Films about religion and spirituality, the best
by profeballa | created - 28 Sep 2013 | updated - 19 Jun 2020 | PublicThe best movies about religion and spirituality: Christianity, conversions, etc..
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1. 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: 3,092
2. Karol, un uomo diventato Papa (2005 TV Movie)
186 min | Biography, Drama
The life of the pope John-Paul II, from his youth as a writer, actor, and athlete in war-torn occupied Poland to his election as Pope at the age of 58.
Director: Giacomo Battiato | Stars: Piotr Adamczyk, Malgorzata Bela, Ken Duken, Hristo Shopov
Votes: 2,822
3. Sant'Antonio di Padova (2002 TV Movie)
102 min | Drama
Depiction of the life of St. Anthony, beginning with his initial calling to the priesthood as a young Portugese nobleman, and following him as he becomes a Franciscan monk and preaches across Africa and Europe.
Director: Umberto Marino | Stars: Daniele Liotti, Enrico Brignano, José Sancho, Peppino Mazzotta
Votes: 210
4. The Mission (1986)
PG | 125 min | Adventure, Drama, History
Eighteenth-century Spanish Jesuits try to protect a remote South American tribe in danger of falling under the rule of pro-slavery Portugal.
Director: Roland Joffé | Stars: Robert De Niro, Jeremy Irons, Ray McAnally, Aidan Quinn
Votes: 65,718 | Gross: $17.22M
5. Brother Sun, Sister Moon (1972)
PG | 121 min | Biography, Drama, History
Dramatization of events in the life of St. Francis of Assisi from before his conversion experience through his audience with the pope, including his friendship with St. Clare.
Director: Franco Zeffirelli | Stars: Graham Faulkner, Judi Bowker, Leigh Lawson, Kenneth Cranham
Votes: 4,947
6. The Good Pope (2003 TV Movie)
180 min | Biography, Drama
Angelo Roncalli, born in Sotto Il Monte in 1881, is known for his profound spirituality as well as his extraordinary goodness from the young years of his life. When he feels a need to serve... See full summary »
Director: Ricky Tognazzi | Stars: Bob Hoskins, Carlo Cecchi, Roberto Citran, Fabrizio Vidale
Votes: 330
7. Francesco (1989)
PG-13 | 119 min | Biography, Drama, History
Docudrama about the life of St-Francis of Assisi.
Director: Liliana Cavani | Stars: Mickey Rourke, Helena Bonham Carter, Andréa Ferréol, Nikolaus Dutsch
Votes: 1,695
8. The Cardinal (1963)
Approved | 175 min | Drama, History, War
A young Catholic priest from Boston confronts bigotry, Nazism, and his own personal conflicts as he rises to the office of cardinal.
Director: Otto Preminger | Stars: Tom Tryon, John Huston, Romy Schneider, Carol Lynley
Votes: 2,906
9. Noah (2014)
PG-13 | 138 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Noah is chosen by God to undertake a momentous mission before an apocalyptic flood cleanses the world.
Director: Darren Aronofsky | Stars: Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Anthony Hopkins, Emma Watson
Votes: 267,126 | Gross: $101.20M
10. Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014)
PG-13 | 150 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
The defiant leader Moses rises up against Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses II, setting six hundred thousand slaves on a monumental journey of escape from Egypt and its terrifying cycle of deadly plagues.
Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Christian Bale, Joel Edgerton, Ben Kingsley, Sigourney Weaver
Votes: 179,293 | Gross: $65.01M
11. Prophet's Prey (2015)
TV-14 | 101 min | Documentary, Biography, History
When Warren Jeffs rose to Prophet of the Fundamentalist Church of Latter Day Saints, he took control of a religion with a history of polygamous and underage marriage. In a short time, ... See full summary »
Director: Amy Berg | Stars: Nick Cave, Elaine Anderson, Sam Brower, Andrew Chatwin
Votes: 1,987 | Gross: $0.01M
12. Ignatius of Loyola (2016)
118 min | Action, Biography, Drama
'If you could hear the voice of God, would you want to keep it secret?' A historical drama based on the memoirs of St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Jesuit order. This is the story of ... See full summary »
Directors: Paolo Dy, Cathy Azanza | Stars: Andreas Muñoz, Javier Godino, Julio Perillán, Pepe Ocio
Votes: 564 | Gross: $0.11M
13. Silence (I) (2016)
R | 161 min | Drama, History
In the 17th century, two Portuguese Jesuit priests travel to Japan in an attempt to locate their mentor, who is rumored to have committed apostasy, and to propagate Catholicism.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Andrew Garfield, Adam Driver, Liam Neeson, Tadanobu Asano
Votes: 123,035 | Gross: $7.10M
14. The Letters (II) (2014)
PG | 114 min | Drama
A drama that explores the life of Mother Teresa (Juliet Stevenson) through letters she wrote to her longtime friend and spiritual advisor, Father Celeste van Exem (Max von Sydow) over a nearly fifty-year period.
Director: William Riead | Stars: Juliet Stevenson, Rutger Hauer, Max von Sydow, Priya Darshini
Votes: 1,114 | Gross: $1.65M
15. Bonhoeffer: Agent of Grace (2000 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 88 min | Crime, Drama, History
The story of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German clergyman of great distinction, who actively opposed Hitler and the Nazis. His convictions cost him his life.
Director: Eric Till | Stars: Ulrich Tukur, Johanna Klante, Robert Joy, R.H. Thomson
Votes: 813 | Gross: $0.30M
16. Bonhoeffer (2003)
TV-14 | 93 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Dramatic documentary about the young German pacifist and theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer who resisted the Nazi regime and was hanged two weeks before World War II was over.
