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Kanopy
86
8.2
/41070/
80
/652/
78
/467/
4.3
/59998/
98
/82/
93
/368/

Pather Panchali (1955)
Impoverished priest Harihar Ray leaves his rural Bengal village in search of work. His wife, Sarbojaya, looks after their rebellious daughter, Durga, and young son, Apu. The children enjoy the small pleasures of their difficult life.
poster
Kanopy
86
8.1
/529012/
79
/18091/
78
/8569/
4.1
/558707/
97
/379/
93
/2948/
93
/45/
cc age 15+

Spotlight (2015)
The true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core.
poster
84
7.7
/13502/
76
/223/
75
/276/
4.1
/24877/
95
/39/
85
/190/

Diary of a Country Priest (1951)
An inexperienced, sickly priest shows up in the rural French community of Ambricourt, where he joins the community's clergy. But the locals don't take kindly to the priest, and his ascetic ways and unsociable demeanor make him an outcast. During Bible studies at the nearby girls school, he is continually mocked by his students. Then his attempt to intervene in a family feud backfires into a scandal. His failures, compounded with his declining health, begin to erode his faith.
poster
Criterion Channel
84
8.0
/28983/
77
/438/
79
/484/
4.2
/65783/
77
/26/
91
/413/

Winter Light (1963)
A Swedish pastor fails a loving woman, a suicidal fisherman and God.
poster
Hulu
83
7.7
/38163/
76
/1476/
76
/487/
4.0
/64148/
97
/131/
95
/103/
77
/29/

The Promised Land (2023)
Denmark, 1755. Captain Ludvig Kahlen sets out to conquer a Danish heath reputed to be uncultivable, with an impossible goal: to establish a colony in the name of the king, in exchange for a royal title. A single-minded ambition that the ruthless lord of the region will relentlessly seek to put down. Kahlen's fate hangs in the balance: will his endevours bring him wealth and honour, or cost him his life...?
poster
Criterion Channel
83
7.5
/6161/
75
/111/
70
/156/
4.0
/11608/
96
/24/
85
/34/

Léon Morin, Priest (1961)
Barny, although a Marxist, is intrigued by the mysteries of religion. In confession, she teases a priest, Léon Morin, but he is a young and intelligent man and ready to discuss anything.
poster
83
8.1
/491568/
78
/12909/
77
/8378/
4.0
/910216/
78
/178/
87
/18747/
83
/23/
cc age 16+

The Exorcist (1973)
When a mysterious entity possesses a young girl, her mother seeks the help of two Catholic priests to save her life.
poster
Fandor
83
7.6
/56163/
71
/1225/
73
/1367/
3.9
/125216/
100
/26/
85
/1343/

Un Chien Andalou (1929)
Un Chien Andalou is an European avant-garde surrealist film, a collaboration between director Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dali.
poster
MUBI
83
7.8
/75130/
75
/1080/
75
/1072/
4.1
/75327/
84
/64/
91
/1412/
82
/29/
cc age 18+

Breaking the Waves (1996)
In a small, conservative Scottish village, an oilman is paralyzed in an accident. His wife, who prayed for his return, feels guilty; even more, when he urges her to have sex with another.
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Kanopy
82
7.6
/1638/
77
/76/
71
/40/
3.8
/1614/
100
/30/
86
/18/
75
/10/
cc age 16+

Matt Shepard Is a Friend of Mine (2014)
An intimate portrait of Matthew Shepard, the gay young man murdered in one of the most notorious hate crimes in U.S. history. Framed through a personal lens, it's the story of loss, love, and courage in the face of unspeakable tragedy.
poster
81
8.1
/853256/
81
/18309/
79
/11241/
3.8
/439718/
81
/234/
90
/31597/
73
/34/
cc age 17+

Gran Torino (2008)
Disgruntled Korean War veteran Walt Kowalski sets out to reform his neighbor, Thao Lor, a Hmong teenager who tried to steal Kowalski's prized possession: a 1972 Gran Torino.
poster
80
7.4
/65527/
73
/1123/
73
/1021/
4.0
/106424/
88
/147/
86
/2062/
81
/34/
cc age 18+

Bad Education (2004)
An examination on the effect of Franco-era religious schooling and sexual abuse on the lives of two longtime friends.
poster
Fandor
80
7.3
/5231/
71
/89/
69
/141/
3.7
/4293/
100
/11/
91
/77/

