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1. Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975)

TV-MA | 117 min | Drama

In World War II Italy, four fascist libertines round up nine adolescent boys and girls and subject them to 120 days of physical, mental, and sexual torture.

Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini | Stars: Paolo Bonacelli, Giorgio Cataldi, Uberto Paolo Quintavalle, Aldo Valletti

Votes: 65,812

2. Sister Act (1992)

PG | 100 min | Comedy, Family, Music

When a nightclub singer is forced to take refuge from the mob in a convent, she ends up turning the convent choir into a soulful chorus complete with a Motown repertoire, until the sudden celebrity of the choir jeopardizes her identity.

Director: Emile Ardolino | Stars: Whoopi Goldberg, Maggie Smith, Harvey Keitel, Bill Nunn

Votes: 108,360 | Gross: $139.61M

3. 8½ (1963)

Not Rated | 138 min | Drama

A harried movie director retreats into his memories and fantasies.

Director: Federico Fellini | Stars: Marcello Mastroianni, Anouk Aimée, Claudia Cardinale, Sandra Milo

Votes: 125,165 | Gross: $0.05M

4. Doubt (I) (2008)

PG-13 | 104 min | Drama, Mystery

A Catholic school principal questions a priest's ambiguous relationship with a troubled young student.

Director: John Patrick Shanley | Stars: Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, Viola Davis

Votes: 136,064 | Gross: $33.42M

5. True Confessions (1981)

R | 108 min | Crime, Drama

A worldly ambitious monsignor clashes with his older brother, a cynical Los Angeles homicide detective who is investigating the brutal murder of a young prostitute.

Director: Ulu Grosbard | Stars: Robert De Niro, Robert Duvall, Charles Durning, Kenneth McMillan

Votes: 8,861 | Gross: $10.20M

6. Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)

Approved | 108 min | Comedy, Drama

A couple's attitudes are challenged when their daughter introduces them to her African-American fiancé.

Director: Stanley Kramer | Stars: Spencer Tracy, Sidney Poitier, Katharine Hepburn, Katharine Houghton

Votes: 48,900 | Gross: $56.70M

7. The First Power (1990)

R | 98 min | Crime, Horror, Thriller

A dedicated L.A. police detective and a psychic must stop a demonic serial killer who was given the powers of resurrection, teleportation and possession.

Director: Robert Resnikoff | Stars: Lou Diamond Phillips, Tracy Griffith, Jeff Kober, Mykelti Williamson

Votes: 4,881 | Gross: $22.42M

8. 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: 3,711

9. Fatima (2020)

PG-13 | 113 min | Drama, War

Three young shepherds in Fátima, Portugal report visions of the Virgin Mary, inspiring believers and angering officials of the Church and the government, who try to force them to recant their story. Based on historical events.

Director: Marco Pontecorvo | Stars: Joaquim de Almeida, Goran Visnjic, Stephanie Gil, Alejandra Howard

Votes: 4,103

10. Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968)

G | 92 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

After a Monsignor accidentally brings Count Dracula back from the dead while exorcising his castle, the vampire preys on the holy man's beautiful niece and her friends.

Director: Freddie Francis | Stars: Christopher Lee, Rupert Davies, Veronica Carlson, Barbara Ewing

Votes: 8,190

11. Mother of Tears (2007)

R | 102 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

An American art student in Rome accidentally triggers the return of Mater Lachrymarum - the Third Mother - and must use her latent magical powers to end the witch's reign of terror.

Director: Dario Argento | Stars: Asia Argento, Cristian Solimeno, Adam James, Moran Atias

Votes: 11,135 | Gross: $0.06M

12. 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: 3,092

13. 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: 14,973 | Gross: $0.27M

14. Last Rites (1988)

R | 103 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Angela, the beautiful Mexican mistress of a NY mobster, asks virginal Father Michael for protection after Zena, the mobster's wife, kills her cheating husband. Michael becomes torn between his vows, Angela and his sister - Zena.