Director: Martin Doblmeier | Stars: Klaus Maria Brandauer, Adele Schmidt, Richard Mancini, Martin Doblmeier
Votes: 410 | Gross: $0.16M
17. Come Before Winter (2017)
75 min | Documentary
A documentary telling the story of the last days of Dietrich Bonhoeffer through the eyes of the British ''Black Propaganda'' radio broadcast team.
Director: Kevin Ekvall | Stars: Aubrey Wakeling, Gus Lynch, Kelly Reed, Scotty Ray
Votes: 97
18. Kadosh (1999)
Not Rated | 110 min | Comedy, Drama
Two sisters become victims of the patriarchal, ultra-orthodox society.
Director: Amos Gitai | Stars: Yaël Abecassis, Yoram Hattab, Meital Berdah, Uri Klauzner
Votes: 1,965 | Gross: $0.74M
19. Popieluszko. Wolnosc jest w nas (2009)
148 min | Biography, Drama, History
Story of life of Father Jerzy Popieluszko, the priest called "The Solidarity Chaplain", murdered by communist secret police.
Director: Rafal Wieczynski | Stars: Adam Woronowicz, Artur Balczynski, Stanislaw Banasiuk, Adam Biedrzycki
Votes: 616
20. Teresa (2015 TV Movie)
107 min | Biography
Una nueva visión de la figura de Santa Teresa a través de la mirada de una joven de nuestros días que lee una de las principales obras escritas por la santa, El Libro de la vida.
Director: Jorge Dorado | Stars: Marian Álvarez, David Luque, Carla Díaz, Yara Capa
Votes: 80
21. Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things (2015)
Not Rated | 78 min | Documentary
How might your life be better with less?
Director: Matt D'Avella | Stars: Dan Harris, Ryan Nicodemus, Rick Hanson, Jesse Jacobs
Votes: 16,727
22. Poveda (2016)
Not Rated | 116 min | Biography, Drama, History
The film tells the story of Pedro Poveda (Raúl Escudero), a tenacious and innovative priest who opens paths in the field of education and in the defense of the rights of women in early ... See full summary »
Director: Pablo Moreno | Stars: Ainhoa Aldanondo, Alejandro Arroyo, Miguel Berlanga, Javier Bermejo
Votes: 158
23. Paul, Apostle of Christ (2018)
PG-13 | 108 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
Luke risks his life to visit Paul, who is captive in a Roman prison under Nero's rule. Together, they struggle against a determined emperor and the frailties of the human spirit to live out the Gospel and spread the message to the world.
Director: Andrew Hyatt | Stars: Jim Caviezel, James Faulkner, Olivier Martinez, Joanne Whalley
Votes: 9,910 | Gross: $17.56M
24. The Prayer (2018)
107 min | Drama
Thomas is a drug addict. In an effort to put an end to his habit, he joins a community of former addicts who live isolated in the mountains and use prayer as a way to cure themselves.
Director: Cédric Kahn | Stars: Anthony Bajon, Damien Chapelle, Alex Brendemühl, Louise Grinberg
Votes: 1,285
25. Of Gods and Men (2010)
PG-13 | 122 min | Drama, History
Under threat by fundamentalist terrorists, a group of Trappist monks stationed with an impoverished Algerian community must decide whether to leave or stay.
Director: Xavier Beauvois | Stars: Lambert Wilson, Michael Lonsdale, Olivier Rabourdin, Philippe Laudenbach
Votes: 16,101 | Gross: $3.95M
26. The Shoes of the Fisherman (I) (1968)
G | 162 min | Drama
After spending decades in a Siberian Gulag labor camp, Roman Catholic priest Kiril Lakota is set free by Russian leader Piotr Ilyich Kamenev at the height of the Cold War.
Director: Michael Anderson | Stars: Anthony Quinn, Laurence Olivier, Oskar Werner, David Janssen
Votes: 4,157
27. Otto Neururer - Hoffnungsvolle Finsternis (2019)
89 min | Biography, History, War
In May 1940, Catholic priest Otto Neururer suffered an agonising death which lasted 36 hours in Buchenwald concentration camp. Decades later Heinz Fitz, an ageing actor, goes in search of ... See full summary »
Director: Hermann Weiskopf | Stars: Lucas Zolgar, Ottfried Fischer, Heinz Fitz, Julia Gschnitzer
Votes: 6
28. The Miracle of Marcelino (1955)
Not Rated | 90 min | Comedy, Drama
Marcelino is an orphan who grows up in a monastery. One day when he eats his small meal in a room full of old things, he gives a piece of his bread to an old wooden Jesus figure--which ... See full summary »
Director: Ladislao Vajda | Stars: Rafael Rivelles, Antonio Vico, Juan Calvo, José Marco Davó
Votes: 2,664
29. The Two Popes (2019)
PG-13 | 125 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
Behind Vatican walls, the conservative Pope Benedict XVI and the liberal future Pope Francis must find common ground to forge a new path for the Catholic Church.
Director: Fernando Meirelles | Stars: Jonathan Pryce, Anthony Hopkins, Juan Minujín, Luis Gnecco
Votes: 133,034
30. I AM PATRICK (2020)
Not Rated | 93 min | Documentary, Adventure, Biography
I AM PATRICK peels back centuries of legend and myth to tell the true story of Saint Patrick. Through historical re-enactments, expert interviews and Patrick's own writings, experience the journey from man to saint.
Director: Jarrod Anderson | Stars: John Rhys-Davies, Moe Dunford, Seán T. Ó Meallaigh, Shane O'Regan
Votes: 246
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