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Kanopy
88
8.0
/131905/
77
/2040/
81
/2471/
4.3
/243675/
97
/62/
91
/2559/
93
/23/

8½ (1963)
Guido Anselmi, a film director, finds himself creatively barren at the peak of his career. Urged by his doctors to rest, Anselmi heads for a luxurious resort, but a sorry group gathers—his producer, staff, actors, wife, mistress, and relatives—each one begging him to get on with the show. In retreat from their dependency, he fantasizes about past women and dreams of his childhood.
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Kanopy
87
8.1
/214325/
78
/3466/
81
/3254/
4.3
/371097/
93
/73/
93
/3120/
88
/15/
cc age 13+

The Seventh Seal (1957)
When disillusioned Swedish knight Antonius Block returns home from the Crusades to find his country in the grips of the Black Death, he challenges Death to a chess match for his life. Tormented by the belief that God does not exist, Block sets off on a journey, meeting up with traveling players Jof and his wife, Mia, and becoming determined to evade Death long enough to commit one redemptive act while he still lives.
poster
86
8.0
/14075/
75
/293/
77
/341/
4.1
/13138/
100
/20/
92
/223/

Forbidden Games (1952)
Orphaned after a Nazi air raid, Paulette, a young Parisian girl, runs into Michel, an older peasant boy, and the two quickly become close. Together, they try to make sense of the chaotic and crumbling world around them, attempting to cope with death as they create a burial ground for Paulette's deceased pet dog. Eventually, however, Paulette's stay with Michel's family is threatened by the harsh realities of wartime.
poster
80
7.8
/60390/
76
/750/
75
/610/
4.1
/55871/
91
/86/
93
/749/
78
/33/

Head-On (2004)
With the intention to break free from the strict familial restrictions, a suicidal young woman sets up a marriage of convenience with a forty-year-old addict, an act that will lead to an outburst of envious love.
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Criterion Channel
85
79
8.1
/11911/
77
/184/
80
/244/
4.2
/17902/
100
/26/
91
/112/

Day of Wrath (1943)
In a Danish village in the early 1600s, a young woman named Anne, whose mother was thought to be a witch, develops sympathy toward an old woman, Marte, who is accused of witchcraft. The intervention of Anne's older but kindly husband, Pastor Absalon saved her mother -- but now, urged on by his overbearing mother, he refuses to help Marte. When Absalon's son returns home and is attracted to Anne, it's a matter of time before her family destiny catches up with her.
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The Roku Channel
78
7.8
/21637/
74
/881/
74
/406/
3.6
/23662/
98
/50/
75
/893/
cc age 9+

A Christmas Carol (1984)
Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his youth, his current cruelties, and the dire fate that awaits him if he does not change his ways. Scrooge is faced with his own story of growing bitterness and meanness, and must decide what his own future will hold: death or redemption.
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79
78
7.6
/17520/
71
/386/
72
/319/
3.8
/25898/
91
/44/
81
/268/
88
/12/

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)
Dr. Henry Jekyll believes that there are two distinct sides to men - a good and an evil side. He believes that by separating the two, man can become liberated. He succeeds in his experiments with chemicals to accomplish this and transforms into Hyde to commit horrendous crimes. When he discontinues use of the drug, it is already too late.
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The Roku Channel
77
7.2
/15450/
74
/818/
77
/647/
3.4
/66999/
89
/93/
94
/124/
61
/12/
cc age 13+

Words on Bathroom Walls (2020)
Diagnosed with a mental illness halfway through his senior year of high school, a witty, introspective teen struggles to keep it a secret while falling in love with a brilliant classmate who inspires him to open his heart and not be defined by his condition.
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Kanopy
80
74
7.8
/13170/
73
/181/
73
/211/
3.8
/9197/
94
/17/
87
/178/

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
Paris, France, 1482. Frollo, Chief Justice of benevolent King Louis XI, gets infatuated by the beauty of Esmeralda, a young Romani girl. The hunchback Quasimodo, Frollo's protege and bell-ringer of Notre Dame, lives in peace among the bells in the heights of the immense cathedral until he is involved by the twisted magistrate in his malicious plans to free himself from Esmeralda's alleged spell, which he believes to be the devil's work.
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Hoopla
76
72
7.5
/12571/
73
/206/
71
/194/
3.6
/9656/
85
/20/
81
/211/
78
/6/

The Nun's Story (1959)
After leaving a wealthy Belgian family to become a nun, Sister Luke struggles with her devotion to her vows during crisis, disappointment, and World War II.
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Kanopy
71
7.0
/2365/
66
/40/
61
/35/
3.4
/803/
67
/15/
83
/37/

