Here we've displayed a list of the best Priest films : Song of the Road(1955), Rashomon(1950), Cries and Whispers(1972), On the Waterfront(1954), Spotlight(2015), The Borderlands(2013), The Conformist(1971), The Grapes of Wrath(1940), The Exorcist(1973), Au Revoir, les enfants(1987), Deliver Us From Evil(2006), Angels With Dirty Faces(1938) ... ...
Drama
India
1955
126 Minutes
Kanu Bandyopadhyay Karuna Bannerjee Subir Bannerjee Uma Das Gupta Chunibala Devi Runki Banerjee Reba Devi Aparna Devi Haren Banerjee Tulsi Chakraborty Nibhanoni Devi
priest mother aunt daughter son bleak emotional moving small town bengal poverty abuse growing up sacrifice 1920s
Impoverished priest Harihar Ray, dreaming of a better life for himself and his family, leaves his rural Bengal village in search of work.
Drama
Japan
1950
88 Minutes
Toshirô Mifune Machiko Ky? Masayuki Mori Takashi Shimura Minoru Chiaki Kichijiro Ueda Daisuke Kato Noriko Honma
husband assassin criminal samurai priest ghost crafty intricate witty suspenseful japan forest suicide rape assassination justice crime mystery pursuit 12th century
The rape of a bride and the murder of her samurai husband are recalled from the perspectives of a bandit, the bride, the samurai's ghost and a woodcutter.
Drama
Sweden
1972
95 Minutes
Liv Ullmann Harriet Andersson Ingrid Thulin Kari Sylwan Erland Josephson George Arlin Henning Moritzen Anders Ek
dying person suicidal person sister maid doctor priest brooding somber family home sweden mansion death family meaning of life infidelity suicide quest transformation 19th century
When a woman dying of cancer in early twentieth-century Sweden is visited by her two sisters, long-repressed feelings between the siblings rise to the surface.
Drama
USA
1954
108 Minutes
Marlon Brando Eva Marie Saint Karl Malden Lee J. Cobb Rod Steiger Leif Erickson Pat Henning James Westerfield Tony Galento Tami Mauriello John Hamilton
dockworker mobster lawyer priest sister brooding gritty powerful port hoboken, n.j. organized crime corruption justice transformation underdog rivalry 1950s
An ex-prize fighter turned longshoreman struggles to stand up to his corrupt union bosses.
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|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.
Drama
USA
1940
129 Minutes
Henry Fonda Jane Darwell John Carradine Charley Grapewin Dorris Bowdon Russell Simpson O.Z. Whitehead John Qualen Eddie Quillan Zeffie Tilbury Frank Sully
ex-convict sharecropper priest uncle grandfather grandmother bleak disheartening emotional oklahoma california family historical events american dream farming poverty labor strike pursuit escape quest
A poor Midwest family is forced off their land. They travel to California, suffering the misfortunes of the homeless in the Great Depression.
Horror
USA
1973
122 Minutes
Ellen Burstyn Linda Blair Max von Sydow Lee J. Cobb Kitty Winn Jack MacGowran Jason Miller Reverend William O'Malley Barton Heyman Peter Masterson Rudolf Schündler
priest actress psychiatrist doctor detective daughter creepy dark shocking frightening washington, d.c. iraq household bedroom house georgetown demonic possession catholicism mother/child relationship faith
When a 12-year-old girl is possessed by a mysterious entity, her mother seeks the help of two priests to save her.
Drama
France|West Germany|Italy
1987
104 Minutes
Gaspard Manesse Raphael Fejto Francine Racette Stanislas Carré de Malberg Philippe Morier-Genoud François Berléand Irène Jacob François Négret
student priest nazi headmaster dark emotional profound france boarding school world war ii holocaust friendship secret nazism trauma discovery growing up 1940s
A French boarding school run by priests seems to be a haven from World War II until a new student arrives. He becomes the roommate of the top student in his class. Rivals at first, the roommates form a bond and share a secret.
