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1. The Virgin Suicides (1999)
R | 97 min | Drama, Romance
A group of male friends become obsessed with five mysterious sisters who are sheltered by their strict, religious parents in suburban Detroit in the mid 1970s.
Director: Sofia Coppola | Stars: Kirsten Dunst, Josh Hartnett, James Woods, Kathleen Turner
Votes: 169,240 | Gross: $4.86M
2. A Friend of the Family (2022)
TV-MA | 53 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
The harrowing true story of the Broberg family, whose daughter Jan was kidnapped multiple times over a period of years in the 1970s by a charismatic, obsessed family "friend."
Stars: Jake Lacy, Colin Hanks, Lio Tipton, Anna Paquin
Votes: 6,840
3. A Walk to Remember (2002)
PG | 101 min | Drama, Romance
Two North Carolina teens, Landon Carter and Jamie Sullivan, are thrown together after Landon gets into trouble and is sentenced to perform community service.
Director: Adam Shankman | Stars: Mandy Moore, Shane West, Peter Coyote, Daryl Hannah
Votes: 221,393 | Gross: $41.28M
4. The Lodge (2019)
R | 108 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A soon-to-be stepmom is snowed in with her fiancé's two children at a remote holiday village. Just as relations begin to thaw between the trio, some strange and frightening events take place.
Directors: Severin Fiala, Veronika Franz | Stars: Riley Keough, Jaeden Martell, Lia McHugh, Richard Armitage
Votes: 57,875
5. You Can Live Forever (2022)
13+ | 96 min | Drama, Romance
When lesbian teen Jaime is sent to live in a Jehovah's Witness community, she falls hard for a devout Witness girl and the two embark on an intense affair with consequences that will reshape the rest of their lives.
Directors: Mark Slutsky, Sarah Watts | Stars: Anwen O'Driscoll, June Laporte, Liane Balaban, Antoine Yared
Votes: 2,746
6. Thelma (2017)
Not Rated | 116 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A confused religious girl tries to deny her feelings for a female friend who's in love with her. This causes her suppressed subconsciously-controlled psychokinetic powers to reemerge with devastating results.
Director: Joachim Trier | Stars: Eili Harboe, Kaya Wilkins, Henrik Rafaelsen, Ellen Dorrit Petersen
Votes: 36,616 | Gross: $0.15M
7. Tess (1979)
PG | 186 min | Drama, Romance
A strong-willed young peasant girl attracts the affection of two men.
Director: Roman Polanski | Stars: Nastassja Kinski, Peter Firth, Leigh Lawson, John Collin
Votes: 18,277
8. The Starling Girl (2023)
R | 117 min | Drama
17-year-old Jem Starling struggles with her place within her Christian fundamentalist community. But everything changes when her magnetic youth pastor Owen returns to their church.
Director: Laurel Parmet | Stars: Eliza Scanlen, Lewis Pullman, Jimmi Simpson, Wrenn Schmidt
Votes: 2,289
9. Abducted in Plain Sight (2017)
TV-14 | 91 min | Documentary, Crime
The twisting, turning, stranger-than-fiction true story of the Brobergs, a naive, church-going Idaho family that fell under the spell of a sociopathic neighbor with designs on their twelve-year-old daughter.
Director: Skye Borgman | Stars: Jan Broberg, Bob Broberg, Mary Ann Broberg, Susan Broberg
Votes: 22,243
10. The Murders at White House Farm (2020)
TV-MA | 46 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Revolves around the true story of a fateful night in August 1985 when five members of the same family are murdered at an Essex farmhouse, and the ensuing police investigation and court case that follows.
Stars: Freddie Fox, Alexa Davies, Mark Addy, Scott Reid
Votes: 12,026
11. Cuties (2020)
TV-MA | 96 min | Drama
Eleven-year-old Amy starts to rebel against her conservative family's traditions when she becomes fascinated with a free-spirited dance crew.
Director: Maïmouna Doucouré | Stars: Fathia Youssouf, Médina El Aidi-Azouni, Esther Gohourou, Ilanah Cami-Goursolas
Votes: 32,585
12. A Fortunate Man (2018)
TV-14 | 162 min | Drama, Romance
A gifted engineer flees his austere roots to pursue wealth and success among Copenhagen's elite, but the pride propelling him threatens to be his ruin.