Raining Stones (1993)
Proud, though poor, Bob wants his little girl to have a beautiful (and costly) brand-new dress for her First Communion. His stubbornness and determination get him into trouble as he turns to more and more questionable measures, in his desperation to raise the needed money. This tragic flaw leads him to risk all that he loves and values, his beloved family, indeed even his immortal soul and salvation, in blind pursuit of that goal.
poster
Kanopy
79
7.1
/66588/
70
/2874/
69
/1409/
4.0
/250900/
94
/255/
69
/500/
86
/48/
cc age 15+

First Reformed (2018)
A pastor of a small church in upstate New York starts to spiral out of control after a soul-shaking encounter with an unstable environmental activist and his pregnant wife.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
79
7.4
/95832/
74
/4479/
73
/1942/
4.0
/260716/
99
/87/
82
/394/
81
/19/

The Wailing (2016)
A stranger arrives in a little village and soon after a mysterious sickness starts spreading. A policeman is drawn into the incident and is forced to solve the mystery in order to save his daughter.
poster
78
7.4
/67273/
72
/1928/
71
/1017/
3.9
/54502/
89
/167/
80
/803/
77
/42/
cc age 17+

Calvary (2014)
After being threatened during a confession, a good-natured priest must battle the dark forces closing in around him.
poster
Kanopy
78
7.5
/143794/
73
/2770/
72
/1827/
4.0
/110736/
79
/220/
78
/10453/
68
/36/
cc age 17+

Doubt (2008)
In 1964 Bronx, two Catholic school nuns question the new priest's ambiguous relationship with a troubled African-American student.
poster
MUBI
76
7.5
/24395/
72
/325/
74
/343/
3.9
/26305/
81
/16/
88
/323/
69
/15/

Europa (1991)
Just after World War II, an American takes a railway job in Germany, but finds his position politically sensitive with various people trying to use him.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
75
6.7
/63527/
67
/2662/
66
/1660/
3.4
/150379/
85
/147/
66
/551/
81
/19/

Goodnight Mommy (2015)
In the heat of the summer lays a lonesome house in the countryside where nine year old twin brothers await their mother’s return. When she comes home, bandaged after cosmetic surgery, nothing is like before and the children start to doubt whether this woman is actually who she says she is.
poster
74
7.7
/20840/
74
/601/
75
/406/
4.2
/68787/
71
/34/
88
/331/
49
/11/

The Devils (1971)
Father Urbain Grandier’s unorthodox views of sex and religion make him a polarizing figure in 17th-century France. His outspokenness has amassed a passionate following of nuns and a respected reputation for protecting the city of Loudon from corruption. Grandier’s influence is then undermined following a sexually repressed nun’s accusation of witchcraft.
poster
YouTube TV
74
7.6
/537263/
81
/27978/
75
/11318/
3.8
/475982/
71
/70/
87
/24378/
52
/22/
cc age 14+

The Fifth Element (1997)
In 2257, a taxi driver is unintentionally given the task of saving a young girl who is part of the key that will ensure the survival of humanity.
poster
73
7.0
/14396/
64
/114/
64
/146/
3.6
/5429/
87
/85/
79
/262/
77
/28/
cc age 16+

Italian for Beginners (2000)
Several lonely hearts in a semi-provincial suburb of a town in Denmark use a beginner's course in Italian as the platform to meet the romance of their lives. The film, which unspools the connections and family drama shared between the students, complies with several aesthetic principles of Dogme 95 movement.
poster
Kanopy
73
6.9
/6352/
70
/148/
64
/158/
3.5
/7708/
86
/37/
67
/7/
76
/11/

The Student (2016)
A high school student becomes convinced that the world is lost to evil and begins to challenge the morals and beliefs of the adults surrounding him.
poster
73
7.1
/54179/
70
/1607/
71
/1025/
3.8
/92715/
81
/119/
74
/1507/
73
/21/

Thirst (2009)
A respected priest volunteers for an experimental procedure that may lead to a cure for a deadly virus. He gets infected and dies, but a blood transfusion of unknown origin brings him back to life. Now, he’s torn between faith and bloodlust, and has a newfound desire for the wife of a childhood friend.
poster
73
7.5
/144686/
73
/3929/
74
/2298/
3.6
/197573/
86
/56/
81
/3802/
62
/11/
cc age 15+

