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1. Black Narcissus (1947)

Not Rated | 101 min | Drama

A group of nuns struggle to establish a convent in the Himalayas, while isolation, extreme weather, altitude, and culture clashes all conspire to drive the well-intentioned missionaries mad.

Directors: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger | Stars: Deborah Kerr, David Farrar, Flora Robson, Jenny Laird

Votes: 27,756

2. Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995)

PG-13 | 90 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime

Ace Ventura, Pet Detective, returns from a spiritual quest to investigate the disappearance of a rare white bat, the sacred animal of a tribe in Africa.

Director: Steve Oedekerk | Stars: Jim Carrey, Ian McNeice, Simon Callow, Maynard Eziashi

Votes: 233,878 | Gross: $108.39M

3. The Shadow (1994)

PG-13 | 108 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

In 1930s New York City, The Shadow (Alec Baldwin) battles his nemesis, Shiwan Khan (John Lone), who is building an atomic bomb.

Director: Russell Mulcahy | Stars: Alec Baldwin, John Lone, Penelope Ann Miller, Peter Boyle

Votes: 27,172 | Gross: $32.06M

4. The Jewel of the Nile (1985)

PG | 106 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

When Joan Wilder is abducted while on a trip along the Nile, her boyfriend, Jack Colton, and pal Ralph rush to rescue her and retrieve a fabled jewel.

Director: Lewis Teague | Stars: Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, Danny DeVito, Spyros Fokas

Votes: 62,570 | Gross: $75.97M

5. The Pit and the Pendulum (1991)

R | 97 min | Horror, Romance

Horror film set in 1492 Toledo, Spain, depicting the cruel deeds of a monk named Torquemada, Grand Inquisitor of the Spanish Inquisition.

Director: Stuart Gordon | Stars: Lance Henriksen, Stephen Lee, William Norris, Mark Margolis

Votes: 5,464 | Gross: $0.00M

6. Religulous (2008)

R | 101 min | Documentary, Comedy, War

Bill Maher's take on the current state of world religion.

Director: Larry Charles | Stars: Bill Maher, Tal Bachman, Jonathan Boulden, Steven Burg

Votes: 60,266 | Gross: $13.00M

7. The Thief of Bagdad (1924)

Not Rated | 155 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

A recalcitrant thief vies with a duplicitous Mongol ruler for the hand of a beautiful princess.

Director: Raoul Walsh | Stars: Douglas Fairbanks, Julanne Johnston, Snitz Edwards, Charles Belcher

Votes: 6,986 | Gross: $4.36M

8. John from Cincinnati (2007)

TV-MA | 55 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery

In Imperial Beach, California, the dysfunctional Yost family intersects with two new arrivals to the community: a dim-but-wealthy surfing enthusiast, and a man spurned by the Yosts years ago.

Stars: Rebecca De Mornay, Greyson Fletcher, Willie Garson, Bruce Greenwood

Votes: 5,034

9. Water (I) (2005)

PG-13 | 117 min | Drama

Set in colonial India against Gandhi's rise to power, it's the story of 8-year-old Chuyia, who is widowed and sent to a home to live in penitence; once there, Chuyia's feisty presence deeply affects the lives of the other residents.

Director: Deepa Mehta | Stars: Lisa Ray, John Abraham, Seema Biswas, Sarala Kariyawasam

Votes: 15,368 | Gross: $3.22M

10. Holy Hell (2016)

Not Rated | 100 min | Documentary, Drama

An inside look at Buddhafield, a West Hollywood cult formed by a charismatic teacher in the 1980s that eventually imploded.

Director: Will Allen | Stars: Will Allen, Dimitrius Pulido, Phillipe Coquet, David Christopher

Votes: 6,075 | Gross: $0.02M

11. Salome (1953)

Approved | 103 min | Drama, History

After her banishment from Rome, Jewish Princess Salome returns to her Roman-ruled native land of Galilee, where prophet John the Baptist preaches against Salome's parents, King Herod and Queen Herodias.

Director: William Dieterle | Stars: Rita Hayworth, Stewart Granger, Charles Laughton, Judith Anderson

Votes: 2,207

12. The Keys of the Kingdom (1944)

Passed | 137 min | Drama, War

A young priest is sent to China to establish a Catholic parish.

Director: John M. Stahl | Stars: Gregory Peck, Thomas Mitchell, Vincent Price, Rose Stradner

Votes: 3,094

13. The Myth (2005)

PG-13 | 122 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Archeologist Jack keeps having reoccurring dreams of a past life, where he is the great general Meng Yi, who is sworn to protect a princess named Ok-Soo. Jack decides to go investigate everything with his friend William.

