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1. John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023)
R | 169 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
John Wick uncovers a path to defeating The High Table. But before he can earn his freedom, Wick must face off against a new enemy with powerful alliances across the globe and forces that turn old friends into foes.
Director: Chad Stahelski | Stars: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, George Georgiou, Lance Reddick
Votes: 336,171 | Gross: $187.13M
2. The Name of the Rose (1986)
R | 130 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
An intellectually nonconformist friar investigates a series of mysterious deaths in an isolated abbey.
Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud | Stars: Sean Connery, Christian Slater, Helmut Qualtinger, Elya Baskin
Votes: 117,633 | Gross: $7.15M
3. John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)
R | 122 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
After returning to the criminal underworld to repay a debt, John Wick discovers that a large bounty has been put on his life.
Director: Chad Stahelski | Stars: Keanu Reeves, Riccardo Scamarcio, Ian McShane, Ruby Rose
Votes: 513,284 | Gross: $92.03M
4. Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)
R | 147 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, born with a superior olfactory sense, creates the world's finest perfume. His work, however, takes a dark turn as he searches for the ultimate scent.
Director: Tom Tykwer | Stars: Ben Whishaw, Dustin Hoffman, Alan Rickman, Francesc Albiol
Votes: 266,225 | Gross: $2.22M
5. The Devils (1971)
R | 111 min | Biography, Drama, History
In 17th-century France, Father Urbain Grandier's protection of the city of Loudun from the corrupt Cardinal Richelieu is undermined by a sexually repressed nun's accusation of witchcraft.
Director: Ken Russell | Stars: Vanessa Redgrave, Oliver Reed, Dudley Sutton, Max Adrian
Votes: 18,745 | Gross: $1.13M
6. The Crucible (1996)
PG-13 | 124 min | Drama, History
A Salem resident attempts to frame her ex-lover's wife for being a witch in the middle of the 1692 witchcraft trials.
Director: Nicholas Hytner | Stars: Daniel Day-Lewis, Winona Ryder, Paul Scofield, Joan Allen
Votes: 40,259 | Gross: $7.34M
7. Latter Days (2003)
R | 107 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A promiscuous gay party animal falls for a young Mormon missionary, leading to crisis, cliché, and catastrophe.
Director: C. Jay Cox | Stars: Wes Ramsey, Steve Sandvoss, Mary Kay Place, Amber Benson
Votes: 18,615 | Gross: $0.82M
8. Becket (1964)
PG-13 | 148 min | Biography, Drama, History
King Henry II of England comes to terms with his affection for his close friend and confidant Thomas Becket, who finds his true honor by observing God's divine will rather than the King's.
Director: Peter Glenville | Stars: Richard Burton, Peter O'Toole, John Gielgud, Gino Cervi
Votes: 15,886
9. Lisztomania (1975)
R | 103 min | Biography, Comedy, Music
Composer and pianist Franz Liszt (Roger Daltrey) attempts to overcome his hedonistic life-style while repeatedly being drawn back into it by the many women in his life and fellow composer Richard Wagner (Paul Nicholas).
Director: Ken Russell | Stars: Roger Daltrey, Sara Kestelman, Paul Nicholas, Ringo Starr
Votes: 3,124
10. Belle Epoque (1992)
R | 109 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A 1931 Spanish military deserter finds himself on a lonely farm until the farmer's four daughters pay a visit and he falls for all of them.
Director: Fernando Trueba | Stars: Fernando Fernán Gómez, Jorge Sanz, Penélope Cruz, Miriam Díaz-Aroca
Votes: 11,415 | Gross: $5.97M
11. The Order (2003)
R | 102 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A young priest is sent to Rome to investigate the troubling death of the head of his order.
Director: Brian Helgeland | Stars: Heath Ledger, Mark Addy, Shannyn Sossamon, Benno Fürmann
Votes: 18,493 | Gross: $7.66M
12. The Crime of Padre Amaro (2002)
R | 118 min | Drama, Romance
Politics and sexual passions threaten to corrupt a young, newly-ordained priest in a small Mexican town.
Director: Carlos Carrera | Stars: Gael García Bernal, Ana Claudia Talancón, Sancho Gracia, Angélica Aragón
Votes: 14,440 | Gross: $5.71M
13. Lord Jim (1965)
Not Rated | 154 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
After being discredited as a coward, a 19th century seaman lives for only one purpose: to redeem himself.
