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1. The Ordinary Radicals (2008 Video)
Not Rated | 99 min | Documentary
In the margins of the United States, there lives a revolutionary Christianity. One with a quiet disposition that seeks to do "small things with great love," and in so doing is breaking 21st... See full summary »
Director: Jamie Moffett | Stars: Tony Campolo, Shane Claiborne, Chris Haw, Brian McLaren
Votes: 21
2. The Ordinary Radicals: Special Topics Volume 1 - Heaven and Earth (2009 Video)
55 min | Documentary, History
The first installment of "The Ordinary Radicals: Special Topics" explores the historical development of the new movement towards justice-centered faith. Shane Claiborne, Tony Campolo, Brian... See full summary »
Director: Jamie Moffett | Stars: Leroy Barber, Tony Campolo, Shane Claiborne, Rene Colson
3. Amazing Grace (2006)
PG | 118 min | Biography, Drama, History
The idealist William Wilberforce maneuvers his way through Parliament, endeavoring to end the British transatlantic slave trade.
Director: Michael Apted | Stars: Ioan Gruffudd, Albert Finney, Michael Gambon, Romola Garai
Votes: 25,699 | Gross: $21.21M
4. The Ordinary Radicals (2008 Video)
Not Rated | 99 min | Documentary
In the margins of the United States, there lives a revolutionary Christianity. One with a quiet disposition that seeks to do "small things with great love," and in so doing is breaking 21st... See full summary »
Director: Jamie Moffett | Stars: Tony Campolo, Shane Claiborne, Chris Haw, Brian McLaren
Votes: 21
5. Amazing Grace (2006)
PG | 118 min | Biography, Drama, History
The idealist William Wilberforce maneuvers his way through Parliament, endeavoring to end the British transatlantic slave trade.
Director: Michael Apted | Stars: Ioan Gruffudd, Albert Finney, Michael Gambon, Romola Garai
Votes: 25,699 | Gross: $21.21M
6. Stirring It Up: The New Dissenters (2007)
55 min | Documentary
Five young activists with diverse convictions embark on a quest to affect political change, each in their own unique way. But can regular citizens really change the system nowadays? The 60'... See full summary »
Director: Louis Yansen | Stars: Alexis Baden-Mayer, Tom Hayden, Emcee Lynx
7. Every Word Has Power: The Poetry of Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel (2015)
58 min | Documentary
When poetry and music create a true collaboration whereby they can retain their distinctiveness and also serve a larger whole; that we call beauty. "Every Word has Power" is an illustration... See full summary »
Directors: David Vinik, Debra Gonsher Vinik | Stars: Peter Geffen, Shai Held, Susannah Heschel, Basya Schecther
8. Freedom Riders (2010)
Not Rated | 117 min | Documentary, History
The story of the Civil Rights Movement interstate busing protest campaign.
Director: Stanley Nelson | Stars: Raymond Arsenault, Genevieve Houghton, Gordon Carey, Derek Catsam
Votes: 428
9. Documentary: National March on Washington Against the War on Iraq (2003)
56 min | Documentary, News
Over half a million people converged on Washington DC on January 18, 2003 to oppose the US War on Iraq. Speakers: Jessica Lange, Tyne Daly, Mara Verheydin-Hilliard, Gralan Haglen, Michael ... See full summary »
Stars: Ramsey Clark, David Cline, Jeremy Corbyn, Tyne Daly
Votes: 60
10. Winstanley (1975)
Not Rated | 95 min | Biography, Drama, War
Winstanley explores the attempt by Gerrard Winstanley who formed 'The Diggers' and with a group of followers attempted to form a small farming community in one of the first proto-Communist attempts at collective agriculture.
