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1. The Song of Bernadette (1943)

Approved | 156 min | Biography, Drama, Mystery

14-year-old Bernadette Soubirous, living in a small town in the south of 1850s France, claims to have seen a divine vision, prompting extreme skepticism, concern from her family, and religious and political turmoil.

Director: Henry King | Stars: Jennifer Jones, Charles Bickford, William Eythe, Vincent Price

Votes: 7,643

2. The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999)

R | 148 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama

54 Metascore

A young girl receives a vision that drives her to rid France of its oppressors.

Director: Luc Besson | Stars: Milla Jovovich, John Malkovich, Rab Affleck, Stéphane Algoud

Votes: 69,719 | Gross: $14.28M

3. Joan of Arc (1948)

Approved | 145 min | Biography, Drama, War

The abbreviated life of the 15th-century French heroine.

Director: Victor Fleming | Stars: Ingrid Bergman, José Ferrer, Selena Royle, Robert Barrat

Votes: 3,782

4. A Man for All Seasons (1966)

G | 120 min | Biography, Drama, History

72 Metascore

The story of Sir Thomas More, who stood up to King Henry VIII when the King rejected the Roman Catholic Church to obtain a divorce and remarry.

Director: Fred Zinnemann | Stars: Paul Scofield, Wendy Hiller, Robert Shaw, Leo McKern

Votes: 37,170 | Gross: $28.35M

5. Merton (1984)

57 min

Merton was hailed as a prophet and censured for his outspoken social criticism. For nearly 27 years he was a monk of the Trappist order, where he became a spiritual writer, as well as an anti-war advocate and witness for peace.

Directors: Paul Wilkes, Audrey L. Glynn | Stars: Alexander Scourby, Gregory Abels, John Eudes Bamberger, Flavian Burns

Votes: 54

6. Thérèse (1986)

94 min | Drama

A story of life of St. Therese of Lisieux.

Director: Alain Cavalier | Stars: Catherine Mouchet, Hélène Alexandridis, Aurore Prieto, Clémence Massart-Weit

Votes: 994

7. 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

8. 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: 7,667 | Gross: $8.21M

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. The Hiding Place (1975)

PG | 150 min | Biography, Drama, History

During WWII, a Dutch family caught hiding Jews is sent to a concentration camp where their Christian faith helps them endure the hardships.

Director: James F. Collier | Stars: Julie Harris, Jeannette Clift, Arthur O'Connell, Robert Rietty

Votes: 2,398

13. Hildegard of Bingen and the Living Light (2012)

Not Rated | 61 min | Biography, History, Musical | Completed

In this one-woman play, international mezzo soprano Linn Maxwell embodies the extraordinary life of twelfth-century German prophetess, healer, and composer Hildegard of Bingen, who was canonized in 2012 and named a Doctor of the Church.

Votes: 9

14. Faustina: The Apostle of Divine Mercy (1994)

73 min | Biography, Drama

The Life of saint Maria Faustyna Kowalska, a Polish Nun.

Director: Jerzy Lukaszewicz | Stars: Dorota Segda, Danuta Szaflarska, Agnieszka Czekanska, Stanislawa Celinska

Votes: 250

15. The Night of the Prophet: The Story of Padre Pio from Pietrelcina (1996)

90 min | Biography, Drama, History

This gripping, gorgeous, and also very well-done filmed docu-drama about the life of Padre Pio is truly wonderful, and gives a good idea of what both he and his life were like. Very mysterious, extremely enjoyable and informative for all.

Director: Jean-Marie Benjamin | Stars: Rodolfo Corsato, Sergio Fiorentini

16. St. Patrick: The Irish Legend (2000 TV Movie)

100 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

A young Christian boy attends a druid worship that is attacked by invading Irish tribes. Taken captive, he is taken back to Ireland to become a slave. Enduring many hardships, he finds ... See full summary »

Director: Robert Hughes | Stars: Patrick Bergin, Luke Griffin, Alan Bates, Susannah York

Votes: 319

17. A Time for Miracles (1980 TV Movie)

97 min | Biography, Drama

A true story about Elizabeth Bayley Seton, the first American to ever be canonized as a saint by the Pope. She took up Catholicism after the death of her rich husband, fought bigotry, and opened free Catholic schools and orphanages.

