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1. A Knight's Tale (2001)
PG-13 | 132 min | Action, Adventure, Romance
After his master dies, a peasant squire, fueled by his desire for food and glory, creates a new identity for himself as a knight.
Director: Brian Helgeland | Stars: Heath Ledger, Mark Addy, Rufus Sewell, Shannyn Sossamon
Votes: 202,408 | Gross: $56.57M
2. Yesterday (III) (2019)
PG-13 | 116 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Music
A struggling musician realizes he's the only person on Earth who can remember The Beatles after waking up in an alternate reality where they never existed.
Director: Danny Boyle | Stars: Himesh Patel, Lily James, Sophia Di Martino, Ellise Chappell
Votes: 168,371 | Gross: $73.29M
3. 12 Years a Slave (2013)
R | 134 min | Biography, Drama, History
In the antebellum United States, Solomon Northup, a free Black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery.
Director: Steve McQueen | Stars: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Kenneth Williams, Michael Fassbender, Brad Pitt
Votes: 742,935 | Gross: $56.67M
4. Dogma (1999)
R | 130 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
An abortion clinic worker with a special heritage is called upon to save the existence of humanity from being negated by two renegade angels trying to exploit a loop-hole and reenter Heaven.
Director: Kevin Smith | Stars: Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Linda Fiorentino, Bud Cort
Votes: 229,065 | Gross: $30.65M
5. Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Passed | 110 min | Drama, Film-Noir
A screenwriter develops a dangerous relationship with a faded film star determined to make a triumphant return.
Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich von Stroheim, Nancy Olson
Votes: 237,114
6. The Postcard Killings (2020)
Not Rated | 104 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A New York detective investigates the death of his daughter who was murdered while on her honeymoon in London; he recruits the help of a Scandinavian journalist when other couples throughout Europe suffer a similar fate.
Director: Danis Tanovic | Stars: Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Famke Janssen, Cush Jumbo, Joachim Król
Votes: 15,851
7. The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
R | 164 min | Drama
The life of Jesus Christ, his journey through life as he faces the struggles all humans do, and his final temptation on the cross.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Willem Dafoe, Harvey Keitel, Barbara Hershey, Paul Greco
Votes: 63,393 | Gross: $7.63M
8. The Message (1976)
PG | 177 min | Biography, Drama, History
This epic historical drama chronicles the life and times of Prophet Muhammad and serves as an introduction to early Islamic history.
Director: Moustapha Akkad | Stars: Anthony Quinn, Irene Papas, Michael Ansara, Johnny Sekka
Votes: 50,973
9. The Devil's Backbone (2001)
R | 106 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
After Carlos - a 12-year-old whose father has died in the Spanish Civil War - arrives at an ominous boys' orphanage, he discovers the school is haunted and has many dark secrets which he must uncover.
Director: Guillermo del Toro | Stars: Marisa Paredes, Eduardo Noriega, Federico Luppi, Fernando Tielve
Votes: 71,139 | Gross: $0.75M
10. Zeitgeist (2007 Video)
Not Rated | 118 min | Documentary, History
Mythology and belief in society today, presenting uncommon perspectives of common cultural issues.
Director: Peter Joseph | Stars: Chogyam Trungpa, Jordan Maxwell, George Carlin, Bill Hicks
Votes: 50,394
11. Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist (2005)
R | 117 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
Decades before Father Merrin helped save Regan MacNeil's soul, he first encounters the demon Pazuzu in Kenya. Merrin's initial battle with Pazuzu leads to the rediscovery of his faith.
Director: Paul Schrader | Stars: Stellan Skarsgård, Gabriel Mann, Clara Bellar, Billy Crawford
Votes: 13,636 | Gross: $0.25M
12. Man of God (2021)
111 min | Biography, Drama
Exiled unjustly, convicted without trial, slandered without cause. Man of God depicts the trials and tribulations of Saint Nektarios of Aegina, as he bears the unjust hatred of his enemies while preaching the Word of God.
