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

1. Kingdom of Heaven (2005)

R | 144 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Balian of Ibelin travels to Jerusalem during the Crusades of the 12th century, and there he finds himself as the defender of the city and its people.

Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Orlando Bloom, Eva Green, Liam Neeson, Martin Hancock

Votes: 316,307 | Gross: $47.40M

2. Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)

R | 128 min | Fantasy, Horror, Romance

The centuries old vampire Count Dracula comes to England to seduce his barrister Jonathan Harker's fiancée Mina Murray and inflict havoc in the foreign land.

Director: Francis Ford Coppola | Stars: Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder, Anthony Hopkins, Keanu Reeves

Votes: 238,944 | Gross: $82.52M

3. The Stand (1994)

Not Rated | 90 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

After a deadly plague kills most of the world's population, the remaining survivors split into two groups - one led by a benevolent elder and the other by a malevolent being - to face each other in a final battle between good and evil.

Stars: Gary Sinise, Molly Ringwald, Jamey Sheridan, Laura San Giacomo

Votes: 38,480

4. Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (2023)

PG-13 | 106 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

When her family moves from the city to the suburbs, 11-year-old Margaret navigates new friends, feelings, and the beginning of adolescence.

Director: Kelly Fremon Craig | Stars: Abby Ryder Fortson, Rachel McAdams, Kathy Bates, Benny Safdie

Votes: 27,830

5. The Prophecy (1995)

R | 98 min | Action, Crime, Drama

At the scene of a bizarre murder, L.A. homicide detective Thomas Dagget discovers a lethal heavenly prophecy now being fulfilled on earth. In his fight to stop the forces of evil, he finds an unlikely ally in an elementary school teacher.

Director: Gregory Widen | Stars: Christopher Walken, Elias Koteas, Virginia Madsen, Eric Stoltz

Votes: 33,395 | Gross: $16.12M

6. Beau Travail (1999)

Unrated | 92 min | Drama, War

An ex-Foreign Legion officer recalls his once-glorious life of leading troops in Djibouti.

Director: Claire Denis | Stars: Denis Lavant, Michel Subor, Grégoire Colin, Richard Courcet

Votes: 14,694 | Gross: $0.25M

7. Quo Vadis (1951)

Not Rated | 171 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

After fierce Roman commander Marcus Vinicius becomes infatuated with beautiful Christian hostage Lygia, he begins to question the tyrannical leadership of the despotic emperor Nero.

Directors: Mervyn LeRoy, Anthony Mann | Stars: Robert Taylor, Deborah Kerr, Leo Genn, Peter Ustinov

Votes: 16,779 | Gross: $24.29M

8. Henry VIII (2003 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 193 min | Biography, Drama, History

Two part mini-series documenting the stormy thirty-eight-year reign of King Henry VIII.

Director: Pete Travis | Stars: Ray Winstone, Joss Ackland, Sid Mitchell, Charles Dance

Votes: 2,492

9. Elizabeth I (2005)

TV-MA | 112 min | Biography, Drama, History

Mini-series about the the public and private lives of the later years of Queen Elizabeth I.

Stars: Helen Mirren, Toby Jones, Hugh Dancy, Patrick Malahide

Votes: 7,040

10. Prayers for Bobby (2009 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 90 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

True story of Mary Griffith, gay rights crusader, whose teenage son committed suicide due to her religious intolerance. Based on the book of the same title by Leroy Aarons.

Director: Russell Mulcahy | Stars: Sigourney Weaver, Henry Czerny, Ryan Kelley, Austin Nichols

Votes: 17,974

11. Jinnah (1998)

110 min | Biography, Drama, War

The story of the Indian politician Muhammad Ali Jinnah who successfully campaigned for an independent Pakistan and became its first Governor-General.

Director: Jamil Dehlavi | Stars: Christopher Lee, Shireen Shah, James Curran, Zafar Hameed

Votes: 3,143

12. Sometimes in April (2005 TV Movie)

TV-MA | 140 min | Drama, History, War

When the Hutu nationalists raised arms against their Tutsi countrymen in Rwanda in April 1994, the violent uprising marked the beginning of one of the darkest times in African history which resulted in the deaths of almost 800,000 people.