The Omen (1976)
Immediately after their miscarriage, the US diplomat Robert Thorn adopts the newborn Damien without the knowledge of his wife. Yet what he doesn’t know is that their new son is the son of the devil.
poster
The Roku Channel
72
6.9
/43472/
68
/1590/
69
/1522/
3.8
/152866/
79
/191/
66
/211/
76
/34/
cc age 13+

At Eternity's Gate (2018)
Famed but tormented artist Vincent van Gogh spends his final years in Arles, France, painting masterworks of the natural world that surrounds him.
poster
YouTube TV
74
72
7.0
/14600/
71
/287/
67
/186/
3.3
/8787/
85
/34/
74
/247/
90
/6/

Going My Way (1944)
Youthful Father Chuck O'Malley led a colorful life of sports, song, and romance before joining the Roman Catholic clergy. After being appointed to a run-down New York parish, O'Malley's worldly knowledge helps him connect with a gang of boys looking for direction, eventually winning over the aging, conventional Parish priest.
poster
73
72
7.2
/24975/
71
/468/
71
/464/
3.6
/22079/
81
/32/
77
/323/
68
/12/

I Confess (1953)
When a priest hears a murderer’s confession, he becomes bound by his vow of silence—even as circumstantial evidence turns suspicion toward him. Torn between faith and self-preservation, he faces public scandal and trial for a crime he cannot reveal the truth about.
poster
Hulu
71
6.5
/69771/
65
/4752/
68
/1213/
3.4
/329112/
83
/195/
69
/198/
65
/33/
cc age 16+

The First Omen (2024)
When a young American woman is sent to Rome to begin a life of service to the church, she encounters a darkness that causes her to question her own faith and uncovers a terrifying conspiracy that hopes to bring about the birth of evil incarnate.
poster
The Roku Channel
74
71
7.2
/10286/
74
/265/
68
/144/
3.5
/6814/
85
/20/
77
/224/
cc age 8+

The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)
Father O'Malley is sent to St. Mary's, a run-down parochial school on the verge of condemnation. He and Sister Benedict work together in an attempt to save the school, though their differing methods often lead to good-natured disagreements.
poster
Hoopla
71
7.2
/2591/
71
/36/
70
/38/
3.2
/1913/
80
/10/
80
/94/

Romero (1989)
Romero is a compelling and deeply moving look at the life of Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador, who made the ultimate sacrifice in a passionate stand against social injustice and oppression in his county. This film chronicles the transformation of Romero from an apolitical, complacent priest to a committed leader of the Salvadoran people.
poster
Criterion Channel
73
71
7.0
/12890/
68
/376/
69
/285/
3.5
/67611/
81
/21/
80
/181/

Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (1970)
Valerie, a Czechoslovakian teenager living with her grandmother, is blossoming into womanhood, but that transformation proves secondary to the effects she experiences when she puts on a pair of magic earrings. Now seeing the world around her in a different light, Valerie must endure her sexual awakening while attempting to discern reality from fantasy as she encounters lecherous priest Gracian, a vampire-like stranger and otherworldly carnival folk.
poster
Kanopy
71
7.2
/12539/
69
/329/
68
/271/
3.7
/19367/
88
/94/
81
/46/
73
/26/

The Club (2015)
In a secluded house in a small seaside town live four unrelated men and the woman who tends to the house and their needs. All former priests, they have been sent to this quiet exile to purge the sins of their pasts, the separation from their communities the worst form of punishment by the Church. They keep to a strict daily schedule devoid of all temptation and spontaneity, each moment a deliberate effort to atone for their wrongdoings.
poster
79
70
7.7
/6886/
72
/78/
76
/145/
3.9
/8216/
86
/14/
90
/56/

Nazarin (1959)
After hiding a murderer, a Catholic priest is forced into self-exile and decides to embark on a pilgrimage through the Mexican countryside.
poster
69
6.8
/2199/
64
/32/
67
/26/
3.3
/625/
85
/13/
74
/79/
71
/14/

Cry, the Beloved Country (1995)
A South-African preacher goes to search for his wayward son who has committed a crime in the big city.
poster
Hoopla
68
6.1
/28356/
62
/1615/
61
/511/
3.0
/61184/
91
/106/
62
/233/
72
/14/
cc age 16+