The Secrets (2007)
Noemi, the studious, devoutly religious daughter of a prominent rabbi, convinces her father to postpone her marriage for a year so that she might study at a Jewish seminary for women in the ancient Kabalistic seat of Safe.
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Amazon Prime Video
71
7.1
/8185/
68
/161/
65
/112/
3.4
/3372/
92
/12/
75
/167/

Black Robe (1991)
Missionary Father LaForgue travels to the New World in hopes of converting Algonquin Indians to Catholicism. Accepted, though warily, by the Indians, LaForgue travels with the Indians using his strict Catholic rules and ideals to try and impose his religion.
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Kanopy
71
7.2
/12565/
69
/332/
68
/272/
3.7
/19686/
88
/94/
81
/46/
73
/26/

The Club (2015)
In a secluded house in a small seaside town live four unrelated men and the woman who tends to the house and their needs. All former priests, they have been sent to this quiet exile to purge the sins of their pasts, the separation from their communities the worst form of punishment by the Church. They keep to a strict daily schedule devoid of all temptation and spontaneity, each moment a deliberate effort to atone for their wrongdoings.
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70
6.7
/916/
63
/13/
56
/17/
81
/21/
72
/25/
82
/14/

Gilles' Wife (2004)
Gilles' wife, Elise, who smiles when she thinks of him, cooks and scrubs and cheerfully makes love to him, suspects during her third pregnancy that he is having an affair with her coquettish younger sister, Victorine. Elise suffers, usually in silence. She listens to her husband rave; she asks her priest; she breaks picture frames; she weeps. She decides on a strategy to keep him. Will she succeed?
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70
6.4
/1657/
65
/57/
62
/29/
3.2
/811/
69
/35/
73
/74/
65
/17/

Bless Me, Ultima (2013)
In a village in New Mexico, the life of young farm boy Antonio is dramatically changed when an old medicine woman joins his household. This affecting coming-of-age tale recounts Antonio's experiences to reveal the spiritual conflict in his community.
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Fandango at Home Free
70
7.4
/70317/
74
/1513/
73
/1497/
3.7
/49357/
63
/30/
87
/1800/
55
/18/
cc age 14+

The Mission (1986)
When a Spanish Jesuit goes into the South American wilderness to build a mission in the hope of converting the Indians of the region, a slave hunter is converted and joins his mission. When Spain sells the colony to Portugal, they are forced to defend all they have built against the Portuguese aggressors.
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fuboTV
68
6.6
/4584/
67
/307/
72
/192/
3.2
/3402/
57
/51/
96
/44/
50
/14/
cc age 13+

Fatima (2020)
In 1917, outside the parish of Fátima, Portugal, a 10-year-old girl and her two younger cousins witness multiple visitations of the Virgin Mary, who tells them that only prayer and suffering will bring an end to World War I. As secularist government officials and Church leaders try to force the children to recant their story, word of the sighting spreads across the country, inspiring religious pilgrims to flock to the site in hopes of witnessing a miracle..
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Kanopy
67
6.6
/5076/
63
/260/
62
/42/
3.5
/9191/
88
/120/
50
/27/
69
/31/
cc age 15+

The Trip to Greece (2020)
Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon continue their travelogue series with a visit to Greece.
poster
67
7.2
/11451/
71
/250/
70
/203/
3.7
/13596/
49
/55/
72
/151/

The Yakuza (1974)
When George Tanner does business with high-ranking Yakuza Tono, Tono kidnaps his daughter, and George summons his old friend, private eye Harry Kilmer, to Japan to investigate.
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Amazon Prime Video
67
5.8
/28387/
61
/1766/
58
/631/
3.1
/74334/
78
/126/
50
/193/
69
/29/
cc age 16+

The Little Hours (2017)
Garfagnana, Italy, 1347. The handsome servant Masseto, fleeing from his vindictive master, takes shelter in a nunnery where three young nuns, Sister Alessandra, Sister Ginevra and Sister Fernanda, try unsuccessfully to find out what their purpose in life is, a conundrum that each of them faces in different ways.
poster
The Roku Channel
66
6.3
/23630/
65
/1223/
67
/1057/
3.2
/37082/
66
/128/
60
/125/
58
/25/
cc age 15+

The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (2018)
Toby, a cynical film director finds himself trapped in the outrageous delusions of an old Spanish shoe-maker who believes himself to be Don Quixote. In the course of their comic and increasingly surreal adventures, Toby is forced to confront the tragic repercussions of a film he made in his idealistic youth.
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Hoopla
66
64
6.9
/9519/
69
/272/
67
/184/
3.4
/4102/
65
/20/
71
/264/
57
/7/