Director: Yelena Popovic | Stars: Aris Servetalis, Alexander Petrov, Mickey Rourke, Christos Loulis
Votes: 4,317 | Gross: $0.87M
13. Christopher and His Kind (2011 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 90 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
How real-life British-American author Christopher Isherwood and his German boyfriend Heinz met and fell in love during the 1930s and the rise of Nazism.
Director: Geoffrey Sax | Stars: Matt Smith, Imogen Poots, Lindsay Duncan, Perry Millward
Votes: 4,642
14. The Message (1976)
PG | 207 min | Action, Adventure, Biography
The story of prophet "Muhammad" and the delivery of the message of God "Allah."
Director: Moustapha Akkad | Stars: Abdallah Gheith, Mona Wassef, Hamdy Gheith, Ali Achmed Taram
Votes: 10,656
15. Felicia's Journey (1999)
PG-13 | 116 min | Drama, Thriller
A young woman leaves Ireland to find her boyfriend in England, and while there is helped by a man hiding unsettling secrets.
Director: Atom Egoyan | Stars: Bob Hoskins, Arsinée Khanjian, Elaine Cassidy, Sheila Reid
Votes: 8,419 | Gross: $0.82M
16. Cookie's Fortune (1999)
PG-13 | 118 min | Comedy, Drama
Conflict arises in the small town of Holly Springs when an old woman's death causes a variety of reactions among family and friends.
Director: Robert Altman | Stars: Glenn Close, Julianne Moore, Liv Tyler, Chris O'Donnell
Votes: 13,839 | Gross: $10.92M
17. Even the Rain (2010)
Not Rated | 103 min | Drama, History
As a director and his crew shoot a controversial film about Christopher Columbus in Cochabamba, Bolivia, local people rise up against plans to privatize the water supply.
Director: Icíar Bollaín | Stars: Gael García Bernal, Luis Tosar, Karra Elejalde, Juan Carlos Aduviri
Votes: 14,248 | Gross: $0.56M
18. The Deluge (1974)
287 min | Adventure, History, Romance
During the 1655 war between Protestant Sweden and Catholic Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth some Polish-Lithuanian nobles side with Swedish king Charles X Gustav while others side with the Polish king Jan Kazimierz.
Director: Jerzy Hoffman | Stars: Daniel Olbrychski, Malgorzata Braunek, Tadeusz Lomnicki, Kazimierz Wichniarz
Votes: 3,196
19. Honey (2010)
Not Rated | 103 min | Drama
The quiet life of a boy and his family is endangered when his father does not return home from his work collecting honey in the forest.
Director: Semih Kaplanoglu | Stars: Bora Altas, Erdal Besikçioglu, Tülin Özen, Ayse Altay
Votes: 7,496
20. The Better Angels (2014)
PG | 95 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of Abraham Lincoln's childhood in the harsh wilderness of Indiana and the hardships that shaped him, the tragedy that marked him for ever and the two women who guided him to immortality.
Director: A.J. Edwards | Stars: Jason Clarke, Diane Kruger, Brit Marling, Wes Bentley
Votes: 1,468
21. A Man of No Importance (1994)
R | 99 min | Comedy, Drama
A friendly, poetry quoting bus conductor in 1963 Dublin wants to stage Oscar Wilde's play, Salome, with passengers on his bus.
