Here we've displayed a list of the best Church films : Rocco and His Brothers(1960), Vertigo(1958), Spotlight(2015), The Borderlands(2013), Nostalgia(1983), Cool Hand Luke(1967), Gran Torino(2008), Nothing But a Man(1964), The Sound of Music(1965), The Conformist(1971), Going Clear: Scientology & the Prison of Belief(2015), Wings of Desire(1987) ... ...
Drama
Italy|France
1960
155 Minutes
Alain Delon Renato Salvatori Annie Girardot Katina Paxinou Roger Hanin Paolo Stoppa Suzy Delair Claudia Cardinale Spiros Focas Max Cartier Rocco Vidolazzi
widow son boxer wife prostitute student melodramatic moving sad italy train station milan tenement house church boxing ring city vs. country brother relationship poverty relocation infidelity
Having recently been uprooted to Milan, Rocco and his four brothers each look for a new way in life when a prostitute comes between Rocco and his brother Simone.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1958
128 Minutes
James Stewart Kim Novak Barbara Bel Geddes Tom Helmore Henry Jones Raymond Bailey Ellen Corby Konstantin Shayne Lee Patrick
detective wife friend dead person police officer suspenseful gripping church san francisco hotel country club obsession madness investigation accident deception rescue pursuit mystery love
A former police detective juggles wrestling with his personal demons and becoming obsessed with a hauntingly beautiful woman.
Drama
USA
2015
128 Minutes
Mark Ruffalo Michael Keaton Rachel McAdams Liev Schreiber John Slattery Brian d'Arcy James Stanley Tucci Billy Crudup Paul Guilfoyle Jamey Sheridan Len Cariou
editor journalist priest reporter family member victim brooding emotional intense gripping boston newsroom church office car street sexual abuse reporting investigation cover-up
The true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
UK
2013
89 Minutes
Patrick Godfrey Robin Hill Gordon Kennedy Aidan McArdle Luke Neal Marcus Cunningham Sarah Annis
investigator priest gory tense church small town united kingdom community paranormal events horror mystery
A brief canter through the life and work of one of Britain's most unbelievable artists.
Drama
Italy|Soviet Union
1983
130 Minutes
Oleg Yankovsky Domiziana Giordano Delia Boccardo Laura De Marchi Patrizia Terreno Milena Vukotic Alberto Canepa
poet interpreter russian mystic mentally ill person pretty woman bleak somber dense emotional passionate hill tuscany, italy ruins church countryside village research journey homesickness
A Russian poet and his interpreter travel to Italy to research the life of an 18th-century composer.
Drama
USA
1967
129 Minutes
Paul Newman George Kennedy J.D. Cannon Lou Antonio Robert Drivas Strother Martin Jo Van Fleet Wayne Rogers Anthony Zerbe Ralph Waite Harry Dean Stanton
prisoner warden guard police officer mother brash cool moving bleak amusing gritty florida prison farm hideout country road church cell prison rebellion escape
A laid back Southern man is sentenced to two years in a rural prison, but refuses to conform.
Drama
Germany|USA
2008
117 Minutes
Clint Eastwood Christopher Carley Bee Vang Ahney Her Brian Haley Geraldine Hughes Dreama Walker Brian Howe John Carroll Lynch William Hill Brooke Chia Thao
veteran neighbor gang member son grandchild immigrant dark emotional gripping brooding powerful highland park, mich. household barbershop church street neighborhood crime friendship death
Disgruntled Korean War veteran Walt Kowalski sets out to reform his neighbor, Thao Lor, a Hmong teenager who tried to steal Kowalski's prized possession: a 1972 Gran Torino.
Drama
USA
1964
92 Minutes
Ivan Dixon Abbey Lincoln Gloria Foster Julius Harris Martin Priest Leonard Parker Yaphet Kotto Stanley Greene Helen Lounck Helene Arrindell Milton Williams
man teacher father boss preacher friend gripping emotional alabama church bar marginalization racism marriage disillusionment discovery love sacrifice 1960s
A black man and his school-teacher wife face discriminatory challenges in 1960s America.
Musical
USA
1965
174 Minutes
Julie Andrews Christopher Plummer Eleanor Parker Richard Haydn Peggy Wood Charmian Carr Heather Menzies Nicholas Hammond Duane Chase Angela Cartwright Debbie Turner
governess captain child singer nun soldier heartwarming touching mansion austria cemetery church car mountain world war ii nazism song and dance education politics romance
A woman leaves an Austrian convent to become a governess to the children of a Naval officer widower.
