Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "evangelist"

51. Sherman's March (1985)

Not Rated | 157 min | Documentary, Biography, Comedy

Documentary filmmaker Ross McElwee sets out to make a movie about Union General Sherman's March to the Sea towards the end of the American Civil War, but keeps getting sidetracked by his own love life.

Director: Ross McElwee | Stars: Ross McElwee, Dede McElwee, Ross McElwee Jr., Patricia Rendleman

Votes: 2,712

52. Pilgrim's Progress (2008)

105 min | Adventure, Fantasy

An allegory of the life of a believer on a journey from the City of Destruction to the Celestial City.

Director: Danny Carrales | Stars: Daniel Kruse, Jeremiah Guelzo, Hugh McLean, Reid Dalton

Votes: 396

53. Marjoe (1972)

PG | 88 min | Documentary, Biography

This Oscar-winning documentary explores the life of one-time child evangelist and faith healer Marjoe Gortner. The son of professional evangelists, Gortner was preaching on the Southern tent-revival circuit by the age of 3.

Directors: Sarah Kernochan, Howard Smith | Stars: Agnes Benjamin, Marjoe Gortner, Vernon Gortner, Sarah Kernochan

Votes: 1,750

54. Pray TV (1980)

PG | 86 min | Comedy

A failing television station is bought out by a slick TV evangelist and starts making mountains of money in the guise of religious programming, but which is actually just an excuse to sell merchandise.

Director: Rick Friedberg | Stars: Dabney Coleman, Paul Cooper, Rosemary Alexander, Lewis Arquette

Votes: 243

55. The Neon Bible (1995)

Not Rated | 91 min | Drama

While on a train, a teenage boy thinks about his life and the flamboyant aunt whose friendship acted as an emotional shield from his troubled family. This film evokes the haunting quality ... See full summary »

Director: Terence Davies | Stars: Jacob Tierney, Drake Bell, Gena Rowlands, Diana Scarwid

Votes: 1,058 | Gross: $0.03M

56. Dream No Evil (1970)

R | 84 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

A young orphan girl obsessed with finding her father gets adopted by a traveling church. She grows up and gets engaged, but her obsession with locating her father is about to turn deadly.

Director: John Hayes | Stars: Edmond O'Brien, Brooke Mills, Marc Lawrence, Michael Pataki

Votes: 662

57. Little Richard (2000 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 120 min | Biography, Drama, Music

The story of Little Richard Penniman, from his poor Southern upbringing to dealing with the trials and tribulations of being a black singer in the 1950s, to his born-again phase and brief "retirement" from rock and roll.

Director: Robert Townsend | Stars: Leon, Jenifer Lewis, Carl Lumbly, Tamala Jones

Votes: 995

58. The Heart Is a Rebel (1958)

Not Rated | 83 min | Drama

Hal and Joan Foster hire Gladys, a nurse/caregiver, to look after their son who has a life-threatening heart problem. Joan is invited to hear Gladys sing with her church choir at a Billy ... See full summary »

Director: Dick Ross | Stars: Ethel Waters, Georgia Lee, John Milford, Scotty Morrow

Votes: 91

59. Sid Roth's It's Supernatural (1996– )

Talk-Show

Sid Roth interviews various people who have experienced supernatural messages, dreams, miracles and visions.

Stars: Sid Roth, Scott Perri, Caitlyn Mims, Amber Erwin

Votes: 193

60. Evil Come Evil Go (1972)

66 min | Horror

A religious fanatic murders people who are engaging in sex.

Director: Walt Davis | Stars: Cleo O'Hara, Sandra Henderson, Jane Tsentas, Rick Cassidy

Votes: 481

61. For the Bible Tells Me So (2007)

Unrated | 95 min | Documentary, Romance

An exploration of the intersection between religion and homosexuality in the U.S. and how the religious right has used its interpretation of the Bible to stigmatize the gay community.

Director: Daniel G. Karslake | Stars: Imogene Robinson, Victor Robinson, Gene Robinson, Isabella 'Boo' McDaniel

Votes: 4,523 | Gross: $0.31M

62. Speak of the Devil (1989)

Unrated | 99 min | Comedy, Horror

A phony evangelist and his nympho wife buy a house in Los Angeles with plans to turn it into "The Church of Latter Day Sin." However, the house turns out to be haunted--which doesn't stop ... See full summary »

Director: Raphael Nussbaum | Stars: Thomas McGowan, Jean Carol, Bernice Tamara Goor, Walter Kay

Votes: 112

63. Joel Osteen (1999– )

30 min | Talk-Show

Evangelist Joel Osteen hosts weekly religious services at his Lakewood Church in Houston.

