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

51. To the Stars (2019)

Not Rated | 109 min | Drama

Under small town scrutiny, a withdrawn farmer's daughter forges an intimate friendship with a worldly but reckless new girl in 1960s Oklahoma.

Director: Martha Stephens | Stars: Kara Hayward, Jordana Spiro, Tina Parker, Shea Whigham

Votes: 2,057

52. Beyond the Hills (2012)

Not Rated | 152 min | Drama

The friendship between two young women who grew up in the same orphanage; one has found refuge at a convent in Romania and refuses to leave with her friend, who now lives in Germany.

Director: Cristian Mungiu | Stars: Cosmina Stratan, Cristina Flutur, Valeriu Andriuta, Dana Tapalaga

Votes: 13,218 | Gross: $0.11M

53. Six Flying Dragons (2015–2016)

Action, Drama, History

Story of the the foundation of the Joseon Dynasty in Korea and ambition, success and fall of several real and fictional characters.

Stars: Kim Hyun-bin, Yoo Ah-in, Byun Yo-han, Kim Myung-min

Votes: 1,215

54. Skipped Parts (2000)

R | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

An ungrounded young mother and her thoughtful teenage son are banished to a remote provincial town by her domineering father.

Director: Tamra Davis | Stars: Drew Barrymore, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Mischa Barton, Bug Hall

Votes: 3,691

55. Minyan (2020)

Unrated | 118 min | Drama

A young Jewish man is caught between thrilling private trysts and his repressive family in this thoughtful drama set in 1980s Brooklyn.

Director: Eric Steel | Stars: Samuel H. Levine, Ron Rifkin, Christopher McCann, Mark Margolis

Votes: 1,120

56. The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (1983 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 48 min | Comedy, Family

A teacher puts on a Christmas pageant and puts the worst children in school as the stars.

Director: George Schaefer | Stars: Loretta Swit, Jackson Davies, Antony Holland, David Alexander

Votes: 825

57. Grace (I) (2014)

R | 87 min | Horror, Thriller

Grace is an 18-year-old Catholic girl whose purity is overtaken by a demonic force. Will it consume her?

Director: Jeff Chan | Stars: Alexia Fast, Lin Shaye, Alan Dale, Alexis Knapp

Votes: 3,811

58. Abducted: The Mary Stauffer Story (2019 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 87 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

High school teacher Mary Stauffer and her eight-year old daughter, Beth are held captive for 53 days by an obsessed former student. Based on a true story.

Director: Jim Donovan | Stars: Alyson Hannigan, Howie Lai, Daphne Hoskins, Daniel Nemes

Votes: 594

59. Pope Joan (2009)

149 min | Drama, History, Romance

A woman of English extraction born in the German city of Ingelheim in the ninth century disguises herself as a man and rises through the Vatican ranks.

Director: Sönke Wortmann | Stars: Johanna Wokalek, David Wenham, John Goodman, Iain Glen

Votes: 9,121

60. Bringing Up Bates (2015–2021)

TV-G | Reality-TV

This family based reality program follows Gil and Kelly Jo who are raising their 19 children with Love, Humor, and Christian values. No matter the situation, the family faces it together.

Stars: Gil Bates, Kelly Jo Bates, Lawson Bates, Katie Bates

Votes: 269

61. Breaking Amish (2012–2014)

TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary, Drama, Reality-TV

Follows five young adults who find the courage to leave their restrictive Amish communities. The group head to New York City, where the somewhat sheltered youths begin experimenting with ... See full summary »

Stars: Rebecca Schmucker, Kate Stoltz, Abe Schmucker, Sabrina Burkholder

Votes: 1,161

62. Escaping Utopia (2024)

Documentary

New Zealand's most extreme religious cult, Gloriavale, and the true stories of people attempting to break free, including current and former members that have never gone on record before.

Votes: 68

63. 19 Kids and Counting (2008–2015)

TV-PG | 30 min | Documentary, Reality-TV

The lives of the Duggars, a Christian homeschooling family with 19 children, and how their family functions.

Stars: Michelle Duggar, Jim Bob Duggar, Johannah Duggar, Joy-Anna Forsyth

Votes: 2,642

64. We Are the Best! (2013)

Not Rated | 102 min | Drama, Music

Three girls in 1980s Stockholm decide to form a punk band -- despite not having any instruments and being told by everyone that punk is dead.