Director: Kevin Brownlow | Stars: Miles Halliwell, Jerome Willis, Terry Higgins, Phil Oliver
Votes: 386
11. Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story (1996)
PG-13 | 110 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
Chronicles the life of Dorothy Day who dedicated herself in service to her socialist beliefs and her adopted faith of Catholicism. The movement she created continues to thrive to this day, ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Ray Rhodes | Stars: Moira Kelly, Martin Sheen, Lenny von Dohlen, Melinda Dillon
Votes: 534 | Gross: $0.71M
12. The Trouble with Tolstoy (2011– )
67 min | Documentary
The Life of Tolstoy, from his gambling and youtful escapades, to his powerful religious conversion and finally death.
Stars: Alan Yentob, David Calder, Deborah Findlay, A.N. Wilson
Votes: 45
13. Romero (1989)
PG-13 | 102 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
The life and work of Archbishop Oscar Romero who opposed, at great personal risk, the tyrannical repression in El Salvador.
Director: John Duigan | Stars: Raul Julia, Richard Jordan, Ana Alicia, Eddie Velez
Votes: 2,451 | Gross: $1.32M
14. Daens (1992)
138 min | Biography, Drama, History
In the 1890s, Father Adolf Daens goes to Aalst, a textile town where child labor is rife, pay and working conditions are horrible, the poor have no vote, and the Catholic church backs the ... See full summary »
Director: Stijn Coninx | Stars: Jan Decleir, Gérard Desarthe, Antje de Boeck, Michael Pas
Votes: 4,398
15. Cesar Chavez (2014)
PG-13 | 102 min | Biography, Drama
A biography of the civil-rights activist and labor organizer Cesar Chavez.
Director: Diego Luna | Stars: Michael Peña, America Ferrera, Rosario Dawson, John Malkovich
Votes: 3,621 | Gross: $5.55M
16. When the Mountains Tremble (1983)
Not Rated | 83 min | Documentary
A documentary on the war between the Guatemalan military and the Mayan population, with firsthand accounts by Nobel Peace Prize winner Rigoberta Menchu.
Directors: Newton Thomas Sigel, Pamela Yates | Stars: Rigoberta Menchú, Susan Sarandon
Votes: 179
17. Selma (2014)
PG-13 | 128 min | Biography, Drama, History
A chronicle of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s campaign to secure equal voting rights via an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, in 1965.
Director: Ava DuVernay | Stars: David Oyelowo, Carmen Ejogo, Oprah Winfrey, Tom Wilkinson
Votes: 95,518 | Gross: $52.08M
18. Baptism of Blood (2006)
110 min | Drama, History
During the period of 1964 to 1985, Brazil lived a military dictatorship. In the 60s, the Dominican friars Tito, Betto, Fernando and Ivo help leftist organizations. However, they are ... See full summary »
Director: Helvecio Ratton | Stars: Caio Blat, Daniel de Oliveira, Léo Quintão, Odilon Esteves
Votes: 750
19. Hit & Stay (2013)
Unrated | 99 min | Documentary, History, News
A feature-length documentary about priests and nuns who protested the Vietnam War by breaking into draft boards, destroying draft records, and then waiting around to be arrested. Their ... See full summary »
Directors: Skizz Cyzyk, Joe Tropea | Stars: Rahne Alexander, Joel Andreas, Bill Ayers, Daniel Berrigan
Votes: 33
20. Jan Hus (1955)
125 min | Drama
During the Great Papal Schism, protestant reformer, Jan Hus, speaks out against the rampant corruption of the Church in Rome, kickstarting a religious revolution in Bohemia.
Director: Otakar Vávra | Stars: Zdenek Stepánek, Karel Höger, Vlasta Matulová, Ladislav Pesek
Votes: 227
21. 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: 65,721 | Gross: $17.22M
22. The Last Station (2009)
R | 112 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
A historical drama that illustrates Russian author Leo Tolstoy's (Christopher Plummer's) struggle to balance fame and wealth with his commitment to a life devoid of material things.
