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Movies by Lists - Saints (38 [67])
TitleYearDirectorGenreRatingRuntimeAdded
Anthony of Padua [Antonio di Padova]Fernando, a boy growing up in 1920's Italy, is inspired by reading a biography of Saint Anthony of Padua (after whom the city of San Antonio, Texas is named.) The wife of a young Roman painter who disappeared at the end of WWI goes t1949Pietro FrancisciDrama6.3 (15 votes)7820211228
Augustine of Hippo [Agostino d'Ippona]This biography tells the life story of Augustine, the Bishop of Hippo, a North African region during the last years of the Roman Empire. The film details Augustine's struggle to maintain religious decorum in a civilization on the ver1972Roberto Rossellini (*)Biography, History6.6 (186 votes)12120211228
BecketKing Henry II of England comes to terms with his affection for his close friend and confidant Thomas Becket, who finds his true honor by observing God's divine will rather than the King's.1964Peter GlenvilleBiography, Drama, History7.8 (14.5K votes)14820211228
Big Fisherman, TheExploring the life of Peter, from being a successful fisherman to becoming a follower of Jesus Christ and being dependent on Jesus Christ.1959Frank Borzage (*)Drama, History5.4 (409 votes)18020220423
Brother Sun, Sister Moon [Fratello sole, sorella luna]Dramatization of events in the life of St. Francis of Assisi from before his conversion experience through his audience with the pope, including his friendship with St. Clare.1972Franco ZeffirelliBiography, Drama, History, War7.2 (4.4K votes)12120211228
Decline of an Empire [Katherine of Alexandria]Constantine joins the Roman army to find his missing childhood friend. Once alerted to his friend's whereabouts, he prepares for an all out war between the East and the West.2014Michael RedwoodBiography, Drama, History, War3.4 (502 votes)11020241019
Flowers of St. Francis, TheA series of vignettes depicting the lives of the original Franciscan monks, including their leader and the bumbling Ginepro.1950Roberto Rossellini (*)Biography, Comedy, Drama, History7.4 (3.6K votes)8520211228
FrancescoDocudrama about the life of St-Francis of Assisi.1989Liliana CavaniBiography, Drama, History6.4 (1.5K votes)11920211228
Francis of AssisiIn 13th century Italy, Francis Bernardone, the son of an Assisi merchant, renounces a promising army career in favor of a monastic life and starts his own religious order, sanctioned by the Pope.1961Michael Curtiz (*)Biography, Drama, History6.3 (973 votes)10520211228
Friends of Jesus - Thomas, TheWhen Jesus is taken off the cross at Golgotha, THOMAS arrives there. Like most of the other disciples, he had worriedly taken refuge with friends in Jerusalem after Jesus's arrest. After Jesus's burial, the disciples decide to leave 2001Raffaele Mertes, Elisabetta MarchettiBiography, Drama, History6.1 (181 votes)9620211228
Ignatius of Loyola [Ignacio de Loyola]'If you could hear the voice of God, would you want to keep it secret?' A historical drama based on the memoirs of St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Jesuit order. This is the story of a soldier, a man of vice and violence who, i2016Paolo Dy, Cathy AzanzaAction, Biography, Drama, History, Romance, War5.9 (480 votes)11820211228
Imperium - Saint Peter [San Pietre]Saint Peter, a reluctant but passionate leader, from the crucifixion of Jesus to his own. The film's first half dramatizes the New Testament's "Acts": early fear, the renewal of Pentecost, Saul's conversion, the decision to baptize p2005Giulio BaseDrama7.0 (519 votes)19720211228
Jeannette - The Childhood of Joan of Arc [Jeannette, l'enfance de Jeanne d'Arc]France, 1425. In the midst of the Hundred Years' War, the young Jeannette, at the still tender age of 8, looks after her sheep in the small village of Domremy. One day, she tells her friend Hauviette how she cannot bear to see the su2017Bruno DumontHistory, Musical5.8 (1K votes)10520211228