Director: Raoul Peck | Stars: Idris Elba, Carole Karemera, Pamela Nomvete, Oris Erhuero

Votes: 6,050

13. Where Do We Go Now? (2011)

PG-13 | 110 min | Comedy, Drama

A group of Lebanese women try to ease religious tensions between Christians and Muslims in their village.

Director: Nadine Labaki | Stars: Claude Baz Moussawbaa, Nadine Labaki, Yvonne Maalouf, Layla Hakim

Votes: 13,523 | Gross: $0.53M

14. Good Vibrations (2012)

Not Rated | 103 min | Biography, Drama, Music

A chronicle of Terri Hooley's life, a record-store owner instrumental in developing Belfast's punk-rock scene.

Directors: Lisa Barros D'Sa, Glenn Leyburn | Stars: Cathal Maguire, Peter Kelly, Charlie Berkeley, Jack Carberry

Votes: 5,599

15. From Within (2008)

R | 89 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A small Maryland town is gripped by a curse which causes residents to take their own life one after another.

Director: Phedon Papamichael | Stars: Elizabeth Rice, Thomas Dekker, Kelly Blatz, Laura Allen

Votes: 8,001 | Gross: $0.07M

16. Mary Queen of Scots (2013)

119 min | Biography, Drama, History

A queen who lost three kingdoms. A wife who lost three husbands. A woman who lost her head.

Director: Thomas Imbach | Stars: Camille Rutherford, Mehdi Dehbi, Sean Biggerstaff, Aneurin Barnard

Votes: 994

17. Devil's Playground (2002)

77 min | Documentary

Amish teenagers experience and embrace the modern world as a rite-of-passage before deciding which life they will choose.

Director: Lucy Walker | Stars: Velda Bontrager, Mark Bontrager, Dewayne Chupp, Dylan Cole

Votes: 2,703

18. Delhi-6 (2009)

Not Rated | 141 min | Drama

In the ancient walled city of Delhi, an American-born Indian finds himself on an unexpected inner journey as he learns about himself and his roots.

Director: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra | Stars: Waheeda Rehman, Abhishek Bachchan, Sonam Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor

Votes: 8,426 | Gross: $0.88M

19. Mr. and Mrs. Iyer (2002)

120 min | Drama

During a bus journey, a devout Hindu Brahmin woman protects a Muslim man when communal rioting breaks out.

Director: Aparna Sen | Stars: Rahul Bose, Konkona Sen Sharma, Bhisham Sahni, Surekha Sikri

Votes: 4,942

20. The Incredible Challenge (1970)

PG | 100 min | Drama, Thriller, War

During the civil war in Cyprus, an island nation split between the Greeks and the Turks, a British peacekeeping officer is trying to prevent a Greek guerrilla fighter from escalating the violent situation even further.

Director: Adriano Bolzoni | Stars: Michael Craig, Eva Renzi, Adolfo Celi, Klaus Kinski

Votes: 111

21. Al-mohager (1994)

129 min | Drama

Ram leaves the nomadic life and embarks on a quest for knowledge in a pharaonic Egypt mired in political intrigue. Based on a biblical story.

Director: Youssef Chahine | Stars: Youssra, Khaled Nabawy, Mahmoud Hemida, Michel Piccoli

Votes: 1,134

22. Ram Ke Naam (1992)

90 min | Documentary

Since gaining independence in 1947, India has been a secular state. But now, as religious fundamentalism grips much of India's population, the greatest danger to the nation's extremely ... See full summary »

Director: Anand Patwardhan

Votes: 941

23. The World Before Her (2012)

TV-PG | 90 min | Documentary

Two young women follow completely divergent paths in the new, modernizing India-one wants to become Miss India, the other is a fierce Hindu Nationalist prepared to kill and die for her beliefs.

