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1. Into the Badlands (2015–2019)
TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A mighty warrior and a young boy with supernatural powers search for enlightenment in a ruthless post-apocalyptic America controlled by feudal barons.
Stars: Daniel Wu, Orla Brady, Aramis Knight, Emily Beecham
Votes: 49,617
2. The Name of the Rose (1986)
R | 130 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
An intellectually nonconformist friar investigates a series of mysterious deaths in an isolated abbey.
Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud | Stars: Sean Connery, Christian Slater, Helmut Qualtinger, Elya Baskin
Votes: 117,220 | Gross: $7.15M
3. Andrei Rublev (1966)
R | 189 min | Biography, Drama, History
The life, times and afflictions of the fifteenth-century Russian iconographer St. Andrei Rublev.
Director: Andrei Tarkovsky | Stars: Anatoliy Solonitsyn, Ivan Lapikov, Nikolay Grinko, Nikolay Sergeev
Votes: 57,043 | Gross: $0.10M
4. Ironclad (2011)
R | 121 min | Action, Drama, History
In thirteenth-century England, a Knights Templar and a few of the Barons men fight to defend Rochester Castle against the tyrannical King John.
Director: Jonathan English | Stars: Paul Giamatti, Jason Flemyng, Brian Cox, James Purefoy
Votes: 43,649
5. The Name of the Rose (2019)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, History, Mystery
In 1327, an enlightened friar and his young apprentice investigate a series of mysterious deaths at an abbey risking the wrath of a powerful Inquisitor. Television adaptation of Umberto Eco's novel 'The Name of the Rose'.
Stars: John Turturro, Rupert Everett, Damian Hardung, Fabrizio Bentivoglio
Votes: 4,455
6. The Secret of Kells (2009)
Not Rated | 75 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
A young boy in a remote medieval outpost under siege from barbarian raids is beckoned to adventure when a celebrated master illuminator arrives with an ancient book, brimming with secret wisdom and powers.
Directors: Tomm Moore, Nora Twomey | Stars: Evan McGuire, Brendan Gleeson, Mick Lally, Christen Mooney
Votes: 38,278 | Gross: $0.69M
7. Pilgrimage (II) (2017)
Not Rated | 96 min | Action, Drama, History
In 13th-century Ireland, a group of monks must escort a sacred relic across a landscape fraught with peril.
Director: Brendan Muldowney | Stars: Tom Holland, Richard Armitage, Jon Bernthal, Nikos Karathanos
Votes: 6,430
8. Robin Hood (1991)
TV-14 | 104 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
The Swashbuckling legend of Robin Hood unfolds in the 12th century when the mighty Normans ruled England with an iron fist.
Director: John Irvin | Stars: Patrick Bergin, Uma Thurman, Jürgen Prochnow, Edward Fox
Votes: 5,863
10. Farewell, My Queen (2012)
R | 100 min | Drama, History, Romance
A look at the platonic relationship between Marie Antoinette and one of her female readers during the first days of the French Revolution.
Director: Benoît Jacquot | Stars: Léa Seydoux, Diane Kruger, Virginie Ledoyen, Noémie Lvovsky
Votes: 9,145 | Gross: $0.07M
11. The Black Knight (1954)
Approved | 85 min | Adventure, History
During King Arthur's time, a sword maker wishes to win Lady Linet's heart but first he must become a noble knight.
Director: Tay Garnett | Stars: Alan Ladd, Patricia Medina, André Morell, Harry Andrews
Votes: 844
12. The Treasure of Abbot Thomas (1974 TV Movie)
37 min | Horror, Mystery
The Reverend Justin Somerton, a scholar of Medieval history, and his protégé Lord Peter Dattering are visiting an Abbey library. Studying a stained glass window they uncover clues leading to a treasure hidden by a disgraced Abbot.
Director: Lawrence Gordon Clark | Stars: Sheila Dunn, Anne Blake, Frank Mills, Virginia Balfour
Votes: 716
13. The Vampire Happening (1971)
Not Rated | 102 min | Comedy, Horror
An American actress inherits a castle in Transylvania. What she doesn't know is that her ancestor, the Baroness Catali, was in actuality a vampire countess, and emerges from her tomb to ravage the nearby village and Catholic seminary.
Director: Freddie Francis | Stars: Pia Degermark, Thomas Hunter, Yvor Murillo, Ingrid van Bergen
Votes: 722
14. Rasputin: The Mad Monk (1966)
Not Rated | 91 min | Biography, Drama, Horror
Thrown out of his monastery for licentious and drunken behavior, Rasputin travels to St Petersburg in pursuit of wealth and prestige. He soon gains influence at court with his powers of healing and of hypnotism.
