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Criterion Channel
85
8.0
/59806/
78
/867/
79
/901/
4.4
/83069/
96
/46/
93
/674/

Andrei Rublev (1966)
An expansive Russian drama, this film focuses on the life of revered religious icon painter Andrei Rublev. Drifting from place to place in a tumultuous era, the peace-seeking monk eventually gains a reputation for his art. But after Rublev witnesses a brutal battle and unintentionally becomes involved, he takes a vow of silence and spends time away from his work. As he begins to ease his troubled soul, he takes steps towards becoming a painter once again.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
85
8.2
/597373/
81
/15092/
78
/6162/
4.1
/611711/
92
/131/
95
/33990/
91
/24/
cc age 13+

Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
King Arthur, accompanied by his squire, recruits his Knights of the Round Table, including Sir Bedevere the Wise, Sir Lancelot the Brave, Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-As-Sir-Lancelot and Sir Galahad the Pure. On the way, Arthur battles the Black Knight who, despite having had all his limbs chopped off, insists he can still fight. They reach Camelot, but Arthur decides not to enter, as "it is a silly place".
poster
Criterion Channel
84
7.8
/16530/
74
/185/
73
/174/
3.9
/7609/
92
/37/
94
/270/

Before the Rain (1994)
The circularity of violence seen in a story that circles on itself. In Macedonia, during the war in Bosnia, Christians hunt an ethnic Albanian girl who may have murdered one of their own. A young monk who's taken a vow of silence offers her protection. In London, a photographic editor who's pregnant needs to talk it out with her estranged husband and chooses a toney restaurant.
poster
Criterion Channel
82
7.7
/18287/
73
/296/
74
/314/
4.0
/23502/
85
/26/
91
/244/

The Phantom of Liberty (1974)
This Surrealist film, with a title referencing the Communist Manifesto, strings together short incidents based on the life of director Luis Buñuel. Presented as chance encounters, these loosely related, intersecting situations, all without a consistent protagonist, reach from the 19th century to the 1970s. Touching briefly on subjects such as execution, pedophilia, incest, and sex, the film features an array of characters, including a sick father and incompetent police officers.
poster
80
7.6
/118860/
77
/3994/
74
/2012/
3.8
/125959/
88
/77/
91
/4913/
83
/16/
cc age 15+

Enter the Dragon (1973)
A martial artist agrees to spy on a reclusive crime lord using his invitation to a tournament there as cover.
poster
76
7.2
/16667/
68
/338/
67
/403/
3.8
/9176/
93
/113/
75
/692/
86
/29/

Of Gods and Men (2010)
A group of Trappist monks reside in the monastery of Tibhirine in Algeria, where they live in harmony with the largely muslim population. When a bloody conflict between Algeria's army and Muslim Jihadi insurgents disrupts the peace, they are forced to consider fleeing the monastery and deserting the villagers they have ministered to. In the face of deadly violence the monks wrestle with their faith and their convictions, eventually deciding to stay and help their neighbours keep the army and the insurgents at bay.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
76
74
7.2
/11509/
72
/362/
72
/265/
3.7
/5506/
83
/6/
84
/403/

Tai-Chi Master (1993)
Falsely accused for cheating in a martial arts competition, two boyhood friends are banished from their Shaolin Temple and go their separate ways. As adults, they join opposing sides in a civil war. When one betrays the other, they settle their differences mano-a-mano.
poster
Hoopla
73
6.9
/3486/
68
/41/
65
/42/
3.5
/2064/
84
/32/
86
/74/
70
/23/

The Cup (1999)
While the World Cup is being played in France, two young Tibetan refugees arrive at a monastery in India. The atmosphere of serene contemplation is soon disrupted by soccer fever, as the two students desperately seek a TV to watch the final.
poster
73
7.5
/144501/
73
/3910/
74
/2291/
3.6
/196639/
86
/56/
81
/3802/
62
/11/
cc age 15+

The Omen (1976)
Immediately after their miscarriage, the US diplomat Robert Thorn adopts the newborn Damien without the knowledge of his wife. Yet what he doesn’t know is that their new son is the son of the devil.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
71
7.7
/125125/
77
/4243/
74
/3200/
3.7
/92694/
72
/25/
85
/1304/
54
/12/

The Name of the Rose (1986)
14th-century Franciscan monk William of Baskerville and his young novice arrive at a conference to find that several monks have been murdered under mysterious circumstances. To solve the crimes, William must rise up against the Church's authority and fight the shadowy conspiracy of monastery monks using only his intelligence; which is considerable.
poster
Kanopy
70
6.8
/348/
70
/17/
72
/10/
82
/17/
67
/6/
56
/6/