Director: Nisha Pahuja | Stars: Pooja Chopra, Manasvi Mamgai, Marc Robinson, Ankita Shorey

Votes: 857

24. Jericho (1991)

90 min | Adventure, Drama

At early 16th century a priest joins the Spanish colonizers in order to bring Christianity to the indios. The expedition is murdered by the indios, only the priest is sparred. Santiago, the... See full summary »

Director: Luis Alberto Lamata | Stars: Cosme Cortázar, Francis Rueda, Alexander Milic, Doris Díaz

Votes: 182

25. Tommys Inferno (2005)

95 min | Comedy, Drama

Doing IT, or not doing IT, that is the question for leading man Tommy. His long time girlfriend Maria is ready to take the leap from fumbling touches and making out to the real thing. Tommy... See full summary »

Director: Ove Raymond Gyldenås | Stars: Eirik Evjen, Anine Eckhoff, Mehran Iqbal, Linn Skåber

Votes: 552

26. David & Layla (2005)

R | 106 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Sparks fly when a Jew and a Muslim fall in love in New York.

Director: J.J. Alani | Stars: David Moscow, Shiva Rose, Peter Van Wagner, Polly Adams

Votes: 892 | Gross: $0.12M

27. A House Divided (2008)

R | 105 min | Drama

An American Jewish man visiting Jerusalem for the funeral of his father gets sucked into a world of violent intrigue after meeting a mysterious, beautiful Palestinian woman.

Director: Mitch Davis | Stars: Eion Bailey, Linda Hardy, F. Murray Abraham, Tovah Feldshuh

Votes: 220

28. Indian Summer (I)

Drama | Announced

A British Lord and his beautiful wife are sent to India in 1947 to oversee the handover of power.

Star: Sheila McLaughlin

29. Saint-Germain ou La négociation (2003 TV Movie)

95 min | Drama, History

During the French wars of religion, baron Malassise is dispatched by King Charles IX and his mother Catherine de Médicis to negotiate a peace treaty with representatives of Protestant cities.

Director: Gérard Corbiau | Stars: Jean Rochefort, Marie-Christine Barrault, Rufus, Jean-Paul Farré

Votes: 121

30. The Suspended Vocation (1978)

90 min | Drama

Divergent factions within the Catholic Church are plagued by internal ideological quarrels.

Director: Raúl Ruiz | Stars: Didier Flamand, Pascal Bonitzer, Gabriel Gascon, Maurice Bénichou

Votes: 170

31. Mi madre es culpable (1960)

90 min | Drama

A married couple of doctors struggle with their only son's terrible illness

Director: Julián Soler | Stars: Marga López, Carlos Baena, Domingo Soler, Miguel Ángel Ferriz

Votes: 27

32. 1918 (1957)

96 min | Drama, War

Pastor Samuel Bro has lost his faith in God. He is in conflict with the Church Council and is rejected from his priesthood. He moves away to a different life.

Director: T.J. Särkkä | Stars: Åke Lindman, Anneli Sauli, Ture Ara, Matti Aulos

Votes: 80

33. Caught Between Colors (2009)

22 min | Short, Drama, Romance

Amidst religious tensions in contemporary India, two lovers struggle with the temptation to act on their growing romantic feelings for each other.

Director: Munjal Yagnik | Stars: Shilpi Arora, Dan Rajput, Rajeev Saxena, Shivam Sood

Votes: 13

34. Fátima, Terra de Fé (1943)

124 min | Drama

Having abandoned his family, due to religious incompatibility, Dr. Silveira had settled in Coimbra, where he dedicated himself to the sick, avoiding reconciliation, despite the intervention of Dr. Meneses.

Director: Jorge Brum do Canto | Stars: Barreto Poeira, Graça Maria, Oliveira Martins, Maria Alvarez

Votes: 24

35. Klejnot wolnego sumienia (1983)

90 min | Drama, History

Set in the 16th century, the film deals with the so-called Confederation of Warsaw of 1573, a groundbreaking document conceived by Polish Protestants to promote religious tolerance, equal rights and protection for various denominations.

Director: Grzegorz Królikiewicz | Stars: Mieczyslaw Voit, Krzysztof Luft, Jerzy Prazmowski, Krystyna Kozanecka

Votes: 9

36. Corto Maltese and the Ethiopian (2002 TV Movie)

60 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Compilation of three stories about laconic adventurer Corto Maltese set in 1918. He infiltrates a fort where young prince Saud is being held, tries to stop a war between two African tribes and investigate the secretive "Leopard-Men".