Director: Michael Hoffman | Stars: Helen Mirren, James McAvoy, Christopher Plummer, Paul Giamatti
Votes: 19,167 | Gross: $6.62M
23. 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: 4,949
24. Investigation of a Flame (2003)
Not Rated | 43 min | Documentary, Short, History
On May 17, 1968, three Catholic priests, a nurse, an artist and four others walked into a Catonsville, Maryland draft board office, grabbed hundreds of selective service records and burned ... See full summary »
Director: Lynne Sachs | Stars: Daniel Berrigan, Philip Berrigan, David Darst, John Hogan
Votes: 34
25. 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
26. The Radicals (1989)
Not Rated | 100 min | Drama, History
The dramatic story of the Anabaptist movement and two of its first leaders, Michael and Margaretha Sattler.
Director: Raul V. Carrera | Stars: Norbert Weisser, Mark Lenard, Leigh Lombardi, Christopher Neame
Votes: 107
27. Sophie Scholl: The Final Days (2005)
Not Rated | 120 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
A dramatization of the final days of Sophie Scholl, one of the most famous members of the German World War II anti-Nazi resistance movement, The White Rose.
Director: Marc Rothemund | Stars: Julia Jentsch, Fabian Hinrichs, Alexander Held, Johanna Gastdorf
Votes: 28,677 | Gross: $0.68M
28. The Fight in the Fields (1997)
120 min | Documentary, Biography
This documentary traces the history of the United Farmworkers Union and the life of its founder, Cesar Chavez, from his birth in Arizona, his education into organizing and non-violence, his... See full summary »
Directors: Rick Tejada-Flores, Ray Telles | Stars: Daryl Arnold, Jerry Brown, LeRoy Chatfield, Cesar Chavez
Votes: 30
29. Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas Story (2006)
Biography, Drama
A mini-series based on the work of Canadian political icon Tommy Douglas.
Stars: Kristin Booth, Tatiana Maslany, Ian Tracey, Paul Gross
Votes: 213
30. A Quest for Peace: Nonviolence Among Religions (2012)
10 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Young filmmaker, Matthew J. Evans, takes a look at one of the most pressing issues in our modern society: violence among religions. Through discussions with Arun Gandhi, grandson of M.K. ... See full summary »
Director: Matthew J. Evans | Stars: Linda Bertenthal, Russell Brown, Leona Evans, Arun Gandhi
Votes: 8
31. Prayers for Bobby (2009 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 90 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
True story of Mary Griffith, gay rights crusader, whose teenage son committed suicide due to her religious intolerance. Based on the book of the same title by Leroy Aarons.
Director: Russell Mulcahy | Stars: Sigourney Weaver, Henry Czerny, Ryan Kelley, Austin Nichols
Votes: 17,956
33. 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
34. Albert Schweitzer (2009)
Not Rated | 114 min | Biography, Drama, History
For generations the name Albert Schweitzer has been synonymous with hands-on compassion and the power of Christ-like sacrifice. Now director Gavin Miller presents a landmark drama about the... See full summary »
Director: Gavin Millar | Stars: Jeroen Krabbé, Barbara Hershey, Judith Godrèche, Samuel West
Votes: 414
35. Thomas Müntzer (1956)
134 min | Drama, War
Director: Martin Hellberg | Stars: Wolfgang Stumpf, Margarete Taudte, Wolf Kaiser, Martin Flörchinger
Votes: 40
36. 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: 329
37. Lev Tolstoy (1984)
168 min | Biography, Drama
The film concentrates on the late years of the life of the Russian writer Leo Tolstoy leading up to his death, telling about his disenchantment with the system and exploitation of the common people by the privileged classes.
Director: Sergey Gerasimov | Stars: Sergey Gerasimov, Tamara Makarova, Borivoj Navrátil, Aleksey Petrenko
Votes: 123
38. The Scarlet and the Black (1983 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 143 min | Drama, History, War
Vatican efforts, led by Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty, to save Allied P.O.W.s and downed Allied airmen as the Nazis invade Rome.
Director: Jerry London | Stars: Gregory Peck, Christopher Plummer, John Gielgud, Raf Vallone
Votes: 3,717
39. Walesa: Man of Hope (2013)
127 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
The depiction of the life of Nobel Peace Prize winner and founder of Poland's Solidarity movement, Lech Walesa, as events in the 1970s lead to a peaceful revolution.
