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1. The Exorcist (2016–2018)
TV-14 | 45 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Follows two priests dealing with cases of a demonic presence targeting a family and a foster home.
Stars: Alfonso Herrera, Ben Daniels, Kurt Egyiawan, Hannah Kasulka
Votes: 31,763
2. First Reformed (2017)
R | 113 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A minister of a small congregation in upstate New York grapples with mounting despair brought on by tragedy, worldly concerns and a tormented past.
Director: Paul Schrader | Stars: Ethan Hawke, Amanda Seyfried, Cedric The Entertainer, Victoria Hill
Votes: 62,855 | Gross: $3.45M
3. Black Robe (1991)
R | 101 min | Adventure, Drama, War
In the 17th century, a Jesuit missionary nicknamed Black Robe by the natives and his small party of companions try reaching the Huron tribe in Canada all while facing mistrust, Iroquois warring parties and harsh winter conditions.
Director: Bruce Beresford | Stars: Lothaire Bluteau, Aden Young, Sandrine Holt, August Schellenberg
Votes: 7,689 | Gross: $8.21M
4. Priest (1994)
R | 98 min | Drama, Romance
A homosexual Catholic priest finds out during confessional that a young girl is being sexually abused by her father, and has to decide how to deal with both that secret and his own.
Director: Antonia Bird | Stars: Linus Roache, Tom Wilkinson, Robert Carlyle, Cathy Tyson
Votes: 11,071 | Gross: $4.18M
5. Man of God (2021)
111 min | Biography, Drama
Exiled unjustly, convicted without trial, slandered without cause. Man of God depicts the trials and tribulations of Saint Nektarios of Aegina, as he bears the unjust hatred of his enemies while preaching the Word of God.
Director: Yelena Popovic | Stars: Aris Servetalis, Alexander Petrov, Mickey Rourke, Christos Loulis
Votes: 4,321 | Gross: $0.87M
6. Narcissus and Goldmund (2020)
110 min | Drama
Goldmund is to study in the monastery Mariabronn. His father sent him there. There he meets a religious monk named Narziss. He has subjected himself to a strict life and lives completely ascetically.
Director: Stefan Ruzowitzky | Stars: Jannis Niewöhner, Sabin Tambrea, Henriette Confurius, Emilia Schüle
Votes: 1,115
7. 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: 3,106
8. The Priest (1978)
TV-MA | 109 min | Comedy, Drama
Obsessed with fantasies of sex, Father Miguel seeks professional help through his church but they are not listening; thus leaving the Father in a dilemma; leaving the church or should he try, on his own, to surrender to these temptations?
Director: Eloy de la Iglesia | Stars: Simón Andreu, Emilio Gutiérrez Caba, José Franco, Ramón Repáraz
Votes: 273
9. Holy Goalie (2017)
95 min | Comedy
When the monks living at a small rural monastery face it being transformed into a hotel due to the lack of income, a newcomer monk convinces them that their only chance is to learn soccer ... See full summary »
Director: Curro Velázquez | Stars: Karra Elejalde, Alain Hernández, El Langui, Macarena García
Votes: 1,917
10. Demons (I) (2017)
Not Rated | 105 min | Horror
Celebrated fiction writer and former priest, Colin Hampstead, and his wife, Kayleigh, are tormented by the ghost of her late sister, as the details of her grisly death are slowly uncovered.
Director: Miles Doleac | Stars: Andrew Divoff, John Schneider, Steven Brand, Gary Grubbs
Votes: 2,687 | Gross: $0.30M
11. The Secret Service (1969)
30 min | Action, Family, Sci-Fi
The adventures of an elderly vicar and his gardener, secret agents for B.I.S.H.O.P, who combat criminals and terrorists from overseas in the year 1969.
Stars: Stanley Unwin, Gary Files, Jeremy Wilkin, Sylvia Anderson
Votes: 214
12. Jan Hus (2015– )
240 min | Biography, Drama, History
The life of Czech pre-Reformation priest Jan Hus, who inspired the Protestant Reformation.
Stars: Matej Hádek, Michal Dlouhý, Marika Soposká, Václav Neuzil
Votes: 83
13. The Treasure of Abbot Thomas (1974 TV Movie)
37 min | Horror, Mystery
The Reverend Justin Somerton, a scholar of Medieval history, and his protégé Lord Peter Dattering are visiting an Abbey library. Studying a stained glass window they uncover clues leading to a treasure hidden by a disgraced Abbot.
Director: Lawrence Gordon Clark | Stars: Sheila Dunn, Anne Blake, Frank Mills, Virginia Balfour
Votes: 725
14. When in Rome (1952)
Approved | 78 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
An American fugitive flees to Rome and tries to elude capture by masquerading as a priest.
Director: Clarence Brown | Stars: Van Johnson, Paul Douglas, Joseph Calleia, Carlo Rizzo
Votes: 334
15. Presten (2017– )
30 min | Comedy
A norwegian comedian follows his inner voice and becomes a preist.
Stars: Bjarte Tjøstheim, Tone Beate Mostraum, Christian Skolmen, Marika Enstad
Votes: 349
16. John Hus (1977)
Not Rated | 55 min | Biography, Drama, History
A faithful recounting of the ministry, trial and martyrdom of the fifteenth century Bohemian priest John Hus, who built on the reforms of John Wycliffe, taught the Bible in the vernacular and who influenced Martin Luther a century later.
Director: Michael Economou | Stars: Rod Colbin, Regis Cordic, Marvin Miller, Sándor Naszódy
Votes: 92
17. Forsaken (1994)
12 min | Short, Drama
A boy is torn between love and religion.
Director: Frank Mosvold | Stars: Jack Sydow, Chad Baker, David MacArthur, Don Handfield
Votes: 74
18. Whispers of God (2018)
20 min | Short, Drama
The self-professed prophet of a small town seeks his Lord's guidance after becoming entangled in an affair with a young outsider.
Director: Rasmus Helms | Stars: Charlotte Anderson, Nadine Kostine, Aidan Milsted
19. Blight (2015)
15 min | Short, Horror
A young priest is sent to battle dark supernatural forces threatening a remote Island community.
Director: Brian Deane | Stars: George Blagden, Alicia Gerrard, Joe Hanley, Marie Ruane
Votes: 74
20. Zlocin pátera Amara (1968 TV Movie)
Drama
Director: Jaroslav Dudek | Stars: Svetla Amortová, Eduard Cupák, Leopolda Dostalová, Petr Hanicinec
21. Virgen de Copacabana ... su historia y sus milagros (2012)
85 min | Drama, Fantasy, History
Director: Leonidas Zegarra | Stars: Mariana Liquitaya, Sebastián Obermaier, Claudia Aguilar, Félix Aguilera
22. Herbert v ringu (2009 TV Movie)
50 min | Drama
Herbert, a young priest, comes to the juvenile detention center to pastor the facility. From the very beginning, Herbert faces an impenetrable communication barrier. He finds no support in ... See full summary »
Director: Otakáro Schmidt | Stars: Martin Dejdar, Jan Dolanský, Jirí Havelka, Michal Hoos
23. Dracula 3: The Path of the Dragon (2008 Video Game)
Adventure, Fantasy, Horror
In 1920, a priest is sent to Transylvania by the Vatican to examine a female candidate for sainthood. Upon arriving there however, he discovers that she had died during an epidemic of what she believed to be vampirism.
Director: Benoît Hozjan | Stars: Paul Bandey, Jodi Forrest, David Gasman, Sharon Mann
Votes: 41