Best Movies About Faith And Religion


30 First Reformed, 2017

First Reformed

The pastor of a small church in New York with dwindling attendance gets a call from a pregnant parishioner begging for help with her extremely radical husband. After getting involved, the pastor loses control of every aspect of his life.

Director: Paul Schrader
Writer: Paul Schrader
Starring: Ethan Hawke, Amanda Seyfried, Cedric the Entertainer
Budget: $3 500 000
Box office: $3 862 000

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29 Noah, 2014

Noah

“In the beginning, there was nothing.” So starts this version of the story centered on Noah, the man entrusted by God to save the innocent animals of Earth as the rising floodwaters cleansed the planet of mankind’s evil. As the telling continues, we learn how Adam and Eve’s sins have passed down through generations through their sons Cain and Abel, and how the descendants of their righteous sibling Seth were entrusted with defending creation.

Director: Darren Aronofsky
Writers: Darren Aronofsky, Ari Handel
Starring: Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Ray Winstone
Budget: $125 000 000
Box office: $359 200 000

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28 The Tree of Life, 2010

The Tree of Life

The impressionistic story of a Texas family in the 1950s. The film follows the life journey of the eldest son, Jack, through the innocence of childhood to his disillusioned adult years as he tries to reconcile a complicated relationship with his father. Jack finds himself a lost soul in the modern world, seeking answers to the origins and meaning of life while questioning the existence of faith.

Director: Terrence Malick
Writer: Terrence Malick
Starring: Brad Pitt, Sean Penn, Jessica Chastain
Budget: $32 000 000
Box office: $54 303 000

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27 The Master, 2012

Мастер

After returning from the Second World War, having witnessed many horrors, a charismatic intellectual creates a faith-based organization in an attempt to provide meaning to his life. He becomes known as “The Master”. His right-hand man, a former drifter, begins to question both the belief system and The Master as the organization grows and gains a fervent following.

Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Writer: Paul Thomas Anderson
Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams
Budget: $32 000 000
Box office: $28 258 000

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26 Of Gods and Men (Des hommes et des dieux), 2010

Des hommes et des dieux

In 1995, 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.

Director: Xavier Beauvois
Writers: Etienne Comar, Xavier Beauvois
Starring: Lambert Wilson, Michael Lonsdale, Olivier Rabourdin
Budget: €4 000 000
Box office: $42 151 000

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25 Ida, 2013

Ida

Poland, 1962. Anna, an orphan brought up by nuns in the convent, is a novice. She has to see Wanda, the only living relative, before she takes her vows. Wanda tells Anna about her Jewish roots. Both women start a journey not only to find their family’s tragic story, but to see who they really are and where they belong. They question what they used to believe in.

Director: Paweł Pawlikowski
Writers: Paweł Pawlikowski, Rebecca Lenkiewicz
Starring: Agata Kulesza, Agata Trzebuchowska, Dawid Ogrodnik
Box office: $11 156 000

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24 Silence, 2016

Silence

Intent on investigating the truth behind Father Cristovão Ferreira’s abrupt end of correspondence, the devout Portuguese Catholic priests, Sebastião Rodrigues and Francisco Garupe, set off to Japan, in 1633. In great disbelief, as the rumours of Ferreira’s apostasy still echo in their minds, the zealous Jesuit missionaries try to locate their mentor, amid the bloodshed of the violent anti-Christian purges. Under those circumstances, the two men and the Japanese guide, Kichijiro, arrive in Japan, only to witness firsthand the unbearable burden of those who have a different belief in a land founded on tradition. Now–as the powerful Grand Inquisitor, Inoue, performs hideous tortures on the brave Japanese Christians–Father Rodrigues will soon have to put his faith to the ultimate test: renounce it in exchange for the prisoners’ lives. There, in the ends of the world, a subtle change has begun; however, why is God’s silence so deafening?

Director: Martin Scorsese
Writers: Jay Cocks, Martin Scorsese, Shusaku Endo
Starring: Andrew Garfield, Adam Driver, Liam Neeson
Budget: $46 000 000
Box office: $23 834 000

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23 The Mission, 1986

The Mission

Jesuit priest Father Gabriel enters the Guarani lands in South America with the purpose of converting the natives to Christianity. He soon builds a mission, where he is joined by Rodrigo Mendoza, a reformed slave trader seeking redemption. When a treaty transfers the land from Spain to Portugal, the Portuguese government wants to capture the natives for slave labor. Mendoza and Gabriel resolve to defend the mission, but disagree on how to accomplish the task.

Director: Roland Joffé
Writer: Robert Bolt
Starring: Robert De Niro, Jeremy Irons, Ray McAnally
Budget: $24 500 000
Box office: $17 218 000

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22 Man of God, 2021

Man of God

Man of God brings to life the incredible true story of Saint Nectarios of Aegina, Greece. A priest of the common people, his humility annoyed the prideful orthodox clergy of the day. In contrast to his religious superiors – the bishops and patriarchs mesmerized by worldly honors and power – Nectarios cared for the poor; taught peasant girls to read and write; inspired by example young men to enter the priesthood; and wrote books and delivered sermons that uplifted nations of believers. In this exquisitely made film, relive Nectarios’ inspiring devotion and perseverance as, despite the efforts of the religious establishment to discredit him and dismantle his good works over decades, he embraced humility and inspired thousands to become one of Greece’s most renowned saints.

Director: Yelena Popovic
Writer: Yelena Popovic
Starring: Aris Servetalis, Alexander Petrov, Tonia Sotiropoulou
Budget: €500 000
Box office: $1 639 000

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21 The Ten Commandments, 1956

The Ten Commandments

Moses, raised as a prince of Egypt in the Pharaoh’s household, learns of his true heritage as a Hebrew and his divine mission as the deliverer of his people from slavery.

Director: Cecil B. DeMille
Writers: Æneas MacKenzie, Jesse Lasky Jr., Jack Gariss
Starring: Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner, Anne Baxter
Budget: $13 282 000
Box office: $65 500 000

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