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1. The Name of the Rose (1986)
R | 130 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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: 117,198 | Gross: $7.15M
2. The Fountain (2006)
PG-13 | 97 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
As a modern-day scientist, Tommy is struggling with mortality, desperately searching for the medical breakthrough that will save the life of his cancer-stricken wife, Izzi.
Director: Darren Aronofsky | Stars: Hugh Jackman, Rachel Weisz, Sean Patrick Thomas, Ellen Burstyn
Votes: 248,707 | Gross: $10.14M
3. The Sicilian (1987)
R | 115 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Egocentric bandit Salvatore Giuliano fights the Church, the Mafia, and the landed gentry while leading a populist movement for Sicilian independence.
Director: Michael Cimino | Stars: Christopher Lambert, Terence Stamp, Joss Ackland, John Turturro
Votes: 5,408 | Gross: $5.41M
4. Paisan (1946)
Not Rated | 120 min | Drama, War
American military personnel interact warily with a variety of Italian locals over a year and a half in the push north during the Italian Campaign of WWII as German forces make their retreat.
Director: Roberto Rossellini | Stars: Carmela Sazio, Gar Moore, William Tubbs, Robert Van Loon
Votes: 9,547
5. The Bridge of San Luis Rey (2004)
PG | 120 min | Drama, History, Romance
In 1714 Peru, a friar is tried by the Inquisition for questioning God's intentions when five die in the collapse of an Andean rope bridge.
Director: Mary McGuckian | Stars: Gabriel Byrne, Robert De Niro, Harvey Keitel, Kathy Bates
Votes: 3,682 | Gross: $0.04M
6. The Flowers of St. Francis (1950)
Not Rated | 85 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
A series of vignettes depicting the lives of the original Franciscan monks, including their leader and the bumbling Ginepro.
Director: Roberto Rossellini | Stars: Aldo Fabrizi, Gianfranco Bellini, Peparuolo, Severino Pisacane
Votes: 4,044
7. The Hawks and the Sparrows (1966)
Not Rated | 91 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Totò and his son Ninetto are drifting on a road in Italy when they meet a speaking crow.
Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini | Stars: Totò, Ninetto Davoli, Femi Benussi, Umberto Bevilacqua
Votes: 5,619
8. Rat (2000)
PG | 89 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A woman becomes furious when her husband arrives home from the local pub and turns into a rat.
Director: Steve Barron | Stars: Pete Postlethwaite, Imelda Staunton, Frank Kelly, David Wilmot
Votes: 1,016 | Gross: $0.00M
9. 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
10. Formation (2021)
78 min | Documentary
A feature length documentary film chronicling the experience of fifteen men as they discern and recount their experience of discernment within the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin. This film ... See full summary »
Director: JP Kloess | Stars: Chad Allen, Jay Armstrong, Brandon Berg, Vince Mary Carrasco
11. La cabane du Bon Dieu (2011)
54 min | Documentary
In the Fraternity of Tiberiade, a catholic community in Belgium, 40 young brothers and sisters share a life punctuated by prayer, study and manual labor.
Director: Francois Lespes
Votes: 16
12. Viacrucis Migrante - Migrant Crossing (2016)
62 min | Documentary
Three Central American migrants embark on a journey to the north. Seeking safety and a better life, they find the will, faith, and support to continue their journey in a shelter in southern Mexico.
Director: Hauke Lorenz
Votes: 6
13. Tre bröder (2009)
29 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Sandra Nelhans | Stars: Broder Frans-Eric, Broder Ingmund, Broder Stefan, Sandra Nelhans
14. Peace Grows (2004)
28 min | Documentary, Short
Far beyond what the world at large suspects, ordinary folk are letting nonviolence bring them home to the peace that is their soul's longing by actively deciding to live, love, choose, ... See full summary »
Director: Jon Paul Puno
15.
Corto Maltese (2003–2004)
Episode:
Corto Maltese: Les Celtiques
(2004)
78 min | Animation
In 1915, laconic adventurer and former ship captain Corto Maltese, a popular European comic book character, is in war-torn Europe. During WWI, he visits four historical locations - Venice, Caporetto, Stonehenge and Vaux-sur-Somme.
Directors: Richard Danto, Liam Saury | Stars: Richard Berry, Frédéric Barbe, Georges Bécot, Hervé Bellon
Votes: 128
16.
Castle (2009–2016)
Episode:
Get a Clue
(2013)
TV-PG | 45 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
The team investigates the ritual murder of a woman. Symbols on the woman's body and the items left in her apartment seem reminiscent of The Da Vinci Code. Alexis and Pi have moved to their own apartment. Castle finds it hard to accept.
Director: Holly Dale | Stars: Nathan Fillion, Stana Katic, Susan Sullivan, Jon Huertas
Votes: 1,136