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1. The Thorn Birds (1983)
Unrated | 122 min | Drama, Romance
In the arid 1920s Australian Outback, a Catholic priest and the beautiful niece of a vast sheep station owner stand powerless before God's will, tormented by desire. How far are they willing to go in the name of love?
Stars: Richard Chamberlain, Rachel Ward, Christopher Plummer, Bryan Brown
Votes: 10,199
2. The Devils (1971)
R | 111 min | Biography, Drama, History
In 17th-century France, Father Urbain Grandier's protection of the city of Loudun from the corrupt Cardinal Richelieu is undermined by a sexually repressed nun's accusation of witchcraft.
Director: Ken Russell | Stars: Vanessa Redgrave, Oliver Reed, Dudley Sutton, Max Adrian
Votes: 18,679 | Gross: $1.13M
3. Quills (2000)
R | 124 min | Biography, Drama
In a Napoleonic era insane asylum, an inmate, the irrepressible Marquis De Sade, fights a battle of wills against a tyrannically prudish doctor.
Director: Philip Kaufman | Stars: Geoffrey Rush, Kate Winslet, Joaquin Phoenix, Michael Caine
Votes: 56,748 | Gross: $7.06M
4. Love Exposure (2008)
Unrated | 237 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
A bizarre love triangle forms between a young Catholic upskirt photographer, a misandric girl and a manipulative cultist.
Director: Sion Sono | Stars: Takahiro Nishijima, Hikari Mitsushima, Sakura Andô, Yutaka Shimizu
Votes: 15,918
5. How Green Was My Valley (1941)
Passed | 118 min | Drama, Family
At the turn of the century in a Welsh mining village, the Morgans, he stern, she gentle, raise coal-mining sons and hope their youngest will find a better life.
Director: John Ford | Stars: Walter Pidgeon, Maureen O'Hara, Anna Lee, Donald Crisp
Votes: 26,495
6. Keeping the Faith (2000)
PG-13 | 128 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Two friends, a priest and a rabbi, fall in love with the same woman they knew in their youth, but the religious position of both men denies them romance.
Director: Edward Norton | Stars: Ben Stiller, Edward Norton, Jenna Elfman, Anne Bancroft
Votes: 53,236 | Gross: $37.05M
7. Young Lucrezia (1974)
80 min | Biography, Drama
In the early-16th century, the mighty Borgia family, Cesare Borgia and his pitiless sister Lucrezia rule all Italy. Cesare, incestuously in love with his sister, commits a crime and starts ... See full summary »
Director: Luciano Ercoli | Stars: Simonetta Stefanelli, Massimo Foschi, Ettore Manni, Anna Orso
Votes: 180
8. The Body (2001)
PG-13 | 109 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
A crucified body dated back to the first century A.D is uncovered at an ancient cave in Jerusalem. Trouble ensues as word spreads.
Director: Jonas McCord | Stars: Antonio Banderas, Olivia Williams, John Shrapnel, Derek Jacobi
Votes: 9,507 | Gross: $0.03M
9. The Pit and the Pendulum (1991)
R | 97 min | Horror, Romance
Horror film set in 1492 Toledo, Spain, depicting the cruel deeds of a monk named Torquemada, Grand Inquisitor of the Spanish Inquisition.
Director: Stuart Gordon | Stars: Lance Henriksen, Stephen Lee, William Norris, Mark Margolis
Votes: 5,454 | Gross: $0.00M
10. The Order (2003)
R | 102 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A young priest is sent to Rome to investigate the troubling death of the head of his order.
Director: Brian Helgeland | Stars: Heath Ledger, Mark Addy, Shannyn Sossamon, Benno Fürmann
Votes: 18,476 | Gross: $7.66M
11. The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years (1996 TV Movie)
178 min | Drama, Romance
At the height of WWII and ten years after their union in Matlock Island, Father Ralph reunites with Meggie who faces a deep crisis. Now, he must make up his mind, as the burden of choice is insufferable. Will he risk it all for love?
Director: Kevin James Dobson | Stars: Richard Chamberlain, Amanda Donohoe, Paul Bertram, Julia Blake
Votes: 1,056
12. The Crime of Padre Amaro (2002)
R | 118 min | Drama, Romance
Politics and sexual passions threaten to corrupt a young, newly-ordained priest in a small Mexican town.
