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- CreatorDanny McBrideStarsJohn GoodmanDanny McBrideAdam DevineFollows a world-famous televangelist family with a long tradition of deviance, greed, and charitable work.
- DirectorAri AsterStarsFlorence PughJack ReynorVilhelm BlomgrenA couple travels to Northern Europe to visit a rural hometown's fabled Swedish mid-summer festival. What begins as an idyllic retreat quickly devolves into an increasingly violent and bizarre competition at the hands of a pagan cult.
- CreatorMichelle KingRobert KingStarsKatja HerbersMike ColterAasif MandviA skeptical clinical psychologist joins a priest-in-training and a blue collar contractor as they investigate supposed abnormal events, including, demonic possession, and other extraordinary occurrences to see if there's a scientific explanation or if something truly supernatural's at work.
- DirectorYang GeStarsYang GeAndrey KurganovGeorgy BlikAfter confessing to infidelity Margo is torn between her religious husband and her young lover. Trying to break the vicious love triangle where everybody is the abuser, the victim, and the saviour, she gets a chance for salvation.
- DirectorKirill SerebrennikovStarsPyotr SkvortsovViktoriya IsakovaYuliya AugContemporary Russia. A high school student becomes convinced that the world has been lost to evil, and begins to challenge the morals and beliefs of the adults around him.
- CreatorLesley WakeStarsBradley WhitfordAnna CampRizwan ManjiAn Ivy League professor becomes the director of a rural church choir.
- CreatorJeremy SlaterStarsAlfonso HerreraBen DanielsKurt EgyiawanFollows two priests dealing with cases of a demonic presence targeting a family and a foster home.
- CreatorMark V. OlsenWill SchefferStarsBill PaxtonJeanne TripplehornChloë SevignyA Utah polygamist who owns home improvement stores in the Salt Lake City area juggles relationships with three wives while trying to keep his complex family life from becoming a public scandal.
- CreatorMark HeymanStarsJack ReynorBella HeathcotePeter Mark KendallA rocket scientist in 1940s Los Angeles is secretly the disciple of occultist Aleister Crowley.
- DirectorRebecca DalyStarsVincent RomeoLars BrygmannClara RugaardRebbeca Daly's subtle and brilliantly realized parable , a teenage stranger welcomed into a household in a devout Catholic village gradually reveals his motives and what seem to be magical powers
- DirectorBritt PoultonDan Madison SavageStarsOlivia ColmanKaitlyn DeverAlice EnglertSet deep in the wilds of Appalachia, where believers handle death-dealing snakes to prove themselves before God, a pastor's daughter holds a secret that threatens to tear apart her community.
- StarsDaniel DonskoyVincent KrügerBettina BurchardWhile on the run from the police, conman Maik Schäfer swaps his fake conductor's suit for a real cassock and ends up in the Catholic parish of Läuterberg.
- CreatorPaolo SorrentinoStarsJude LawDiane KeatonSilvio OrlandoThe beginning of the pontificate of Lenny Belardo, alias Pius XIII, the first American Pope in history.
- CreatorPaolo SorrentinoStarsJude LawJohn MalkovichSilvio OrlandoTwo Popes. Only one Vatican. A holy war to come.
- CreatorTony BasgallopStarsLauren AmbroseToby KebbellNell Tiger FreeA Philadelphia couple are in mourning after an unspeakable tragedy creates a rift in their marriage and opens a door for a mysterious force to enter their home.
- CreatorTom KapinosStarsTom EllisLauren GermanKevin AlejandroLucifer Morningstar has decided he's had enough of being the dutiful servant in Hell and decides to spend some time on Earth to better understand humanity. He settles in Los Angeles - the City of Angels.
- DirectorNeil JordanStarsRobert De NiroSean PennDemi MooreTwo fugitives pass themselves off as priests in the hope of evading capture and passing the police blockade at the border with Canada.
- CreatorChristopher VaneStarsMichael RosenbaumSara RueMircea MonroeBuddy Dobbs (Michael Rosenbaum), a slacker on the run from a loan shark, steals a man's identity and ends up posing as a small town's new gay pastor.
