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1. 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: 117,110 | Gross: $7.15M
2. A Wrinkle in Time (2018)
PG | 109 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
After the disappearance of her scientist father, three peculiar beings send Meg, her brother, and her friend to space in order to find him.
Director: Ava DuVernay | Stars: Storm Reid, Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon, Mindy Kaling
Votes: 47,763 | Gross: $100.48M
3. Angela's Ashes (1999)
R | 145 min | Biography, Drama
An Irish Catholic family returns to 1930s Limerick after a child's death in America. The unemployed I.R.A. veteran father struggles with poverty, prejudice and alcoholism as the family endures harsh slum conditions.
Director: Alan Parker | Stars: Emily Watson, Robert Carlyle, Joe Breen, Ciaran Owens
Votes: 23,228 | Gross: $13.04M
4. Antibodies (2005)
Not Rated | 127 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
Wanted for a long time, serial killer Gabriel Engel gets arrested in a spectacular police raid. Small town cop Michael Martens travels to the big city to interrogate him and finds out more than he is looking for.
Director: Christian Alvart | Stars: Norman Reedus, Christian von Aster, André Hennicke, Waltraud Witte
Votes: 9,030
5. White Dog (1982)
PG | 90 min | Drama, Horror
A trainer attempts to retrain a vicious dog that's been raised to attack black people.
Director: Samuel Fuller | Stars: Kristy McNichol, Christa Lang, Vernon Weddle, Jameson Parker
Votes: 10,789
6. Of Gods and Men (2010)
PG-13 | 122 min | Drama, History
Under threat by fundamentalist terrorists, a group of Trappist monks stationed with an impoverished Algerian community must decide whether to leave or stay.
Director: Xavier Beauvois | Stars: Lambert Wilson, Michael Lonsdale, Olivier Rabourdin, Philippe Laudenbach
Votes: 16,081 | Gross: $3.95M
7. Saint Ralph (2004)
PG-13 | 98 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport
Saint Ralph is the unlikely story of Ralph Walker, a ninth-grader who outran everyone's expectations except his own in his bold quest to win the 1954 Boston Marathon.
Director: Michael McGowan | Stars: Adam Butcher, Campbell Scott, Jennifer Tilly, Michael Kanevsky
Votes: 6,335 | Gross: $0.80M
8. Some Mother's Son (1996)
R | 112 min | Drama, History
The 1981 hunger strike in an Irish prison, in which I.R.A. prisoner Bobby Sands led a protest against their treatment as criminals rather than as prisoners of war. It focuses on the mothers of two of the strikers, and their struggle.
Director: Terry George | Stars: Helen Mirren, Fionnula Flanagan, Aidan Gillen, David O'Hara
Votes: 2,990 | Gross: $0.61M
9. Pope Francis: A Man of His Word (2018)
PG | 96 min | Documentary, Biography
Pope Francis travels the world speaking to those in need and delivering a message of hope.
Director: Wim Wenders | Stars: Pope Francis, Ignazio Oliva, María Eufemia Goycoechea, Joe Biden
Votes: 2,376 | Gross: $1.82M
10. The Mask of Dimitrios (1944)
Passed | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Mystery writer Cornelius Leyden becomes intrigued after the murdered body of a vicious career criminal washes up in the Bosphorus.
Director: Jean Negulesco | Stars: Peter Lorre, Sydney Greenstreet, Zachary Scott, Faye Emerson
Votes: 3,958
11. The Monsters (1963)
Not Rated | 87 min | Comedy
The myths of the sixties are satirized in 20 episodes.
Director: Dino Risi | Stars: Ugo Tognazzi, Vittorio Gassman, Lando Buzzanca, Marino Masé
Votes: 2,778
12. Some Time Later (2018)
99 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
In a distant point of time, a man alters the world he knows when he tries to sell lemonade.
Director: José Luis Cuerda | Stars: Roberto Álamo, Blanca Suárez, Iñaki Ardanaz, Carlos Areces
Votes: 1,479
13. Andel Páne 2 (2016)
99 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Petronel, an angel, is still working at the Heaven's gates but is confident that he deserves a better function. His everlasting tempter Uriah, a devil, takes up tempting him. All one has to... See full summary »
Director: Jirí Strach | Stars: Ivan Trojan, Jirí Dvorák, Vica Kerekes, Anna Ctvrtnícková
Votes: 609
14. In Search of Francis of Assisi (2018)
60 min | Documentary
This inspiring biographical chronicle portrays the remarkable life, struggles, achievements and legacy of Saint Francis of Assisi, who revolutionized Catholicism in the 13th century. From ... See full summary »
Director: John Ebrahimian | Stars: Regis Armstrong, Ilia Delio, Daniel Horan, Paul Lostritto
Votes: 9
15. Clérambard (1969)
94 min | Comedy, Fantasy
Was it a miracle? Or was it some kind of bad joke?
