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poster
Criterion Channel
86
8.0
/38164/
78
/673/
75
/705/
4.2
/49189/
97
/36/
93
/731/
88
/18/
cc age 12+

Au Revoir les Enfants (1987)
Au revoir les enfants tells a heartbreaking story of friendship and devastating loss concerning two boys living in Nazi-occupied France. At a provincial Catholic boarding school, the precocious youths enjoy true camaraderie—until a secret is revealed. Based on events from writer-director Malle’s own childhood, the film is a subtle, precisely observed tale of courage, cowardice, and tragic awakening.
poster
82
7.8
/80944/
75
/1389/
74
/1094/
4.2
/79186/
85
/146/
79
/1747/
84
/34/

The White Ribbon (2009)
An aged tailor recalls his life as the schoolteacher of a small village in Northern Germany that was struck by a series of strange events in the year leading up to WWI.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
76
7.5
/2955/
73
/124/
68
/42/
3.6
/3656/
83
/69/
75
/15/
76
/23/

Cold Case Hammarskjöld (2019)
Ndola, Northern Rhodesia (currently Zambia), September 18, 1961. Swedish economist and diplomat Dag Hammarskjöld, Secretary General of the UN, dies mysteriously in a plane crash. Decades later, Danish journalist and filmmaker Mads Brügger and Swedish researcher Göran Björkdahl investigate the case in search of definitive closure.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
75
7.4
/4741/
74
/121/
70
/129/
3.8
/3898/
93
/28/
74
/35/
68
/11/

Stations of the Cross (2014)
Maria finds herself caught between two worlds. At school this 14-year-old girl has all the typical teenage interests, but when she’s at home with her family she follows the teachings of the Society of St. Paul and their traditionalist interpretation of Catholicism. Everything that Maria thinks and does must be examined before God. And since the Lord is a strict shepherd, she lives in constant fear of committing some misconduct...
poster
70
6.6
/9667/
68
/145/
62
/95/
3.2
/4325/
77
/35/
73
/417/
69
/19/
cc age 13+

Circle of Friends (1995)
Three girlhood friends now at college share first loves, first kisses and first betrayals. At the center of it all is the best-looking boy on campus. Can a self-conscious dreamer hook the biggest fish in the pond?
poster
Hoopla
67
7.3
/24300/
73
/406/
72
/340/
3.6
/10149/
52
/84/
81
/838/
54
/32/
cc age 15+

Angela's Ashes (1999)
An Irish Catholic family returns to 1930s Limerick after a child's death in America. The unemployed I.R.A. veteran father struggles with poverty, prejudice, and alcoholism as the family endures harsh slum conditions.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
75
65
7.5
/5167/
75
/106/
73
/140/
3.7
/1761/
67
/6/
89
/134/

Song for a Raggy Boy (2003)
William Franklin is a teacher who was born in Ireland and moved to the United States only to repatriate in 1939 after his leftist political views cause him to lose his job. Franklin becomes the first non-cleric instructor at St. Jude's, a school for wayward boys run by Brother John, who is a firm believer in strong discipline.
poster
Hoopla
61
5.6
/2467/
59
/219/
60
/130/
2.8
/3436/
89
/47/
43
/17/
64
/6/

Martyrs Lane (2021)
Leah, 10, has terrible nightmares. Her mother seems distant somehow, lost in her thoughts. A small, nightly visitor brings Leah comfort, but soon Leah will realize that her little visitor offers knowledge that might be very, very dangerous.
poster
The Roku Channel
62
60
6.8
/14887/
66
/246/
61
/158/
3.3
/7008/
63
/106/
52
/428/
64
/19/
cc age 17+

Lymelife (2008)
A coming of age dramedy where infidelity, real estate, and Lyme disease have two families falling apart on Long Island in the early eighties. Scott, 15, is at the point in his life when he finds out that the most important people around him, his father, his mother, and his brother, are not exactly who he thought they were. They are flawed and they are human.
poster
52
5.9
/34087/
63
/1044/
59
/484/
2.8
/12775/
37
/149/
50
/3265/
46
/36/
cc age 13+

