Here we've displayed a list of the best Missionary films : Fitzcarraldo(1982), Zulu(1964), The Best Two Years(2003), Queen of Katwe(2016), Chariots of Fire(1981), Silence(2016), Sadie Thompson(1928), The Bitter Tea of General Yen(1933), Rambo(2008), Tabloid(2010), Latter Days(2004), Dark of the Sun(1968) ... ...
Drama
West Germany|Peru
1982
160 Minutes
Klaus Kinski Claudia Cardinale José Lewgoy Miguel Angel Fuentes Paul Hittscher Grande Otelo Peter Berling David Pérez Espinosa
entrepreneur madam native missionary creative fascinating gripping outlandish peru amazon mountain jungle insanity obsession ambition adventure quest pursuit 1890s
The story of Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald, an extremely determined man who intends to build an opera house in the middle of a jungle.
War, Drama, History
UK
1964
135 Minutes
Stanley Baker Jack Hawkins Ulla Jacobsson Michael Caine Nigel Green James Booth Ivor Emmanuel Paul Daneman Glynn Edwards Neil McCarthy
military officer soldier missionary daughter enemy melodramatic powerful rousing battlefield south africa mission anglo-zulu war horrors of war imperialism quest sacrifice 1870s
Outnumbered British soldiers do battle with Zulu warriors at Rorke's Drift.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2003
110 Minutes
Kirby Heyborne Cameron Hopkin David Nibley Scott Christopher Michael Flynn K.C. Clyde
missionary leader president american amusing endearing holland apartment city mormonism roommates crisis of faith outsider religious conversion life lessons growing up love discovery 2000s
Two pairs of Mormon missionaries from America live in a beaten-up apartment in the Dutch city of Haarlem. Their personalities are distinctly different. Appropriately, the most responsible ... See full summary »
Biography, Drama
USA
2016
124 Minutes
Madina Nalwanga David Oyelowo Lupita Nyong'o Martin Kabanza Taryn "Kay" Kyaze Ronald Ssemaganda Ethan Nazario Lubega Esther Tebandeke
young girl missionary chess player parent rival chess grandmaster uplifting emotional cool uganda hut chess tournament classroom street market poverty struggle chess hope determination
A Ugandan girl sees her world rapidly change after being introduced to the game of chess.
Drama
UK
1981
123 Minutes
Ben Cross Ian Charleson John Gielgud Nigel Havers Nicholas Farrell Ian Holm Lindsay Anderson Nigel Davenport Cheryl Campbell Alice Krige Dennis Christopher
athlete missionary coach sister reverend uplifting inspiring heartwarming beach paris cambridge university stadium sports olympic games religion running quest transformation 1920s
Two British track athletes, one a determined Jew, and the other a devout Christian, compete in the 1924 Olympics.
Drama, History
USA|UK|Taiwan|Japan|Mexico|Italy
2016
161 Minutes
Andrew Garfield Adam Driver Tadanobu Asano Ciarán Hinds Issei Ogata Shin'ya Tsukamoto Yoshi Oida Yôsuke Kubozuka Liam Neeson Ryô Kase Nana Komatsu
missionary priest teacher mentor villager brooding emotional incredible inspiring japan village house church journey disappearance religion discovery mystery pursuit sacrifice
In the 17th century, two Portuguese Jesuit priests travel to Japan in an attempt to locate their mentor, who is rumored to have committed apostasy, and to propagate Catholicism.
Drama
USA
1928
97 Minutes
Gloria Swanson Lionel Barrymore Raoul Walsh Blanche Frederici Charles Lane Florence Midgely James Marcus Sofia Ortega Will Stanton
prostitute missionary sailor governor wife gripping melodramatic south pacific island hotel pago pago, samoa love absolution catholicism punishment persecution prostitution love escape wretched excess
A prostitute seeking a fresh start becomes the obsession of a religious extremist.
Drama
USA
1933
89 Minutes
Barbara Stanwyck Nils Asther Walter Connolly Gavin Gordon Toshia Mori Richard Loo Lucien Littlefield Clara Blandick
warlord missionary fiancé spy servant expatriate tense melodramatic spirited intricate china war zone orphanage war missionary work suicide interracial romance opposites attract honor escape
A Chinese warlord and an engaged Christian missionary fall in love.
Action, Adventure
Germany|USA|Thailand
2008
91 Minutes
Sylvester Stallone Julie Benz Matthew Marsden Graham McTavish Rey Gallegos Jake La Botz Tim Kang Maung Maung Khim Paul Schulze Ken Howard
john rambo veteran missionary pastor military officer sniper suspenseful thrilling frenetic thailand burma village jungle river war zone disappearance war kidnapping vigilantism dangerous mission
In Thailand, John Rambo joins a group of mercenaries to venture into war-torn Burma, and rescue a group of Christian aid workers who were kidnapped by the ruthless local infantry unit.