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.
Documentary
USA
2015
119 Minutes
filmmaker engaging church scientology religion leadership fall 1970s
A documentary looking at the inner-workings of the Church of Scientology.
Fantasy
West Germany|France
1987
128 Minutes
Bruno Ganz Solveig Dommartin Otto Sander Curt Bois Lajos Kovács Elmar Wilms Sigurd Rachman
angel circus performer actor elderly person heartwarming tender inspiring emotional berlin germany church love aspirations miracles hope transformation sacrifice forbidden love 1980s
An angel tires of overseeing human activity and wishes to become human when he falls in love with a mortal.
Drama
India
1998
100 Minutes
Ajay Devgn Pooja Bhatt Sonali Bendre Nagarjuna Ashutosh Rana Akshay Anand
music producer mother husband brother son wife emotional passionate mumbai, india house church hospital islam religious fundamentalism secret marriage mother/son relationship parenthood riots forbidden love transformation
Amidst religious riots, a son deals with his mother's life-threatening injuries, and her last request.
Comedy
UK
1983
103 Minutes
Terry Jones Graham Chapman John Cleese Terry Gilliam Eric Idle Terry Jones Michael Palin Carol Cleveland Judy Loe Simon Jones Andrew MacLachlan
schoolboy husband wife paramedic grim reaper priest hilarious outlandish witty hospital church resort restaurant funeral heaven death war middle age birth growth
The Monty Python troupe perform a combination of classic sketches and new material at the Hollywood Bowl.
Comedy, Action, Drama
UK|USA
2008
107 Minutes
Colin Farrell Brendan Gleeson Ralph Fiennes Ciarán Hinds Clémence Poésy Thekla Reuten Jordan Prentice Anna Madeley
hitman boss love interest dwarf tourist innkeeper amusing dark bruges, belgium hotel london church household death murder redemption loyalty friendship survival revenge
Guilt-stricken after a job gone wrong, hitman Ray and his partner await orders from their ruthless boss in Bruges, Belgium, the last place in the world Ray wants to be.
Comedy, Drama
France
1969
105 Minutes
Jean-Louis Trintignant Françoise Fabian Antoine Vitez Marie-Christine Barrault Léonide Kogan Guy Léger
roman catholic engineer divorcée marxist old friend wife witty calm profound church provincial town france apartment beach café morality relationships religion desire difficult decision
The rigid principles of a devout Catholic man are challenged during a one-night stay with Maud, a divorced woman with an outsize personality.
Documentary, Crime, Drama
USA
2006
103 Minutes
Nancy Sloan Roger Mahony John Manly
filmmaker pedophile priest victim mother father creepy dark california family home church child molestation scandal dark secrets pursuit revenge 2000s
Documentary about Father Oliver O'Grady, a Catholic priest who was relocated to various parishes around the United States during the 1970s in an attempt by the Catholic Church to cover up his rape of dozens of children.
War, Drama
Germany|Austria|France|Italy|Canada
2009
144 Minutes
Christian Friedel Leonie Benesch Ulrich Tukur Ursina Lardi Burghart Klaußner Steffi Kühnert Josef Bierbichler Gabriela-Maria Schmeide Rainer Bock Susanne Lothar Maria-Victoria Dragus
child pastor doctor father teacher baron bleak uneasy disheartening dark village germany church house school mill punishment small-town life religion dominance
Strange events happen in a small village in the north of Germany during the years before World War I, which seem to be ritual punishment. Who is responsible?
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.
Drama
Denmark|Sweden|France|Netherlands|Norway|Iceland|Spain|UK
1996
159 Minutes
Emily Watson Stellan Skarsgård Katrin Cartlidge Jean-Marc Barr Adrian Rawlins Sandra Voe Udo Kier Mikkel Gaup Roef Ragas Phil McCall
wife husband lover mother doctor sailor emotional dark scotland small town coast household church infidelity paralysis love sex god accident forbidden love
Oilman Jan is paralyzed in an accident. His wife, who prayed for his return, feels guilty; even more, when Jan urges her to have sex with another.