The Dark and the Wicked (2020)
On a secluded farm in a nondescript rural town, a man is slowly dying. His family gathers to mourn, and soon a darkness grows, marked by waking nightmares and a growing sense that something evil is taking over the family.
poster
75
68
7.6
/13902/
71
/147/
71
/160/
3.7
/8982/
75
/16/
85
/254/

The Night of the Iguana (1964)
A defrocked Episcopal clergyman leads a bus-load of middle-aged Baptist women on a tour of the Mexican coast and comes to terms with the failure haunting his life.
poster
Kanopy
68
7.2
/364754/
74
/11492/
70
/6268/
3.5
/357792/
66
/56/
76
/9976/
48
/15/
cc age 17+

From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
After kidnapping a father and his two kids, the Gecko brothers head south to a seedy Mexican bar to hide out in safety, unaware of its notorious vampire clientele.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
67
6.7
/14910/
67
/282/
66
/297/
3.3
/19164/
63
/82/
74
/475/
60
/29/

The Crime of Padre Amaro (2002)
Sent to Mexico to help take care of aging Father Benito, young Father Amaro faces a moral challenge when he meets a 16-year-old girl who he starts an affair with. Likewise, the girl's mother had been having an affair with Father Benito. Father Amaro must choose between a holy or sinful life.
poster
67
6.7
/16300/
68
/335/
65
/295/
3.4
/7307/
61
/38/
70
/396/
cc age 15+

The Last Supper (1995)
A group of idealistic but frustrated liberals succumb to the temptation of murdering right-wing pundits for their political beliefs.
poster
67
6.7
/21892/
65
/560/
66
/420/
3.5
/19658/
82
/22/
63
/235/
56
/7/

Flesh + Blood (1985)
A band of medieval mercenaries take revenge on a noble lord who decides not to pay them by kidnapping the betrothed of the noble's son. As the plague and warfare cut a swathe of destruction throughout the land, the mercenaries hole up in a castle and await their fate.
poster
Kanopy
67
6.4
/49046/
64
/1709/
62
/841/
3.4
/69190/
79
/98/
58
/987/
67
/22/
cc age 17+

Kill List (2011)
Nearly 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.
poster
74
66
7.2
/6819/
71
/113/
67
/96/
3.4
/3220/
86
/22/
81
/150/

Boys Town (1938)
Devout but iron-willed Father Flanagan leads a community called Boys Town, a different sort of juvenile detention facility where, instead of being treated as underage criminals, the boys are shepherded into making themselves better people. But hard-nosed petty thief and pool shark Whitey Marsh, the impulsive and violent younger brother of an imprisoned murderer, might be too much for the good father's tough-love system.
poster
67
65
6.5
/8994/
66
/292/
67
/200/
3.2
/8718/
81
/16/
61
/181/
66
/8/

Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968)
In the shadow of Castle Dracula, the Prince of Darkness is revived by blood trickling from the head-wound of an unconscious priest attempting exorcism. And once more fear and terror strikes Transylvania as the undead Prince of Darkness stalks the village of Keineneburg to ensnare victims and satisfy his evil thirst.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
65
6.8
/7115/
71
/175/
62
/67/
3.4
/2857/
71
/31/
67
/131/

Jeffrey (1995)
Jeffrey, a gay man living in New York City with an overwhelming fear of contracting AIDS, concludes that being celibate is the only option to protect himself. As fate would have it, shortly after his declaration of a sex-free existence, he meets the handsome Steve Howard, his dream man -- except for his HIV-positive status. Facing this dilemma, Jeffrey turns to his best friend and an outrageous priest for guidance.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
64
6.2
/82311/
67
/5738/
70
/1468/
2.8
/746687/
57
/188/
77
/1726/
54
/29/
cc age 16+

The Conjuring: Last Rites (2025)
Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren take on one last terrifying case involving mysterious entities they must confront.
poster
73
64
7.1
/6508/
72
/87/
65
/77/
3.4
/3137/
92
/13/
71
/95/

San Francisco (1936)
A beautiful singer and a battling priest try to reform a Barbary Coast saloon owner in the days before the great earthquake and subsequent fires in 1906.
poster
68
64
6.7
/10520/
71
/253/
63
/153/
3.5
/4909/
67
/15/
75
/184/
64
/10/

Donovan's Reef (1963)
After her great aunt's death, a high-society woman arrives on a Hawaiian island in search of the heir - the father she has never met.


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