Director: Yves Robert | Stars: Philippe Noiret, Dany Carrel, Gérard Lartigau, Claude Piéplu
Votes: 206
16. My Catholic Family (2007– )
TV-Y | 23 min | Animation, Family
The life and spiritual journey of a Catholic family in modern times as it reconnects every Catholic with the family relationship of the Communion of the Saints.
Votes: 11
17. La vie des saints (1997–2020)
52 min | Documentary
French documentary filmmaker Armand Isnard chronicles the lives of the most famous Catholic saints in this series spanning several decades.
Stars: Armand Isnard, Jean-Pierre Renouard, Gaston Poulain, Raymond Facélina
18. Rebel Spirits (2017)
45 min | Biography
Revisiting the well-known, but often misinterpreted, biography of five saints who can be seen as rebel spirits in their time and place.
Star: Chiara Cingolani
21. The Saints Collection, Volume 6 (2019 Video)
215 min | Biography, Documentary
Six films from Mary's Dowry featuring the lives of six Catholic saints: Blessed Alexandrina Maria da Costa, Saint Francis of Assisi, Saint Benedict of Nursia, Saint Richard of Chichester, Saint Bertha, and Blessed Titus Brandsma.
23. Mary's Dowry Presents (2017– )
Documentary, Biography
Catholic film apostolate Mary's Dowry Productions offers a large selection of over 50 authentically Catholic film biographies on the lives of the Catholic Saints and English Martyrs, as broadcast on EWTN, Telecare New York, SKY and BBC1.
24. Obzalovaná (1969 TV Movie)
65 min | Drama
Director: Jaroslav Dudek | Stars: Jana Hlavácová, Václav Voska, Jirina Stepnicková, Martin Ruzek
Votes: 10
25.
The Bold Ones: The Senator (1970–1971)
Episode:
Power Play
(1970)
60 min | Drama
Political powerbroker George P. Mallon tests the integrity Senator Hays Stowe to support Louis Masterson. This causes Stowe to second guess how his Father played the political game when he was a Senator.
Director: Jerrold Freedman | Stars: Hal Holbrook, Michael Tolan, Sharon Acker, Burgess Meredith
Votes: 11
26.
I Spy (1965–1968)
Episode:
The Medarra Block
(1967)
60 min | Action, Adventure
To thwart a coup, Robinson and Scott must decipher the inscription on a wooden block given to them by a dying Moroccan.
Director: Earl Bellamy | Stars: Robert Culp, Bill Cosby, Jack Kruschen, Arthur Batanides
Votes: 42
27.
It's Garry Shandling's Show. (1986–1990)
Episode:
Force Boxman
(1987)
TV-14 | 26 min | Comedy
Garry gets the lead in a new police drama, so Red Buttons takes over the show.
Director: Alan Rafkin | Stars: Garry Shandling, Molly Cheek, Scott Nemes, Michael Tucci
Votes: 40
28.
PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal (1996–2000)
Episode:
Bad Dreams
(1998)
TV-14 | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
A hospital patient keeps having the same nightmare. In it, a masked man is trying to kill her with a blade and whenever he harms her in the dream, wounds appear on her body in reality. Lindsay becomes obsessed with the case.
Director: Stephen Williams | Stars: Matt Frewer, Nancy Anne Sakovich, Barclay Hope, Colin Fox
Votes: 19
29.
Perry Mason (1957–1966)
Episode:
The Case of the Renegade Refugee
(1961)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Harlan Merrill is acting strangely at the same time a reporter reveals he is looking for an escaped Nazi among the executives of an aerospace company. Merrill tries to see Mason but misses him. When the reporter is killed, he is charged.
Director: Bernard L. Kowalski | Stars: Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper, William Talman
Votes: 310
30.
Heartburn Hotel (1998–2000)
Episode:
Toenails
(1998)
Comedy
Two models arrive at the hotel, so Harry breaks out his Rhino aftershave.