Director: Michael O'Herlihy | Stars: Kate Mulgrew, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Rossano Brazzi, John Forsythe

Votes: 115

18. Miracle at Moreaux (1985 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 58 min | Drama, History, War

It is 1943, and the students at a catholic boarding school decide to hide three Jewish children from the Nazis. To save the children, the members of the boarding school will have to find the courage to risk their own lives in the process.

Director: Paul Shapiro | Stars: Loretta Swit, Robert Joy, Ken Pogue, Robert Kosoy

Votes: 146

19. Faith: Pope John Paul II (2005)

201 min | Biography, Drama

Following the premature death of his mother, Karol Wojtyla is brought up by his father in the Polish city of Krakow during the first half of the 20th century. An outstanding student with a ... See full summary »

Stars: Christopher Lee, Ben Gazzara, Daniele Pecci, Vittoria Belvedere

Votes: 1,249

20. The Jeweller's Shop (1988)

95 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

The Jeweller sells wedding rings to a young couple and teaches them some precious truths about the meaning of love and marriage. He also helps another couple fight for their troubled marriage, rebuilding their relationship.

Director: Michael Anderson | Stars: Burt Lancaster, Daniel Olbrychski, Ben Cross, Andrea Occhipinti

Votes: 331

21. The Fourth Wise Man (1985 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 72 min | Adventure, Drama

The story of Artaban, the fourth Magi, who spends his life looking for Jesus his King.

Director: Michael Ray Rhodes | Stars: Martin Sheen, Alan Arkin, Eileen Brennan, Ralph Bellamy

Votes: 645

22. 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

23. Simon of the Desert (1965)

Not Rated | 45 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Simon, a deeply religious man living in the 4th century, wants to be nearer to God so he climbs a column. The Devil wants him to come down to Earth and is trying to seduce him.

Director: Luis Buñuel | Stars: Claudio Brook, Silvia Pinal, Enrique Álvarez Félix, Hortensia Santoveña

Votes: 10,841

24. Monsieur Vincent (1947)

Not Rated | 111 min | Biography, Drama, History

St. Vincent de Paul struggles to bring about peace and harmony among peasants and nobles in the midst of the Black Death in Europe, carrying on his charitable work in the face of all obstacles.

Director: Maurice Cloche | Stars: Pierre Fresnay, Aimé Clariond, Jean Debucourt, Lise Delamare

Votes: 994

25. There Be Dragons (2011)

PG-13 | 122 min | Biography, Drama, War

33 Metascore

Arising out of the horror of the Spanish Civil War, a candidate for canonization is investigated by a journalist who discovers his own estranged father had a deep, dark and devastating connection to the saint's life.

Director: Roland Joffé | Stars: Charlie Cox, Wes Bentley, Dougray Scott, Rodrigo Santoro

Votes: 5,101 | Gross: $1.07M

26. Mother Teresa: In the Name of God's Poor (1997 TV Movie)

95 min | Biography, Drama

A story of Mother Teresa, beginning in Calcutta, India, where she faces adversity from every direction and where she lays the foundation for her crusade to help the poorest of the poor.

Director: Kevin Connor | Stars: Geraldine Chaplin, Keene Curtis, Helena Carroll, David Byrd

Votes: 292

27. 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

28. Molokai (1999)

PG | 113 min | Biography, Drama

The true story of the nineteenth century priest who volunteered to go to the island of Molokai, to console and care for the lepers.