Directors: Richard Danto, Liam Saury | Stars: Paul Bandey, Richard Berry, Leslie Clack, Christian Erickson

Votes: 48

37. Flock of Dodos: The Evolution-Intelligent Design Circus (2006)

PG | 84 min | Documentary

Filmmaker and evolutionary biologist Randy Olson tries to figure out if it is the Darwinists or Intelligent Design supporters who will become a flock of dodos.

Director: Randy Olson | Stars: Michael Behe, John Calvert, Jack Cashill, Tom Givnish

Votes: 648

38. Bluebell Meadow (2014)

9 min | Short, Drama

In 1988 Northern Ireland, the friendship of two young people comes under scrutiny in a town torn by bigotry and violence.

Director: Jordan Lannan | Stars: Peggy Russell, Matt Nicholas, Jordan Lannan

39. Ten Days That Unexpectedly Changed America (2006)
Episode: Scopes: The Battle Over America's Soul (2006)

60 min | Documentary, History

The trial of a teacher charged with teaching evolution in a public school escalates the conflict of religious faith and freedom of thought in America

Directors: Kate Davis, David Heilbroner

Votes: 23

40. Murdoch Mysteries (2008– )
Episode: Rigid Silence (2020)

TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Det. Murdoch and Dr. Ogden investigate a series of suspicious deaths in Kingston Penitentiary, while Inspector Brackenreid deals with a telephone operator strike with his daughter involved.

Director: Shamim Sarif | Stars: Yannick Bisson, Helene Joy, Thomas Craig, Arwen Humphreys

Votes: 215

41. Heirs to the Land (2022)
Episode: Penitencia (2022)

TV-MA | Drama

Bernat receives distressing news and returns, vowing vengeance. Arnau's friends help provide Hugo with a home, where a young woman catches his eye.

Director: Jordi Frades | Stars: David Solans, Michelle Jenner, Manel Sans, Bruna Cusí

Votes: 66

42. Evil (2019–2024)
Episode: F Is for Fire (2021)

TV-MA | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

The team encounters a nine-year-old girl, Mathilda, who is seemingly haunted by a Jinn, a spirit in the Islamic faith.

Director: Frederick E.O. Toye | Stars: Katja Herbers, Mike Colter, Aasif Mandvi, Kurt Fuller

Votes: 751

43. ZOS: Zone of Separation (2009)
Episode: Hour One: Welcome (2009)

54 min | Drama, War

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Director: Mario Azzopardi | Stars: Michelle Nolden, Rick Roberts, Enrico Colantoni, Allan Hawco

Votes: 16

44. Important Things with Demetri Martin (2009–2010)
Episode: Coolness (2009)

TV-14 | 21 min | Comedy

Demetri Martin explores the very important subject of Coolness in his sketch/variety series.

Directors: Beth McCarthy-Miller, Jesse Peretz, Scott Vincent | Stars: Demetri Martin, H. Jon Benjamin, Mary-Pat Green, Melissa Fumero

Votes: 66

45. De zesde klas (1980–1981)
Episode: Het condoom (1980)

Drama

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Directors: Ruud Schuitemaker, Trudy van Keulen | Stars: Huib Rooymans, Barbara op den Orth, Anouk de Valk, Henk Uterwijk

46. Africa's Great Civilizations (2017)
Episode: Cities (2017)

TV-PG | Documentary, History

The capitals of the precolonial kingdoms of Kilwa, Zimbabwe, Benin and Ethiopia prospered between the 14th and the 17th century thanks to gold and ivory trade, but Portuguese pirates, mercenaries and zealots brought an end to that.

Director: Mark Bates | Stars: Kazeem Tosin Amore, Henry Louis Gates Jr., Malik Kaddu

Votes: 26

47. Dispatches (1987– )
Episode: ISIS and the Battle for Iraq (2017)

47 min | Documentary, News

Emmy-award winning journalist Ramita Navai reveals the other side of the war against ISIS in Iraq, looking at allegations of torture, execution and sectarian cleansing of Sunni refugees by Shia militias.

Director: Patrick Wells | Star: Ramita Navai

Votes: 7