Director: Stanley Tong | Stars: Bing Shao, Jackie Chan, Weixing Yao, Jianzhong Zhang

Votes: 16,329

14. A Price Above Rubies (1998)

R | 117 min | Drama, Romance

This movie is about a young woman who is married to a devout Jew and the problems that trouble their marriage because of her wanting something more out of her life.

Director: Boaz Yakin | Stars: Renée Zellweger, Christopher Eccleston, Julianna Margulies, Allen Payne

Votes: 2,947 | Gross: $1.08M

15. Bird of Paradise (1951)

Approved | 100 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance

An island Princess falls for a visiting Frenchman, but her people are against it.

Director: Delmer Daves | Stars: Debra Paget, Louis Jourdan, Jeff Chandler, Everett Sloane

Votes: 524

16. Rasputin (1981)

104 min | Biography, Drama, History

Details the life of the Russian monk Rasputin. The film shows his rise to power and how it corrupted him. His sexual perversions and madness ultimatly leads to his gruesome assasination.

Director: Elem Klimov | Stars: Aleksey Petrenko, Anatoliy Romashin, Velta Line, Alisa Freyndlikh

Votes: 1,687

17. Iphigenia (1977)

Not Rated | 127 min | Drama

To appease offended gods before going to war, a commander must sacrifice his favorite daughter to them but does so under the pretext of marrying her off.

Director: Michael Cacoyannis | Stars: Irene Papas, Kostas Kazakos, Kostas Karras, Tatiana Papamoschou

Votes: 2,143

18. Baba (2002)

Not Rated | 179 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

Baba is an atheist who always questions the existence of a higher power. But when a turn of events bestows him with divine powers, he uses the opportunity to help other people.

Director: Suresh Krishna | Stars: Rajinikanth, Goundamani, Manisha Koirala, M.N. Nambiar

Votes: 2,483

19. The Island (2006)

PG-13 | 112 min | Comedy, Drama

Somewhere in Northern Russia in a small Russian Orthodox monastery lives an unusual man whose bizarre conduct confuses his fellow monks, while others who visit the island believe that the man has the power to heal, exorcise demons and foretell the future.

Director: Pavel Lungin | Stars: Pyotr Mamonov, Viktor Sukhorukov, Dmitriy Dyuzhev, Yuriy Kuznetsov

Votes: 12,585

20. Earth (1998)

Not Rated | 110 min | Drama, Romance, War

It's 1947 and the borderlines between India and Pakistan are being drawn. A young girl witnesses tragedy as her ayah (nanny) is caught between the love of two men and the rising tide of political and religious violence.

Director: Deepa Mehta | Stars: Aamir Khan, Nandita Das, Rahul Khanna, Maia Sethna

Votes: 8,117 | Gross: $0.53M

21. Aks (2001)

184 min | Action, Crime, Horror

Raghavan Ghatge, a psychotic terrorist, and Manu Verma, the cop who tracks him down, shoot each other simultaneously, the result being that Raghavan's soul is transferred into Verma's body and vice versa.

Director: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra | Stars: Amitabh Bachchan, Raveena Tandon, Manoj Bajpayee, Nandita Das

Votes: 1,827

22. Meetings with Remarkable Men (1979)

G | 108 min | Biography, Drama

G.I. Gurdjieff is a spiritual teacher and mystic who, after a lifetime study, developed a form of meditation incorporating modern dance.

Director: Peter Brook | Stars: Dragan Maksimovic, Terence Stamp, Mikica Dimitrijevic, Athol Fugard

Votes: 1,196

23. Guru (1997)

136 min | Drama, Fantasy

Situations turn a man who believes in secularism into an extremist. He plots to bomb a monastery where the survivors of a riot take refuge.

Director: Rajiv Anchal | Stars: Mohanlal, Suresh Gopi, Madhupal, Kaveri

Votes: 3,515

24. The Holy Man (1965)

65 min | Comedy

A devout Hindu family falls victim to a charlatan posing as a holy man.

Director: Satyajit Ray | Stars: Charuprakash Ghosh, Rabi Ghosh, Prasad Mukherjee, Gitali Roy

Votes: 1,714

25. Nagina (1986)

Not Rated | 137 min | Fantasy, Romance

The film revolves around Rajni, a shape-shifting cobra who marries a civilian to avenge the death of her spouse at the hands of an evil saint.