- CreatorSteven LilienBryan WynbrandtStarsBrandon Micheal HallViolett BeaneSuraj SharmaAn atheist's life is turned upside down when God adds him as a friend on Facebook.
- DirectorAmy BergStarsNick CaveElaine AndersonSam BrowerWhen 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, Warren managed to expand these practices and the power of his position in unprecedented ways. He bridged the gap between sister wives and ecclesiastical rape, befuddling the moral compass of his entire congregation. The film examines Warren Jeffs' life and shows how he became a worshiped and adored Prophet. Warren has a devout following numbering in the tens of thousands, many of whom would give their life at any moment with just one word from the Prophet. Despite a trail of abuse and ruined lives, Warren has maintained his grip on power.
- CreatorBen WatkinsStarsGarret DillahuntEmayatzy CorinealdiJulian AcostaA morally-corrupt judge suffers a breakdown and believes God is compelling him onto a path of vigilante justice.
- DirectorFrançois OzonStarsMelvil PoupaudDenis MénochetSwann ArlaudThree men, abused by the same priest during their childhood, engage in a fight for justice that will expose their personal experiences and question their life with their wife, family, and colleagues.
- StarsSimona BrownGennady FleyscherClare HolmanAs a Palestinian assassin is targeting prominent Israelis, a young English actress is recruited by Mossad to infiltrate the assassin's terrorist cell, requiring all of her acting talents but also putting her at considerable risk.
- CreatorMichael PetroniStarsMichelle MonaghanMehdi DehbiJohn OrtizWhen a C.I.A. officer investigates a man and his followers who attract international attention through acts of public disruption, she embarks on a global high-stakes mission to uncover whether he is a divine entity or a con artist.
- StarsJohn TurturroRupert EverettDamian HardungIn 1327, an enlightened friar and his young apprentice investigate a series of mysterious deaths at an abbey risking the wrath of a powerful Inquisitor. Television adaptation of Umberto Eco's novel 'The Name of the Rose'.
- DirectorUlrich SeidlStarsElfriede AhmadWaltraute BartelHans-Jürgen EderSix Catholics share their thoughts and problems with Jesus in different churches. The camera accompanies them.
- DirectorEmilio PortesStarsJoaquín CosioCarlos CobosEduardo EspañaAgent Jesus Juarez (aka Chucho) has always played the Devil in his town's Nativity Play. This Christmas, when the new pastor of the church recasts the role, the two men engage in a battle between good and evil.
- DirectorHamed MohammadiStarsJavad EzatiAmir JafariVahid AghapourAslan's fiance Negar is going abroad the country illegally and without informing him at all. Now he is after a way to get a visa and go gets her back.
- StarsEssie DavisJessica BardenSam ReidLambs of God is a dark, gothic tale about three nuns, each a generation apart, living in an isolated convent by the coast, and an unwelcome visitor who enters their lives and changes their world forever.
- DirectorMel GibsonStarsJim CaviezelMonica BellucciMaia MorgensternDepicts the final twelve hours in the life of Jesus of Nazareth, on the day of his crucifixion in Jerusalem.
- StarsRobert PowellOlivia HusseyLaurence OlivierBeginning before the Nativity and extending through the Crucifixion and Resurrection, this mini-series brings to life all of the sweeping drama in the life of Jesus, as told by the Gospels.
- DirectorRodrigo GarcíaStarsEwan McGregorCiarán HindsTye SheridanAn imagined chapter from Jesus' forty days of fasting and praying in the desert. On his way out of the wilderness, Jesus struggles with the Devil over the fate of a family in crisis.
- DirectorGarth DavisStarsRooney MaraJoaquin PhoenixChiwetel EjioforTwelve men heard and spread the message of Jesus. Only one woman understood it.
- DirectorCyrus NowrastehStarsAdam Greaves-NealVincent WalshSara LazzaroTells the story of Jesus Christ at age seven as he and his family depart Egypt to return home to Nazareth. Told from his childhood perspective, it follows young Jesus as he grows into his religious identity.