Star: Joel Osteen

Votes: 165

64. Audacity (2015)

55 min | Drama, Horror

"Audacity" uses a bigoted approach to address a very sensitive subject in contemporary society. Regardless of your views on gay people, you'll gain no fresh insights and nothing of value.

Director: Eddie Roman | Stars: Travis Owens, Molly Ritter, Ben Price, Franklin Killian

Votes: 4,439

65. Sister Aimee (2019)

Not Rated | 87 min | Comedy

America’s most famous evangelist is a woman looking for a way out. Fed up with her own success, and swept up in her lover’s daydreams about Mexico, she finds herself on a wild road trip to the border. Based on true events. Mostly made up.

Directors: Samantha Buck, Marie Schlingmann | Stars: Michael Mosley, Julie White, Nathan Zellner, Amy Hargreaves

Votes: 247

66. Steamboat Round the Bend (1935)

Passed | 82 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A Louisiana con man enters his steamboat into a winner-take-all race with a rival while trying to find a witness to free his nephew, about to be hanged for murder.

Director: John Ford | Stars: Will Rogers, Anne Shirley, Irvin S. Cobb, Eugene Pallette

Votes: 1,347

67. Wiretapper (1955)

Approved | 80 min | Action, Biography, Crime

An Army ex-con electronics engineer sells his skills to a violent crime boss for big money as his loving Christian wife begs him to stop.

Director: Dick Ross | Stars: Bill Williams, Georgia Lee, Douglas Kennedy, Richard Benedict

Votes: 190

68. Blue Ridge Fall (1999)

R | 100 min | Crime, Drama

In Jefferson Creek, North Carolina, the colors of autumn signal Friday night lights, and high-school quarterback Danny Shepherd is the main event. He and his friends, Shane and Taz, live ... See full summary »

Director: James Rowe | Stars: Peter Facinelli, Jay R. Ferguson, Rodney Eastman, Chris Isaak

Votes: 444

69. Gambling, Gods and LSD (2002)

180 min | Documentary

A filmmaker's inquiry into transcendence becomes a three-hour trip across countries and cultures, interconnecting people, places and times. From Toronto, the scene of his childhood, Peter ... See full summary »

Director: Peter Mettler | Stars: Justine Bellinsky, Govinda, Peter Mettler, Rani Mukerji

Votes: 613

70. In Touch with Dr. Charles Stanley (1990– )

Family, Reality-TV

Religious Show from In Touch Ministries in Atlanta, Georgia.

Stars: Charles Stanley, Lisa Nicole Cloud

Votes: 81

71. The Calling (I) (2002)

PG | 116 min | Biography, Drama

The Leroy Jenkins Story, following the controversial life of evangelist Leroy Jenkins

Director: Damian Chapa | Stars: Damian Chapa, Robert Wagner, Faye Dunaway, Brad Dourif

Votes: 221 | Gross: $0.01M

72. If Footmen Tire You What Will Horses Do? (1971)

52 min | Drama, Horror

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. ... See full summary »

Director: Ron Ormond | Stars: Judy Creech, Cecil Scaiffe, Gene McFall, Wes Saunders

Votes: 539

73. Glory! Glory! (1989 TV Movie)

R | 206 min | Comedy, Drama

A radio preacher's operation is controlled by his honest but colorless son. When the preacher is promoted into a media superstar by a savvy huckster, the son is left behind.

Director: Lindsay Anderson | Stars: Ellen Greene, Richard Thomas, James Whitmore, Winston Rekert

Votes: 230

74. The Prodigal (1983)

PG | 109 min | Drama

Greg Stuart is unhappy with his middle-class family and their Christian values. In an attempt to estrange himself from the life he knows, he ends up in a spiral of confusing and troubling events.

Director: James F. Collier | Stars: John Hammond, Hope Lange, John Cullum, Morgan Brittany

Votes: 151

75. Preacherman (1971)

R | 87 min | Comedy, Drama

Phony backwoods preacher Amos T. Huxley stays in a small North Carolina town long enough to fleece his congregation, swindle the profits from a moonshine still, and seduce dumb blonde Mary ... See full summary »

Director: Albert T. Viola | Stars: Albert T. Viola, Ilene Kristen, Adam Hesse, Marian Brown

Votes: 251

76. Persecuted (I) (2014)

PG-13 | 91 min | Action, Drama, Mystery

An evangelist finds himself framed for murder and on the run after he refuses to back a senator's proposition calling for sweeping religious reform.