Director: Andrzej Wajda | Stars: Robert Wieckiewicz, Agnieszka Grochowska, Iwona Bielska, Zbigniew Zamachowski
Votes: 3,335
40. Life for Life: Maximilian Kolbe (1991)
90 min | Biography, Drama
The story of Catholic saint Maximilian Kolbe (1894-1941), who volunteered to die in place of a stranger in the Nazi concentration camp of Auschwitz.
Director: Krzysztof Zanussi | Stars: Edward Zentara, Christoph Waltz, Artur Barcis, Gustaw Lutkiewicz
Votes: 385
41. King (1978)
271 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., stretching from his days as a Southern Baptist minister up to his assassination in Memphis in 1968.
Stars: Paul Winfield, Cicely Tyson, Tony Bennett, Roscoe Lee Browne
Votes: 444
42. Malcolm X (1992)
PG-13 | 202 min | Biography, Drama, History
Biographical epic of the controversial and influential Black Nationalist leader, from his early life and career as a small-time gangster, to his ministry as a member of the Nation of Islam and his eventual assassination.
Director: Spike Lee | Stars: Denzel Washington, Angela Bassett, Delroy Lindo, Spike Lee
Votes: 102,087 | Gross: $48.17M
43. In the King of Prussia (1982)
92 min | Drama
Dramatization of the trial of Christian anti-war activists, known collectively as the "Plowshares Eight". In September 1980, they broke into a General Electric weapons plant in King of ... See full summary »
Director: Emile de Antonio | Stars: Daniel Berrigan, Philip Berrigan, Dean Hammer, Carl Kabat
Votes: 79
44. Shooting Dogs (2005)
R | 115 min | Drama, History, War
A Catholic Priest and an English teacher get stranded in a school in Kigali during the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
Director: Michael Caton-Jones | Stars: John Hurt, Hugh Dancy, Dominique Horwitz, Louis Mahoney
Votes: 11,972
45. Quakers: That of God in Everyone (2015)
Not Rated | 88 min | Documentary
Though many are familiar with the Quaker names such as William Penn, Susan B. Anthony, Daniel Boone and Johns Hopkins, lesser-known Quakers also impacted society in significant ways. These ... See full summary »
Director: Isaac Stambaugh | Stars: Ken Strunk, Jeff Arnold, Cathy Barney, Lucas Bentley
Votes: 19
46. Amen. (2002)
Not Rated | 132 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
During WWII SS officer Kurt Gerstein tries to inform Pope Pius XII about Jews being sent to extermination camps. Young Jesuit priest Riccardo Fontana helps him in the difficult mission to inform the world.
Director: Costa-Gavras | Stars: Ulrich Tukur, Mathieu Kassovitz, Ulrich Mühe, Michel Duchaussoy
Votes: 14,982 | Gross: $0.27M
47. Heroes of Conscience: A Tribute to Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1994 TV Movie)
107 min | Documentary, Music
Director: Alan Skog | Stars: Bill Moyers, Christoph von Dohnányi
48.
The Greatest Canadian (2004– )
Episode:
Tommy Douglas
(2004)
Documentary, Biography, History
George Stroumboulopoulos shares the life of Tommy Douglas, declaring him a "rebel." The public chose Tommy as the Greatest Canadian in a public vote at the end of the series.
49. 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
50. Ahimsa: Non-Violence (1987)
60 min | Documentary
The first film to chronicle the world of Jainism, a vegetarian, non-violent ancient religion of India.
Director: Michael Tobias | Star: The Dalai Lama
Votes: 16
51. The Amazing Grace (2006)
Not Rated | 100 min | Drama, History
The story of British slave trader John Newton's voyage to West Africa and the events that inspired him to write the world's most popular hymn, Amazing Grace.
Director: Jeta Amata | Stars: Nick Moran, Scott Cleverdon, Mbong Amata, Fred Amata
Votes: 127
52. Harlem Grace (1995)
What happens when a Harvard graduate, with a promising future from a prominent family decides to move into Harlem to help the homeless? This true story chronicles the amazing impact of one dedicated individual on the lives of homeless men.