Director: Richard Brooks | Stars: Peter O'Toole, James Mason, Curd Jürgens, Eli Wallach
Votes: 4,269
14. Copying Beethoven (2006)
PG-13 | 104 min | Biography, Drama, Music
A fictionalized account of the last year of Beethoven's life.
Director: Agnieszka Holland | Stars: Ed Harris, Diane Kruger, Matthew Goode, Ralph Riach
Votes: 14,137 | Gross: $0.35M
15. The Chosen (1981)
PG | 108 min | Drama
In 1944, in Brooklyn, two Jewish kids become friends. One is from a very conservative family, and the other is more liberal. The issues of importance of tradition, parental expectations and the formation of Israel cause constant friction.
Director: Jeremy Kagan | Stars: Maximilian Schell, Rod Steiger, Robby Benson, Barry Miller
Votes: 2,414
16. The Club (2015)
Not Rated | 98 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A crisis counselor is sent by the Catholic Church to a small Chilean beach town where disgraced priests and nuns, suspected of crimes ranging from child abuse to baby-snatching from unwed mothers, live secluded, after an incident occurs.
Director: Pablo Larraín | Stars: Alfredo Castro, Roberto Farías, Antonia Zegers, Marcelo Alonso
Votes: 12,013 | Gross: $0.03M
17. The Crime of Father Amaro (2005)
100 min | Action, Drama
An young priest commits a crime when he falls in love with a beautiful and troubled woman.
Director: Carlos Coelho da Silva | Stars: Jorge Corrula, Soraia Chaves, Nicolau Breyner, Glória Férias
Votes: 2,647
18. Daens (1992)
138 min | Biography, Drama, History
In the 1890s, Father Adolf Daens goes to Aalst, a textile town where child labor is rife, pay and working conditions are horrible, the poor have no vote, and the Catholic church backs the ... See full summary »
Director: Stijn Coninx | Stars: Jan Decleir, Gérard Desarthe, Antje de Boeck, Michael Pas
Votes: 4,401
19. He Who Must Die (1957)
Not Rated | 122 min | Drama
After WW1,ordinary citizens of a small Greek village plays the Passion Play in order to rebel against Turkish rulers during Turkish-Greek relations in 1920's.
Director: Jules Dassin | Stars: Jean Servais, Carl Möhner, Grégoire Aslan, Gert Fröbe
Votes: 926
20. Worlds Apart (2008)
116 min | Drama
The daughter of a Jehovah's Witness is forced to choose between religion and love when she falls for someone outside her faith.
Director: Niels Arden Oplev | Stars: Rosalinde Mynster, Pilou Asbæk, Jens Jørn Spottag, Sarah Boberg
Votes: 3,472
21. The Whore (2010 TV Movie)
121 min | Drama, Romance
Director: Hansjörg Thurn | Stars: Alexandra Neldel, Bert Tischendorf, Julian Weigend, Nadja Becker
Votes: 853
22. Rizal in Dapitan (1997)
100 min | Biography, Drama, History
Jose Rizal is exiled to Dapitan by Spanish authorities. While he attempts to adapt to his surroundings, he helps a few local residents and provides free education to the children.
Director: Tikoy Aguiluz | Stars: Albert Martinez, Amanda Page, Roy Alvarez, Jaime Fabregas
Votes: 47
23. Gloriavale: New Zealand's Secret Cult (2022)
89 min | Documentary
When widespread abuse is uncovered at a New Zealand cult, a family must turn to the legal system in an effort to save themselves and their community from the all powerful leaders.
Directors: Fergus Grady, Noel Smyth | Stars: Virginia Courage, Dennis Gates, Liz Gregory, Brian Henry
Votes: 71
24. Godless (II)
Drama | Post-production
After signing a progressive bill into law, a Catholic governor with hopes of the presidency is excommunicated by the church.