Must Love Dogs (2005)
Sarah Nolan is a newly divorced woman cautiously rediscovering romance with the enthusiastic but often misguided help of her well-meaning family. As she braves a series of hilarious disastrous mismatches and first dates, Sarah begins to trust her own instincts again and learns that, no matter what, it's never a good idea to give up on love.
poster
67
51
6.8
/2376/
67
/65/
68
/94/
3.7
/10623/
85
/20/
43
/8/
65
/10/

Corpo Celeste (2011)
After growing up in Switzerland, 13-year-old Marta returns to a city in southern Italy with her mother and older sister. Independent and inquisitive, she joins a catechism class at a local church. However, the games and religious pop songs she encounters there do not nearly satisfy her interest in faith. Struggling to find her place, Marta pushes the boundaries of the class, the priest, and the church.
poster
67
41
6.5
/1093/
59
/26/
57
/44/
3.3
/913/
91
/11/

The Harvesters (2018)
South Africa, Free State region, isolated stronghold to the Afrikaans white ethnic minority culture. In this conservative farming territory obsessed with strength and masculinity, Janno is different, secretive, emotionally frail. One day his mother, fiercely religious, brings home Pieter, a hardened street orphan she wants to save, and asks Janno to make this stranger into his brother. The two boys start a fight for power, heritage and parental love.
poster
67
39
6.7
/2037/
65
/67/
67
/57/
3.4
/939/

The Olsen Gang's Big Score (1972)
After his usual stay behind bars, Egon has another cunning plan involving millions. They rob over 4 million from a money transport. The gang keeps a low profile and hide the money. But it's stolen by "Kongen" and "Knægten", who immediately start living it up - in the penthouse suite at the Sheraton. The suitcase with the money changes hands several times, before Kongen's daughter takes of with all the money.
poster
Kanopy
67
31
6.7
/620/
60
/13/
66
/13/
3.4
/782/
75
/8/
67
/1/
67
/7/

Jesus, You Know (2005)
Six Catholics share their thoughts and problems with Jesus in different churches. The camera accompanies them.
poster
63
31
6.4
/858/
55
/20/
56
/22/
3.3
/389/
93
/14/
47
/19/

Love Like Poison (2010)
Anna, a young teenager, comes home from her Catholic boarding school for the holidays and discovers her father has left. Her mother is devastated and confined in the company of the local priest, who is also a childhood friend. Anna clings to her beloved grandfather. She also grows close to Pierre, a free-spirited teenager who cares little about God. Anna is preparing for her confirmation, but her budding desire for Pierre shakes her faith. She longs to give herself over, body and soul... but doesn't know if it is to God, or something else?
poster
The Roku Channel
62
30
6.7
/2009/
63
/56/
64
/44/
3.3
/814/
50
/4/

Speed Walking (2014)
In a quirky, small town, situated in the outskirts of everything, 14-year-old Martin is getting ready for one of the most formal transitions from boy to man; the communion. It's 1976, music's in the air and hormones are blossoming. But in the midst of it all Martin's mother suddenly passes away and her tragic death trickers a series of events that not only changes Martin's life forever, but also affects everyone else in the local community. Overwhelmed with grief neither Martin's dad, nor his older brother, is capable to comfort Martin. He enters adulthood in a mixture of drunken happiness and immense sadness over the loss of his mother, and his relationship to both his friend Kim and girlfriend Kristine comes to its natural conclusion.
poster
68
19
6.9
/1334/
65
/21/
57
/13/
3.4
/253/
81
/13/

The Other Side of Sunday (1996)
The Other Side of Sunday, also known in Norwegian as "Søndagsengler", is a movie that criticizes the small, and often tight, church community. We follow the Preacher's Daughter, Maria, on her journey to liberate herself from the stiff church community and her father.
poster
64
17
6.1
/467/
71
/8/
59
/11/
3.4
/1024/

Eden (2020)
Eden is a coming-of-age film about a Protestant Confirmation camp on a summer’s week, set in the archipelago of Helsinki. Aliisa is the intellectually confident non-believer, Jenna is the queen bee and Panu is the scared bird. The experience of these teenagers is affected by Tiina, a young and eager priest.
poster
56
10
6.3
/525/
43
/6/
53
/12/
3.4
/298/

Barndommens gade (1986)
In a small two-room apartment in a backyard in Vesterbro, Copenhagen, 14-year-old Ester lives with her father, mother, and older brother Carl. It is a typical working-class neighborhood of the time, and the apartment lacks any modern conveniences. Coal must be fetched from a dark basement where homeless people have sought shelter and lodging for the night. Ester is a dreamer. She wants to be a writer and secretly writes poetry. She often loses track of time and place when her thoughts wander.
poster
?
8.3
/41/
25
/2/