Director: Don Sharp | Stars: Christopher Lee, Barbara Shelley, Richard Pasco, Francis Matthews
Votes: 3,461
15. Ridicule (1996)
R | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, History
To get royal backing on a needed drainage project, a poor French lord must learn to play the delicate games of wit at court at Versailles.
Director: Patrice Leconte | Stars: Charles Berling, Jean Rochefort, Fanny Ardant, Judith Godrèche
Votes: 8,182 | Gross: $2.50M
16. Civilisation (1969–1970)
TV-G | 698 min | Documentary, History, Music
Sir Kenneth Clarke walks through the ages exploring the glorious rise of civilization in Western man.
Stars: Kenneth Clark, Ian Richardson, Ronald Lacey, Patrick Stewart
Votes: 1,066
17. The Statement (2003)
R | 120 min | Drama, Thriller
Tale of a former Nazi executioner who becomes a target of hitmen and police investigators.
Director: Norman Jewison | Stars: Michael Caine, Tilda Swinton, Alan Bates, Jeremy Northam
Votes: 5,551 | Gross: $0.76M
18. The Great Impostor (1960)
Approved | 113 min | Comedy, Drama
Ferdinand Waldo Demara Jr. is a versatile man who gets his kicks out of impersonating a marine, a monk, a navy surgeon and a prison warden, eventually getting in trouble with the law for it.
Director: Robert Mulligan | Stars: Tony Curtis, Karl Malden, Edmond O'Brien, Arthur O'Connell
Votes: 1,707
19. Sacred Flesh (2000)
Not Rated | 75 min | Horror
Taunted by visions of Mary Magdalene, who reveals the confessions of the younger nuns at the convent, the Mother Superior's mind is filled with the violent, sexual acts of her fellow sisters.
Director: Nigel Wingrove | Stars: Sally Tremaine, Moyna Cope, Simon Hill, Kristina Bill
Votes: 556
20. Unmistaken Child (2008)
Not Rated | 102 min | Documentary
In Nepal, a venerable monk, Geshe Lama Konchog, dies and one of his disciples, a youthful monk named Tenzin Zopa, searches for his master's reincarnation. The film follows his search to the... See full summary »
Director: Nati Baratz | Star: Tenzin Zopa
Votes: 817 | Gross: $0.30M
21. Shaolin Prince (1982)
R | 100 min | Action, Comedy
As the names of Chang Cheh and Liu Chia-liang became legendary, all-too-often the name of their equally valued collaborator, Tang Chia, is omitted. That may be,because, unlike the previous ... See full summary »
Director: Chia Tang | Stars: Lung Ti, Tung-Shing Yee, Jason Piao Pai, Feng Ku
Votes: 435
22. Judge Dee and the Monastery Murders (1974 TV Movie)
100 min | Mystery
China, 7th century. On their way to a provincial centre Judge Dee and his three wives spend the night at a taoist monastery. Soon the judge discovers that the secluded place holds a secret ... See full summary »
Director: Jeremy Kagan | Stars: Khigh Dhiegh, Mako, Soon-Tek Oh, Miiko Taka
Votes: 153
23. 10 Brothers of Shaolin (1977)
Not Rated | 90 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
The martial-arts action film 10 Brothers of Shaolin tells the tale of ten specially trained fighters, five monks, five laymen, who have been taught their skills in order to protect Master ... See full summary »
Director: Chung Ting | Stars: Don Wong, Yi Chang, Phillip Ko, Wei Tung
Votes: 153
24. The Dark Ages (2007 TV Movie)
120 min | Documentary, Drama, History
The History Channel examines the Dark Ages from the fall of the Roman Empire to the First Crusade.
Director: Christopher Cassel | Stars: Philip Daileader, Kelly DeVries, Bonnie Effros, Adnan Husain
Votes: 460
25. When in Rome (1952)
Approved | 78 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
An American fugitive flees to Rome and tries to elude capture by masquerading as a priest.