Joan at the Stake [Giovanna d'Arco al rogo]Surreal musical about the time of the execution of Joan of Arc.1954Roberto Rossellini (*)Biography, Drama, History, Musical5.8 (342 votes)8020211228
Joan of ArcThe abbreviated life of the 15th Century French heroine.1948Victor Fleming (*)Biography, Drama, War6.4 (3.2K votes)14520211228
Joan the Maid 1 - The Battles [Jeanne la Pucelle I - Les batailles]A part of Joan of Arc's life. At the beginning, Jeanne (Joan) has already left Domremy, she is trying to convince a captain to escort her to the Dauphin. It ends during Jeanne's first battle, at Orleans. Meanwhile, Jeanne is depicted1994Jacques Rivette (*)Biography, Drama, History, War7.2 (679 votes)16020211228
Joan the Maid 2 - The Prisons [Jeanne la Pucelle II - Les prisons]Film about the later life of Joan Of Arc including her trial and execution.1994Jacques Rivette (*)Biography, Drama, History7.4 (597 votes)17620211228
Joan the WomanA WWI English officer is inspired the night before a dangerous mission by a vision of Joan of Arc, whose story he relives.1916Cecil B. DeMille (*)Adventure, Drama, History, Mystery, War6.5 (582 votes)13820211228
La Passion de Jeanne d'ArcIn 1431, Jeanne d'Arc is placed on trial on charges of heresy. The ecclesiastical jurists attempt to force Jeanne to recant her claims of holy visions.1928Carl Theodor Dreyer (*)Biography, Drama, History8.1 (52.6K votes)11420211228
Man For All Seasons, AThe story of Sir Thomas More, who stood up to King Henry VIII when the King rejected the Roman Catholic Church to obtain a divorce and remarry.1966Fred Zinnemann (*)Biography, Drama, History7.7 (33.8K votes)12020211228
Man for All Seasons, AKing Henry VIII wants to divorce his wife, and seeks the approval of the aristocracy. Sir Thomas More is a man of principle and reason, and is thus placed in a difficult position: should he stand up for his principles, risking the wr1988Charlton HestonBiography, Drama7.3 (639 votes)15020211228
Mary MagdaleneTwelve men heard and spread the message of Jesus. Only one woman understood it.2018Garth DavisBiography, Drama, History5.9 (10.4K votes)12020220822
Mary MagdaleneWhen the marriage between AMOS and MARY MAGDALENE turns out to be childless, he casts her out and gets a divorce. Mary has to leave Magdala. She befriends SILVANO, a Roman prefect, who promises her a new life at his side. A few days 2000Raffaele Mertes, Elisabetta MarchettiDrama, History6.2 (259 votes)9820211228
Mary Magdalene [La spada e la croce]Set against the magnificent backdrop of classic Rome, ""The Sword and the Cross"" is the story of a notorious harlot who must choose between her lascivious lifestyle and the love and affection of her decent-minded brother.1958Carlo Ludovico BragagliaDrama5.1 (138 votes)10520220731
Messenger, The - The Story of Joan of ArcA young girl receives a vision that drives her to rid France of its oppressors.1999Luc Besson (*)Adventure, Biography, Drama, History, War6.4 (66K votes)14820211228
Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc, TheA young girl receives a vision that drives her to rid France of its oppressors.1999Luc Besson (*)Adventure, Biography, Drama, History, War6.4 (65.9K votes)14820211228
Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima, TheIn this story based on true events of 1917, three Portuguese children share a miraculous, prophetic vision of the Virgin Mary.1952John BrahmDrama6.8 (1.2K votes)10220211228
Molokai [Molokai - The Story of Father Damien]The true story of the nineteenth century priest who volunteered to go to the island of Molokai, to console and care for the lepers.1999Paul CoxBiography, Drama6.9 (1.5K votes)11320240810
Monsieur VincentSt. Vincent de Paul struggles to bring about peace and harmony among peasants and nobles in the midst of the Black Death in Europe, carrying on his charitable work in the face of all obstacles.1947Maurice ClocheBiography, Drama, History7.0 (810 votes)11120211228