Director: Lukas Moodysson | Stars: Mira Barkhammar, Mira Grosin, Liv LeMoyne, Johan Liljemark

Votes: 11,340 | Gross: $0.18M

65. The Preacher's Daughter (2012 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 107 min | Drama

The estranged daughter of a small town minister is forced to return to the strict, religious home of her youth where she must confront the troubled relationships that caused her to leave four years before.

Director: Michelle Mower | Stars: Andrea Bowen, Lew Temple, Adam Mayfield, Nicole Elliott

Votes: 450

66. Eyes Wide Open (2009)

Not Rated | 91 min | Drama, Romance

A married, Orthodox, Jerusalem butcher and Jewish father of four falls in love with his handsome, 22-year-old male apprentice, triggering the suspicions of his wife and the disapproval of his Orthodox community.

Director: Haim Tabakman | Stars: Zohar Strauss, Ran Khalil Danker, Tinkerbell, Tzahi Grad

Votes: 6,578 | Gross: $0.02M

67. Beginning (2020)

Not Rated | 130 min | Drama

When a Jehovah's Witness community is attacked, leader's wife Yana questions her desires as her familiar world crumbles.

Director: Dea Kulumbegashvili | Stars: Ia Sukhitashvili, Rati Oneli, Kakha Kintsurashvili, Saba Gogichaishvili

Votes: 2,404

68. The Falls (II) (2012)

Not Rated | 91 min | Drama, Romance

The Falls is a feature film about two missionaries that fall in love while on their mission.

Director: Jon Garcia | Stars: Nick Ferrucci, Benjamin Farmer, Brian J. Saville Allard, Quinn Allan

Votes: 2,828

69. The Soul Man (2012–2016)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy

"The Soul Man" revolves around R&B superstar-turned-minister Reverend Boyce "The Voice" Ballentine, who was living the high life in Las Vegas at the top of the music charts when he got the ... See full summary »

Stars: Cedric The Entertainer, Niecy Nash, Wesley Jonathan, John Beasley

Votes: 905

70. The Nun (2013)

Not Rated | 112 min | Drama

1760s France. Suzanne is shocked when her bourgeois family sends her to a convent. There she faces oppression and torment, leading her to fight back and expose the dehumanizing effect of cloistered life.

Director: Guillaume Nicloux | Stars: Pauline Etienne, Isabelle Huppert, Louise Bourgoin, Martina Gedeck

Votes: 1,996

71. The Courage to Love (2000 TV Movie)

PG-13 | 95 min | Drama, History, Romance

In 19th century New Orleans creole Henriette must choose between love and devotion to the church. Neither choice is going to be easy, as there is great opposition to her ideas of breaking traditions.

Director: Kari Skogland | Stars: Vanessa Williams, Gil Bellows, Karen Williams, Lisa Bronwyn Moore

Votes: 534

72. Darkness (2019)

96 min | Drama, Mystery

It's the story of Stella, a young girl living with her father and two little sisters in an isolated house with bolted windows. Because of a solar explosion occurred years before, the man is... See full summary »

Director: Emanuela Rossi | Stars: Valerio Binasco, Denise Tantucci, Gaia Bocci, Rebecca Caria

Votes: 197

73. Lamb of God (2020)

114 min | Drama

Only a few priests and interns remain in a secluded run-down boys religious boarding school in North Argentina in 1961. Arrives Father Martin, who's intentions are not as clear as he claims they are.

Director: Iván Noel | Stars: Santiago Acevedo, Tino Leunda, Matias Benedetti, Emanuel Renzini

Votes: 106

74. The Cursed Land (2024)

128 min | Horror, Thriller

A widower and his daughter travel's to Thailand's deep south to seek help from a Muslim doctor after unleashing a djinn in a rundown house.

Directors: Panu Aree, Kong Rithdee | Stars: Ananda Everingham, Bront Palarae, Jennis Oprasert, Seeda Puapimon

Votes: 18

75. Some of My Best Friends Are... (1971)

R | 110 min | Drama

A dramatic expose of the lives of a group of gays who meet in a New York City bar on Christmas Eve.