Director: Clarence Brown | Stars: Van Johnson, Paul Douglas, Joseph Calleia, Carlo Rizzo
Votes: 333
26. Jasminum (2006)
115 min | Comedy, Romance
The peaceful world of a monastery in the small town of Jasmine is destroyed by the arrival of monument restorers, Natasha and her daughter Eugenia. The legend associated with the monastery ... See full summary »
Director: Jan Jakub Kolski | Stars: Justyna Bartoszewicz, Grazyna Blecka-Kolska, Marta Dabrowska, Grzegorz Damiecki
Votes: 1,382
27. Abbot Hai Teng of Shaolin (1985)
84 min | Documentary, Action, Sport
A martial arts documentary featuring Jet Li and examining the extraordinary life of his martial arts master, Abbot Hai Teng. Using the secret Shaolin one finger form of Kung Fu, Abbot Hai ... See full summary »
Director: Hanjun Li | Stars: Hai-Deng Shi, Ying-Lian Fan, Xing-You Li, Jet Li
Votes: 111
28. The Juggler of Notre Dame (1970)
G | 80 min | Drama, Fantasy
After being arrested for stealing fruit while passing through a small village, a wandering minstrel serves his time in a creepy monastery.
Director: Milton H. Lehr | Stars: Jessica Benton, Barry Dennen, Christopher Ellis, Dunga Gabor
Votes: 20
29. Monte Cristo (1911)
Drama, Short
The story opens with Edmund Dantes landing from his ship. Then follow his greeting of his father, his love scene with Mercedes in which Fernand's jealous hatred is aroused, the conspiracy ... See full summary »
Stars: Stuart Holmes, Paul Panzer, Pearl White
30. North Shaolin Temple (2012)
Documentary
The 'North Shaolin Temple' documentary delves inside the secretive world of Shaolin to reveal how its ancient traditions still exist in today's world. The North Shaolin Temple in Baoding ... See full summary »
Director: Yanmin Chen | Star: Paul Lockyer
31. Brother Anna (1963)
82 min | Adventure
A precious Byzantine cross hidden in Mount Athos becomes a pole of attraction for an ambitious art-thief and his team; but, a young woman is on to them. Can Brother Anna help him repent before the ancient relic falls into the wrong hands?
Director: Grigoris Grigoriou | Stars: Petros Fyssoun, Byron Pallis, Mitsos Ligizos, Manos Katrakis
Votes: 75
32. Der Tod des weißen Pferdes (1985)
111 min | Drama
The peasants in a 16th century German village revolt against their landlord, the new and oppressive abbot of the local monastery.
Director: Christian Ziewer | Stars: Thomas Anzenhofer, Raimund Dummert, Peter Franke, Udo Samel
Votes: 18
33. Saving Place, Saving Grace (2017)
56 min | Documentary
Saving Place, Saving Grace is the story of a Trappist monastery's struggle for reformation of their home by embracing an intense sustainability initiative. Witness the monks' land ... See full summary »
Directors: Deidra D. Dain, George F. Patterson | Stars: Martha Teichner, Father James, Ron Heath, Winkie Mackay-Smith
34. Tikhaya semeyka (1969 TV Movie)
89 min | Comedy, Music
Director: Les Tanyuk | Stars: Valentina Sperantova, Ivan Voronov, Mikhail Androsov, Tatyana Strukova
36.
ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969–1974)
Episode:
Conflict
(1973)
Not Rated | 76 min | Drama
Set in Ireland where the Catholic Church has been superseded by a repressive order with new ideas. When a group of Irish monks rebel, a Vatican official is sent to bring order once more.
Director: Jack Gold | Stars: Trevor Howard, Raf Vallone, Martin Sheen, Cyril Cusack
Votes: 424
37.
Mystery!: Cadfael (1994–1998)
Episode:
Monk's Hood
(1994)
TV-14 | 76 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When an unpleasant and cruel nobleman spites his stepson by ceding his estate to the abbey, he ends up being poisoned by one of Brother Cadfael's medications.
Director: Graham Theakston | Stars: Derek Jacobi, Sean Pertwee, Peter Copley, Michael Culver
Votes: 263
38.
Mystery!: Cadfael (1994–1998)
Episode:
The Leper of St. Giles
(1994)
TV-14 | 75 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When a cruel middle-aged baron and a beautiful wealthy orphan are to be wed at the abbey, it comes as no surprise when the sadistic nobleman is found strangled to death.
Director: Graham Theakston | Stars: Derek Jacobi, Sean Pertwee, Peter Copley, Michael Culver
Votes: 299
39.
Mystery!: Cadfael (1994–1998)
Episode:
The Holy Thief
(1998)
TV-14 | 76 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Ramsey Abbey in Cambridgeshire puts in a claim for the remains of St. Winifred, whose reliquary is the object of prayer and lucrative donations to Shrewsbury Abbey.