Director: Donald P. Bellisario | Stars: Tom Berenger, Daphne Zuniga, Chick Vennera, Anne Twomey

Votes: 1,366 | Gross: $0.43M

15. The Last Hurrah (1958)

Approved | 121 min | Drama

Frank Skeffington is an old Irish-American political boss, running for re-election as mayor of a U.S. town for the last time.

Director: John Ford | Stars: Spencer Tracy, Jeffrey Hunter, Dianne Foster, Pat O'Brien

Votes: 4,155

16. Finding Altamira (2016)

97 min | Biography, Drama, History

Life and events of the man who realized one of the most important discoveries of the 19th century: Altamira's caves.

Director: Hugh Hudson | Stars: Antonio Banderas, Clément Sibony, Rupert Everett, Javivi

Votes: 3,066

17. The Statement (2003)

R | 120 min | Drama, Thriller

Tale of a former Nazi executioner who becomes a target of hitmen and police investigators.

Director: Norman Jewison | Stars: Michael Caine, Tilda Swinton, Alan Bates, Jeremy Northam

Votes: 5,551 | Gross: $0.76M

18. Saving Grace (1986)

PG | 112 min | Comedy, Drama

A young pope who feels he has lost touch with the people accidentally locks himself out of the Vatican and believes it is part of God's plan for him.

Director: Robert M. Young | Stars: Tom Conti, Fernando Rey, Erland Josephson, Giancarlo Giannini

Votes: 686 | Gross: $0.02M

19. 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: 4,396

20. I, the Worst of All (1990)

R | 105 min | Biography, Drama, History

This fact-based film examines the life of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz (Assumpta Serna), a Roman Catholic nun from Mexico City who, in the midst of the Spanish Inquisition, established herself... See full summary »

Director: María Luisa Bemberg | Stars: Assumpta Serna, Dominique Sanda, Héctor Alterio, Lautaro Murúa

Votes: 719 | Gross: $0.05M

21. Judgment (1990 TV Movie)

PG-13 | 90 min | Drama

Fact-based story of a Louisiana priest accused of molesting young parishioners, and of the family of one of his victims, caught between their loyalty to their son and to their Church.

Director: Tom Topor | Stars: Keith Carradine, Blythe Danner, Jack Warden, David Strathairn

Votes: 431

22. Till Marriage Do Us Part (1974)

R | 92 min | Comedy

The Marquise Eugenia di Maqueda, an orphan raised by the nuns, marries Raimondo Corrao, but on their wedding night she finds out that he is her brother. The piece of news is in a letter ... See full summary »

Director: Luigi Comencini | Stars: Laura Antonelli, Alberto Lionello, Michele Placido, Ugo Pagliai

Votes: 747

23. Broken Vows (1987 TV Movie)

95 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

A ghetto priest has doubts about his calling and when he gives the last rites to a murder victim, he decides to help the man's girlfriend find his killers.

Director: Jud Taylor | Stars: Tommy Lee Jones, Annette O'Toole, M. Emmet Walsh, Milo O'Shea

Votes: 358

24. The Perfect Family (2011)

PG-13 | 84 min | Comedy, Drama

A devoutly Catholic wife and mother has been nominated for one of the church's top awards. She then goes about trying to prove she has the perfect family, refusing to accept them for who they are.

Director: Anne Renton | Stars: Kathleen Turner, Emily Deschanel, Jason Ritter, Richard Chamberlain

Votes: 1,599 | Gross: $0.11M

25. Nasty Habits (1977)

PG | 96 min | Comedy

In a Philadelphia convent, two nuns battle it out to be elected to the position of head abbess, and neither is about to let anything stand in the way of getting what she wants.

Director: Michael Lindsay-Hogg | Stars: Glenda Jackson, Melina Mercouri, Geraldine Page, Sandy Dennis

Votes: 406

26. Come to the Stable (1949)

Approved | 94 min | Comedy, Drama

Two nuns arrive unannounced in the small New England town of Bethlehem, where they recruit various townspeople to help them build a children's hospital.

Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Loretta Young, Celeste Holm, Hugh Marlowe, Elsa Lanchester

Votes: 1,609

27. The Pope Must Diet (1991)

R | 97 min | Comedy

A less-than-qualified and far-from-perfect priest is mistakenly named the new pope. As the pontiff, he must deal with Vatican corruption, the Mob and the reappearance of his old lover.

Director: Peter Richardson | Stars: Robbie Coltrane, Adrian Edmondson, Paul Bartel, Damir Mejovsek

Votes: 1,654 | Gross: $2.98M

28. The Devil Is a Woman (1974)

R | 105 min | Drama

The Mother Superior of a convent wields power in its most vicious forms. And as she as she destroys the people in her care, she herself becomes her own victim as she draws on all her spiritual powers to drive out the tempter.

Director: Damiano Damiani | Stars: Glenda Jackson, Claudio Cassinelli, Lisa Harrow, Adolfo Celi

Votes: 153

29. Cold Heaven (1991)

R | 105 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

An adulterous woman's faith in God is tested when her husband dies and miraculously comes back to life.

Director: Nicolas Roeg | Stars: Theresa Russell, Mark Harmon, James Russo, Will Patton

Votes: 1,121

30. Monsignor (1982)

R | 121 min | Crime, Drama, War

An ambitious priest seduces a nun and leads the Vatican into shady business during and after World War II.

Director: Frank Perry | Stars: Christopher Reeve, Geneviève Bujold, Fernando Rey, Jason Miller

Votes: 1,017 | Gross: $12.41M

31. Monsignor Martinez (2000 TV Movie)

Action, Comedy

A spin off of the animated sitcom King of the Hill, this would have been a more action-focused live-action series about the in-universe fictional character, Monsignor Martinez, and his adventures.

Director: Mike Judge | Stars: Ivo Cutzarida, David Herman, Rene Raymond Rivera, Matt Bradford

Votes: 76

32. Fade to Black (2006)

R | 99 min | Mystery, Thriller

Attempting to recover from his failed marriage to Rita Hayworth and restart his career, Orson Welles travels to Italy only to be drawn into a dangerous web of intrigue, murder and politics when an actor is murdered on his set.

Director: Oliver Parker | Stars: Danny Huston, Diego Luna, Paz Vega, Christopher Walken

Votes: 913

33. Arrivederci, Baby! (1966)

Unrated | 100 min | Comedy, Crime

Nick tries to kill his wife to get her money, but when learning of this, she plans the same for him!

Director: Ken Hughes | Stars: Tony Curtis, Rosanna Schiaffino, Lionel Jeffries, Zsa Zsa Gabor

Votes: 661

34. 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

35. Manna from Heaven (2002)

PG | 119 min | Comedy

What happens when you get a "gift from god" (a financial windfall), but, many years later, find out it was just a loan -- due immediately....

Directors: Gabrielle Burton, Maria Burton | Stars: Shirley Jones, Cloris Leachman, Louise Fletcher, Seymour Cassel

Votes: 495 | Gross: $0.51M

36. The Fixer (1998 TV Movie)

R | 105 min | Drama

Jack Killoran is a lawyer who can 'fix' any situation for his wealthy clients, usually by bribing or blackmailing corrupt officials. Killoran runs afoul of some of his clients when he has a... See full summary »

Director: Charles Robert Carner | Stars: Jon Voight, Brenda Bakke, J.J. Johnston, Miguel Sandoval

Votes: 473

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. Eva Peron: The True Story (1996)

PG | 120 min | Biography, Drama, History

Drama based on the life of Eva Peron, an obscure actress, who rose to become wife of Argentine strong-man President Juan Peron and one of the most powerful figures in Argentina until her death in 1952 at age 33.