Director: Mervyn Nelson | Stars: Tom Bade, James Murdock, Paul Blake, Gary Campbell

Votes: 369 | Gross: $0.12M

76. Wedding Agreement: The Series (2022– )

TV-14 | 40 min | Drama, Romance

Tari and Bian sign a wedding agreement ending their marriage after one year.

Stars: Indah Permatasari, Refal Hady, Susan Sameh, Zsazsa Utari

Votes: 598

77. Mamacruz (2023)

84 min | Comedy, Drama

A religious grandmother learns how to use the internet. When she accidentally comes across pornography, she is faced with a dilemma.

Director: Patricia Ortega | Stars: Kiti Mánver, Silvia Acosta, Úrsula Díaz Manzano, Loles Gutiérrez

Votes: 323

78. Tremors (2019)

Unrated | 107 min | Drama

The coming out of an evangelical father shatters his family, his community and uncovers a profoundly repressive society.

Director: Jayro Bustamante | Stars: Juan Pablo Olyslager, Diane Bathen, Mauricio Armas Zebadúa, Rui Frati

Votes: 1,519

79. The Other Side of Sunday (1996)

PG-13 | 103 min | Comedy, Drama

The Other Side of Sunday criticizes the small, and often tight church community. We follow the Preachers Daughter; Maria, in her journey to liberate herself from the stiff church community and her strict religious father.

Director: Berit Nesheim | Stars: Marie Theisen, Hildegun Riise, Bjørn Sundquist, Sylvia Salvesen

Votes: 1,284

80. One of Us (IV) (2017)

95 min | Documentary

Penetrating the insular world of New York's Hasidic community, focusing on three individuals driven to break away despite threats of retaliation.

Directors: Heidi Ewing, Rachel Grady | Stars: Etty, Chani Getter, Ari Hershkowitz, Luzer Twersky

Votes: 7,143

81. Kupu-Kupu Kertas (2024)

113 min | Drama, History, Romance

The love of two lovebirds with the background of an incident in Banyuwangi 1965 which perhaps many people don't know what the history behind the incident is like.

Director: Emil Heradi | Stars: Amanda Manopo, Chicco Kurniawan, Iwa K., Reza Oktovian

Votes: 47

82. God's Compass (2016)

99 min | Drama

On the night Suzanne Waters celebrates her retirement, she is faced with a series of unexpected crises.

Director: Stephan Schultze | Stars: Karen Abercrombie, T.C. Stallings, Jazelle Foster, Joey Ibanez

Votes: 371

83. Stolen Summer (2002)

PG | 91 min | Drama

A Catholic boy tries to convert a terminally ill Jewish boy, so he will be able to go to Heaven.

Director: Pete Jones | Stars: Amara Balthrop-Lewis, Kevin Pollak, Aidan Quinn, Bonnie Hunt

Votes: 2,892 | Gross: $0.12M

84. Tabloid (2010)

R | 87 min | Documentary, Crime

A documentary on a former Miss Wyoming who is charged with abducting and imprisoning a young Mormon Missionary.

Director: Errol Morris | Stars: Joyce McKinney, Peter Tory, Troy Williams, Jackson Shaw

Votes: 7,289 | Gross: $0.68M

85. Red Hook Summer (2012)

R | 121 min | Drama

A middle-class boy from Atlanta finds his worldview changed as he spends the summer with his deeply religious grandfather in the housing projects of Red Hook, Brooklyn.

Director: Spike Lee | Stars: Jules Brown, Thomas Jefferson Byrd, Toni Lysaith, Limary Agosto

Votes: 1,953 | Gross: $0.34M

86. Ever After High: Dragon Games (2016 TV Movie)

TV-G | 90 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama

Dragons return to Ever After High, and so does the Evil Queen. When the most epic competition and evil scheme starts at Ever After High, Raven and Apple must let go of their story conflict and save their beloved school together.

Directors: Harold Harris, Stuart Shankly, Dan Fraga | Stars: Lindsay Ames, Valerie Arem, Malcolm Danare, Erin Fitzgerald

Votes: 425

87. Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God (2012)

TV-14 | 106 min | Documentary

Alex Gibney explores the charged issue of pedophilia in the Catholic Church, following a trail from the first known protest against clerical sexual abuse in the United States and all the way to the Vatican.

