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

1. Murder on the Orient Express (2017)

PG-13 | 114 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

When a murder occurs on the train on which he's travelling, celebrated detective Hercule Poirot is recruited to solve the case.

Director: Kenneth Branagh | Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Penélope Cruz, Willem Dafoe, Judi Dench

Votes: 297,756 | Gross: $102.83M

2. The Color Purple (1985)

PG-13 | 154 min | Drama

A tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry.

Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Danny Glover, Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey, Margaret Avery

Votes: 97,670 | Gross: $98.47M

3. Murder on the Orient Express (1974)

PG | 128 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

In December 1935, when his transcontinental luxury train is stranded by deep snow, detective Hercule Poirot is called on to solve a murder that occurred in his car the night before, with a multitude of suspects.

Director: Sidney Lumet | Stars: Albert Finney, Lauren Bacall, Ingrid Bergman, Sean Connery

Votes: 69,320 | Gross: $0.07M

4. Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals (1977)

R | 94 min | Adventure, Horror

Photojournalist Emanuelle is joined by an anthropologist, two female missionary workers and a treacherous hunter's party in a search for an Amazon cannibal tribe long thought extinct.

Director: Joe D'Amato | Stars: Laura Gemser, Gabriele Tinti, Nieves Navarro, Donald O'Brien

Votes: 3,285

5. Savior Complex (2023)

TV-MA | 173 min | Documentary, Crime

Renee Bach was a young American missionary who set up a charity for malnourished children in Jinja, Uganda. But shocking allegations arose that Renee was treating the sick children herself, without any medical qualifications.

Stars: Constance Alonyo, Renee Bach, Olivia Alaso, Jackie Kramlich

Votes: 724

6. The Sins of Rachel Cade (1961)

Approved | 124 min | Drama, Romance

While the Nazi regime subjugates European nations during World War II, in the Belgian Congo nurse Rachel Cade tries to cure the local people. Colonel Derode falls in love with her, but an injured young American pilot upsets his plans.

Director: Gordon Douglas | Stars: Angie Dickinson, Peter Finch, Roger Moore, Errol John

Votes: 607

7. The African Queen (1977 TV Movie)

50 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance

After the events of The African Queen (1951), Charlie and Rose are recaptured by the Germans and forced to tug one of their big cannons that could bring the Nazis victory against the local Allied forces.

Director: Richard C. Sarafian | Stars: Warren Oates, Mariette Hartley, Tyrone Jackson, Alfred Polsen

Votes: 50

8. Adventures of the Seaspray (1966– )
Episode: Treasure of Ruala (1967)

Adventure, Family

The crew of the Seaspray encounters a missionary who believes in spreading the Gospel with the muzzle of her rifle.

Director: Eddie Davis | Stars: Walter Brown, Susanne Haworth, Gary Gray, Leoni Lesinawi