Monk with a Camera (2014)
Nicholas Vreeland walked away from a worldly life of privilege to become a Tibetan Buddhist monk. Grandson of legendary Vogue editor Diana Vreeland and apprentice of photographer Irving Penn, Nicholas' life changed drastically upon meeting one of the Dalai Lama's teachers. Soon thereafter, he gave up his glamorous life to live in a monastery in India, ultimately returning to his roots in photography to help his fellow monks rebuild their monastery.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
69
6.9
/54408/
71
/1794/
70
/1209/
3.3
/26874/
68
/31/
74
/2024/
64
/11/
cc age 12+

Ladyhawke (1985)
Captain Etienne Navarre is a man on whose shoulders lies a cruel curse. Punished for loving each other, Navarre must become a wolf by night whilst his lover, Lady Isabeau, takes the form of a hawk by day. Together, with the thief Philippe Gaston, they must try to overthrow the corrupt Bishop and in doing so break the spell.
poster
73
67
7.8
/13124/
73
/181/
69
/156/
3.7
/3921/
63
/19/
81
/179/

The Island (2006)
Somewhere in Northern Russia in a small Russian Orthodox monastery lives an unusual man whose bizarre conduct confuses his fellow monks, while others who visit the island believe that the man has the power to heal, exorcise demons and foretell the future.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
66
6.8
/20662/
69
/689/
68
/389/
3.3
/4409/
73
/26/
71
/426/
53
/10/
cc age 18+

Shaolin (2011)
China is plunged into strife as feuding warlords try to expand their power by warring over neighboring lands. Fuelled by his success on the battlefield, young and arrogant Hao Jie sneers at Shaolin's masters when he beats one of them in a duel. But the pride comes before a fall. When his own family is wiped out by a rival warlord, Hao is forced to take refuge with the monks. As the civil unrest spreads and the people suffer, Hao and the Shaolin masters are forced to take a fiery stand against the evil warlords. They launch a daring plan or rescue and escape.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
65
6.5
/14259/
65
/455/
63
/321/
3.3
/16899/
80
/15/
53
/215/
68
/4/

Horror Express (1972)
Mysterious and unearthly deaths start to occur while Professor Saxton is transporting the frozen remains of a primitive humanoid creature he found in Manchuria back to Europe.
poster
76
63
7.3
/2626/
71
/43/
68
/36/
3.9
/1810/
88
/67/
81
/326/
78
/20/

Into Great Silence (2005)
An intimate portrayal of the everyday lives of Carthusian monks of the Grande Chartreuse, high in the French Alps (Chartreuse Mountains). The idea for the film was proposed to the monks in 1984, but the Carthusians said they wanted time to think about it. The Carthusians finally contacted Gröning 16 years later to say they were now willing to permit Gröning to shoot the movie, if he was still interested.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
63
6.4
/54001/
63
/1872/
60
/922/
3.1
/23286/
72
/68/
49
/1325/
71
/10/

Black Death (2010)
As the plague decimates medieval Europe, rumours circulate of a village immune from the plague. There is talk of a necromancer who leads the village and is able to raise the dead. A fearsome knight joined by a cohort of soldiers and a young monk are charged by the church to investigate. Their journey is filled with danger, but it's upon entering the village that their true horror begins.
poster
67
61
6.5
/4584/
70
/202/
63
/85/
3.1
/2218/
77
/3022/

Carry On Abroad (1972)
A group of holidaymakers head for the Spanish resort of Elsbels for a 4-day visit. When they get there, they find the Hotel still hasn't been finished being built, and the weather is awful. And there is something strange about the staff—they all look very similar. To top it all off, the weather seems to be having an adverse affect on the Hotel's foundations.
poster
Netflix
61
60
5.8
/9443/
58
/629/
61
/360/
2.6
/15889/
67
/6/
71
/41/
cc age 16+

Hellhole (2022)
In a monastery cut off from the world, the monks run a clinic for the possessed. One day, a young policeman Marek comes to the convent. Posing as a clergyman, he penetrates monastic life and tries to explain the recent, mysterious disappearance of several tormented inmates. It turns out, however, that there is no way out of the monastery.
poster
Hulu
59
5.9
/7180/
62
/955/
60
/284/
2.9
/5576/
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.
poster
MGM Plus
58
6.6
/479856/
70
/18277/
67
/9791/
3.2
/423580/
25
/230/
57
/37786/
46
/40/
cc age 15+

The Da Vinci Code (2006)
A murder in Paris’ Louvre Museum and cryptic clues in some of Leonardo da Vinci’s most famous paintings lead to the discovery of a religious mystery. For 2,000 years a secret society closely guards information that — should it come to light — could rock the very foundations of Christianity.
poster
Fandango at Home Free
57
5.8
/4262/
55
/113/
54
/116/
2.9
/1543/
64
/33/
40
/65/
56
/12/