Director: Michael Ricigliano | Stars: Harry Lennix, Ana Ortiz, Patrick Breen, Dan Grimaldi
25. Vision - Aus dem Leben der Hildegard von Bingen (2009)
Unrated | 110 min | Biography, Drama, History
The life story of the multi-talented German nun Hildegard von Bingen. The film portrays an original woman - best known as a composer and religious visionary - whose grand claims often run ... See full summary »
Director: Margarethe von Trotta | Stars: Barbara Sukowa, Heino Ferch, Hannah Herzsprung, Lena Stolze
Votes: 1,309 | Gross: $0.43M
26. Witness Underground (2021)
83 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Within the confines of an elusive cult, a vibrant alternative music community thrived, deprogramming themselves through art. Poignant live performances punctuate tragic losses to beautifully illuminate shunning by Jehovah's Witnesses.
Director: Scott Homan | Stars: Cindy Elvendahl, Eric Elvendahl, Chad Rhiger, Ryan Sutter
Votes: 44
27. I, Desire (1982 TV Movie)
120 min | Crime, Horror, Thriller
A Los Angeles student working as a coroner's assistant falls in love with a strange young woman.
Director: John Llewellyn Moxey | Stars: David Naughton, Dorian Harewood, Marilyn Jones, Barbara Stock
Votes: 274
28. God Loves Uganda (2013)
TV-14 | 83 min | Documentary
An account of the American Evangelicals' attempts to indoctrinate their Christian Right beliefs in Uganda.
Director: Roger Ross Williams
Votes: 1,257 | Gross: $0.05M
29. Szegény gazdagok (1959)
104 min | Adventure
The old, sickly Demeter Lapussa is a tyrant in the family. He forces his granddaughter, the beautiful Henriette, to marry baron Hátszegi, although the girl loves the penniless Vámhidy ... See full summary »
Director: Frigyes Bán | Stars: Gyula Benkö, Marianne Krencsey, Margit Bara, József Láng
Votes: 123
30. Gay Republicans (2004 TV Movie)
63 min | Documentary
In 2004, Log Cabin -- the Gay Republican Club -- was put to the test. President Bush's unequivocal opposition to gay marriage presented them with a stark choice, whether to be good ... See full summary »
Director: Wash Westmoreland | Stars: Maurice Bonamigo, Carla Halbrook, Terry William Hamilton, Mark Harris
Votes: 115
31. Mary: The Mary MacKillop Story (1994)
75 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
MARY is based on the true life story of Mary MacKillop who in the 1860s began an order of nuns to teach poor Catholic children in rural Australia. When she refused to obey the local Bishop,... See full summary »
Director: Kay Pavlou | Stars: Lucy Bell, Linden Wilkinson, Rebecca Scully-Webster, Brendan Higgins
Votes: 37
32. Zwischen Himmel und Hölle (2017)
180 min | Drama, History
Two-part drama about how, 500 years ago, a revolutionary priest named Martin Luther changed the face of Christendom and the path of European civilization forever.
Stars: Maximilian Brückner, Jan Krauter, Johannes Klaußner, Joachim Król
Votes: 159
33. How Rare a Possession: The Book of Mormon (1987)
Not Rated | 64 min | Drama
Depicts the factual accounts of Vincenzo Di Francesca came to appreciate the contents of the Book of Mormon.
Director: Russell Holt | Stars: Mark Deakins, Joe De Santis, Bruce Newbold, Mustapha Pasha
Votes: 188
34. Fray Martin de Porres (2007 Video)
101 min | Adventure, Biography, Comedy
Director: Raymundo Calixto | Stars: Pedro Telémaco, Dad Dager, Juan Carlos Gardié, Alan Ciangherotti
Votes: 10
35. Waiting for NESARA (2005)
Not Rated | 77 min | Documentary, War
Shot on location in Utah in the months between September 11th, 2001 and the start of the war in Iraq, WAITING FOR NESARA documents the true story of The Open Mind Forum, a messianic group ... See full summary »
Director: Zeb Haradon
Votes: 56
36. Leaving Amish Paradise (2011 TV Movie)
Documentary
Documentary following the lives of two Amish families leaving the only world they've ever known and trying to get to grips with the modern world. The Amish travel by horse and buggy and ... See full summary »
Director: Andrew Tait
Votes: 45
37. Lovers Courageous (1932)
Passed | 77 min | Drama, Romance
Aspiring playwright jumping from job to job falls for admiral's daughter.