Director: Allen Wolf | Stars: Michael Anthony Walker, Michael Broughton, Cheryl Gaskin, Virginia Woodruff
Votes: 9
53. Dead Man Walking (1995)
R | 122 min | Crime, Drama
A nun, while comforting a convicted killer on death row, empathizes with both the killer and his victim's families.
Director: Tim Robbins | Stars: Susan Sarandon, Sean Penn, Robert Prosky, Raymond J. Barry
Votes: 101,820 | Gross: $39.39M
54.
For the Love of... (1997–1998)
Episode:
Faith: Quakers
(1998)
Talk-Show
Investigative journalist journalist Jon Ronson leads a panel discussion between practising Quakers who talk about what drew them to the religion and what they appreciate about it.
Star: Jon Ronson
55. Rio 2096: A Story of Love and Fury (2013)
74 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Revolves around the love between an immortal hero and Janaína, the woman he has been in love with for 600 years, through Brazil's colonization, slavery, military regime and the future, in 2096, in the midst of wars for water.
Directors: Luiz Bolognesi, Jean Cullen De Moura, Marcelo Fernandes De Moura | Stars: Selton Mello, Camila Pitanga, Rodrigo Santoro, Carlos Alayeto
Votes: 1,956
56. Dom Helder Camara, O Santo Rebelde (2004)
73 min | Documentary
Director: Erika Bauer | Stars: Frei Leonardo Boff, Dom Hélder Câmara, Dom Pedro de Casaldáliga, Murilo Grossi
Votes: 6
57. Palavra e Utopia (2000)
130 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of Father Antonio Vieira, a 17th-century Portuguese priest who lived in Brazil and worked for better treatment of the Indians and to abolish slavery.
Director: Manoel de Oliveira | Stars: Lima Duarte, Luís Miguel Cintra, Ricardo Trêpa, Miguel Guilherme
Votes: 415
58. República Guarani (1981)
100 min | Documentary
The story of the so called Christian-Communist Republic of the Guaranis. Formed by jesuit missions in Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina and Uruguay, between 1610/1767, it congregated about ... See full summary »
Director: Sylvio Back | Star: Carlos Pussineri Scala
Votes: 39
59. They Killed Sister Dorothy (2008)
Not Rated | 94 min | Documentary
Documentary on the killing of 73-year-old Catholic nun and activist Sister Dorothy Stang in February 2005, in the state of Pará (Brazilian rain forest), where she, for 30 years, fought ... See full summary »
Director: Daniel Junge | Stars: Wagner Moura, Felício Pontes, Martin Sheen, Becky Spires
Votes: 194
60. Storie dell'altro mondo (2000)
25 min | Short, Drama
The Jesuit priest Jon Sobrino is one of the most illustrious exponents of liberation theology. A university professor, he survived the massacre committed inside the Central American ... See full summary »
Director: Sante Altizio
61. The Interview (1995)
100 min | Drama
One day Michael, a U.S. journalist who works for a Brazilian newspaper, is put in charge of interviewing Father Louis Stephen, a famed Catholic missionary who helps the needy in the jungles... See full summary »
Director: Monique Gardenberg | Stars: Henry Czerny, Patrick Bauchau, Júlia Lemmertz, Daniel Dantas
Votes: 117
62. Exiled in America (1992)
Not Rated | 84 min | Drama
A Central American revolutionary is captured and tortured by government forces. He escapes and flees to the US, hiding out in a rural area where he is sheltered by a Christian sanctuary ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Leder | Stars: Maxwell Caulfield, Edward Albert, Viveca Lindfors, Kamala Lopez
Votes: 65
63. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
R | 142 min | Drama
Over the course of several years, two convicts form a friendship, seeking consolation and, eventually, redemption through basic compassion.
Director: Frank Darabont | Stars: Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton, William Sadler
Votes: 2,890,722 | Gross: $28.34M
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