- DirectorAndrew HyattStarsJim CaviezelJames FaulknerOlivier MartinezLuke 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.
- DirectorKevin ReynoldsStarsJoseph FiennesTom FeltonPeter FirthIn 33 AD, a Roman Tribune in Judea is tasked to find the missing body of Jesus Christ, who rose from the dead.
- DirectorJean-Jacques AnnaudStarsSean ConneryChristian SlaterHelmut QualtingerAn intellectually nonconformist friar investigates a series of mysterious deaths in an isolated abbey.
- DirectorJacques RivetteStarsAnna KarinaLiselotte PulverMicheline PresleSuzanne is forced against her will to take vows as a nun and three mothers superior treat her in radically different ways. Suzanne's virtue brings disaster to everyone in this faithful adaptation of a bitter attack on religious abuses.
- DirectorGuillaume NiclouxStarsPauline EtienneIsabelle HuppertLouise Bourgoin1760s 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.
- DirectorMel GibsonStarsJim CaviezelMaia MorgensternFrancesco De VitoA sequel to The Passion of the Christ (2004) focuses on the events that occurred three days between the crucifixion and resurrection when Jesus Christ descended to Abraham's Bosom to preach and resurrect Old Testament saints.
- DirectorPawel PawlikowskiStarsAgata KuleszaAgata TrzebuchowskaDawid OgrodnikA novice nun about to take her vows uncovers a family secret dating back to the German occupation.
- DirectorRidley ScottStarsChristian BaleJoel EdgertonBen KingsleyThe 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.
- DirectorWilliam Brent BellStarsLauren CohanRupert EvansJames RussellAn American nanny is shocked that her new English family's boy is actually a life-sized doll. After she violates a list of strict rules, disturbing events make her believe that the doll is really alive.
- CreatorDerek SimondsStarsBill PullmanJessica HechtDohn NorwoodDetective Ambrose employs some unusual tactics and a deep capacity for empathy to solve his cases. His boundless dedication is driven by his dark past, leading him into powerful and often dangerously intimate bonds with his suspects.
- CreatorAnat BarzilaiHadar GalronGadi TaubStarsAlon AboutboulChen Amsalem ZaguriNoam LugasyA tale about the phenomenon of cults and their destructive consequences. The series tells the narrative of Maayan, one of Goel Ratzon's wives which reveals the quality of life in "Beit Goel" and the relationships of the other wives.
- DirectorJan KomasaStarsBartosz BieleniaAleksandra KoniecznaEliza RycembelDaniel experiences a spiritual transformation in a detention center. Although his criminal record prevents him from applying to the seminary, he has no intention of giving up his dream and decides to minister a small-town parish.
- CreatorBruce MillerStarsElisabeth MossYvonne StrahovskiAnn DowdSet in a dystopian future, a woman is forced to live as a concubine under a fundamentalist theocratic dictatorship.
- DirectorJohn HustonStarsRobert MitchumDeborah KerrDuring World War II, an American marine and an Irish nun form an unlikely friendship after being stranded on a South Pacific island. They find comfort in one another while hoping for a rescue, as they try to avoid capture by the Japanese.
- CreatorRoman KantorStarsEvgeniy TsyganovNadezhda MikhalkovaAleksandr RobakA seasoned Moscow detective is dispatched to a snow-swept Arctic town to investigate the death of the local oligarch's daughter.
- CreatorNeil GaimanStarsDavid TennantMichael SheenMiranda RichardsonThe End of the World is coming, which means a fussy Angel and a loose-living Demon who've become overly fond of life on Earth are forced to form an unlikely alliance to stop Armageddon.
- DirectorLauris AbeleRaitis AbeleStarsKaspars AninsKristaps BedritisLauma BalodeThese are religious rituals, magical and true, the Battle of Saule, the Crusaders battles, our ancestors fiery battles for the free land. Who were the last pagans of Europe and who did they believe?
