord, has a dream envisioning her as an avatar of Kali.Satyajit Ray is a Bengali director, making very atmospheric art films. Note: Bengali cinema is completely different from Bollywood.
- DirectorNiki CaroStarsKeisha Castle-HughesRawiri ParateneVicky HaughtonA contemporary story of love, rejection and triumph as a young Maori girl fights to fulfill a destiny her grandfather refuses to recognize.Sort of.
- StarsCameron HartlJoy NyveenVanessa PilonIt's a story about a hunter who suffers from paranoia and hallucinations after hiding the accidental murder of an old hermit. This prevents him from keeping his passions repressed and makes him turns against his wife and daughter. It's 'The Shining' meets 'Jacob's Ladder'.Messed up, seriously. Also misused a totem pole. I don't think the Ojibwa used them. Total must see. Art direction is killer, and the writer had a good imagination.
- DirectorShin Sang-okStarsSon Hui ChangHam Gi SopJong-uk RiIn feudal Korea, the evil King becomes aware that there is a peasant rebellion being planned in the country. He steals all the iron farming tools and cooking pots from the people so that he may make weapons to fend off the peasant army. After he returns the property to the people, an old blacksmith is imprisoned and starved to death. His last creation is a tiny figurine of a monster- Pulgasari, a Godzilla-like creature that eats iron. The blood of his daughter brings the creature to life, and fights with the poor, starving peasants to overthrow the corrupt monarchy.An alchemical accident which worked on screen. What happened off screen worked less well, and was less accidental.
- DirectorHawa EssumanTom TykwerStarsSamson OdhiamboLeila Dayan OpouKrysteen SavaneA Kenyan boy goes on a strange journey to return his father's soul.I"m gonna say it's essential, because it's the only movie from Kenya I've seen discussing traditional, and esoteric matters.
- StarsBette DavisDavid AckroydRosanna ArquetteA young couple moves to a quiet New England village, only to soon find themselves mixed up in mysterious rituals.Cornish paganism transplants itself to New England, finding concord with the Native American Corn Maiden archetype.
- DirectorBen WheatleyStarsNeil MaskellMyAnna BuringHarry SimpsonNearly a year after a botched job, a hitman takes a new assignment with the promise of a big payoff for three killings. What starts off as an easy task soon unravels, sending the killer into the heart of darkness.It's a really good scary movie. I don't know if you'd learn much from it as a pagan though.
- DirectorAlex GarlandStarsJessie BuckleyRory KinnearPaapa EssieduA young woman goes on a solo vacation to the English countryside following the death of her ex-husband.I would like to be a fly on the wall if a wiccan, a druid, an unspecified pagan, and a shaman watched this, and made a symbolic breakdown of it.
- DirectorFrantisek VlácilStarsJosef KemrMagda VásáryováNada HejnaA grim portrayal of the shift from Paganism to Christianity in medieval central Europe - as a young virgin promised to God is kidnapped and raped by a marauder who her religious father seeks to kill in return.The poetic narrative style is so heavy, that one almost gets a bit lost, but it's good.
- DirectorDonald F. GlutStarsMia ZottoliSasha PeraltoGeorge Thomas3000 years ago an Egyptian sorceress was buried alive for indulging forbidden pleasures of the flesh. Reincarnated in modern-day Los Angeles she is on a mission to track down the reincarnation of her ancient lost love.It's cheesy, but fun.
- DirectorZelda BarronStarsLauren HuttonCliff De YoungRobert BeltranAfter a rape at a girl's gymnastics school, questions arise and bring to light ancient Cretan rituals."Bull Dance" is the other name, I think.
- DirectorRainer SarnetStarsRea LestJörgen LiikArvo KukumägiIn a poor Estonian village, a group of peasants use magic and folk remedies to survive the winter, and a young woman tries to get a young man to love her.Weird and wonderful. Essential.
- DirectorKarin EngmanKlas PerssonStarsElna KarlssonThomas HedengranRalf BeckIn the late viking age a missionary, travelling with a group of soldiers, vanishes somewhere in a vast border forest in the northern parts of Sweden. A rescue party is sent out to find them, but inside the dark woods there is something waiting for them. Something dark and ancient.
- DirectorTakashi ShimizuStarsYumi AdachiHideko HaraFûju KamioOne day a mysterious box arrived and a curse began to spread all over. The source of the box is 'Jukai Village'. The village is hidden in Jukai Forest, a suicide spot that once you enter it, you can never come out.
- DirectorH. Tjut DjalilStarsIlona Agathe BastianYos SantoSofia W.D.A woman researches a book that takes her to the black magic cult of Leák in Bali. She meets an evil witch who promises to train her dark arts. But she is tricked and turned into a flying vampire with internal organs hanging from her neck.
- DirectorDom LenoirStarsMatthew SheppardVal MonkJohn SymesA haunting look into the world most famous occultist's journey from his death bed - from his devout Christian upbringing through his many aspirations, Aleister Crowley looks back on the many triumphs and pains of how he lived and loved.A decent history of Crowley, Waite, and Gardner.