The Red Shoes (1983)
The story of a little girl name Karen who was very poor and was given a pair of red shoes made of cloth to keep her feet warm in the winter. When her mother dies, she's adopted by a rich older woman who burns the shoes, saying they're ugly. Karen grows up pretty and happy with the old woman, but one day she sees a princess wearing beautiful red shoes and wants a pair just like them. When it comes time for Karen to be confirmed, she's to have a new pair of shoes. The pair she wants are red leather shoes that were maid for a count's daughter, but were too small. Karen buys them without the old woman knowing and wears them to her confirmation and gets in trouble for it. When the old woman falls ill, instead of taking care of her Karen goes to a ball and dances, but finds she can't stop dancing.
poster
?
8.8
/6/

There's a Devil Inside Me
A mischievous teen pretends to be a saintly nun only to be mistaken for a real one.
poster
?
5.7
/30/
70
/1/
40
/3/

The Confirmation (2019)
It's the big day of Mathias' confirmation, where he will confirm being a Christian and enter adulthood. Mathias is transgender and just wants to be a normal teenage boy. His mother does everything to protect him, but who is this day really about?
poster
?
6.5
/53/
37
/4/
60
/1/

My Cactus Heart (2012)
Sandy becomes a heart breaker after swearing off love. She leaves a trail of heartbroken men until her friend and a gorgeous co-worker compete for her heart.
poster
?
7.1
/21/
85
/2/
73
/3/

Welcome to Paradise (2015)
Harald has grown up in an alternative church movement and the day has come for his confirmation ritual. But what the head of the church doesn't know is that he has a secret, which could be devastating for his entry into the family.
poster
?
5.3
/95/
40
/1/
48
/3/

Undercover Agent (1939)
A railway postal clerk goes after a sweepstakes counterfeiting ring.
poster
?
5.7
/87/
50
/2/

Her Little Majesty (1939)
Spoiled upper class girl Marianne speeds through a small village and crashes her sports car into the house of the local vicar. She will have to stay for a few days while her car is repaired. Opposites attract but what will the locals think of this odd couple who slowly realize that they are fond of each other?
poster
?
8.2
/21/
15
/2/

Buddhism (1962)
In this short documentary we learn the back story of the Buddha – the religion he founded and how it is manifested today. Travel through Southeast Asia to India, Burma, Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon), Thailand, Japan, China and many other countries to discover the history and ideas behind Buddhism.
poster
45
?
5.7
/197/
20
/1/
60
/1/

Strange Justice (1999)
In this historical drama, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall announces his retirement. The White House nominates Clarence Thomas as Marshall's replacement. But Thomas's confirmation hearings are rocked by charges that he sexually harassed Anita Hill, a former assistant. As their conflict plays out in public, a White House aide runs a behind-the-scenes campaign to discredit Hill.
poster
59
?
6.2
/168/
52
/10/

Viimeinen savotta (1977)
Follows the life of a pauper child Vike Nilonpoika from the early 1900's to the 1960s. During this time he works as a lumberjack in Lapland after running away from the despotic master. He soon becomes familiar with hookers, card hustlers and alcohol.
poster
?
6.0
/66/
60
/1/
40
/2/

Punani (2015)
Masturbating in a bed filled with dolls and teddy bears, teenage girl Agnes is tired of hearing about how accepting God at her confirmation will serve as a rite of passage to adulthood. She seeks out to find her own path to adulthood - and she enlists her older brother's friend to help her.
poster
47
?
6.5
/504/
20
/1/
56
/13/

The Sky Is Falling (2000)
1943, an estate north of Firenze. The weight of the world is on the shoulders of Penny, who's about 10. An orphan, she must watch over her little sister when they go to live with her aunt and uncle. Penny's a Catholic, and worries about her uncle's soul. He's Jewish, progressive and a free thinker, a fair boss, and devoted to his family. He can be stern, so Penny also worries that she'll never please him and that he won't love her. Then, after the Allied forces land in Sicily and the Germans begin their retreat, Penny must worry about her uncle's life. She tries logic and appeals to human decency. Can a child keep the sky from falling?


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