Director: Bille August | Stars: Esben Smed, Katrine Greis-Rosenthal, Benjamin Kitter, Julie Christiansen
Votes: 7,369
13. Latter Days (2003)
R | 107 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A promiscuous gay party animal falls for a young Mormon missionary, leading to crisis, cliché, and catastrophe.
Director: C. Jay Cox | Stars: Wes Ramsey, Steve Sandvoss, Mary Kay Place, Amber Benson
Votes: 18,583 | Gross: $0.82M
14. Young & Wild (2012)
Not Rated | 96 min | Comedy, Drama
Daniela, raised in the bosom of a strict Evangelical family and recently unmasked as a fornicator by her shocked parents, struggles to find her own path to spiritual harmony.
Director: Marialy Rivas | Stars: Alicia Rodríguez, Aline Küppenheim, María Gracia Omegna, Felipe Pinto
Votes: 3,041 | Gross: $0.00M
15. Betrayed (2020)
126 min | Drama, History, War
The Braude family's experiences when Norway was occupied by Nazi Germany and Jews were arrested and deported.
Director: Eirik Svensson | Stars: Jakob Oftebro, Pia Halvorsen, Michalis Koutsogiannakis, Carl Martin Eggesbø
Votes: 2,413
16. Hala (2019)
R | 94 min | Drama
Muslim teenager Hala copes with the unraveling of her family as she comes into her own.
Director: Minhal Baig | Stars: Geraldine Viswanathan, Jack Kilmer, Gabriel Luna, Purbi Joshi
Votes: 3,019
17. Jesus Camp (2006)
PG-13 | 87 min | Documentary
A documentary on kids who attend a summer camp hoping to become the next Billy Graham.
Directors: Heidi Ewing, Rachel Grady | Stars: Mike Papantonio, Lou Engle, Becky Fischer, Ted Haggard
Votes: 28,778 | Gross: $0.90M
18. Something Like Summer (2017)
115 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
Something Like Summer traces the tumultuous relationship of Ben and Tim, secret high school sweethearts who grow over the years into both adulthood enemies and complicated friends.
Director: David Berry | Stars: Grant Davis, Davi Santos, Ben Baur, Ajiona Alexus
Votes: 1,513
19. Electrick Children (2012)
R | 96 min | Drama
Rachel, a teenager born and raised in her Mormon community, believes that she has been inpregnated by listening to music and must get to Vegas to find the "father" of her miracle baby.
Director: Rebecca Thomas | Stars: Julia Garner, Liam Aiken, Billy Zane, Cynthia Watros
Votes: 6,153
20. 19 Kids and Counting (2008–2015)
TV-PG | 30 min | Documentary, Reality-TV
The lives of the Duggars, a Christian homeschooling family with 19 children, and how their family functions.
Stars: Michelle Duggar, Jim Bob Duggar, Johannah Duggar, Joy-Anna Forsyth
Votes: 2,641
21. Henry Gamble's Birthday Party (2015)
Unrated | 87 min | Drama
Preacher's kid Henry Gamble is turning 17 today. Bring your swimsuit.
Director: Stephen Cone | Stars: Cole Doman, Joe Keery, Elizabeth Laidlaw, Pat Healy
Votes: 3,377
22. The Last Thing Mary Saw (2021)
89 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
The daughter in a strict religious family is interrogated after the death of her family's uncanny matriarch.
Director: Edoardo Vitaletti | Stars: Stefanie Scott, Daniel Pearce, Philip Hoffman, Matthew Stannah
Votes: 1,776
23. Quinceañera (2006)
R | 90 min | Drama
As Magdalena's 15th birthday approaches, her simple, blissful life is complicated by the discovery that she's pregnant. Kicked out of her house, she finds a new family with her great-granduncle and gay cousin.
Directors: Richard Glatzer, Wash Westmoreland | Stars: Emily Rios, Jesse Garcia, Chalo González, Jesus Castanos
Votes: 4,300 | Gross: $1.69M
24. Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (1989–1990)
165 min | Drama
Jessica, raised in a fanatical cult, endures brainwashing until her forbidden relationship with Melanie opens her eyes. They face cruel treatment for their 'unnatural' bond, but Jessica's spirit overcomes the oppressive teachings.