- DirectorJason DavittStarsRhys HowellsDan BriggsAbigail Law-BriggsThe on going Vampire saga that started with Vampires: Brighter in Darkness, Vampires: Lucas Rising tells the tale of the immortals Lucas Delmore and Toby Brighter and their fight to defend their Love and Mankind.One of the few movies to equate witches with Goddesses.
- DirectorBruce KesslerStarsAndrew PrineBrenda ScottGeorge PaulsinSimon, a young man with magic powers, invokes the help of the evil forces in order to take revenge on a man who cheated him with a bad cheque.
- DirectorAnna BillerStarsSamantha RobinsonJeffrey Vincent PariseLaura WaddellA modern-day witch uses spells and magic to get men to fall in love with her, with deadly consequences.
- DirectorLukas FeigelfeldStarsAleksandra CwenCelina PeterClaudia MartiniAfter the loss of her tormented mother, the erratic behavior of a 15th century woman living in an isolated mountain village becomes a threat to the safety of her infant child.Neither Pagan or not pagan, but witchy enough to bear mentioning.
- DirectorGoran StolevskiStarsNoomi RapaceAnamaria MarincaAlice EnglertIn an isolated mountain village in 19th century Macedonia, a young girl is kidnapped and then transformed into a witch by an ancient spirit.Also a witch movie with no specific religious comment made.
- DirectorDavid LoweryStarsDev PatelAlicia VikanderJoel EdgertonA fantasy retelling of the medieval story of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.I tried to avoid it, my friend bullied me into it, and he was right. Good movie.
- DirectorMatthew Butler-HartStarsConleth HillAlex HassellFisayo AkinadeWhen their boat sinks, 3 men make it to an Isle they'll wish they had never found.
- DirectorGerald HermanStarsHermione GingoldAnna StrasbergRoger MorganThe life of a witch is disrupted by the arrival of a boy and his mother. The intruders' presence makes her struggle to adjust to the modern world, and to change from bad to good witch. Based on the book "Old Black Witch" by Wende and Harry Devlin.For a short children's movie, this one is deep.
- DirectorAigars GraubaStarsEdvin EndreJames BloorDainis GrubeOn his deathbed, the reigning king bestows power to an unexpected heir who must find strength within himself to unite his people against the violent crusades which threaten their freedom.
- DirectorSimon LinscheidStarsStella FeehillyAenne BarrLenny Hayden* Thriller (2004) Nessa, an archeologist at odds with the establishment and haunted by violent dreams of Celtic sacrifices tries to find an ancient relic supposedly from the De Danann period (pre 500 B.C.) called the "Danu Amulet."From a pagan perspective, more essential than the other movie by this name, but from a film critic perspective, not so much.
- DirectorPier Paolo PasoliniStarsMaria CallasMassimo GirottiLaurent TerzieffAfter his quest to retrieve the fabled Golden Fleece, Jason returns to Greece with powerful sorceress Medea. However, when the king banishes her, it's only human that Medea plots her furious revenge. Can they escape her wrath?Operatic style, but with monologues.
- DirectorGeoff MurphyStarsAnzac WallaceBruno LawrenceTim ElliottIn 1870, a Maori warrior working with the British finds his village massacred, and vows revenge.Little to no magic. Historical battles.
- DirectorValente RodriguezStarsPaul AlsburyRaymond BotelloFernando CarrilloLOS SCAVENGERS is a story about four boys who believe their hometown is cursed. The boys, Alex, Camilo, David and Roger are hired by Remedios (a local witch) to find Laughing Man, which is a long lost Mayan lucky charm. The boys agree to find Laughing Man if Remedios lifts the town curse and helps the football team win again.There are no coins in this story, especially as Mayans used chocolate as currency. Lovely movie though.
- DirectorLisa PalenicaStarsPriya RaiShellie UlrichSeth GandrudIn ancient Egypt, Isis and Osiris ruled the land. All were happy for the couple except one, Set, a jealous man who killed Osiris in order to take over his kingdom. Isis snuck into Osiris' tomb and tried to raise him from the dead using her black magic. Set caught Isis in the act and had Osiris cut to pieces, with each piece buried in a different part of the land, so Isis could never again raise her husband. Isis vowed to avenge Osiris' death and return with him to rule over all the worlds. Now, six college students Kyle, Dustin, Felicia, Jay, Serena and Amy take their last course in archeology in anticipation for graduation. Their last assignment is to uncover and document the museum's new acquisitions with their teacher, Professor Shields and world-renowned Egyptologist Dr. Nasir. During the night they haphazardly awaken the ancient spirit of Isis' lost soul and her wrath is unleashed on the group. As students start to disappear one by one, they must band together to stop Isis from rising her dead lover Osiris and his evil army of the dead, and exacting their revenge upon the world.Trash, but made the list, for having a Goddess in it.
