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1. Much Ado About Nothing (1993)
PG-13 | 111 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Young lovers, and soon to wed, Hero and Claudio conspire to get verbal sparring partners and confirmed singles, Benedick and Beatrice, to wed as well.
Director: Kenneth Branagh | Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Emma Thompson, Keanu Reeves, Kate Beckinsale
Votes: 51,947 | Gross: $22.55M
2. Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993)
PG-13 | 86 min | Action, Comedy
"Rambo" parody in which Topper Harley leads a rescue team into Iraq to save Iraqi war prisoners and all of their previous rescue teams.
Director: Jim Abrahams | Stars: Charlie Sheen, Lloyd Bridges, Valeria Golino, Richard Crenna
Votes: 97,266 | Gross: $38.91M
3. Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995)
PG-13 | 90 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Ace Ventura, Pet Detective, returns from a spiritual quest to investigate the disappearance of a rare white bat, the sacred animal of a tribe in Africa.
Director: Steve Oedekerk | Stars: Jim Carrey, Ian McNeice, Simon Callow, Maynard Eziashi
Votes: 233,306 | Gross: $108.39M
4. 40 Days and 40 Nights (2002)
R | 96 min | Comedy, Romance
After a brutal break-up, a young man vows to stay celibate during the forty days of Lent, but finds the girl of his dreams and is unable to do anything about it.
Director: Michael Lehmann | Stars: Josh Hartnett, Shannyn Sossamon, Paulo Costanzo, Adam Trese
Votes: 75,783 | Gross: $37.95M
5. The Man Who Would Be King (1975)
PG | 129 min | Adventure, Drama, War
In 1880s India, two former British soldiers decide to set themselves up as Kings in Kafiristan, a land where no white man has set foot since Alexander the Great.
Director: John Huston | Stars: Sean Connery, Michael Caine, Christopher Plummer, Saeed Jaffrey
Votes: 51,993
6. Mahabharat (2013–2014)
20 min | Drama, History, War
The mother of all wars, the epitome of all rivalries, the cauldron of emotions, insecurities, jealousies, and power play - Mahabharat.
Stars: Saurabh Raj Jain, Shaheer Sheikh, Pooja Sharma, Aham Sharma
Votes: 11,302
7. Priest (1994)
R | 98 min | Drama, Romance
A homosexual Catholic priest finds out during confessional that a young girl is being sexually abused by her father, and has to decide how to deal with both that secret and his own.
Director: Antonia Bird | Stars: Linus Roache, Tom Wilkinson, Robert Carlyle, Cathy Tyson
Votes: 11,028 | Gross: $4.18M
8. Last Rites (1988)
R | 103 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Angela, the beautiful Mexican mistress of a NY mobster, asks virginal Father Michael for protection after Zena, the mobster's wife, kills her cheating husband. Michael becomes torn between his vows, Angela and his sister - Zena.
Director: Donald P. Bellisario | Stars: Tom Berenger, Daphne Zuniga, Chick Vennera, Anne Twomey
Votes: 1,365 | Gross: $0.43M
9. Broken Vows (1987 TV Movie)
95 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
A ghetto priest has doubts about his calling and when he gives the last rites to a murder victim, he decides to help the man's girlfriend find his killers.
Director: Jud Taylor | Stars: Tommy Lee Jones, Annette O'Toole, M. Emmet Walsh, Milo O'Shea
Votes: 358
10. The Priest's Wife (1970)
PG | 103 min | Comedy
Discovering her boyfriend is married, a young lady attempts to take her life, pausing only to phone a Help Line. Finding herself very much alive in hospital she meets the priest who took ... See full summary »
Director: Dino Risi | Stars: Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni, Venantino Venantini, Jacques Stany
Votes: 722 | Gross: $0.04M
11. Conspiracy of Silence (2003)
Not Rated | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A Catholic priest's suicide and seminarian's expulsion for homosexuality spark a local journalist's investigation, uncovering celibacy controversies and abuse cover-ups within the Irish Catholic church.