Documentary
USA
2010
88 Minutes
missionary beauty queen rapist mormon disturbing quirky wild emotional england wyoming morality mormonism rape tabloid journalism joyce mckinney escape temptation love 2010s
A documentary on a former Miss Wyoming who is charged with abducting and imprisoning a young Mormon Missionary.
Gay & Lesbian, Romance, Comedy, Drama
USA
2004
107 Minutes
Steve Sandvoss Wes Ramsey Rebekah Jordan Amber Benson Khary Payton Jacqueline Bisset Joseph Gordon-Levitt Rob McElhenney Erik Palladino Mary Kay Place Jim Ortlieb
mormon gay man mother father waitress missionary amusing melodramatic los angeles idaho small town restaurant apartment building coming out mormonism bet homophobia songwriting suicide attempt love
A promiscuous gay party animal falls for a young Mormon missionary, leading to crisis, cliché, and catastrophe.
Adventure
UK|USA
1968
101 Minutes
Rod Taylor Yvette Mimieux Jim Brown Kenneth More Peter Carsten Olivier Despax Andre Morrell Guy Deghy Calvin Lockhart Bloke Modisane Monique Lucas
mercenary doctor nazi missionary president tense gritty train congo africa dangerous job protection race relations civil unrest adventure rescue 1950s
A band of mercenaries led by Captain Curry travel through war-torn Congo across deadly terrain, battling rival armies, to steal $50 million in uncut diamonds. But infighting, sadistic rebels and a time lock jeopardize everything.
Adventure
USA|Brazil
1991
187 Minutes
Tom Berenger Aidan Quinn Kathy Bates John Lithgow Daryl Hannah Tom Waits Stênio Garcia Nelson Xavier José Dumont Niilo Kivirinta S. Yriwana Karaja
missionary wife reverend son native american tribesman spectacular passionate brazil river forest camp missionary work mining infidelity disease hallucinations insanity fall transformation
Martin and Hazel Quarrier are small-town fundamentalist missionaries sent to the jungles of South America to convert the Indians. Their remote mission was previously run by the Catholics, ... See full summary »
Sci-Fi
Italy|West Germany
1980
200 Minutes
Rock Hudson Roddy McDowall Darren McGavin Gayle Hunnicutt Bernie Casey Christopher Connelly
astronaut explorer alien missionary melodramatic somber mars earth town mars space exploration colonization death deception extraterrestrial life quest discovery fall 2000s
One long decade after the assassination of her husband, a reclusive queen comes face-to-face with the deceased's doppelgänger and anarchist poet, and strikes a three-day pact; however, fate has other plans. What is the mystery of Oberwald?
Drama
Ireland|UK|USA
1998
92 Minutes
Meryl Streep Michael Gambon Catherine McCormack Kathy Burke Sophie Thompson Bríd Brennan Rhys Ifans Darrell Johnston Lorcan Cranitch Peter Gowen Dawn Bradfield
sister spinster son brother teacher missionary amusing tender heartwarming ireland farm cottage family illegitimate child spanish civil war catholicism memory romance love sacrifice
Five unmarried sisters make the most of their simple existence in rural Ireland in the 1930s.
Drama
USA
2019
112 Minutes
Sharman Joshi Stephen Baldwin Shari Rigby Prakash Belawadi Aditi Chengappa Manoj Mishra
journalist pregnant woman missionary wife child tense intense emotional disheartening uneasy hospital office india house mission religion illness missionary work undercover operations investigative journalism
In India, a journalist investigates whether or not an Australian missionary is performing illegal conversions on the local townspeople.
Comedy
UK
1982
90 Minutes
Michael Palin Maggie Smith Trevor Howard Denholm Elliott Michael Hordern Graham Crowden Phoebe Nicholls Tricia George Valerie Whittington Rosamund Greenwood David Suchet
reverend missionary wife wealthy woman prostitute campy lighthearted london africa slum brothel assignment sex prostitution secret past seduction murder plot adventure wretched excess 1900s
In 1905, after ten years of missionary work in Africa, the Reverend Charles Fortescue (Sir Michael Palin) is recalled to England, where his Bishop gives him his new assignment, to minister ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1958
83 Minutes
Eartha Kitt Sidney Poitier Juano Hernandez John McIntire Helen Horton Marne Maitland Gerard Heinz Earl Cameron Patrick Allen Clifton Macklin Ewen Solon
native brother wife missionary laborer gritty spirited africa colony ballroom church colonialism rebellion race relations brotherhood rivalry revenge metamorphosis 1950s
A struggling artist in a small town becomes the prime suspect when his wife mysteriously disappears.