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.
Crime, Drama
USA
1938
97 Minutes
James Cagney Pat O'Brien Humphrey Bogart Ann Sheridan George Bancroft William Pawley John Hamilton Earle Dwire William Worthington
gangster priest child lawyer gritty emotional hell's kitchen street friendship crime corruption gangs sacrifice growing up rise 1930s
A priest tries to stop a gangster from corrupting a group of street kids.
Drama
Italy
1978
175 Minutes
Luigi Ornaghi Francesca Moriggi Omar Brignoli Antonio Ferrari Teresa Brescianini Giuseppe Brignoli Carlo Rota Pasqualina Brolis Massimo Fratus Francesca Villa
farmer wife son priest landlord engaging calm touching italy farm countryside family poverty school religion sacrifice growing up 1890s
Peasant life in a feudal farm in rural Italy at the end of the 19th century.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2016
119 Minutes
Viggo Mortensen Frank Langella George MacKay Samantha Isler Annalise Basso Nicholas Hamilton Shree Crooks Charlie Shotwell Ann Dowd Erin Moriarty Missi Pyle
widower son daughter father-in-law family member priest brooding cheeky emotional forest cabin bar bus washington state house loss culture clash reality travel self-determination
In the forests of the Pacific Northwest, a father devoted to raising his six kids with a rigorous physical and intellectual education is forced to leave his paradise and enter the world, challenging his idea of what it means to be a parent.
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.
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.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1967
108 Minutes
Spencer Tracy Katharine Hepburn Sidney Poitier Katharine Houghton Cecil Kellaway Beah Richards Roy E. Glenn Sr. Virginia Christine Isabel Sanford
fiancée doctor father mother priest maid powerful amusing emotional san francisco family home hawaii racism culture clash parenthood marriage forbidden love 1960s
A couple's attitudes are challenged when their daughter introduces them to her African-American fiancé.
Drama, History
UK|USA
1964
148 Minutes
Richard Burton Peter O'Toole John Gielgud Gino Cervi Paolo Stoppa Donald Wolfit David Weston Martita Hunt Pamela Brown Sian Phillips
king henry ii archbishop priest courtier brooding dark palace england royal court rome corruption alcoholism royalty salvation religion rivalry revenge 12th century
King Henry II of England comes to terms with his affection for his close friend and confidant Thomas Becket, who finds his true honor by observing God's divine will rather than the King's.
Romance, Drama
France|UK|USA
2005
128 Minutes
Keira Knightley Matthew Macfadyen Judi Dench Brenda Blethyn Rosamund Pike Talulah Riley Donald Sutherland Claudie Blakley Cornelius Booth Tom Hollander Jena Malone
sister mother father suitor priest melodramatic tender passionate england country house love-hate relationship sister relationship class distinctions marriage family love growing up 1790s
Sparks fly when spirited Elizabeth Bennet meets single, rich, and proud Mr. Darcy. But Mr. Darcy reluctantly finds himself falling in love with a woman beneath his class. Can each overcome their own pride and prejudice?
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.
Comedy, Drama
France|UK|Germany|USA|Japan
1992
128 Minutes
Winona Ryder Gena Rowlands Giancarlo Esposito Armin Mueller-Stahl Rosie Perez Isaach De Bankolé Béatrice Dalle Roberto Benigni Paolo Bonacelli Matti Pellonpää
cab driver passenger agent priest diplomat quirky brooding amusing los angeles new york city rome helsinki paris taxicab business confession class distinctions culture clash underdog discovery 1990s
An anthology of 5 different cab drivers in 5 American and European cities and their remarkable fares on the same eventful night.