Stars: Geraldine McEwan, Elizabeth Spriggs, Freda Dowie, Peter Gordon
Votes: 1,113
25. Twilight's Kiss (2019)
Not Rated | 92 min | Drama
SUK SUK is a quiet portrayal of a gay relationship between two men in their twilight years. PAK, 70, a married taxi driver who refuses to retire meets HOI 65, a retired single father. ... See full summary »
Director: Ray Yeung | Stars: Tai-Bo, Ben Yuen, Patra Au, Chun Yip Lo
Votes: 1,569
26. A Regular Woman (2019)
Not Rated | 90 min | Crime, Drama
Aynur, a German woman of Kurdish-Turkish descent, struggles for a free, self-determined life in the face of her family's opposition. Her brothers insult and threaten her until she finally reports her oldest brother to the police.
Director: Sherry Hormann | Stars: Almila Bagriacik, Rauand Taleb, Merve Aksoy, Aram Arami
Votes: 2,446
27. A Wake (I) (2019)
97 min | Drama
The children in a religious family clash with their parents as they prepare for the wake of their brother, Mitchel. Teenage Mason desperately tries to reach his lost identical twin through ... See full summary »
Director: Scott Boswell | Stars: Noah Urrea, Scott Cox, Sofia Rosinsky, Emilie Talbot
Votes: 271
28. The Other Side of Sunday (1996)
PG-13 | 103 min | Comedy, Drama
The Other Side of Sunday criticizes the small, and often tight church community. We follow the Preachers Daughter; Maria, in her journey to liberate herself from the stiff church community and her strict religious father.
Director: Berit Nesheim | Stars: Marie Theisen, Hildegun Riise, Bjørn Sundquist, Sylvia Salvesen
Votes: 1,283
29. Confetti Harvest (2014)
94 min | Drama
To be Chosen. That is the most important life goal in the strict religious environment of Katelijne. For her, though, reading and stories are much more important. Is she thus risking her 'Grace period'?
Director: Tallulah Hazekamp Schwab | Stars: Hendrikje Nieuwerf, Suzan Boogaerdt, Steven van Watermeulen, Yannick de Waal
Votes: 612
30. Tremors (2019)
Unrated | 107 min | Drama
The coming out of an evangelical father shatters his family, his community and uncovers a profoundly repressive society.
Director: Jayro Bustamante | Stars: Juan Pablo Olyslager, Diane Bathen, Mauricio Armas Zebadúa, Rui Frati
Votes: 1,515
31. I, a Woman (1965)
95 min | Drama
The young nurse Siv is frustrated by the strict restraints of her religious parents and her boring fiancé, Sven. At the hospital where she works a patient Heinz, a married antiques dealer ... See full summary »
Director: Mac Ahlberg | Stars: Essy Persson, Preben Mahrt, Jørgen Reenberg, Tove Maës
Votes: 146
32. Counting On (2015–2021)
50 min | Reality-TV
The focus is on the family's older children as they celebrate some of life's milestone moments, including big moves, the realities of growing up, and raising their own families.
Stars: Jessa Seewald, Jana Duggar, Benjamin Seewald, Joseph Duggar
Votes: 414
33. Here Comes the Groom (2023)
107 min | Comedy
It centers on a group of people who swap their souls.
Director: Chris Martinez | Stars: Enchong Dee, Miles Ocampo, Gladys Reyes, Tony Labrusca
Votes: 52
34. Pretty Is (2017)
16 min | Short, Drama
After being turned down by a boy her age, sixteen-year-old Honey, the daughter of a religious family in a small Southern town, turns her interests to Leander, an older man who's recently been saved at her church.
Director: Alan Scott Neal | Stars: Raoul Max Trujillo, Kristine Froseth, Jon Stafford, Monica Wyche
Votes: 79
35. The Harvesters (2018)
TV-MA | 102 min | Drama
South Africa, Free State region, isolated stronghold to the Afrikaans white ethnic minority culture. In this conservative farming territory obsessed with strength and masculinity, Janno is ... See full summary »
Director: Etienne Kallos | Stars: Brent Vermeulen, Alex van Dyk, Juliana Venter, Morné Visser
Votes: 965
36. Kabahat (2022)
84 min | Drama
Reyhan, raised in a religious family, arrives at her grandmother's house in a conservative Central Anatolian village, to spend her summer holidays. She has just had her first period and ... See full summary »
Director: Umran Safter | Stars: Isil Acaray, Mina Demirtas, Ece Demirturk, Berivan Edebali
Votes: 105
37. Virgin (2003)
R | 114 min | Drama
When a teenager finds herself pregnant, with no memory of having had sex, she determines that she is carrying the child of God.