Director: Juan Carlos Desanzo | Stars: Esther Goris, Víctor Laplace, Cristina Banegas, Pepe Novoa

Votes: 523

39. Sotto il cielo di Roma (2010 TV Movie)

200 min | Biography

Papacy of Pius XII focusing on years during World War Two.

Director: Christian Duguay | Stars: Alessandra Mastronardi, Marco Foschi, Miguel Herz-Kestranek, Ettore Bassi

Votes: 323

40. The White Sister (1923)

143 min | Drama, Romance

A young woman becomes a nun when she believes her sweetheart has been killed, then things get complicated when he returns alive.

Director: Henry King | Stars: Lillian Gish, Ronald Colman, Gail Kane, J. Barney Sherry

Votes: 539 | Gross: $0.66M

41. Jennifer's Shadow (2004)

R | 96 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Shaken by the recent, unexpected death of her twin sister, Jennifer travels to Buenos Aires to execute the will and claim her inheritance. There, she encounters her remarkably well-preserved grandmother, who might be hiding something.

Directors: Daniel de la Vega, Pablo Parés | Stars: Faye Dunaway, Gina Philips, Duilio Marzio, Nicolás Pauls

Votes: 592

42. Orapronobis (1989)

R | 94 min | Action, Crime, Drama

In 1985, in the obscure town of Santa Filomena, the Orapronobis, a cult under the leadership of Kumander Kontra (Roco), murders a foreign priest who gave the last rites to an alleged rebel,... See full synopsis »

Director: Lino Brocka | Stars: Phillip Salvador, Dina Bonnevie, Gina Alajar, Bembol Roco

Votes: 169

43. The Castro's Abbess (1974)

102 min | Drama, Thriller

A young woman is forced into a convent. However, due to her nobility she rises to be an abbess. She has to deal with corruption in the church.

Director: Armando Crispino | Stars: Barbara Bouchet, Pier Paolo Capponi, Ida Galli, Antonio Cantafora

Votes: 82

44. The First Legion (1951)

Approved | 86 min | Drama

Father Fulton prepares to abandon his vocation despite pleas from Father Arnoux. Then a series of seemingly miracles occur including to the young Terri. Fulton has his doubts and wonders about the role of Dr. Morrell.

Director: Douglas Sirk | Stars: Charles Boyer, William Demarest, Lyle Bettger, Barbara Rush

Votes: 222

45. Another Man's Treasure

Documentary, Short, History | Filming

One man's hat is another man's treasure when it comes to the importance and significance of saving items of historic value.

Director: James Newhook | Star: Vincent F. Reardon

46. Polio Water (1995)

18 min | Short

In the polio epidemic of the 1950s, a parochial school girl finds a miraculous escape from her gothic childhood.

Director: Caroline Kava | Stars: Noam Bohem, Mischa Barton, Patrick Husted, Cherry Jones

Votes: 25

47. The Missing (1999)

92 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

When her child is missing an Australian mother calls for an priest from Italy she has not seen in years.

Director: Manuela Alberti | Stars: Fabrizio Bentivoglio, David Ngoombujarra, John Moore, Rebecca Frith

Votes: 52

48. The White Sister (1915)

Drama

A young woman chooses to enter the convent after losing her lover.

Director: Fred E. Wright | Stars: Viola Allen, Richard Travers, Florence Oberle, Thomas Commerford

49. Le divin enfant (2001 TV Movie)

Unrated | 86 min | Comedy, Drama

Marc is a 39-year-old Catholic priest, a model for his entire parish. He is one of the few enthusiastic advocates of priestly celibacy. But trouble comes knocking at his door one day.

Director: Stéphane Clavier | Stars: Lambert Wilson, Marthe Villalonga, Adrien Aumont, Agathe Teyssier

Votes: 64

50. Dougie and Sass

Horror | Filming

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Director: Jonny Annunziata | Stars: Thomas Annunziata, Nanami Harada