- CreatorDavid WeilStarsAl PacinoLogan LermanLena OlinIn 1977 New York City, a troubled young Jewish man bent on revenge is taken in by a secret group of Nazi hunters fighting a clandestine war against a cell of high-ranking Nazi officials in hiding who work to create the Fourth Reich.
- CreatorAlex GarlandStarsSonoya MizunoNick OffermanJin HaA computer engineer investigates the secretive development division in her company, which she believes is behind the disappearance of her boyfriend.
- DirectorPaul Thomas AndersonStarsJoaquin PhoenixPhilip Seymour HoffmanAmy AdamsA Naval veteran arrives home from war unsettled and uncertain of his future - until he is tantalized by the Cause and its charismatic leader.
- CreatorAnna WingerStarsShira HaasAmit RahavJeff WilbuschStory of a young ultra-Orthodox Jewish woman who flees her arranged marriage and religious community to start a new life abroad.
- CreatorEmilie Lebech KaaeAdam PriceStarsDavid StakstonJonas Strand GravliHerman TømmeraasA small Norwegian town experiencing warm winters and violent downpours seems to be headed for Ragnarok -- unless someone intervenes in time.
- DirectorVicente ArandaStarsPilar López de AyalaDaniele LiottiRosana PastorThe love story that transformed Juana, Queen of Spain, into Juana "the Mad". A story of passions, lies and jealousy with a political motive behind.
- CreatorJean-Christophe GrangéStarsOlivier MarchalErika SainteKen DukenA bizarre series of murders, a stubborn investigator duo and a lot of bodies.
- CreatorTony AyresCate BlanchettElise McCredieStarsYvonne StrahovskiJai CourtneyAsher KeddieInspired by true events; a woman escaping a cult, a refugee fleeing with his family, a father trapped in a dead-end job and a bureaucrat on the verge of a national scandal find their lives intertwined in an immigration detention center.
- StarsJimmy DempsterBarry PeavyAdolfo ConstanzoIt recounts each case through interviews with the investigators, former cult members, and family and friends closest to the victims.
- DirectorAriel KleimanStarsVincent CasselJeremy ChabrielFlorence MezzaraAlexander, a boy who has been raised in a sequestered commune, finds that his increasing unwillingness to fall in line puts him on a collision course with Gregori, the society's charismatic and domineering leader.
- StarsSean BeanFin CampbellAdrian DunbarFather Michael, a Catholic priest who presides over an urban northern parish that is modern, nonconformist, and reassuringly imperfect; he must be confidant, counselor, and confessor to a congregation.
- CreatorDallas JenkinsStarsElizabeth TabishJonathan RoumieShahar IsaacThe Chosen is a historical drama based on the life of Jesus and those who knew him. Set against the backdrop of Roman oppression in first-century Israel, the series shares an authentic look at Jesus' revolutionary life and teachings.
- CreatorAlan BallStarsAnna PaquinStephen MoyerSam TrammellTelepathic waitress Sookie Stackhouse encounters a strange new supernatural world when she meets the mysterious Bill Compton, a southern Louisiana gentleman and vampire.
- CreatorMichael AmoStarsRyan RobbinsAlex Paxton-BeesleyJessica Clement"Pure" tells the story of Noah Funk, a newly-elected Mennonite pastor, who is determined to rid his community of drug traffickers by betraying a fellow Mennonite to the police.
- DirectorDarren AronofskyStarsJennifer LawrenceJavier BardemEd HarrisA couple's relationship is tested when uninvited guests arrive at their home, disrupting their tranquil existence.
- DirectorDarren AronofskyStarsRussell CroweJennifer ConnellyAnthony HopkinsNoah is chosen by God to undertake a momentous mission before an apocalyptic flood cleanses the world.
- CreatorTyler PerryStarsMelissa L WilliamsMatt CedeñoBlue KimbleThis spinoff of "The Oval" follows Ruth Truesdale as she is forced to play nice with a scandalous, religious cult of powerful, sex-crazed fanatics in the hope of freeing herself and her daughter.
- CreatorDon HandfieldRichard RaynerStarsTom CullenPádraic DelaneySimon MerrellsA look at the final days of the Knights Templar during the 14th century.