Director: Ken Grieve | Stars: Derek Jacobi, Terrence Hardiman, Michael Culver, Julian Firth
Votes: 195
40.
Mystery!: Cadfael (1994–1998)
Episode:
The Potter's Field
(1998)
TV-14 | 75 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A year after Brother Ruald answers his vocation and becomes a monk at Shrewsbury, a body, believed to be his deserted wife, is unearthed near his cottage.
Director: Mary McMurray | Stars: Derek Jacobi, Terrence Hardiman, Michael Culver, Julian Firth
Votes: 183
41.
Mystery!: Cadfael (1994–1998)
Episode:
The Raven in the Foregate
(1996)
TV-14 | 76 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An unpopular Puritanical priest new to Shrewsbury refuses to give a pregnant young girl absolution resulting in her apparent suicide.
Director: Ken Grieve | Stars: Derek Jacobi, Terrence Hardiman, Michael Culver, Julian Firth
Votes: 215
42.
Covington Cross (1992)
Episode:
The Persecution
(1992)
Adventure, History
Richard Grey rescues Rachel, a beautiful young woman, from a vengeful mob and brings her home to Covington Cross. Soon after her arrival an unusual death, violent storms and other unusual ... See full summary »
Director: Francis Megahy | Stars: Nigel Terry, Cherie Lunghi, James Faulkner, Jonathan Firth
Votes: 14
43.
Robin Hood (1984–1986)
Episode:
The Prophecy
(1984)
TV-PG | 53 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
John has been taken prisoner at Nottingham and makes a friend in fellow prisoner Mark, who, after Robin has found an opportunity to free John and his new found friend, decides to join the ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Young | Stars: John Abineri, Michael Praed, Stuart Linden, Clive Mantle
Votes: 150
44.
When Things Were Rotten (1975)
Episode:
Ding Dong, the Bell Is Dead
(1975)
26 min | Adventure, Comedy
Robin and crew have to stop the Sheriff and Prince John from selling to an Ethiopian prince the beloved bell they have stolen from Nottingham Abbey.
Director: Bruce Bilson | Stars: Dick Gautier, Dick Van Patten, Bernie Kopell, Richard Dimitri
Votes: 24
45.
The Tudors (2007–2010)
Episode:
Matters of State
(2008)
TV-MA | 56 min | Drama, History, Romance
Henry warns Anne to stay out of state affairs, but her paranoiac fear of Catherine is only alleviated with her death and Anne's new pregnancy.
Director: Dearbhla Walsh | Stars: Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Henry Cavill, Natalie Dormer, Maria Doyle Kennedy
Votes: 660
46.
Sorry, I Didn't Know (2016– )
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(2020)
24 min | Comedy
The panel show hosted by Jimmy Akingbola returns. Team captains Chizzy Akudolu and Judi Love are joined by Tom Allen, Colin Salmon, Angie Le Mar and Paul Chowdhry.
Director: Jan Genesis | Stars: Jimmy Akingbola, Chizzy Akudolu, Judi Love, Tom Allen
47.
Vienna Blood (2019– )
Episode:
Darkness Rising
(2021)
TV-14 | 92 min | Crime, Drama, History
A monk found brutally murdered in his monastery.
Director: Robert Dornhelm | Stars: Matthew Beard, Juergen Maurer, Alexander Absenger, Amelia Bullmore
Votes: 351
48.
Unexplained (2008– )
Episode:
The Ghosts of Glastonbury
(2008)
TV-G | 48 min | Documentary, Horror
Discover the world of automatic writing, a link to memories of the past. Were supernatural forces really behind one of the most controversial archaeological claims of the 20th century?
Director: Alex Nikolic-Dunlop | Stars: Tony Robinson, Becky McCall, Chris French, Tim Hopkinson-Ball
Votes: 7
49.
Rick Steves' Europe (2000–2023)
Episode:
Burgundy: Profoundly French
(2008)
TV-G | 26 min | Documentary, Reality-TV
Slowing down to savor Burgundy's historic, scenic, and edible delights, we revel in the rich traditions of this serene region, where nature is as sophisticated as the people.
Director: Simon Griffith | Star: Rick Steves
Votes: 20
50.
Full Circle with Michael Palin (1997– )
Episode:
Japan/Korea
(1997)
49 min | Adventure, Documentary
Michael spends his time in Japan including visiting the Kodo Drummers, and Korea, including the border area with North Korea.
Director: Clem Vallance | Star: Michael Palin
Votes: 78