20 movies like The Cardinal, ordered by similarity : The Wedding Chapel(2013), The White Sister(1923), Mary Magdalene(2018), William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet(1996), Henry VIII and His Six Wives(1972), The Conformist(1971), The Hate U Give(2018), The First Legion(1951), The Confession(2016), Klimt(2006), The Hunchback of Notre Dame(1939), Tumhari Sulu(2017) ...
Drama
USA
1963
175 Minutes
Tom Tryon Romy Schneider Carol Lynley John Huston Dorothy Gish Maggie McNamara Bill Hayes Cameron Prud'Homme Cecil Kellaway Loring Smith
priest cardinal student sister inspiring profound passionate austria boston rome vienna church racism catholic church nazism spiritual crisis abortion forbidden love rise temptation
A young Catholic priest from Boston confronts bigotry, Nazism, and his own personal conflicts as he rises to the office of cardinal.
Drama, Romance
Canada
2013
92 Minutes
Emmanuelle Vaugier Mark Deklin Shelley Long Barclay Hope Malcolm Stewart Chris Gauthier Kwesi Ameyaw Brent Stait Marion Landers
artist troubled woman young woman mother moving emotional inspiring engaging canada small town church inspiration art helping others church church renovations wedding moving love growing up
Uninspired and newly single painter Sarah is down on her luck and wants nothing more than to get away from her problems. When she decides to take a trip to visit her mom, she becomes ... See full summary »
Romance, Drama
USA
1923
143 Minutes
Lillian Gish Ronald Colman Gail Kane J. Barney Sherry Charles Lane Juliette La Violette Alfredo Bertone
heiress italian soldier half sister father love interest nun passionate melodramatic uplifting italy family estate convent front lines church middle east inheritance sibling rivalry battle roman catholic church star-crossed lovers
A young woman becomes a nun when she believes her sweetheart has been killed, but things get complicated when he returns alive.
Drama
UK|Australia|USA
2018
120 Minutes
Rooney Mara Joaquin Phoenix Chiwetel Ejiofor Tahar Rahim Ariane Labed Denis Menochet Lubna Azabal Tcheky Karyo Hadas Yaron Ryan Corr Irit Sheleg
mary magdalene jesus disciple leader preacher powerful moving emotional passionate brutal profound camp church rome village religion christianity crucifixion betrayal transformation
Twelve men heard and spread the message of Jesus. Only one woman understood it.
Drama, Romance
1996
120 Minutes
Leonardo DiCaprio Claire Danes Brian Dennehy John Alberto Leguizamo Pete Postlethwaite Paul Sorvino Diane Venora Harold Perrineau Paul Rudd Jesse Bradford Dash Mihok
romeo juliet mother father cousin suitor thrilling passionate outlandish sad california beach church mansion ballroom street young love family feud passion murder
Twentieth-century teenagers (Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes) fall in love, despite feuding families, in an update of the classic tragedy.
Drama, History
UK
1972
125 Minutes
king henry viii wife ex-wife prince princess widow brooding profound emotional melodramatic passionate patriotic great britain castle london church chapel king henry viii marriage british royal family
On his deathbed, King Henry VIII looks back over his eventful life and his six marriages.
Drama
Italy|France|West Germany
1971
115 Minutes
Jean-Louis Trintignant Stefania Sandrelli Dominique Sanda Pierre Clémenti Gastone Moschin Enzo Tarascio José Quaglio
assassin wife professor driver blind person priest dark somber paris rome church family home highway car assassination fascism marriage transformation 1940s
A weak-willed Italian man becomes a fascist flunky who goes abroad to arrange the assassination of his old teacher, now a political dissident.
Crime, Drama
USA
2018
133 Minutes
Amandla Stenberg Regina Hall Russell Hornsby KJ Apa Anthony Mackie Sabrina Carpenter Common Issa Rae Lamar Johnson Dominique Fishback Algee Smith
teen girl teen boy neighbor high-school student friend police officer uneasy tense emotional profound passionate neighborhood high school party car police station house police brutality activism racial tension
Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Now, facing pressure from all sides of the community, Starr must find her voice and stand up for what's right.
Drama
USA
1951
86 Minutes
priest brother church elder doctor disabled person attorney emotional uplifting melodramatic church house seminary hill miracles faith doubt investigation spiritual crisis career discovery
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.
Drama
Mexico
2016
116 Minutes
Romain Duris Marine Vacth Anne Le Ny Solène Rigot Amandine Dewasmes Lucie Debay Lucas Tavernier Charlie Lefebvre
old woman young woman priest atheist communist intense emotional melodramatic heartwarming inspiring touching hospital church france dying wish memories past loves confession world war ii love
How far would you do to get enter a contest? Joe is more than willing to do anything, without considering the consequences ...
Biography, Drama
Austria|France|Germany|UK
2006
95 Minutes
John Malkovich Veronica Ferres Stephen Dillane Saffron Burrows Nikolai Kinski Aglaia Szyszkowitz Annemarie Düringer Marion Mitterhammer Sandra Ceccarelli Gunther Gillian Paul Hilton
artist john malkovich man woman painter austrian charming creative melodramatic inspiring lighthearted fascinating austria vienna art studio artist's studio art gallery art art history relationships
A portrait of Austrian artist Gustav Klimt, whose lavish, sexual paintings came to symbolize the art nouveau style of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century.