- DirectorMalgorzata SzumowskaStarsRaffey CassidyMichiel HuismanDenise GoughA girl born into an all-female cult led by a man in their compound begins to question his teachings and her own reality.
- CreatorElwood ReidStarsDavid ThewlisMarcia Gay HardenAneurin BarnardBased on the novel by Pulitzer-winner Annie Proulx, BARKSKINS follows a disparate group of outcasts who must navigate brutal hardships, competing interests, and tangled loyalties at the crossroads of civilization- late 1600s New France.
- DirectorBrendan MuldowneyStarsTom HollandRichard ArmitageJon BernthalIn 13th-century Ireland, a group of monks must escort a sacred relic across a landscape fraught with peril.
- DirectorEvgeniy EmelinStarsRegina KhakimovaPavel KraynovZalim MirzoevThe unique view on the well-known story of Christ's death and resurrection, which we see with the eyes of brigand Barabbas who got away from death on the cross.
- DirectorRupert WainwrightStarsPatricia ArquetteGabriel ByrneJonathan PryceWhen a young woman becomes afflicted by stigmata, a priest is sent to investigate her case, which may have severe ramifications for his faith and for the Catholic Church itself.
- CreatorDavid PastorÀlex PastorDavid TroncosoStarsJohn LynchKatharine O'DonnellyTomohisa YamashitaWinter has fallen on the South Pole. A small team, known as the Winterers, will remain at the Polaris VI Antarctic Research Station to continue their innovative research, a crucial part in the fight against climate change.
- DirectorAlex FröhlichStarsReinhard FustRichard RabelbauerTom PukhelyWhen Huldrych Zwingli starts out as a priest in Zurich in 1519, the Plague affects him. As he looks death in the face, God's Word carries him through and he survives. Encouraged, he turns Zurich upside-down with the Bible in his hand.
- CreatorBernd HeiberAlexander LindhMatthias PraxenthalerStarsStipe ErcegBarbara PhilippDirk MartensAn unconventional priest is told imminent crimes during the confession. However, the priest is bound by his vows not to divulge the confessional secrets and it is only through the power of his words that he is able to prevent the worst.
- StarsTim RothGenevieve O'ReillyAbigail LawrieEx undercover UK cop turned police chief of a small town in the Canadian Rockies does what he must to defend his family from those in power whether it's the oilmen, the preachers or the gangsters.
- StarsStephen GrahamNiamh AlgarHelen BehanFalling into despair after his nine-year-old son leaves for Australia with his ex, Joseph walks away from his present life and boards a boat for Ireland to confront painful memories from his childhood.
- CreatorFrank MillerTom WheelerStarsKatherine LangfordDevon TerrellGustaf SkarsgårdA teenage sorceress named Nimue encounters a young Arthur on her quest to find a powerful and ancient sword.
- StarsMa Anand SheelaPhilip ToelkesJane StorkWhen Osho, the world's most controversial guru, builds an Utopian city deep in the Oregon country, conflict with the locals escalates into a national scandal.
- DirectorM.R. HilowStarsJon BowermanOshoMa Anand SheelaEmpowered by their Indian guru, thousands of new-age disciples flock to an abandoned cattle ranch in Oregon, determined to build a city.
- DirectorSabine GisigerBeat HänerStarsHugh MilneMa Anand SheelaOshoThe rise of the so called "sex-guru" Bhagwan and his model commune in Poona and Oregon in the 1970s and 1980s told by his former close disciples, his personal secretary and bodyguard.
- DirectorRob FoxStarsKurt LoderDonna NewmanAl BairdMTV's investigative report on alternative religions including the Church Universal and Triumphant, International Churches of Christ, and Scientology.
- DirectorRobert MullanStarsOsho
- DirectorJane CampionStarsKate WinsletHarvey KeitelJulie HamiltonRuth's been brainwashed by a guru in Delhi, India. Her parents in Sydney hire a specialist in reversing this. Ruth is tricked to return to Australia and is isolated in an outback cabin with the specialist. It gets messy.