The Monk (2011)
A virtuous monk descends to the depths of sin and depravity after Satan sends an unholy temptress to lead him astray.
poster
Kanopy
57
6.1
/25874/
63
/474/
62
/527/
3.0
/9547/
48
/21/
41
/187/
48
/18/
cc age 13+

We're No Angels (1989)
Two escaped cons' only prayer to escape is to pass themselves off as priests and pass by the police blockade at the border into the safety of Canada.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
56
5.9
/22493/
63
/772/
61
/747/
2.8
/6623/
45
/6237/

Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse (2004)
No one is safe when seemingly random killings emerge as a deadly pattern intended to usher in the end of the world. A murder victim with the same DNA as Christ. A serial killer mimicking the deaths of the 12 Apostles. Inspector Niemans and a young, rebellious detective team up with a beautiful expert in religion to crack the case before their elusive suspect completes the cycle of terror, paving the way to an even bigger bloody catastrophe.
poster
54
5.4
/1322/
58
/36/
61
/33/
3.2
/510/
48
/158/

In God We Tru$t (1980)
A naive monk, named Brother Ambrose, is sent by the abbot on a mission to raise $5,000 in order to save their monastery from closing. He goes to Hollywood where he encounters a number of eccentric characters.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
54
5.9
/100383/
62
/3062/
65
/1769/
3.4
/216785/
39
/165/
55
/18374/
52
/36/
cc age 11+

Nacho Libre (2006)
Ignacio, a disrespected cook at a Mexican monastery, can barely afford to feed the orphans who live there. Inspired by a local wrestling hero, he decides to moonlight as the not-so-famous Luchador "Nacho Libre" to earn money for the monastery -- not to mention the admiration of beautiful nun Sister Encarnación.
poster
Netflix
53
6.0
/62686/
66
/2423/
59
/1133/
2.9
/28153/
22
/27/
47
/1284/
37
/12/
cc age 15+

The Golden Child (1986)
After a Tibetan boy, the mystical Golden Child, is kidnapped by the evil Sardo Numspa, humankind's fate hangs in the balance. On the other side of the world in Los Angeles, the priestess Kee Nang seeks the Chosen One, who will save the boy from death. When Nang sees social worker Chandler Jarrell on television discussing his ability to find missing children, she solicits his expertise, despite his skepticism over being "chosen."
poster
Netflix
55
52
5.3
/5186/
58
/386/
61
/148/
2.5
/11124/
71
/7/
39
/20/
cc age 15+

The 8th Night (2021)
With prayer beads in one hand and an ax in the other, a monk hunts down a millennia-old spirit that's possessing humans and unleashing hell on Earth.
poster
69
51
7.0
/2341/
66
/105/
64
/72/
3.8
/12711/

The Boxer's Omen (1983)
After his brother was crippled in the ring by a cheating Thai boxer, Chan Hung goes to Thailand to avenge his brother, and finds the key to an omen which may release their family from an ancient curse. He is then caught up in a spiraling web of fate, Buddhist curses, and black magic.
poster
51
5.7
/8648/
62
/422/
60
/232/
2.7
/4286/
33
/6/
44
/213/

The Prophecy II (1998)
The archangel Gabriel returns to try to destroy the human race he despises so much, with the help of a suicidal teen and the opposition of the angel Danyael.
poster
Hulu
50
5.5
/65852/
59
/1659/
57
/1146/
2.4
/38573/
26
/167/
40
/9987/
43
/34/
cc age 16+

The Omen (2006)
A diplomatic couple adopts the son of the devil without knowing it. A remake of the classic horror film of the same name from 1976.
poster
66
46
7.0
/3369/
67
/43/
64
/36/
3.3
/1097/
64
/39/

Brother Orchid (1940)
When retired racket boss John Sarto tries to reclaim his place and former friends try to kill him, he finds solace in a monastery and reinvents himself as a pious monk.
poster
65
46
6.6
/2120/
57
/40/
64
/36/
3.3
/337/
73
/30/
74
/65/
59
/19/

Bang Rajan (2000)
Set right before the fall of Thailand's old capital, Ayuttaya, Bang Rajan draws on the legend of a village of fighters who bravely fended off the Burmese armies.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
46
5.5
/53625/
61
/1934/
55
/969/
2.5
/17259/
22
/127/
38
/2385/
40
/29/
cc age 14+

Bulletproof Monk (2003)
A mysterious and immortal Tibetan kung fu master, who has spent the last 60 years traveling around the world protecting the ancient Scroll of the Ultimate, mentors a selfish street kid in the ancient intricacies of kung fu.
poster
65
43
6.7
/2178/
65
/111/
66
/70/
3.7
/10311/
57
/9/

The Seventh Curse (1986)
When Dr. Yuen attempts to rescue a girl about to be sacrificed by the Worm Tribe in the middle of a jungle in Thailand, he is damned with seven deadly "blood curses" and must return there to find a permanent cure.
poster
53
42
5.4
/2611/
59
/127/
54
/55/
3.0
/5294/
42
/37/