Director: Paul Cox | Stars: David Wenham, Kate Ceberano, Jan Decleir, Chris Haywood

Votes: 1,467

29. State buoni se potete (1983)

115 min | Comedy, Drama, History

Around the year 1500, the Italian priest Don Filippo Neri helps street kids and orphans in his poor little chapel. He is no clergyman by the book, but a true believer in terms good and bad ... See full summary »

Director: Luigi Magni | Stars: Johnny Dorelli, Philippe Leroy, Rodolfo Bigotti, Flora Carabella

Votes: 1,463

30. St. Giuseppe Moscati: Doctor to the Poor (2007 TV Movie)

200 min | Biography, Drama

Tells the story of how a pious doctor in 19th Century Italy changes the way patients are treated in the city of Napoli.

Director: Giacomo Campiotti | Stars: Giuseppe Fiorello, Kasia Smutniak, Ettore Bassi, Emanuela Grimalda

Votes: 542

31. 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

32. The Seventh Room (1995)

108 min | Biography, Drama, War

This movie is based on the life of Saint Edith Stein. She was a German nun of Jewish descent who had converted to Catholicism. Much of her early life was spent as an outspoken academic. ... See full summary »

Director: Márta Mészáros | Stars: Maia Morgenstern, Elide Melli, Jan Nowicki, Anna Polony

Votes: 235

33. Bakhita (2009 TV Movie)

Biography

Bakhita is captured as a slave as a child, a Viennian man sees her. Many years later the man has returned to do business and recognizes her. After saving her, he takes her back to his home.... See full summary »

Director: Giacomo Campiotti | Stars: Teresa Acerbis, Ettore Bassi, Federica Bau, Sonia Bergamasco

Votes: 255

34. Anthony, Warrior of God (2006)

110 min | Biography

The life of Anthony of Padua (1195-1231) from his arrival on Sicily's shores via shipwreck in 1221 to his death. He's a Portuguese monk who, once in Italy, seeks out St. Francis. Anthony's ... See full summary »

Director: Antonello Belluco | Stars: Jordi Mollà, Paolo De Vita, Matt Patresi, Andrea Ascolese

Votes: 203

35. Abraham (1993)

175 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama

Abram a tribal leader denies all the local deities and finds the true God. Through many trials and tribulations he strengthens his faith.

Stars: Richard Harris, Barbara Hershey, Maximilian Schell, Andrea Prodan

Votes: 1,833

36. Don Bosco (2004 TV Movie)

PG | 146 min | Biography, Drama

The life of Saint Don Bosco.

Director: Lodovico Gasparini | Stars: Flavio Insinna, Lina Sastri, Charles Dance, Daniel Tschirley

Votes: 378

37. The Passion of Bernadette (1990)

TV-G | 106 min | Biography, Drama, History

Bernadette knows she's been chosen to be the Bride of the Lord.

Director: Jean Delannoy | Stars: Sydney Penny, Emmanuelle Riva, Catherine de Seynes, Malka Ribowska

Votes: 156

38. Maria Goretti (2003 TV Movie)

90 min | Drama

The life of the virgin and martyr Santa Maria Goretti.

Director: Giulio Base | Stars: Massimo Bonetti, Luisa Ranieri, Flavio Insinna, Martina Pinto

Votes: 151

39. Saint Philip Neri: I Prefer Heaven (2010 TV Movie)

200 min | Drama

Philip Neri was a priest in the 16th century known for his humor, charity, and prayer life. Hoping to go to India, Philip was guided instead to re-evangelize a corrupt and decadent Rome. He is remembered as the "Apostle of Rome".

Director: Giacomo Campiotti | Stars: Roberto Citran, Sergio Fiorentini, Stefano Fregni, Francesco Grifoni

Votes: 469

40. Rita da Cascia (2004 TV Movie)

180 min | Drama, Romance

The story of St. Rita of Cascia and her virtue.

Director: Giorgio Capitani | Stars: Vittoria Belvedere, Martin Crewes, Simone Ascani, Enzo Marino Bellanich

Votes: 241

41. Padre Pio (2000 TV Movie)

PG-13 | 202 min | Biography, Drama

The poor Italian peasant boy Francesco already has visions of Jesus and Mary as a child, but the Devil visits him too. Francesco is quite certain that he will become a priest. After ... See full summary »

Director: Carlo Carlei | Stars: Sergio Castellitto, Jürgen Prochnow, Lorenza Indovina, Pierfrancesco Favino

Votes: 992

42. Teresa, el cuerpo de Cristo (2007)

97 min | Biography, Drama

A drama based on the life of Spain's feminist mystic Saint Teresa (Vega).