Director: Suri Krishnamma | Stars: Albert Finney, Brenda Fricker, Michael Gambon, Tara Fitzgerald
Votes: 1,185 | Gross: $0.93M
22. Ivan the Terrible (2014 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 52 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
Orphaned in his childhood and treated abusively by higher-ranking Boyars, Tzar Ivan was a mercurial ruler who committed his first murder at the age of 13 and was feared for his random acts ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Moers | Stars: Erik Schäffler, Axel Petermann, Heidi Kastner, Andreas Kappeler
Votes: 292
23. Muhammad: Legacy of a Prophet (2002)
PG | 116 min | Documentary
Tells the story of the seventh century prophet who changed world history in 23 years, and continues to shapes the lives of more than 1.2 billion people. The film takes viewers not only to ... See full summary »
Directors: Omar Al-Qattan, Michael Schwarz
Votes: 796
24. L'affaire Caravage (2019 TV Movie)
86 min | Documentary
In 2014 a large painting representing Judith Beheading Holofernes was discovered in an attic in Toulouse, France. A controversy ensued immediately about the attribution of the painting's ... See full summary »
Director: Frédéric Biamonti | Stars: Eric Turquin, Laurence Baron, Frédéric Biamonti, James Bradburne
Votes: 21
25. The Search for John the Baptist (2005 TV Movie)
90 min | Documentary
John the Baptist's time on the biblical stage was brief, yet he left an indelible mark on Christianity. We know that he started the sacrament of baptism, but was he also the man behind the ... See full summary »
Director: Mark Hufnail | Stars: Shimon Gibson, Jérôme Murphy-O'Connor, Ronny Reich, James D. Tabor
26. Bible Conspiracies 2 (2019 Video)
70 min | Documentary
Sacred divine messages are hidden within the Holy Bible that we are only now beginning to decipher. The truth about Jesus and Mary and the shocking origins to the human race are explored with new insight into the Bible secret codes.
Director: Philip Gardiner | Stars: John Dickinson, Simon Oliver
28. So, Who Is This Jesus? (1999 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 55 min | Documentary, Family
This program has been designed specifically to help people with no previous knowledge of Jesus to have a better understanding of who He is.
Director: Crawford Telfer | Stars: Russell Boulter, Ben Castle, Jennifer Lord, Brian Russ
Votes: 16
29. Unmasking the Da Vinci Code (2006 Video)
151 min | Documentary
Stars: Stan Johnson, Michael Hoggard
Votes: 15
30. The Award (2017)
16 min | Short, Drama
Story about a 10 year old Albanian Muslim kid who decides to participate in a religious competition organized by his school in honor of the Christian holiday Epiphany, in order to get the ... See full summary »
Director: Lidija Mojsovska | Stars: Alban Lama, Aurita Agushi, Ahmet Didat, Viktorija Andjuseva
Votes: 17
31. One Book Stands Alone: Volume II - The Deity of Jesus Christ (2001 Video)
53 min
33. The Riddle of the Dead Sea Scrolls: Mysteries of the Bible Unravelled (1990 TV Movie)
80 min | Documentary
Documentary based on the controversial theories of Dr. Barbara Thiering, who contends that the Dead Sea Scrolls reference Jesus and John the Baptist.
Director: Richard Cassidy | Stars: Rowan Ayers, Matthew Black, George J. Brooke, Philip R. Davies
Votes: 16
35. The King James Code, Volume 5: Revelation 666 (2011 Video)
105 min
Pastor Mike teaches about the scripture numerics of the number 6, as found in the King James Bible.
Star: Michael Hoggard
37.
18 Wheels of Justice (2000–2001)
Episode:
Ordeal
(2000)
TV-MA | Action, Crime, Drama
Director: Terence H. Winkless | Stars: Lucky Vanous, G. Gordon Liddy, Billy Dee Williams, Lisa Thornhill
Votes: 11
38.
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode:
Viva Las Vegas
(2004)
TV-14 | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Greg has found a replacement in the DNA lab, Chandra Moore, and introduces her to the co-workers. Capt. Brass, Grissom and Greg, in his first case, investigate the death of an unidentified ... See full summary »
Director: Danny Cannon | Stars: William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, Gary Dourdan, George Eads
Votes: 818
39.
The Story of God with Morgan Freeman (2016–2019)
Episode:
Gods Among Us
(2019)
TV-PG | 47 min | Documentary, Adventure, History
Morgan Freeman travels around the globe to explore the divine mysteries of gods made human, and meets a 5-year-old living goddess in Nepal.