Comedy, Drama
France|Italy|West Germany
1971
118 Minutes
Léa Massari Benoît Ferreux Daniel Gélin Michael Lonsdale Ave Ninchi Gila von Weitershausen Fabien Ferreux Marc Winocourt Micheline Bona Henri Poirier Liliane Sorval
young boy young girl priest mother father charming dark playful france church bar family home coming of age sex scandal illness alcohol incest growing up temptation
As France is nearing the end of the first Indochina War, an open-minded teenage boy finds himself torn between a rebellious urge to discover love, and the ever-present, almost dominating affection of his beloved mother.
Drama
Chile|Spain|UK|France
2004
121 Minutes
Matías Quer Ariel Mateluna Manuela Martelli Aline Küppenheim Federico Luppi Ernesto Malbran Tamara Acosta Francisco Reyes Alejandro Trejo
schoolboy best friend father mother priest uncle intense moving chile boarding school street friendship growing up political unrest class distinctions politics education discovery growing up 1970s
Two 12-year-old Chilean children from different social classes become friends in 1973. They both discover each other's world as political tensions in their country increase.
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Fantasy, Action
France|UK|USA
1997
127 Minutes
Bruce Willis Gary Oldman Ian Holm Milla Jovovich Chris Tucker Luke Perry Brion James Tommy "Tiny" Lister Lee Evans Charlie Creed-Miles Tricky
cab driver humanoid priest industrialist media personality alien thrilling amusing fascinating new york city spaceship apartment temple good vs. evil survival bomb teamwork theft romance quest
In the colorful future, a cab driver unwittingly becomes the central figure in the search for a legendary cosmic weapon to keep Evil and Mr. Zorg at bay.
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.
Drama
France|Italy
1961
130 Minutes
Jean-Paul Belmondo Emmanuelle Riva Irene Tunc Nicole Mirel Marco Behar Patricia Gozzi Gisele Grimm Monique Bertho Marc Heyraud Nina Gregoire Monique Hennessy
communist widow mother priest daughter tense uneasy provincial town france church rectory religion world war ii unlikely friendship spirituality holocaust temptation forbidden love 1940s
Set during occupied France, a faithless woman finds herself falling in love with a young priest.
Drama, History
Ireland|UK
2008
92 Minutes
Michael Fassbender Liam Cunningham Stuart Graham Brian Milligan Liam McMahon Helena Bereen Laine Megaw Lalor Roddy
inmate officer terrorist mother priest orderly bleak uneasy prison ireland hunger strike prison life irish republican army death politics protest fall discovery 1980s
Irish republican Bobby Sands leads the inmates of a Northern Irish prison in a hunger strike.
Drama
USA
1932
77 Minutes
Lionel Barrymore Nancy Carroll Phillips Holmes Lucien Littlefield Tom Douglas Frank Sheridan Louise Carter Tully Marshall
musician priest doctor wife daughter crafty touching france church germany small town guilt world war i moral dilemma deception quest transformation love 1910s
French soldier travels to Germany to find a family of a man he killed during World War I.
Horror
UK|USA
1976
111 Minutes
Gregory Peck Lee Remick David Warner Billie Whitelaw Leo McKern Harvey Stephens Patrick Troughton Martin Benson Anthony Nicholls Holly Palance John Stride
ambassador wife priest nanny adopted son photographer shocking frightening italy england israel miscarriage roman catholicism adoption evil child antichrist mystery 1970s
Mysterious deaths surround an American ambassador. Could the child that he is raising actually be the Antichrist? The Devil's own son?
Comedy, Drama, Music
Sweden|Denmark
2004
130 Minutes
Michael Nyqvist Frida Hallgren Lennart Jähkel Ingela Olsson Niklas Falk Helen Sjöholm Ylva Lööf Per Morberg André Sjöberg Mikael Rahm
conductor priest choir director love interest amusing heartwarming lighthearted charming engaging church small town sweden choir returning home discovery love 21st century
A famous int'l conductor returns to his small childhood town in Eastern Europe for early retirement. He's asked to help with the church choir. He affects the lives of all in the choir.