Director: Harmesh Malhotra | Stars: Sridevi, Rishi Kapoor, Amrish Puri, Prem Chopra

Votes: 1,194

26. Sanyasi (1975)

Not Rated | 155 min | Comedy, Drama

Renukadevi is widowed and the mother of a son named Ram. Her husband had indulged in all possible vices, and passed away unexpectedly. Her father-in-law, Rai, does not want Ram to repeat ... See full summary »

Director: Sohanlal Kanwar | Stars: Manoj Kumar, Hema Malini, Premnath Malhotra, Prem Chopra

Votes: 77

27. Join Us (2007)

Not Rated | 100 min | Documentary

Award winning filmmaker, Ondi Timoner, follows four families as they leave an abusive church in South Carolina and realize they have been in a cult. The film documents them as they enter ... See full summary »

Director: Ondi Timoner | Stars: Raymund Melz, Deborah Melz, Joaquin Sullivan, Liz Shaw

Votes: 148

28. Lalsalu (2001)

110 min | Comedy, Drama

In this tragic-comic study of religious hypocrisy, a disreputable cleric convinces villagers that their community is home to a famous holyman's grave.

Director: Tanvir Mokammel | Stars: Raisul Islam Asad, Munira Yusuf Memy, Chandni, Aly Zaker

Votes: 1,020

29. The God Who Wasn't There (2005)

62 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Did Jesus exist? This film starts with that question, then goes on to examine Christianity as a whole.

Director: Brian Flemming | Stars: Sam Harris, Robert M. Price, Richard Carrier, Earl Doherty

Votes: 5,053

30. Advaitham (1991)

181 min | Action, Crime, Drama

When Swami Amritananda aka Shivan arrives in Kerala to spread the message of peace, he is confronted by Lakshmi, the district collector in charge of his security, who also happens to be his ex-lover.

Director: Priyadarshan | Stars: Mohanlal, Jayaram, Revathi, Soumya

Votes: 350

31. Khoon Khoon (1973)

127 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

A Bombay cop tries to track down a serial killer who snipes at random victims.

Director: Mohammed Hussain | Stars: Mahendra Sandhu, Danny Denzongpa, Jagdeep, Faryal

Votes: 58

32. The Adventures of Smilin' Jack (1943)

Approved | 265 min | Action, Adventure, War

Just before World War II, the Chinese and American governments mount a joint operation to prevent the Germans and Japanese from taking over the strategic island of Mandon.

Directors: Lewis D. Collins, Ray Taylor | Stars: Tom Brown, Rose Hobart, Edgar Barrier, Marjorie Lord

Votes: 368

33. Walking, Walking (1983)

171 min | Drama, History

The assuming of responsibility by individuals, the use of science for man and not against him, the duty of truth to increase the stature of people, all together: these are the important ... See full summary »

Director: Ermanno Olmi | Stars: Alberto Fumagalli, Antonio Cucciarrè, Eligio Martellucci, Renzo Samminiatesi

Votes: 159

34. Death: The Ultimate Mystery (1975)

97 min | Documentary

An examination of reincarnation, regression, and other life-after-death subjects.

Directors: Robert Emenegger, Allan Sandler | Stars: Cameron Mitchell, Gloria Prince, Don Felipe, Harry G. Armstrong

Votes: 23

35. Angel in Exile (1948)

Approved | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

An ex-convict on his way to make his fortune in a gold mine in Arizona has his trip interrupted when the residents of a small Mexican village believe him to be a sacred religious figure.

Directors: Allan Dwan, Philip Ford | Stars: John Carroll, Adele Mara, Thomas Gomez, Barton MacLane

Votes: 122

36. Son of India (1931)

Passed | 73 min | Drama, Romance

A wealthy Indian jewel merchant and an American woman fall in love, only for her family to stand in their way of getting married.

Director: Jacques Feyder | Stars: Ramon Novarro, Conrad Nagel, Marjorie Rambeau, Madge Evans

Votes: 212

37. Kazhugu (1981)

139 min | Action, Thriller

A man gets into problem after he witness a murder at a sacrificial ground. What happens next ?

Directors: S.P. Muthuraman, S.P.M. Raman | Stars: Rajinikanth, Rati Agnihotri, Sangili Murugan, Thengai Srinivasan

Votes: 135

38. Otets Sergiy (1918)

112 min | Biography, Drama, History

Prince Kasatsky is a just and proud youth, shock and disappointment with the world bring him to church, he becomes father Sergius. It is a story of his piety and temptation.