Raw Force (1982)
A group of martial arts students are en route to an island that supposedly is home to the ghosts of martial artists who have lost their honor. A Hitler lookalike and his gang are running a female slavery operation on the island as well. Soon, the two groups meet and all sorts of crazy things happen which include cannibal monks, piranhas, zombies, and more!
poster
Amazon Prime Video
41
5.4
/101866/
57
/3804/
55
/2568/
2.2
/40760/
11
/122/
31
/3638/
28
/27/
cc age 15+

Season of the Witch (2011)
A 14th century Crusader returns with his comrade to a homeland devastated by the Black Plague. The Church commands the two knights to transport a witch to a remote abbey, where monks will perform a ritual in hopes of ending the pestilence.
poster
Netflix
38
4.4
/132525/
51
/6381/
50
/3953/
1.9
/106246/
18
/119/
31
/4697/
34
/22/
cc age 15+

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2011)
When the devil resurfaces with aims to take over the world in human form, Johnny Blaze reluctantly comes out of hiding to transform into the flame-spewing supernatural hero Ghost Rider -- and rescue a 10-year-old boy from an unsavory end.
poster
67
37
7.0
/1784/
59
/24/
64
/42/
3.5
/1294/
71
/15/

Agony: The Life and Death of Rasputin (1981)
Russian monk Grigori Rasputin rises to power, which corrupts him along the way. His sexual perversions and madness ultimatly leads to his gruesome assasination.
poster
The Roku Channel
51
35
5.5
/2028/
64
/180/
58
/56/
2.9
/929/
29
/7/
48
/9/
51
/4/

The Monkey King 3 (2018)
The Monkey King and his friends try to break free from a ruler that takes them hostage. However, their exploits provoke the anger of a deity that decides to punish them for their actions.
poster
58
32
6.1
/1249/
57
/43/
49
/24/
3.2
/3218/

Grave Robbers (1989)
A group of teenage, treasure seeking, grave robbers accidentally uncover the tomb of a satanic sect leader from the early Spanish colonial age, reawakening the diabolical killer, who promptly sets out to complete his unholy mission of spawning the son of Satan.
poster
65
32
6.4
/1251/
63
/63/
63
/63/
3.2
/1579/
71
/5/

Narcissus and Goldmund (2020)
In the dark middle ages, young unruly Goldmund is sent to a monastery by his father to atone for the sins of his mother, who abandoned them. There, he meets Narcissus, a brilliant, scholarly novice who is introverted and aloof. A unique and deep life-long friendship is born. Narcissus chooses to remain detached from the world in prayer and meditation. Goldmund, passionate, sensual and impulsive, runs away from the monastery to live a picaresque wanderer’s life, his amorous and artistic adventures leading him to discover the extremes of both ecstasy and pain. Several thrilling years pass until one day these friends cross paths again...
poster
Amazon Prime Video
55
32
5.7
/1317/
58
/81/
60
/60/
3.1
/577/
34
/13/
6.4
/6138/

Legend of the Millennium Dragon (2011)
A spectacular journey of an unwilling young hero thrust into a mysterious past full of monsters, dragons, and strange hidden powers. Through a series of out of this world battles and adventures, Jun, a shy middle school boy, is transformed into a hero destined to battle evil and ensure harmony and tranquility in the world.
poster
52
29
5.8
/1833/
66
/29/
58
/33/
3.0
/966/
36
/11/
38
/18/

The Garden of Allah (1936)
The star-crossed desert romance of a cloistered woman and a renegade monk.
poster
58
29
6.1
/1185/
69
/21/
65
/28/
3.3
/1172/
30
/69/

The College Girl Murders (1967)
Police try to track down a hooded serial killer who murders his victims with a combination of acid and poison gas.
poster
69
28
6.5
/581/
75
/23/
50
/10/
3.6
/1369/
80
/5/
75
/2/

Malila: The Farewell Flower (2018)
Former lovers Pich and Shane reconnect through Thai floral art, but Pich’s illness leads Shane to seek peace by becoming a monk.
poster
63
28
6.9
/1807/
70
/43/
64
/54/
3.4
/558/
46
/7/

Nicostratos the Pelican (2011)
After his wife died a man refuses to go out and doesn't want to talk to his only son. Life has no meaning for him. One day his son finds a baby pelican and decides to leave the bird at home. Pelican helps the boy find his father again and revive him back to life ...
poster
Kanopy
71
27
6.1
/165/
63
/13/
65
/13/
100
/7/
69
/3/

Golden Kingdom (2015)
Story of four young monks left alone in their remote monastery in Myanmar. Shot entirely in newly-opened Myanmar with non-actors, the film bridges spirit, cinema, and traditional Burmese storytelling to open a view onto an unseen world.


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