Antibodies (2005)
When a notorious German serial killer is captured after committing some of the most heinous acts against humanity ever imaginable, a farmer and police officer from a sleepy rural community on the outskirts of Berlin is drawn into the case as he searches for the answers to a murder that has shaken his tight-knit community.
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Criterion Channel
68
62
6.4
/7662/
65
/164/
62
/179/
3.4
/9141/
86
/22/
65
/117/

Spirits of the Dead (1968)
Anthology film from three European directors based on stories by Edgar Allan Poe: a cruel countess haunted by a ghostly horse, a sadistic young man haunted by his double, and an alcoholic actor haunted by the Devil.
poster
62
6.9
/5500/
68
/62/
63
/74/
3.4
/4065/
33
/9/
75
/96/
64
/12/

Heaven Help Us (1985)
Sixteen-year-old Michael Dunn arrives at St. Basil's Catholic Boys School in Brooklyn circa 1965. There, he befriends all of the misfits in his class as they collide with the repressive faculty and discover the opposite sex as they come of age.
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Criterion Channel
77
61
7.4
/2645/
79
/93/
71
/68/
3.9
/3807/
98
/60/
67
/15/
75
/17/

Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words (2015)
A personal and captivating account of the extraordinary life and work of Ingrid Bergman (1915-82), a young Swedish woman who became one of the most celebrated actresses in world cinema.
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Kanopy
60
6.5
/254153/
64
/8505/
60
/4493/
2.8
/174947/
80
/202/
58
/3141/
66
/41/
cc age 18+

Don Jon (2013)
A New Jersey guy dedicated to his family, friends, and church, develops unrealistic expectations from watching porn and works to find happiness and intimacy with his potential true love.
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Hulu
59
5.9
/7254/
62
/963/
60
/286/
2.9
/5798/
68
/40/
48
/42/
60
/9/
cc age 16+

Pilgrimage (2017)
In 13th century Ireland a group of monks must escort a sacred relic across a landscape fraught with peril.
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Hoopla
58
6.4
/6669/
61
/121/
63
/117/
3.1
/1549/
38
/86/
56
/160/
49
/28/

The Reckoning (2004)
In 14th Century England, this tale of murder and mystery follows a fugitive priest who falls in with a troupe of actors. As they arrive in a small town, the actors encounter a woman being sentenced to death for practicing witchcraft and murder. Discarding the expected bible stories, the actors now stage a performance based on the crime. Through the performance of the play, they discover a mystery.
poster
73
53
6.9
/1696/
75
/39/
72
/62/
3.6
/3483/
89
/9/
67
/23/

Perceval (1978)
The film chronicles Perceval's knighthood, maturation and eventual peerage amongst the Knights of the Round Table, and also contains brief episodes from the story of Gawain and the crucifixion of Christ.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
54
49
6.0
/6114/
58
/164/
57
/142/
3.1
/6036/
50
/8/
40
/105/

The Pit and the Pendulum (1991)
Set during the height of Spanish Inquisition. The beautiful and kind-hearted Maria is arrested as a witch when she inadvertently cries out in horror at the public whipping of a child. As Maria’s husband Antonio tries to save her, Torquemada, the Grand Inquisitor, determines to punish Maria with torture for the desire she inflames in him. Loosely based on Edgar Allen Poe's classic short story.
poster
Netflix
48
4.7
/9129/
52
/631/
59
/445/
2.3
/63912/
63
/8/
23
/54/
cc age 15+

Tin & Tina (2023)
After a traumatic miscarriage, Lola and her husband, Adolfo, adopt Tin and Tina, a lovely albino brother and sister with an ultra-Catholic education that makes them interpret the Holy Bible verbatim.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
47
6.1
/19398/
65
/1292/
61
/730/
2.8
/11008/
24
/123/
32
/106/
43
/30/
cc age 16+

American Pastoral (2016)
Set in postwar America, a man watches his seemingly perfect life fall apart as his daughter's new political affiliation threatens to destroy their family.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
71
45
6.7
/1597/
70
/73/
70
/29/
3.3
/943/
73
/11/
80
/26/
cc age 12+

Growing Up Smith (2017)
In 1979, an Indian family moves to America with hopes of living the American Dream. While their 10-year-old boy Smith falls head-over-heels for the girl next door, his desire to become a "good old boy" propels him further away from his family's ideals than ever before.
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Hoopla
57
43
6.1
/2683/
62
/72/
52
/49/
3.0
/736/
60
/35/
54
/191/
55
/13/

Quid Pro Quo (2008)
A semi-paralyzed radio reporter is sent out to investigate a story that leads him into an odd subculture and on a journey of disturbing self-realization.
poster
66
40
7.1
/1372/
74
/17/
73
/42/
3.6
/2406/
Popcorn
50
/4/
58
/7/