Drama
USA
1960
145 Minutes
Burt Lancaster Jean Simmons Dean Jagger Shirley Jones Arthur Kennedy Patti Page Edward Andrews John McIntire Joe Maross Everett Glass Michael Whalen
con artist preacher prostitute fiery passionate america church revival tent deception faith religion love rise revenge 1960s
A fast-talking traveling salesman with a charming, loquacious manner convinces a sincere evangelist that he can be an effective preacher for her cause.
Documentary
USA
1997
102 Minutes
racist victim preacher mother father young girl somber powerful church birmingham, ala. family home racism terrorism murder violence politics pursuit quest sacrifice 1990s
A documentary of the notorious racial terrorist bombing of an African American church during the Civil Rights Movement.
Drama
Italy|France
1960
99 Minutes
Sophia Loren Jean-Paul Belmondo Eleanora Brown Carlo Ninchi Andrea Checchi Pupella Maggio Emma Baron Bruna Cealti
widow daughter soldier intense powerful rome small town italy church war rape survival mother/daughter relationship love rise 1940s
In the Italy of WWII, a widow and her lonely daughter seek for distance between them and the horrors of war.
Comedy
USA
1941
111 Minutes
Gary Cooper Barbara Stanwyck Dana Andrews Oscar Homolka Dan Duryea S.Z. Sakall Richard Haydn Henry Travers Tully Marshall Gene Krupa
professor burlesque dancer mobster police officers garbage collector hysterical cheeky sultry thrilling library nightclub house new york city church love language crime class distinctions forbidden love rivalry
A group of professors working on a new encyclopedia encounter a mouthy nightclub singer who is wanted by the police to help bring down her mob boss lover.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
1988
125 Minutes
Gene Hackman Willem Dafoe Frances McDormand Brad Dourif R. Lee Ermey Gailard Sartain Stephen Tobolowsky Michael Rooker Pruitt Taylor Vince Park Overall Jake Gipson
fbi agent mayor sheriff klansman activist wife tense brutal powerful mississippi small town barbershop church highway racism civil rights violence pursuit revenge 1960s
Two F.B.I. Agents with wildly different styles arrive in Mississippi to investigate the disappearance of some civil rights activists.
Documentary
USA
2006
85 Minutes
cult leader minister survivor cult member shocking disturbing dark fascinating indiana california guyana commune church religion racism spirituality jim jones suicide obsession rise
Featuring never-before-seen footage, this documentary delivers a startling new look at the Peoples Temple, headed by preacher Jim Jones who, in 1978, led more than 900 members to Guyana, where he orchestrated a mass suicide via tainted punch.
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
Denmark|Germany
2005
93 Minutes
Ulrich Thomsen Mads Mikkelsen Nicolas Bro Paprika Steen Ali Kazim Ole Thestrup Nikolaj Lie Kaas Gyrd Løfquist Lars Ranthe Peter Reichhardt Tomas Villum Jensen
priest ex-convict neo-nazi burglar pregnant woman son emotional quirky engaging denmark rehabilitation program church redemption rehabilitation optimism faith illness delusion underdog transformation
A neo-nazi sentenced to community service at a church clashes with the blindly devotional priest.
Drama
Ireland|UK
2002
119 Minutes
Geraldine McEwan Anne-Marie Duff Nora-Jane Noone Dorothy Duffy Eileen Walsh Mary Murray Britta Smith Frances Healy Eithne McGuinness Rebecca Walsh Eamonn Owens
teen girl mother superior nun rebel orphan inmate bleak disturbing ireland convent school orphanage church imprisonment sexism abuse religion pregnancy rape growing up
Three young Irish women struggle to maintain their spirits while they endure dehumanizing abuse as inmates of a Magdalene Sisters Asylum.
Drama
Poland|France
2019
95 Minutes
Bartosz Bielenia Eliza Rycembel Aleksandra Konieczna Tomasz Zi?tek Barbara Kurzaj Leszek Lichota Zdzislaw Wardejn Lukasz Simlat Anna Biernacik Lidia Bogacz Malwina Brych
reformed criminal priest gritty powerful raw youth center church reformation rejection spiritual enlightenment metamorphosis transformation 21st century
Daniel experiences a spiritual transformation in a detention center. Although his criminal record prevents him from applying to the seminary, he has no intention of giving up his dream and decides to minister a small-town parish.