Director: Robert Z. Leonard | Stars: Robert Montgomery, Madge Evans, Roland Young, Frederick Kerr
Votes: 233
38. Les Cathares (2001 TV Movie)
87 min | Documentary, History
Times are rough, violent, conducive to the deepest questioning, the Holy Scriptures are reread and interpreted. For the Cathars, God could not have created a world so inhabited by evil.
Director: Chema Sarmiento | Stars: Dominique Baudis, Anne Brenon, Olivier De Robert, Jean Duvernoy
Votes: 8
39. Luther (1928)
Biography, Drama, History
A silent film about the life and works of Martin Luther.
Director: Hans Kyser | Stars: Eugen Klöpfer, Rudolf Lettinger, Elsa Wagner, Livio Pavanelli
Votes: 25
40. The Witness Goes Out! (1992 Video)
50 min | Drama
A faithful Jehovah's Witness begins questioning and investigating the teachings of the Watchtower after meeting with an "apostate" Witness now evangelical Christian.
Stars: Jim Bullock, Ann Ault, Dorothy McDonald, Lorri MacGregor
Votes: 9
41. Trouble in Amish Paradise (2009 TV Movie)
Documentary
Director: Andrew Tait | Star: Ludo Graham
Votes: 66
43. Hamon (2015– )
Crime, Drama
A cowardly construction consultant and a capable yakuza enforcer reluctantly team up to uncover corruption within both the world of legitimate business and the gangster underground.
Stars: Kazuki Kitamura, Gaku Hamada, Rio Yamashita, Tetsuya Makita
Votes: 14
44. C.O.M.M.U.N.I.C.A.T.I.O.N. (2025)
Adventure, Biography, Comedy | Completed
They are the people running the country. They have a conversation but it's unclear if they understand each other or if the problems have been solved. When the music ends, they are still trying to talk desperately to each other.
Director: Nick Peterson | Stars: John Waterhouse, Thomas Black, Alex Hall, James Hogan
45. The Fragile Promise of Choice: Abortion in the United States Today (1996)
57 min | Documentary
Director: Dorothy Fadiman | Stars: James Armstrong, Rachel Atkins, David Booker, Susan Cahill
Votes: 15
46.
Blackadder (1982–1983)
Episode:
The Archbishop
(1983)
TV-PG | 31 min | Comedy
Someone is assassinating the archbishops of England. Blackadder hopes that Harry will become the next archbishop of Canterbury, since this will make him the only heir of the throne. To his ... See full summary »
Director: Martin Shardlow | Stars: Paul McDowell, Arthur Hewlett, Tim McInnerny, Joyce Grant
Votes: 1,050
47.
The Tudors (2007–2010)
Episode:
Checkmate
(2008)
TV-MA | 53 min | Drama, History, Romance
After Henry breaks all ties with the church and marries Anne, the Pope threatens him with excommunication and authorizes Anne's assassination.
Director: Colm McCarthy | Stars: Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Henry Cavill, Natalie Dormer, Maria Doyle Kennedy
Votes: 701
48.
The Tudors (2007–2010)
Episode:
Lady in Waiting
(2008)
TV-MA | 53 min | Drama, History, Romance
The Pope excommunicates Henry, who recovers after a near-fatal jousting accident and begins a relationship with Jane Seymour.
Director: Dearbhla Walsh | Stars: Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Henry Cavill, Natalie Dormer, Nick Dunning
Votes: 671
49.
Secret Files of the Inquisition (2006– )
Episode:
The War of Ideas
(2006)
Documentary
Seeing the Roman Catholic Church threatened by the Protestant Reformation Pope Paul IV unleashes the Roman Inquisition especially directed at the publishing houses in Venice that are ... See full summary »
Director: David Rabinovitch | Stars: Colm Feore, Gumersindo Andrés, Raoul Bhaneja, David Calderisi
Votes: 12
50.
Big Love (2006–2011)
Episode:
Outer Darkness
(2009)
TV-MA | 54 min | Drama
Buoyed by a visit from Barb and Margene, Nicki returns home after getting a call from Bill, but her spirits sag when his intentions become clear. Meanwhile, Barb faces excommunication; and Bill reconsiders his hard-line position on Roman.
Director: Michael Lehmann | Stars: Bill Paxton, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Chloë Sevigny, Ginnifer Goodwin
Votes: 206