- DirectorCynthia ConnopStarsSwami ChaitanyaDevageetRoss HigginsFrom all over the world thousands of affluent and educated seekers flock to the Rajneesh's ashram in Poona, India. We gain access to the Rajneesh and to the exotic private and public lifestyles that have earned him headlines around the world. The documentary also provides intimate portraits of some of the disciples around Rajneesh, including a young American actor, a former CIA agent, a German princess, a young Australian and Rajneesh's personal dentist.
- StarsOshoIn this hard-hitting cinematic document, ex-followers reveal secrets of life under the domination of India's infamous free sex guru, Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, self-proclaimed God of the Universal.
- DirectorAlex GibneyStarsPaul HaggisJason BegheSpanky TaylorA documentary looking at the inner-workings of the Church of Scientology.
- CreatorMichael RobothamSarah L. WalkerStarsJessica De GouwLaura CarmichaelRyan CorrA chance encounter between two pregnant women in a supermarket just outside of Sydney.
- DirectorAndy TennantStarsKatie HolmesJosh LucasCelia WestonA feature film adaptation of the self-help book, 'The Secret', which focuses on the power of positive thinking.
- StarsBen DanielsJohn LynchJoseph MawleFollows Jesus' last days and crucifixion.
- CreatorMauricio KatzPedro PeiranoStarsTenca SilvaPaloma BernardiGutto SzusterDetermined to bring a Zika vaccine to the remote Pantanal, three doctors clash with a faith healer and are pulled deeper into the mysteries of his cult.
- DirectorMarco PontecorvoStarsJoaquim de AlmeidaGoran VisnjicStephanie GilThree young shepherds in Fátima, Portugal report visions of the Virgin Mary, inspiring believers and angering officials of the Church and the government, who try to force them to recant their story. Based on historical events.
- DirectorMasahiro ShinodaStarsShima IwashitaMasao KusakariRie YokoyamaA freestyle, imagined telling of the life of shaman queen Himiko, who falls in love with her half-brother, making her powers weaken thus putting her position to risk.
- CreatorFelix BarrettDennis KellyStarsJude LawJohn DagleishMark Lewis JonesA man and a woman make separate journeys to a mysterious island off the British coast.
- CreatorAaron GuzikowskiStarsTravis FimmelAmanda CollinAbubakar SalimAndroids are tasked with raising human children on a mysterious planet.
- StarsMarianne BaslerFrançoise LebrunIan IrelandParis, 1931. A beautiful young french woman suddenly gives up her career as a model after she discovers she has leprosy. She then quits her luxury life with her husband and her little boy and leaves for the Fidji islands in an attempt to get healed in a special place where leprous people like her are taken care of. There, she is soon called 'the white goddess' as she makes a strong impression on many persons around her, especially men. The film describes her life experience because of the secret she holds about her sickness...
- DirectorEitan AnnerStarsGilat AnkoriLudi BokenAnia BuksteinIn present day Jerusalem, a city increasingly dominated by religious fanaticism, Naomi, a secular young woman seeks refuge from the pressure of her life as a concert pianist. Overwhelmed by the expectations of her parents and her colleagues in Tel Aviv, Naomi seeks anonymity and solitude in the ancient city. Despite her intentions to stay alone, however, Naomi quickly makes two unexpected connections- one with a musically gifted Ultra-Orthodox young boy who lives in her building and the other, with Fabrizio, a charismatic Italian monk and organist. While these relationships allow Naomi to reconnect with her love of music and sense of meaning, they also make her a target in her new community. Faced with escalating isolation and violence, Naomi must learn to use music as a bridge to overcome towering religious barriers.
- DirectorVladimir MaykovStarsCarlos CastanedaSven DoehlerStanislav GrofCarlos Castaneda (1925-1998) is often called the "godfather" of the human potential movement. His name and life are surrounded by many contradictions, fictions and legends. This film feature Castaneda's closest apprentices as well as major experts in modern spiritually oriented psychology who lift the veil on the greatest mystery of his life: the stormy search of how to become real.