Penance (2013)
The murder of a young girl leaves the inhabitants of a small Japanese village in shock. The body of Emili is found by four classmates with whom she was playing. The murder is never solved. Emili's mother, Asako, is torn by grief and puts a curse on the four girls when they claim not to remember the killer's face. Each of the girls, in their own way, will do penance for their silence.
poster
MGM Plus
60
39
6.5
/2153/
59
/47/
64
/42/
3.4
/1367/
48
/25/

Absolution (1978)
At a Catholic boys' school, domineering disciplinarian Father Goddard rules over his pupils with an iron hand. When one of his teenage charges confesses to murder, the dogmatic but deeply repressed Goddard finds his faith challenged and his life spiralling dangerously out of control.
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Criterion Channel
70
38
7.0
/1956/
68
/38/
64
/80/
3.6
/1868/
80
/5/

Let Joy Reign Supreme (1975)
A look at 18th-century France, when the depravity of the authorities contributed to social oppression, and the uprisings flared up one after another.
poster
58
35
5.6
/2391/
58
/82/
56
/84/
3.0
/963/

Don Camillo (1984)
A priest helps the small town he's stationed in to resolve conflicts by working together.
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Kanopy
67
26
7.1
/770/
57
/13/
57
/18/
3.6
/2304/
80
/4/

I, the Worst of All (1990)
A 17th-century Mexican nun defies expectations by becoming a renowned intellectual and writer during the Spanish Inquisition.
poster
71
22
8.0
/1236/
54
/11/
57
/12/
93
/13/

Religion (2007)
The story is based in Banaras and is about a Hindu Priest Chaturvedi who follows the scriptures to practice Hindu religion. When a child is abandon by a woman and brought in his house by his daughter - after initial hesitation but due to requests from his wife - the family adapts the child; only to know after 4 years that the child is a Muslim. The family gives away the child and Chaturvedi engulfs himself in the purification process to cleanse his body, mind and soul due to contact with a Muslim soul. By the time, Chaturvedi thinks he is fully purified – the child reappears – seeking refuge, due to Hindu- Muslim riots. This is the time Chaturvedi finally realizes that the true religion is - religion where humans help humans – humanity.
poster
55
20
5.6
/861/
50
/21/
55
/20/
3.2
/214/
53
/33/

Dragon Head (2003)
Teru Aoki (青木 輝) is on a train to Tokyo after a school trip. A disaster occurs which partially destroys the train and blocks a tunnel. When Teru awakes, he finds all his classmates and teachers are dead.
poster
51
18
5.3
/1010/
56
/28/
53
/30/
3.0
/454/
37
/12/

Street Knight (1993)
A former cop returns to challenge a plot to escalate gang violence in the streets of Los Angeles.
poster
60
13
6.4
/1119/
65
/15/
66
/14/
3.3
/277/
42
/4/

The Private War of Major Benson (1955)
A Major noted for advancing with his mouth before thinking is given a choice: to be drummed out of the Army, or take command of and shape up the ROTC program at Sheridan Academy before it fails its next inspection. At Sheridan he encounters three hundred pre-teen cadets who range from rascally to adorable, and a female doctor who has just the right prescription for him.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
54
12
5.5
/744/
52
/31/
47
/10/
3.1
/285/
55
/12/

Confession (2005)
In a small Catholic boarding school an unspeakable act has been committed. When High School student, Luther Scott, confesses to Father Michael Kelly, Kelly is bound silent to the particulars of a grisly murder. Now, framed guilty by the desperate teen, Kelly must decide to keep his silence or throw away everything the priesthood holds sacred.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
41
10
4.6
/464/
49
/30/
43
/17/
29
/9/

Walk a Mile in My Pradas (2011)
A little Christmas magic causes two coworkers with contrasting lifestyles to switch sexual orientations.
poster
61
8
6.5
/234/
56
/3/
55
/11/
3.5
/267/

Ángel de fuego (1991)
The young trapeze artist Alma is part of the show of a miserable traveling circus. In an act of desperation, Alma commits incest with her father, a sick clown obsessed with the woman who abandoned them. Determined to have his child, Alma leaves the circus and joins a group of preachers led by Refugio, a woman who performs puppet shows with biblical passages in poor neighborhoods.
poster
?
7.6
/21/

The Forgotten Maggies (2009)
The Forgotten Maggies focuses on the human rights aspect surrounding the Magdalene Laundries, including testimonies from women and an exploration of the High Park exhumation where 155 Magdalene women were exhumed in 1993
poster
?
8.1
/24/
85
/2/

Ireland's Dirty Laundry (2022)
The tragic and shocking story of the notorious Magdalene Laundries, a shameful system, created by the Irish State but supported by all strata of Irish society, which enslaved more than ten thousand women between 1922 and 1996.


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