Director: Daniel Lusko | Stars: James Remar, Bruce Davison, Fred Thompson, Dean Stockwell

Votes: 1,661 | Gross: $1.18M

77. Reborn (1981)

R | 105 min | Drama, Fantasy, Thriller

A man discovers that his girlfriend is a "stigmata" (someone whose hands and feet mysteriously bleed in the same places where Jesus Christ was crucified) and tries to keep her out of the ... See full summary »

Director: Bigas Luna | Stars: Dennis Hopper, Michael Moriarty, Antonella Murgia, Francisco Rabal

Votes: 258

78. Sheffey (1977)

Not Rated | 137 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

The life and works of 19th-century circuit rider Robert S. Sheffey.

Director: Katherine Stenholm | Stars: Dwight Anderson, Harold Kilpatrick, Beneth Jones, Elizabeth Edwards

Votes: 312

79. The Gospel Road: A Story of Jesus (1973)

G | 93 min | Drama, Music

The story of Jesus, from life to death and resurrection. Filmed on location in Israel, with narration and music by Johnny Cash.

Director: Robert Elfstrom | Stars: Johnny Cash, Robert Elfstrom, June Carter Cash, Larry Lee

Votes: 306

80. The Rainbow Man/John 3:16 (1997)

41 min | Documentary, Short, Biography

Remember that man in the rainbow-colored Afro wig who carried the "John 3:16" sign? During the 70s and 80s he seemed to be everywhere: at televised baseball and football games, shuttle ... See full summary »

Director: Sam Green | Star: Rollen Stewart

Votes: 94

81. A Moral Man (2022)

19 min | Short, Drama

A right-to-die evangelist must confront their morality as a routine visit is thrown off course by a shocking revelation.

Directors: Paul Wade, Simon Wade | Stars: Toby Jones, Claudie Blakley

Votes: 11

82. Pastor Shepherd (2010)

91 min | Comedy

The tale of a down-on-his-luck freeze-dried-pet-salesman and his journey to become the first-ever-cyber-evangelist.

Director: Edwin L. Marshall | Stars: Danny Trejo, Don Worley, Maria-Elena Laas, Diane Hruska

Votes: 666

83. The Glass Cage (1964)

84 min | Mystery

Two detectives investigate the murder of a local businessman by a mysterious woman.

Director: Antonio Santean | Stars: Arlene Martel, John Hoyt, Elisha Cook Jr., Bob Kelljan

Votes: 120

84. The Restless Ones (1965)

103 min | Drama

A reporter doing a story on a Christian pastor who ministers to troubled teens doesn't realize that his own son is getting mixed up with a disturbed young girl and that both of them are headed for trouble.

Director: Dick Ross | Stars: Georgia Lee, Robert Sampson, Johnny Crawford, Kim Darby

Votes: 104

85. For Pete's Sake! (1966)

90 min | Drama

A touching story of Pete, Marge, and their young son Ronnie Harper coming to terms with new faith in the midst of life's frustration and even serious tragedy.

Director: James F. Collier | Stars: Billy Graham, Robert Sampson, Johnny Jensen, Pippa Scott

Votes: 75

86. The Atheist Delusion (2016 Video)

62 min | Documentary

Evangelist Ray Comfort attempts to prove the existence of God to various atheists.

Director: Ray Comfort | Stars: Tim Allen, Ray Comfort, Richard Dawkins, Lawrence Krauss

Votes: 3,889

87. Loose Ends (1986)

R | 88 min | Comedy

A film crew arrives at a beach resort area to shoot a movie, and encounters trouble with the local teens.

Director: John Blanchard | Stars: Colleen Camp, Kenneth Welsh, Charles Dennis, Damian Lee

Votes: 91

88. Give Till It Hurts (2022)

93 min | Comedy, Drama

A dark comedy set in the 80's about two brothers seeking the return of their inheritance that their deceased mother donated to a televangelist.

Director: Thomas L. Callaway | Stars: Duane Whitaker, Daniel Roebuck, Leslie Easterbrook, Glen Hentz

Votes: 37

89. Walk a Mile in My Pradas (2011)

Not Rated | 87 min | Comedy

A magic Christmas ornament turns two men's lives upside down when homophobic Tony starts preferring men two weeks before his wedding and his gay co-worker Steve finds himself blossoming into a ladies' man.