Director: Ray Loriga | Stars: Paz Vega, Leonor Watling, Geraldine Chaplin, Eusebio Poncela

Votes: 485

43. Vision - Aus dem Leben der Hildegard von Bingen (2009)

Unrated | 110 min | Biography, Drama, History

68 Metascore

The life story of the multi-talented German nun Hildegard von Bingen. The film portrays an original woman - best known as a composer and religious visionary - whose grand claims often run ... See full summary »

Director: Margarethe von Trotta | Stars: Barbara Sukowa, Heino Ferch, Hannah Herzsprung, Lena Stolze

Votes: 1,305 | Gross: $0.43M

44. The Apostle Peter: Redemption (2016)

Not Rated | 89 min | Drama

Tormented by his denial of Christ, Peter spent his life attempting to atone for his failures. Now as he faces certain death at the hand of Nero, will he falter again, his weakness betray ... See full summary »

Director: Leif Bristow | Stars: John Rhys-Davies, Stephen Baldwin, Bobbie Phillips, Steve Byers

Votes: 492

45. Don Gnocchi - L'angelo dei bimbi (2004 TV Movie)

200 min | Biography, History

Life of the Italian Catholic priest Carlo Gnocchi (1902-1956) in his heroic spiritual relief work for soldiers on battle fronts of World War II and who subsequently created and maintained a foundation to care for child victims of the war.

Director: Cinzia TH Torrini | Stars: Daniele Liotti, Giulio Pampiglione, Francesco Martino, Alexandra Dinu

Votes: 85

46. Peter and Paul (1981 TV Movie)

198 min | Biography, Drama, History

Peter the Fisherman and Paul of Tarsus assume leadership of the Church as they struggle against violent opposition to the teachings of Jesus Christ and their own personal conflicts.

Director: Robert Day | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Robert Foxworth, Eddie Albert, Raymond Burr

Votes: 671

47. For Greater Glory: The True Story of Cristiada (2012)

R | 145 min | Drama, History, War

35 Metascore

A chronicle of the Cristeros War (1926-1929); a war by the people of Mexico against the atheistic Mexican government.

Director: Dean Wright | Stars: Andy Garcia, Oscar Isaac, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Santiago Cabrera

Votes: 5,327 | Gross: $5.67M

48. Mary Magdalene (2018)

R | 120 min | Biography, Drama, History

48 Metascore

Twelve men heard and spread the message of Jesus. Only one woman understood it.

Director: Garth Davis | Stars: Rooney Mara, Joaquin Phoenix, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Tahar Rahim

Votes: 11,560 | Gross: $0.12M

49. Of Gods and Men (2010)

PG-13 | 122 min | Drama, History

86 Metascore

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: 16,100 | Gross: $3.95M

50. The Name of the Rose (1986)

R | 130 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

54 Metascore

An intellectually nonconformist friar investigates a series of mysterious deaths in an isolated abbey.

Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud | Stars: Sean Connery, Christian Slater, Helmut Qualtinger, Elya Baskin

Votes: 117,304 | Gross: $7.15M

51. 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

52. The Power and the Glory (1961 TV Movie)

90 min | Drama

A cynical Catholic priest is sent to Mexico to preach. It's the 1930s and Mexican government sees the church as competition. They send a secret agent to assassinate the priest.

Director: Marc Daniels | Stars: Laurence Olivier, Julie Harris, George C. Scott, Martin Gabel

Votes: 92

53. The Reluctant Saint (1962)

Not Rated | 105 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

In 17th century Italy, a simple and clumsy young man joins a Franciscan order, pursues full priesthood and performs a miracle that eventually ensures his sainthood.

Director: Edward Dmytryk | Stars: Maximilian Schell, Ricardo Montalban, Lea Padovani, Akim Tamiroff

Votes: 514



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