Director: Alex Gibney | Stars: Alex Gibney, Terry Kohut, Gary Smith, Pat Kuehn

Votes: 4,095

88. Joyful Noise (2016– )

TV-G | 60 min | Music

Joyful Noise is a gospel music television program that delivers perfect blends of performances from gospel musicians and vocalists, and airs each Sunday morning on the Black Entertainment Television network.

Stars: Tye Tribbett, Willie Moore Jr., Fantasia Barrino, J.J. Hairston

Votes: 9

89. New Waterford Girl (1999)

TV-PG | 97 min | Comedy

A gifted teenager dreaming of life beyond her small town becomes inspired when a 15-year-old girl from New York moves in next door.

Director: Allan Moyle | Stars: Liane Balaban, Tara Spencer-Nairn, Mary Walsh, Nicholas Campbell

Votes: 1,869 | Gross: $0.77M

90. Wicked (2003)

Drama, Fantasy, Musical

A young woman, born with emerald-green skin and a bubbly blonde woman turned their initial rivalry into the unlikeliest of friendships when the world decides to call one "good," and the other one "wicked."

Director: Joe Mantello | Star: Joel Grey

Votes: 13

91. Girdap (2008)

95 min | Drama

A naive apolitical young man, who is interrupted by a fundamental religious environment, turns bitter.

Director: Talip Karamahmutoglu | Stars: Rahman Altin, Kübra Altunel, Betül Arim, Ufuk Bayraktar

Votes: 817

92. Secrets & Sisterhood: The Sozahdahs (2023– )

TV-MA | 44 min | Documentary, Reality-TV

Traces the highs and lows of 10 contemporary Muslim American sisters living in LA as they balance their lives in terms of their faith, families, careers, and relationships.

Stars: Shakur Sozahdah, Halimah Sozahdah, Jamila Sozahdah, Hamida Sozahdah

Votes: 428

93. Joshua and the Promised Land (2003 Video)

Not Rated | 53 min | Animation, Family

A riveting tale filled with many moments of happiness and pain, Joshua and the Promised Land is an amazing story retelling the events of the Old Testament. Joshua Carter is introduced to ... See full summary »

Director: Jim Lion | Stars: Gail Archer, Chaim Dauermann, Jonathan Dauermann, Naomi Dauermann

Votes: 1,124

94. 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: 1,991 | Gross: $0.01M

95. Misty (1976)

100 min | Drama

Misty arrives in a small town to look for her mother who abandoned her 22 years ago. She stays with a bisexual artist and her friends and models for her. Meanwhile, a Christian woman with a secret tries to save her perverted niece.

Director: Joseph W. Sarno | Stars: Mary Mendum, Jennifer Jordan, Jamie Gillis, Jennifer Welles

Votes: 116

96. Dramarama (2020)

91 min | Comedy, Drama

In 1994, a closeted teen struggles to part ways with his 4 high school drama friends at their final slumber party before they leave for college.

Director: Jonathan Wysocki | Stars: Anna Grace Barlow, Danielle Kay, Megan Suri, Nick Pugliese

Votes: 597

97. Kabahat (2022)

84 min | Drama

Reyhan, raised in a religious family, arrives at her grandmother's house in a conservative Central Anatolian village, to spend her summer holidays. She has just had her first period and ... See full summary »

Director: Umran Safter | Stars: Isil Acaray, Mina Demirtas, Ece Demirturk, Berivan Edebali

Votes: 106

98. Counting On (2015–2021)

50 min | Reality-TV

The focus is on the family's older children as they celebrate some of life's milestone moments, including big moves, the realities of growing up, and raising their own families.

Stars: Jessa Seewald, Jana Duggar, Benjamin Seewald, Joseph Duggar

Votes: 414

99. Welcome to Mercy (2018)

Unrated | 103 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

When a single mother begins to experience symptoms of the stigmata, she seeks the help of a local priest and nun to help her understand what is seen and unseen.

Director: Tommy Bertelsen | Stars: Lily Newmark, Eva Ariel Binder, Marta Kessler, Eileen Davies

Votes: 1,030

100. The Djinn's Curse (2023)

96 min | Horror

Dark forces beyond our world threaten a family's fate. A father fights to protect his loved ones from the horrors of the Djinn realm.

Director: Kriangkrai Monwichit | Stars: Akara Amarttayakul, Amena Pinit, Marika Paekiatchalorn, Thiti Rhumorn

Votes: 111