Director: Carlos Carrera | Stars: Gael García Bernal, Ana Claudia Talancón, Sancho Gracia, Angélica Aragón
Votes: 14,429 | Gross: $5.71M
13. The Proposition (1998)
R | 110 min | Drama, Romance
Longing to have a baby, a sterile 1930s Bostonian hires a man to impregnate his wife.
Director: Lesli Linka Glatter | Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Madeleine Stowe, William Hurt, Robert Loggia
Votes: 2,359 | Gross: $0.12M
14. Sins (2005)
138 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
Two passionate lovers have a relationship that was doomed from the start. Father Williams, a catholic priest and young Rosemary begin a seemingly innocent association, but the relationship quickly turns intensely physical.
Director: Vinod Pande | Stars: Vinod Pande, Gauri Shankar, Shiney Ahuja, Nitesh Pandey
Votes: 450
15. The Confession (2016)
116 min | Drama
In a village in France during the German occupation of World War II, a friendship develops between the new priest and an atheist.
Director: Nicolas Boukhrief | Stars: Romain Duris, Marine Vacth, Anne Le Ny, Lucie Debay
Votes: 889
16. 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
17. Camila (1984)
R | 105 min | Drama, Romance
In 1840's Buenos Aires, Argentina, a beautiful young socialite named Camila falls in love with Ladislao, a Jesuit priest. After several failed attempts at fighting his own feelings, he ... See full summary »
Director: María Luisa Bemberg | Stars: Susú Pecoraro, Imanol Arias, Héctor Alterio, Elena Tasisto
Votes: 1,451
18. 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
19. The Crime of Father Amaro (2005)
100 min | Action, Drama
An young priest commits a crime when he falls in love with a beautiful and troubled woman.
Director: Carlos Coelho da Silva | Stars: Jorge Corrula, Soraia Chaves, Nicolau Breyner, Glória Férias
Votes: 2,644
20. The Runner Stumbles (1979)
PG | 109 min | Drama
Father Rivard is a priest in a small, economically depressed coal mining town. Working on what he thinks is a "controversial" work, he lives with the brutal lives of his poor parishioners, ... See full summary »
Director: Stanley Kramer | Stars: Dick Van Dyke, Kathleen Quinlan, Maureen Stapleton, Ray Bolger
Votes: 359
21. Love Like Poison (2010)
92 min | Drama
Anna a young teenager comes home from her Catholic boarding school for the holidays and discovers her father has left. Her mother is devastated and confined in the company of the local ... See full summary »
Director: Katell Quillévéré | Stars: Clara Augarde, Lio, Michel Galabru, Péline Liberty
Votes: 822
22. The Laughing Dead (1989)
Not Rated | 92 min | Horror
A ragtag group of people go on an archaeological trip to Mexico to visit Mayan ruins, but get more than they bargained for, when they encounter a zealous group of Mexicans attempting to revive a deadly ancient ritual of their ancestors.
Director: Somtow Sucharitkul | Stars: Joey Acedo, John Anthoni, Hank Azcona, Bruce Barlow
Votes: 674
23. The Singer Not the Song (1961)
Not Rated | 132 min | Drama, Romance, Western
In a small Mexican town, a Catholic priest (Sir John Mills) and a local bandit (Sir Dirk Bogarde) clash, but the brave priest ultimately wins the outlaw's respect.
Director: Roy Ward Baker | Stars: Dirk Bogarde, John Mills, Mylène Demongeot, Laurence Naismith
Votes: 700
24. The Mermaid Chair (2006 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 89 min | Drama, Romance
A married woman (Basinger) falls in love with a Benedictine monk.
Director: Steven Schachter | Stars: Kim Basinger, Alex Carter, Bruce Greenwood, Roberta Maxwell
Votes: 546
25. 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
26. Hastrman (2018)
98 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
A strange nobleman returning after years abroad to a small Bohemian village in the beginning of 19th century. The nobleman feels closer to animals despite looking like a human. He is a ... See full summary »
Director: Ondrej Havelka | Stars: Karel Dobrý, Vladimír Polívka, Jirí Lábus, Norbert Lichý
Votes: 248
27. Magdalene (1988)
PG | 113 min | Drama, Romance
Father Joseph Mohr, a newly appointed priest in the town of Oberndorf (near Salzburg), meets the beautiful prostitute Magdalene. He struggles to change her situation and make a new life for... See full summary »
Director: Monica Teuber | Stars: Steve Bond, Nastassja Kinski, David Warner, Günter Meisner
Votes: 121
28. Kangkong (2001)
101 min | Comedy
A town where poverty and sexual perversion are the norms.