Stars: Morgan Freeman, Alli Hurley, Jared Svoboda
Votes: 73
40.
Burn Notice (2007–2013)
Episode:
Loose Ends, Part 1
(2007)
TV-PG | 43 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Phillip Cowan has arrived in Miami, but Michael has to put him off when a job involving heroin and blackmail goes south.
Director: Jeremiah S. Chechik | Stars: Jeffrey Donovan, Gabrielle Anwar, Bruce Campbell, Sharon Gless
Votes: 681
41.
Poirot (1989–2013)
Episode:
Appointment with Death
(2008)
Not Rated | 80 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Syria 1937. While accompanying her husband on an archaeological dig, the abusive and overbearing Lady Boynton is found stabbed to death.
Director: Ashley Pearce | Stars: David Suchet, Tim Curry, Jawad Elalami, Christina Cole
Votes: 2,537
42.
Well-known Saints (2009)
Episode:
Well-known Saints: Volume 1 - St. John the Baptist, St. Therese of Lisieux, St. Anthony of Padua, St. Francis of Assisi, St. Faustina, St. Joseph, and St. Paul
(2009)
40 min | Documentary
43.
Ancient Secrets of the Bible (2007– )
Episode:
Did Jesus Hourney Beyond the Holy Land?
(2015)
27 min | Documentary
Scholors question how Jesus could develop his deep wisdom growing up in the small town of Nazareth. Some speculate he may have expanded his perspective in visits to the nearby by Roman city... See full summary »
Stars: David Bivin, E. Raymond Capt., Ken Durham, R. Douglas Geivett
44.
Who Wrote the New Testament? (2003– )
Episode:
Who Wrote the New Testament?
(2003)
51 min | Documentary
Of the many early Christian writings twenty-seven are included in the New Testament of the holy Bible. The authorship of the four gospels which describe the life and teaching of Jesus are ... See full summary »
Stars: Guido Barbujani, James Charlesworth, Bart D. Ehrman, Keith Hopkins
45.
Nurse Jackie (2009–2015)
Episode:
Pilot
(2009)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
Nurse Jackie Peyton is a hard working and dedicated ER nurse. She has a bad back, is married with two kids, but fools around and puts altogether too many hours in at work. She also has good... See full summary »
Director: Allen Coulter | Stars: Edie Falco, Eve Best, Merritt Wever, Haaz Sleiman
Votes: 578
46.
Architecture et géographie sacrée (1978–1985)
Episode:
Notre-Dame de Paris, rosace du monde
(1978)
55 min | Documentary
Director: Paul Barbaneagra | Stars: Michel Bouquet, François Marty
47.
Metatron (2013– )
Episode:
Is Jesus Historical? What Do the Romans Say about Him?
(2021)
29 min | Documentary, History
Metatron examines documentation from eight sources, most roughly contemporary with Jesus to determine: Was Jesus a real person? Where did he live and when? Was he the basis for Christianity... See full summary »
Star: Raffaello Urbani
48.
The Blacklist (2013–2023)
Episode:
The SPK (No. 178)
(2021)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A new case involving stolen artifacts reunites Red with a former Blacklister. Aram faces a difficult decision.
Director: Christine Moore | Stars: James Spader, Diego Klattenhoff, Amir Arison, Hisham Tawfiq
Votes: 1,033
49.
ReligionForBreakfast (2014– )
Episode:
The Second Book of Enoch Explained
(2021)
17 min | Documentary
The second book of Enoch is an elaboration on the first book of Enoch but it's bona fides are not as well established since there are few manuscripts and two different versions of uncertain... See full summary »
Star: Andrew M. Henry
50.
Decoded (2010–2012)
Episode:
Spear of Destiny
(2011)
TV-14 | 45 min | Documentary, History, Mystery
What if I told you that for two thousand years, many of the world's most powerful men have pursued an ancient artifact they believed would bring them unparalleled power? It's the lance that... See full summary »
Star: Peter Levenda
Votes: 15