Director: Deborah Kampmeier | Stars: Elisabeth Moss, Stephen Brian Jones, Andrew Thaman, Charles Socarides
Votes: 607 | Gross: $0.01M
38. Liberty's Secret (2016)
Not Rated | 95 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
The squeaky-clean daughter of a "family values" preacher becomes a national political sensation and falls in love with her spin doctor -- another woman.
Directors: Andy Kirshner, Debbie Williams | Stars: Jaclene Wilk, Cara AnnMarie, Alfrelynn J. Roberts, Chris Lutkin
Votes: 496
39. Forbidden Daughter (2023)
Drama
A family has been has been brought upon by tragedy and disconnection. It takes forgiveness and the love of God they bring them back together.
Directors: Vernon Snoop Robinson, Ken Clark, Yvette Harris, Ro'shae Moore | Stars: Kris D'Sha, LaMar Alcorn, Leo Alvarez, Daruis Bailey
Votes: 16
40. For the Bible Tells Me So (2007)
Unrated | 95 min | Documentary, Romance
An exploration of the intersection between religion and homosexuality in the U.S. and how the religious right has used its interpretation of the Bible to stigmatize the gay community.
Director: Daniel G. Karslake | Stars: Imogene Robinson, Victor Robinson, Gene Robinson, Isabella 'Boo' McDaniel
Votes: 4,519 | Gross: $0.31M
41. The Innocent (2018)
114 min | Drama
Ruth is committed to her work, her family, and her faith, but when an ex-lover is released from prison and comes back into her life, her convictions are threatened.
Director: Simon Jaquemet | Stars: Judith Hofmann, Naomi Scheiber, Christian Kaiser, Thomas Schüpbach
Votes: 247
42. Ranchlands (2019)
69 min | Drama
"Ranchlands" is an LGBTQ drama about an urbane, yet lost gay man who returns to his estranged Christian family to care for his ailing brother - and finds romance with a queer ranch hand. ... See full summary »
Director: David Lewis | Stars: Nick Molari, Zachary Beck, Burt Binder, Kim Marie Cooper
Votes: 167
43. Bringing Up Bates (2015–2021)
TV-G | Reality-TV
This family based reality program follows Gil and Kelly Jo who are raising their 19 children with Love, Humor, and Christian values. No matter the situation, the family faces it together.
Stars: Gil Bates, Kelly Jo Bates, Lawson Bates, Nathan Bates
Votes: 268
44. Boys in Brazil (2014)
Unrated | 92 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A group of friends make a pact together to come out of the closet after one of them is assaulted during São Paulo's Gay Parade.
Director: Alexandre Carvalho | Stars: Tchaka O'Hara, Luis Vaz, Maurício Evanns, Marcello Airoldi
Votes: 280
45. Bad Girl (I) (2016)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, Family
Summer temptation distances a father and his daughter. After heart-to-heart talks and relocating, together they discover the value of family and love for the betterment of one another.
Director: Greg Galloway | Stars: Gregory Alan Williams, Ajiona Alexus, Rhoda Griffis, Chrystee Pharris
Votes: 68
46. Revelations (1994–1996)
25 min | Drama
Soap set around a religious family. This series was only shown in 3 ITV regions.
Stars: Emma Roberts, Stephen Mapes, Judy Loe, Paul Shelley
Votes: 38
47. Outer Banks (2012)
15 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
A quasi-estranged family-member tries his hardest to gain approval from his hyper-conservative Christian family.
Director: Sean Robinson | Stars: Micah Robinson, Sean Robinson
Votes: 20
48. Unicornio (2014)
Not Rated | 31 min | Short, Drama, Romance
A young German/Bolivian Mennonite risks his life to escape his strict religious Community to find love and freedom in the city.
Director: Rodrigo Bellott | Stars: Doug Porter, Eric Robles, Lorena Sugier, Arturo Lora
Votes: 103
49. Love is the Word (2013)
102 min | Drama, Romance
Love is the Word is a moving, romantic and funny coming-of-age drama about the magic of first love and the misery of first lost, set in 1978: the year 'Grease' hit the big screen.
Director: Pieter Kuijpers | Stars: Huub Stapel, Ella-June Henrard, Lies Visschedijk, Jeroen van Koningsbrugge
Votes: 632
50. Polish Prayers (2022)
85 min | Documentary
Twenty-two-year-old Antek grows up in a deeply religious and radical right-wing family in contemporary Poland. Catholicism, nationalism and especially celibacy define his world. Filmmaker ... See full summary »
Director: Hanna Nobis
Votes: 152