Directors: Yakov Protazanov, Alexandre Volkoff | Stars: Ivan Mozzhukhin, Olga Kondorova, V. Dzheneyeva, Vladimir Gajdarov

Votes: 622

39. Tkies khaf (1924)

60 min | Drama, Romance

Starring real-life mother and daughter Ester-Rokhl Kaminska and Ida Kaminska, this film is a precursor to the 1937 classic, The Dybbuk, featuring the same classic tale of frustrated love and destiny and the breaking/fulfillment of vows.

Director: Zygmunt Turkow | Stars: Adam Domb, Ester Rachel Kaminska, Ida Kaminska, Mojzesz Lipman

Votes: 32

40. Eyes of the Jungle (1953)

Passed | 79 min | Adventure, Family

Ramar of the Jungle encounters a holy man who warns him of great danger. His friend Professor Howard is near death, cursed by the Mark of Shitan. A sacred golden tablet and a woman ready for sacrifice holds the key to Howard's survival.

Director: Paul Landres | Stars: Jon Hall, Ray Montgomery, Victor Millan, Merrill McCormick

Votes: 17

41. O vecech nadprirozených (1959)

104 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Mystery

Three short stories about the supernatural based on the work of writer Karel Capek.

Directors: Jirí Krejcík, Jaroslav Mach, Milos Makovec | Stars: Ladislav Pesek, Vlastimil Brodský, Felix Le Breux, Bohus Záhorský

Votes: 74

42. Honest Boys, Dangerous Ties (2010 Video)

52 min | Adventure

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Stars: Aimee Addison, Bree Daniels, Ashlyn Jameson, Jayme Langford

43. Highlander (1992–1998)
Episode: Something Wicked (1996)

TV-14 | 49 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Duncan's Immortal friend Jim Coltec has killed one too many evil Immortals and has become the victim of a Dark Quickening. If Duncan has to take Coltec's head, will the Dark Quickening overpower him as well?

Director: Dennis Berry | Stars: Adrian Paul, Stan Kirsch, Jim Byrnes, Byron Chief-Moon

Votes: 176

44. Maya (1967–1968)
Episode: The Root of Evil (1967)

60 min | Adventure

Raji urges Terry to visit a holy man for information about his missing father. While the teenagers visit his temple, a thief and his accomplice steal a golden religious statue and attack a ... See full summary »

Director: Allen Baron | Stars: Sajid Khan, Premnath Malhotra, Jay North, Bimal Raj

Votes: 6

45. The X-Files (1993–2018)
Episode: Badlaa (2001)

TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A small Indian man on a creaky cart with powers of illusion is believed to have the ability to take over people's bodies and kill them by leaping into their anal cavity. Doggett and Scully try to stop his gruesome killing spree.

Director: Tony Wharmby | Stars: Gillian Anderson, Robert Patrick, Michael Welch, Jordan Warkol

Votes: 2,886

46. Madventures (2002– )
Episode: Intia: Pushkar, Rishikeshi (2002)

30 min | Documentary

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Directors: Tuomas Milonoff, Riku Rantala | Stars: Tuomas Milonoff, Riku Rantala

Votes: 22

47. Black Narcissus (2020)
Episode: Episode #1.1 (2020)

TV-MA | 54 min | Drama

With the help of Mr. Dean, Sister Clodagh and the Sisters of St. Faith run a school at the mysterious palace of Mopu in the Himalayas; but some believe the place is haunted.

Director: Charlotte Bruus Christensen | Stars: Nila Aalia, Gianni Gonsalves, Lauren Okadigbo, Gemma Arterton

Votes: 219

48. Madventures (2002– )
Episode: Hindustan (2009)

40 min | Documentary

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Director: Tuomas Milonoff | Stars: Riku Rantala, Tuomas Milonoff

Votes: 22

49. River Monsters (2009–2017)
Episode: Asian Slayer (2012)

TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary, Adventure, Mystery

Angler Jeremy Wade returns to the remote rivers of India's Himalayas to investigate a fresh spate of savage attacks. Jeremy thinks he knows the perpetrator's identity, but his plans to ... See full summary »

Star: Jeremy Wade

Votes: 54

50. Arman ja viimeinen ristiretki (2013– )
Episode: Intia, ruumiinpolttajat (2013)

30 min | Reality-TV

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Director: Tuukka Tiensuu | Star: Arman Alizad

Votes: 8