Director: Mauro Gia Samonte | Stars: Brigitte De Joya, Rodel Velayo, Sofia Valdez, Jethro Ramirez
Votes: 16
29. The Case of the Exorcist (2015– )
Comedy, Crime, Drama
A three-part crime miniseries from the new cycle Detectives from the Holy Trinity, directed by one of the best present-day Czech film directors Jan Hrebejk. Containing retro-elements and ... See full summary »
Stars: Jan Budar, Tana Hlostova, Klára Melísková, Stanislav Majer
Votes: 123
30. Vaya con Dios (2002)
106 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
Three monks are making their way from Germany to a monastry in Italy, because they cannot afford the rent for their facility any longer.
Director: Zoltan Spirandelli | Stars: Michael Gwisdek, Daniel Brühl, Traugott Buhre, Matthias Brenner
Votes: 1,054
31. Agigma psyhis (1998– )
42 min | Drama, Romance
A series about a priest who despite his religious beliefs finds himself in love with a young student.
Stars: Stavros Zalmas, Theofania Papathoma, Petros Fyssoun, Giannis Voglis
Votes: 201
32. El ciclo Dreyer (2006)
94 min | Drama, Romance
Madrid, 1961. Carlos, a Law student, manages a cine-club and programs a cycle of the classic "Carl Dreyer". Santi, a priest and friend of the family, then visits Carlos' girlfriend, Elena, while going to missions. This will change the live of the couple, also affecting Julia, the club's projectionist who is also in love with Carlos.
Director: Álvaro del Amo | Stars: Isabel Ampudia, Fernando Andina, Elena Ballesteros, Ruth Díaz
Votes: 80
33. Heloise (2010)
30 min | Short, Biography, History
Based on the true story of the greatest sex scandal of the 12th century -- the love of Heloise and Abelard.
Director: Fred Raimondi | Stars: Julie A. Lockhart, Demetrio James, Kathrine Bates, Jeffrey M. Bell
34. Tentaciones (1998)
60 min | Drama, Romance
Stars: Lorena Rojas, Omar Fierro, Guillermo Murray, José Ángel Llamas
Votes: 19
35.
Tatort (1970– )
Episode:
Böses Blut
(2000)
TV-14 | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Director: Peter Sämann | Stars: Harald Krassnitzer, Sophie Rois, Bernhard Schir, Birgit Minichmayr
Votes: 97
36.
M*A*S*H (1972–1983)
Episode:
Nurse Doctor
(1979)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, War
The senior staff's attempt to help a nurse enter medical school to become a doctor is complicated by her unwanted romantic advances towards Father Mulcahy. Only Charles is unaffected by a drought and water shortage.
Director: Charles S. Dubin | Stars: Alan Alda, Mike Farrell, Harry Morgan, Loretta Swit
Votes: 489
37.
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode:
Double Cross
(2006)
TV-PG | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A lounge singer is found crucified inside a Catholic church, and the church's new pastor fails to disclose that he knows the victim from all the way back to high school.
Director: Michael Slovis | Stars: William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, Gary Dourdan, George Eads
Votes: 794
38.
Magpakailanman (2012– )
Episode:
Kasalanan ba ang umibig?: The Myrna Rivas Story
(2013)
60 min | Drama, Romance
Even if she's fully committed to her duties of being a nun, Myrna (Pauleen Luna) unexpectedly falls for Efren (Yul Servo), a priest who became her spiritual director when she was having ... See full summary »
Director: Maryo J. de los Reyes | Stars: Mel Tiangco, Pauleen Luna, Yul Servo, Michael Rivero
39.
Ipaglaban mo (2014– )
Episode:
Pagkilala ng ama
(2014)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director: Raymund Ocampo | Stars: Jose Sison, Jopet Sison, Mylene Dizon, Jennica Garcia
40.
Maalaala Mo Kaya (1991–2022)
Episode:
Liham
(2014)
TV-14 | Biography, Drama, Romance
The world of Fr. Francis begins to change when he meets the charming and confident nun named Joanna, who asked him to get involved in a non-government organization that sympathizes with ... See full summary »
Director: Elfren Vibar | Stars: Arjo Atayde, Yen Santos, Gio Alvarez, Abby Bautista