Drama
USA
1939
116 Minutes
Charles Laughton Maureen O'Hara Cedric Hardwicke Thomas Mitchell Edmond O'Brien Alan Marshal Walter Hampden Harry Davenport Katharine Alexander George Zucco Fritz Leiber
gypsy bishop beautiful woman monster hunchback deacon suspenseful passionate heartwarming touching paris church courtroom notre dame cathedral cathedral jail love corruption rescue framed
In 15th-century France, a gypsy girl is framed for murder by the infatuated Chief Justice, and only the deformed bellringer of Notre Dame Cathedral can save her.
Comedy, Drama
India
2017
140 Minutes
Vidya Balan Neha Dhupia Manav Kaul Vijay Maurya Santanu Ghatak Trupti Khamkar Malishka Mendonsa Sindhu Shekharan Uday Lagoo Abhishek Sharma Seema Taneja
wife husband son friend boss confident spirited passionate emotional inspiring lighthearted india city house restaurant school love chasing dreams couples love
Sulu is an ambitious housewife with a loving husband and a happy family. Things start changing for her when she accidentally lands a job as a radio jockey and her show becomes an instant hit.
Romance, Drama
2012
101 Minutes
Emayatzy Corinealdi David Oyelowo Omari Hardwick Lorraine Toussaint Edwina Findley Sharon Lawrence Dondré Whitfield Troy Curvey III Maya Gilbert
wife husband couple medical student convict emotional endearing engaging gripping inspiring prison united states america prison prison life self-discovery journey marriage relationships incarceration
A med student (Emayatzy Corinealdi) considers leaving her long-imprisoned husband (Omari Hardwick) for a charming bus driver (David Oyelowo).
Drama, History, Biography
USA
2017
108 Minutes
Luke Evans Rebecca Hall Bella Heathcote Connie Britton Monica Giordano JJ Feild Chris Conroy Oliver Platt Maggie Castle Alexa Havins Sharon Kubo
professor writer inventor lover wife emotional sultry powerful passionate intricate inspiring harvard university massachusetts house stage classroom womanhood comic books threesome marriage
The story of psychologist William Moulton Marston, and his polyamorous relationship with his wife and their mistress who would inspire his creation of the superheroine, Wonder Woman.
Romance, Drama
USA
2013
97 Minutes
Jerry Mofokeng Nozipho Nkelemba Zenzo Ngqobe Lillian Dube Moshoeshoe Chabeli Lebohang Ntsane Jerry Phele
young man childhood friend schoolteacher estranged father orphan priest confident emotional engaging profound passionate south africa slum johannesburg, south africa village bus south africa discovery growing up memories
What if the most chilling novel of all time was actually based on account of a horrific experiment gone awry?
Drama
2018
129 Minutes
Garrett Hedlund Forest Whitaker Andrea Riseborough Tom Wilkinson Tess Harper Crystal Fox Usher Raymond Austin Hébert
racist reverend girlfriend single mother emotional gripping inspiring positive south carolina united states museum church family home small town ku klux klan racism revenge redemption love transformation
A former member of the Ku Klux Klan learns tolerance through love and faith when he's taken in by an African American reverend.
Drama
UK
1987
96 Minutes
Colin Firth Kenneth Branagh Natasha Richardson Jim Carter Patrick Malahide Richard Vernon Tony Haygarth
veteran soldier archaeologist stationmaster vicar wife airy charming dreamy engaging heartwarming england yorkshire countryside village church post-war life faith forbidden love self-discovery
Five centuries ago, a mural was created in a country church in the north of England, and then hidden under layers of white paint. Looking at it again will be a distraction, the Reverend Mr.... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1970
99 Minutes
Robert Forster Lauren Hutton Will Geer Ivor Francis Richard O'Brien Edith Atwater Mitzi Hoag Rudy Diaz Gail Bonney Helen Westcott
priest social worker bishop mother parishioner brooding melodramatic passionate emotional albuquerque, n.m. church catholic church celibacy faith social change desire temptation sacrifice 1960s
Gregory Lind is the junior priest at Our Lady of the Assumption, a Catholic parish in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Life at the parish is not perfect for Greg, as he is beginning to have ... See full summary »
Fantasy, Drama
Czechoslovakia
1970
85 Minutes
Jaroslava Schallerová Petr Kopriva Jiri Prymek Jan Klusák Helena Anyzova Karel Engel
teen girl grandmother priest young man vampire carnival worker offbeat dreamy eerie czechoslovakia carnival barn church puberty lust adolescence sexual awakening desire magic transformation
Inspired by fairytales such as Alice in Wonderland and Little Red Riding Hood, is a surreal tale in which love, fear, sex and religion merge into one fantastic world.
Romance, Biography, Drama
Sweden|Denmark|Finland|France|Germany|UK|Italy|Norway|Iceland
1992
182 Minutes
Samuel Fröler Pernilla August Max von Sydow Ghita Nørby Lennart Hjulström Mona Malm Lena Endre Keve Hjelm Björn Kjellman Börje Ahlstedt Hans Alfredson
priest wife mother father townsperson brooding emotional sweden rural community family home church failing marriage class distinctions culture clash domestic life illness infidelity forbidden love temptation transformation
In 1909, poor theology student Henrik falls in love with Anna, the intelligent daughter of a rich family in Uppsala. After marrying Henrik becomes a priest in northern Sweden. Urbane Anna hates living in the county, growing restless.