Director: Tony Dow | Stars: Tim Healy, Clive Russell, Peter Gunn, Zita Sattar
31.
Civilisation (1969–1970)
Episode:
Romance and Reality
(1969)
TV-G | 49 min | Documentary, History, Music
Age of Chivalry (Medieval Ideals of Late Middle Ages)
Directors: Michael Gill, Ann Turner | Star: Kenneth Clark
Votes: 54
32.
La vie des saints (1997–2020)
Episode:
Sainte Claire - La petite plante de Saint François d'Assise
(2015)
52 min | Documentary
Director: Armand Isnard | Star: Armand Isnard
33.
La vie des saints (1997–2020)
Episode:
Saint François d'Assise - Le Petit Pauvre
(2015)
52 min | Documentary
Director: Armand Isnard | Star: Armand Isnard
34.
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
35.
Justified (2010–2015)
Episode:
The Collection
(2010)
TV-MA | 41 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Raylan turns to an art collector to help bring a criminal to justice, but the case soon turns to a murder investigation. Meanwhile, Raylan's ex-wife turns to him for help, and he turns to Boyd Crowder to gather dirt on his father.
Director: Rod Holcomb | Stars: Timothy Olyphant, Nick Searcy, Joelle Carter, Jacob Pitts
Votes: 2,035
36.
Justified (2010–2015)
Episode:
Hole in the Wall
(2013)
TV-MA | 45 min | Action, Crime, Drama
After a botched robbery, Raylan stumbles on a mysterious bag in the wall of his father's house. Meanwhile, an old friend pays a visit to Boyd, whose crime business is being threatened by a new church.
Director: Michael Dinner | Stars: Timothy Olyphant, Nick Searcy, Joelle Carter, Jacob Pitts
Votes: 1,618
37.
Sirens (2014–2015)
Episode:
A Bitch Named Karma
(2014)
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A lightning strike at a church picnic gets the guys to start thinking about how there's no justice in sickness and injury, because like it or not, the "rain falls equally on the just and ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Blieden | Stars: Michael Mosley, Kevin Daniels, Kevin Bigley, Jessica McNamee
Votes: 130
38.
Pastor Mike Online (2011– )
Episode:
News, Current Events and Questions
(2013)
88 min | News, Talk-Show
Star: Michael Hoggard
39.
Pastor Mike Online (2011– )
Episode:
Gun Control, Hebrew Roots and Starbucks
(2013)
89 min | News, Talk-Show
Star: Michael Hoggard
40.
Great Artists with Tim Marlow (2001– )
Episode:
Giotto
(2001)
23 min | Documentary
The son of a Tuscan shepherd, Giotto di Bondone rose to become the most important artist of his age, kick starting the Renaissance with his naturalistic and emotive treatment of medieval Christian iconography.
Directors: Phil Grabsky, Ali Ray, Mehreen Saigol | Star: Tim Marlow
Votes: 11
41.
Catholicism (2011– )
Episode:
The Ineffable Mystery of God: That Than Which Nothing Greater Can Be Thought
(2011)
50 min | Documentary
Speaking in cathedrals and a concentration camp, Fr. Barron addresses age-old theological questions: Who or what is God? Can God's existence be proved? Why is there evil? What is the Trinity? Can religion and science be reconciled?
Director: Matt Leonard | Star: Robert Barron
42.
The Young Pope (2016)
Episode:
Episode #1.6
(2016)
TV-MA | 61 min | Drama
Nine months after the Pope's ascension to power, the Church faces a financial crisis, there is joy for Esther, while Dussolier is put in a difficult position.
Director: Paolo Sorrentino | Stars: Jude Law, Diane Keaton, Silvio Orlando, Javier Cámara
Votes: 1,288
43.
Beautiful Excursions (2006– )
Episode:
Les Lacs Italiens
(2016)
Documentary
Beginning of the journey in the Lake Como: Jérôme meets Cesare Baj, a journalist and seaplane pilot: they have a flight over the lake Como and arrive at the Aero Club Como.Cesare shows him ... See full summary »
Director: Jean-Yves Cauchard | Star: Jérôme Pitorin
44.
La minute nécessaire de Monsieur Cyclopède (1982–1984)
Episode:
Bouffons du lion
(1984)
2 min | Short, Comedy
Director: Jean-Louis Fournier | Star: Pierre Desproges