Director: John Deery | Stars: Jonathan Forbes, Brenda Fricker, Niall O'Brien, Catherine Cusack
Votes: 425 | Gross: $0.00M
12. Monkey Love (2002)
R | 96 min | Comedy, Romance
To spice up her ho-hum life, college senior Amy sleeps with Aaron and Dil, her two best friends since the 3rd grade. But her best-laid plans turn their perfect, if predictable, platonic triangle into a tangled web of supercharged emotions.
Director: Mark Stratton | Stars: Jeremy Renner, Seamus Dever, Amy Stewart, Mary Margaret Robinson
Votes: 255
13. The Wandering Image (1920)
Not Rated | 67 min | Romance
Mia May has surrendered herself to a disciple of free love, and, having given birth to a child, marries the twin brother and Doppelgänger of her chosen lover.
Director: Fritz Lang | Stars: Mia May, Hans Marr, Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Loni Nest
Votes: 581
14. Life Is to Whistle (1998)
106 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Three characters in present-day Havana must choose between clinging to their self-restricting beliefs, or getting rid of them to live more freely. Ballerina Mariana has promised God ... See full summary »
Director: Fernando Pérez | Stars: Luis Alberto García, Coralia Veloz, Claudia Rojas, Ana Victoria Pérez
Votes: 705 | Gross: $0.06M
15. Le miraculé (1987)
88 min | Comedy
The roman catholic pilgrimage to Lourdes depicted in an anticlerical way: hypocrisy, superstition and business.
Director: Jean-Pierre Mocky | Stars: Michel Serrault, Jean Poiret, Jeanne Moreau, Sylvie Joly
Votes: 409
16. Ek Nari Ek Brahmachari (1971)
Comedy, Drama
Raisaheb Surajbhan Chaudhary lives a wealthy lifestyle in a palatial mansion with his wife of 30 years, Rajlaxmi, and two sons, Rajkumar, who has been married to Shyama for several years; ... See full summary »
Director: Kolli Pratyagatma | Stars: Mumtaz Askari, Jeetendra, B.B. Bhalla, Birbal
Votes: 33
17. Le divin enfant (2001 TV Movie)
Unrated | 86 min | Comedy, Drama
Marc is a 39-year-old Catholic priest, a model for his entire parish. He is one of the few enthusiastic advocates of priestly celibacy. But trouble comes knocking at his door one day.
Director: Stéphane Clavier | Stars: Lambert Wilson, Marthe Villalonga, Adrien Aumont, Agathe Teyssier
Votes: 64
18.
Game of Thrones (2011–2019)
Episode:
You Win or You Die
(2011)
TV-MA | 58 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Robert has been injured while hunting and is dying. Jon and the others finally take their vows to the Night's Watch. A man, sent by Robert, is captured for trying to poison Daenerys. Furious, Drogo vows to attack the Seven Kingdoms.
Director: Daniel Minahan | Stars: Sean Bean, Mark Addy, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Lena Headey
Votes: 38,557
19.
Working the Engels (2014)
Episode:
The Book Club
(2014)
21 min | Comedy
Sandy and Ceil hijack Jenna's Book Club, and convince everyone to read a steamy erotic novel that they secretly wrote. Meanwhile, Jenna represents the local coffee shop owner, Jonny (... See full summary »
Director: Keith Samples | Stars: Andrea Martin, Kacey Rohl, Azura Skye, Benjamin Arthur
Votes: 14
20.
Game of Thrones (2011–2019)
Episode:
Sons of the Harpy
(2015)
TV-MA | 51 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Jorah Mormont sets sail alongside his prisoner, Tyrion. Cersei makes a move against the Tyrells. Jaime and Bronn sneak into Dorne. Ellaria and the Sand Snakes make their plans. Melisandre tempts Jon. The Harpies attack.
Director: Mark Mylod | Stars: Peter Dinklage, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Lena Headey, Emilia Clarke
Votes: 30,460