Drama
UK
1955
82 Minutes
Glynis Johns Robert Newton Donald Sinden Paul Rogers Donald Pleasence Walter Crisham Michael Hordern Auric Lorand Tony Quinn
outcast sister missionary host womanizer nurse lighthearted cheeky spirited island bar church boat household debauchery missionary work brother/sister relationship sailing cholera outbreak transformation
Ewart Gray (Donald Sinden) is the new Resident-in-Charge of the Welcome Islands in the Indian Ocean. The Islands are full of life, but the only other Europeans are the "sanctimonious, ... See full summary »
Romance, Drama
Spain
2009
102 Minutes
Rinko Kikuchi Sergi López Min Tanaka Manabu Oshio Takeo Nakahara Hideo Sakaki
assassin target missionary suspenseful tokyo market love wine appearance pursuit
A dramatic thriller that centers on a fish-market employee who doubles as a contract killer.
Kids & Family, Adventure
USA
1980
97 Minutes
Elliott Gould Geneviève Bujold Rick Schroder Vincent Gardenia Tammy Lauren John Fujioka Dana Elcar Ruth Manning
pilot american animal missionary japanese soldier child engaging fascinating heartwarming quirky spirited winsome south pacific island plane ocean army base missionary work escape stranded
When a plane carrying various animals makes a forced landing on a desert island, the only chance to escape is to convert the plane into a boat.
Drama
UK
1936
70 Minutes
Dolly Haas Emlyn Williams Arthur Margetson Ernest Sefton C.V. France Ernest Jay Bertha Belmore Gibb McLaughlin Donald Calthrop Kathleen Harrison Kenneth Villiers
missionary young girl abusive father buddhist boxer high priest tense suspenseful intense brooding engaging gritty london buddhism saving the day protecting girlfriend child abuse pre-war britain vengeance rescue
A Chinese missionary comes to England. He helps a young girl ill-treated by her father. A remake of D. W. Griffith's "Masterpiece".
Adventure, Biography, Drama, History
USA
2019
113 Minutes
Christopher Gorham Natalie Medlock Russell Dixon Joe Folau Alex Tarrant Ben Baker Nicole Whippy Miriama Smith
missionary wife daughter baby sick child passionate emotional heartwarming gripping positive polynesia island missionary work family tragedy illness adventure discovery love sacrifice 1960s
Missionary John H. Groberg returns to Tonga in the 1960s with his wife and their five young daughters. When their sixth child is born with a serious illness, the Grobergs face their ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
France
2011
91 Minutes
Mélanie Laurent Clovis Cornillac Tcheky Karyo Xavier Gallais Corrado Invernizzi Michel Fau Frédérique Tirmont Johan Leysen Geoffrey Bateman Philippe Morier-Genoud Jean-Claude Dreyfus
killer opera singer missionary thrilling festival castle business classical music murder rivalry
Lucrèce, the best killer in the business, accepts a final job: eliminate an opera singer who threatens the interests of a corporation. She's hired as a contralto for a festival her target is singing in, but things don't happen as planned.
Action, War
USA
1988
103 Minutes
Chuck Norris Aki Aleong Roland Harrah III Miki Kim Yehuda Efroni Ron Barker Floyd Levine Jack Rader
soldier vietnamese woman son general missionary cia agent suspenseful brutal emotional thrilling vietnam united states airstrip compound mission interracial romance lost loves weapons chase fatherhood
Braddock mounts a one-man assault to free his wife and son who are still being held in a Vietnam prison camp.
Adventure
1959
110 Minutes
Anthony Quinn Yôko Tani Peter O'Toole Carlo Giustini Marie Yang Marco Guglielmi
eskimo wife trooper missionary friend tense fascinating incredible profound canadian tundra arctic culture clash eskimo culture accidental killing blizzard unlikely allies moral dilemma escape rescue 1950s
An Eskimo (Anthony Quinn) goes about his business until an accident makes him a fugitive hunted by Mounties.
Adventure
1931
123 Minutes
Harry Carey Edwina Booth Duncan Renaldo Mutia Omoolu Olive Carey C. Aubrey Smith
explorer companion guide tribal leader missionary rousing incredible africa river village expedition cannibalism missing persons animal attack exploration pursuit quest 1930s
Traders (Harry Carey, Duncan Renaldo), their African bearer and a white tribal queen (Edwina Booth) try to get out of the jungle alive.