- DirectorDavid BrucknerStarsRafe SpallArsher AliRobert James-CollierA group of old college friends reunite for a trip to a most dangerous country in Europe - Sweden, encountering a menacing presence there stalking them.Good movie. Not essential viewing for pagans.
- DirectorKaspar MunkStarsGerda Lie KaasSonja RichterMay Lifschitz"Wild Witch" is a fantasy film for the whole family based on the popular book series by Lene Kaaberbøl.Pretty essential viewing.
- DirectorBarri ChaseStarsAdam BeachRoger WillieStephanie WallaceIn 1969 Jett, a young girl of mixed Caucasian and Indigenous descent, struggles to fit in with her peers on the reservation. After summoning the trees to shield her from her bullies she realizes her special connection with the surrounding nature. With the help of a tribal Watchman she embarks on a spiritual journey to discover her destiny.A strong movie for all its obscurity.
- CreatorElwood ReidStarsDavid ThewlisMarcia Gay HardenAneurin BarnardBased on the novel by Pulitzer-winner Annie Proulx, BARKSKINS follows a disparate group of outcasts who must navigate brutal hardships, competing interests, and tangled loyalties at the crossroads of civilization- late 1600s New France.Not really essential unless you want to drool over Rykko Bellemare.
- CreatorMathieu MissoffeStarsSuliane BrahimHubert DelattreLaurent CapellutoA police chief and an eccentric new prosecutor investigate a string of grisly crimes and eerie phenomena in an isolated town at the edge of a forest.
- StarsArmand AssanteGreta ScacchiIsabella RosselliniFollows Odysseus on his wanderings back to Ithaca following the Trojan War.I think the response of the divine, to the very human question "what do you want" in this, was legendary.
- DirectorKen RussellStarsAmanda DonohoeHugh GrantCatherine OxenbergWhen an archaeologist uncovers a strange skull in a foreign land, the residents of a nearby town begin to disappear, leading to further inexplicable occurrences.I didn't know about this when it came out. A lot of elements were cleverly woven together. A pagan study could be made of this one.
- DirectorNicolas RoegStarsRita TushinghamKelly ReillyOscar PearcePowerful supernatural forces are unleashed when a young architect (Kelly Reilly) becomes pregnant after moving to an isolated and mysterious valley to build a house. And when the neighbouring farmers take against the unborn child, it's her very survival that is threatened.The Devil doesn't really come into the story. It's a fertility story.
- DirectorAlberto De MartinoStarsWalter George AltonDonald PleasenceMiguel Ángel FuentesThousands of years ago, aliens visited Earth and fathered the Pumaman, a man-god with supernatural powers entrusted by a gold mask with the ability to control people's minds, which in present-day London, falls upon the wrong hands.Would be amazing as a gay movie. Loved it as it was though.
- DirectorDarrell RoodtStarsJoe StewardsonIan YuleKen GampuA medical examiner investigating a series of prostitute murders discovers that the culprit is an ancient tribal witch doctor come back to life.
- DirectorAleksandr PtushkoStarsUrho SomersalmiAnna OrochkoIvan VoronovThe evil witch Louhi kidnaps Lemminkäinen's sister to build for her a Sampo, a device that creates salt, grain, and gold. When Lemminkäinen fails to recover the Sampo, Louhi steals the sun, plunging the world into frozen darkness.Essential viewing. Make sure you watch the European version with the subs. The American version is abridged and they cut essential scenes. European title is "Sampo".
- DirectorLydia BrunaStarsSarah CribdonAneirin HughesJenny Livsey60 AD , the island of Anglesea , Wales - Rhona, a young woman working towards becoming a druid. Together with her people, she has devoted her life to serve the gods and protect their sacred site. When the news of a Roman attack reach her village, Rhona has to decide whether to be loyal to her belief's and face death or to flee with her best friend Mya. A welsh language production , filmed all over Dorset .Welsh druids, obviously totally essential. Even though it's a short, I include it, because of how special it is.
- DirectorLeo GarenStarsKeith CarradineCristina RainesScott GlennA group of friends who were World War I flyers ride their motorcycles across America in search of what they believe their generation lost during the war.Pretty essential. Also known as "The Shrieking".
- DirectorHiguchinskyStarsEriko HatsuneFhi FanHinako SaekiThe inhabitants of a small Japanese town become increasingly obsessed with and tormented by spirals.Uzukami.
- DirectorHenry HathawayStarsSusan HaywardRobert MitchumWalter SlezakIn 1907, a nurse arrives in the Belgian Congo to work for a missionary doctor but meets a grumpy animal hunter who secretly plans to search for gold in the dangerous Bakuba tribal region.pretty cool movie, that had amazing dance sequences, set in the Congo.
- DirectorAnne K. BlackStarsAmy De BhrúnDavid HaydnTim TreloarA young noblewoman must fulfill her calling to become the long foretold Paladin.A lot more mystical and spiritual than action fantasy usually is. I recognised elements from Scottish druidry.