Director: Joey Sylvester | Stars: Nathaniel Marston, Tom Archdeacon, Tom Arnold, Mike Starr

Votes: 424

90. Paradise (I) (2004 TV Movie)

R | 93 min | Drama

Televangelist Bobby Paradise "saw God" in some space debris when he was returning to Earth as an astronaut. Or at least he was convinced he did by his wife, a Cape Canaveral groupie at the ... See full summary »

Director: Frank Pierson | Stars: David Strathairn, Barbara Hershey, Kirk Acevedo, Anita Barone

Votes: 133

91. Soul Hustler (1973)

PG | 81 min | Drama, Music

Matthew Crowe, a whoring, pot-smoking, wandering singer teams up with a tent-show preacher. The preacher recognizes Mathew's charisma, and together they collect big donations delivering ... See full summary »

Director: Burt Topper | Stars: Fabian, Nai Bonet, Tony Russel, Larry Bishop

Votes: 71

92. Heaven (1987)

PG-13 | 80 min | Documentary

A series of interviews are conducted concerning people's beliefs towards the possibility of an afterlife. The interviews are filmed against a set of strange backdrops, and are intercut with... See full summary »

Director: Diane Keaton | Stars: Michael Agbabian, James Allport, Lazaro Arvizu, Stephen Augustine

Votes: 292

93. Turning Point (2000– )

TV-G | 58 min | Family

Pastor David Jeremiah's sermons to lead a faithful life in Jesus Christ.

Stars: David Jeremiah, Vangie Gunn, Charles Billingsly, Jeff Gunn

Votes: 28 | Gross: $0.00M

94. The Emissary: A Biblical Epic (1997)

Not Rated | 51 min | Drama

This drama follows Saul the angry zealot to Paul the servant of Christ who will pay any price to bring his message to the world.

Director: Robert Marcarelli | Stars: Garry Cooper, Leon Lissek, Kermit Christman, Grant Parsons

Votes: 92

95. The Preacher (2024)

52 min | Documentary, Biography

Climate change, drought, wars, floods, earthquakes, the Apocalypse is coming fast. Will "The Preacher" be able to accomplish his mission, saving us from the forthcoming disaster?

Director: Paolo Casalis | Star: Stefano Ansaldo

96. Frisbee: The Life and Death of a Hippie Preacher (2005)

Not Rated | 105 min | Documentary

Lonnie Frisbee was a young hippie seeker fully immersed in the 1960s counter culture when he claimed to have experienced an encounter with God while on an acid trip. This event so ... See full summary »

Director: David Di Sabatino | Stars: Phil Aguilar, Darrell Ballman, Connie Bremer, Rich Buhler

Votes: 125

97. The Wise Guy (1926)

Passed | 69 min | Drama, Romance

Guy Watson, known as a wise guy, decides to turn his traveling vaudeville troupe and tent into an evangelistic movement, and make more money preaching than acting. One of the troupers is ... See full summary »

Director: Frank Lloyd | Stars: James Kirkwood, Mary Astor, Betty Compson, George F. Marion

Votes: 23

98. Mendel (1997)

95 min | Comedy, Drama

A Jewish family leaves Germany after surviving the Holocaust and heads to Norway. Mendel, their youngest son, is too young to make sense of the Holocaust but tries to comprehend his ... See full summary »

Director: Alexander Røsler | Stars: Thomas Jüngling Sørensen, Teresa Harder, Hans Kremer, Martin Meingast

Votes: 210

99. Born Into Sh*t (2006)

90 min | Comedy, Drama

Son Tomás Vohnout is a 13-year-old kid who's got a girlfriend named Madonna. While on a date together, he spots his father through the plate-glass windows of a café sitting with a gay man. ... See full summary »

Director: Marcel Bystron | Stars: Nela Boudová, Jirí Vohnout, Dana Cerná, Ondrej Vetchý

Votes: 100

100. Evolution vs. God: Shaking the Foundations of Faith (2013)

38 min | Documentary, Short

Ray Comfort, New Zealand-born evangelist, takes to the streets to ask random people to provide him with evidence for evolution, along with four evolutionary biologists.

Director: Ray Comfort | Stars: Ray Comfort, Kevan Brighting, Alessandro Bianchi, Gail Kennedy

Votes: 644