Passion of Bernadette, The [La passion de Bernadette]Bernadette knows she's been chosen to be the Bride of the Lord.1990Jean DelannoyBiography, Drama, History6.2 (134 votes)10620211228
Paul, Apostle of ChristLuke travels Roma looking for apostle Paul, turned in Nero's prisoner, to tell his story before his execution.2018Andrew HyattAdventure, Biography, Drama, History6.7 (8.3K votes)10820211228
Peter and PaulPeter the Fisherman and Paul of Tarsus assume leadership of the Church as they struggle against violent opposition to the teachings of Jesus Christ and their own personal conflicts.1981Robert DayBiography, Drama, History7.6 (650 votes)19820231101
Reluctant Saint, TheIn 17th century Italy, a simple and clumsy young man joins a Franciscan order, pursues full priesthood and performs a miracle that eventually ensures his sainthood.1962Edward Dmytryk (*)Biography, Comedy, Drama7.2 (400 votes)10520211228
Song of Bernadette, The14-year-old Bernadette Soubirous, living in a small town in the south of 1850s France, claims to have seen a divine vision, prompting extreme skepticism, concern from her family, and religious and political turmoil.1943Henry KingBiography, Drama7.6 (6.7K votes)15620211228
St. Paul [Paul The Apostle]Biblical epic from the book of Acts and Paul's epistles covering the conversion of Saul of Tarsus and his ministry to the Gentiles now known as Paul. Pursued by fellow Jew Reuben, who wishes him dead, Paul takes the Gospel of Jesus t2000Roger YoungAdventure, Drama6.5 (969 votes)020211228
Teresa de JesúsSt. Teresa de Jesús struggles against all odds to reform the Order of Carmelites in the sixteenth century Spain.1984Josefina MolinaDrama7.4 (120 votes)020211228
There Be DragonsArising out of the horror of the Spanish Civil War, a candidate for canonization is investigated by a journalist who discovers his own estranged father had a deep, dark and devastating connection to the saint's life.2011Roland Joffé (*)Biography, Drama, War5.8 (4.7K votes)12220211228
Vision Aus dem Leben der Hildegard von BingenThe life story of the multi-talented German nun Hildegard von Bingen. The film portrays an original woman - best known as a composer and religious visionary - whose grand claims often run counter to the patriarchal world around her. 2009Margarethe von TrottaBiography, Drama, History6.5 (1.2K votes)11020211228
Santa Barbara2012Carmine EliaDrama6.6 (Unkn) Excluded
Sant'Agostino2010Christian DuguayBiography, Drama, History6.8 (Unkn) Excluded
Cotolay1965José Antonio Nieves CondeBiography6.7 (Unkn) Excluded
Francesco2002Michele SoaviDrama6.9 (Unkn) Excluded
Chiara e Francesco2007Fabrizio CostaHistory7.5 (Unkn) Excluded
Joan of Arc1999nanAdventure, Biography, Drama, History, War6.6 (Unkn) Excluded
Rita da Cascia2004Giorgio CapitaniDrama, Romance7.1 (Unkn) Excluded
El capitán de Loyola1949José Díaz MoralesBiography, Drama, History6.3 (Unkn) Excluded
Teresa de Jesús1962Juan de Orduñanan6.5 (Unkn) Excluded
El señor de La Salle1964Luis César AmadoriBiography, Drama, History6.2 (Unkn) Excluded
Teresa, el cuerpo de Cristo2007Ray LorigaBiography, Drama4.7 (Unkn) Excluded
Fray Martin de Porres2007Raymundo CalixtoAdventure, Biography, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy7.0 (Unkn) Excluded
Fray Escoba1961Ramón TorradoBiography7.1 (Unkn) Excluded
Aquella joven de blanco1964León KlimovskyBiography, Drama5.3 (Unkn) Excluded
Bernadette1988Jean DelannoyDrama6.8 (Unkn) Excluded
Lourdes2000Lodovico GaspariniDrama7.7 (Unkn) Excluded
La señora de Fátima1951Rafael GilDrama6.7 (Unkn) Excluded
Molokai, la isla maldita1959Luis LuciaBiography, Drama5.9 (Unkn) Excluded
Sant'Antonio di Padova2002Umberto MarinoDrama7.6 (Unkn) Excluded
Don Bosco2004Lodovico GaspariniBiography, Drama7.6 (Unkn) Excluded
Padre Pio: Tra cielo e terra2000Giulio BaseBiography, Drama6.4 (Unkn) Excluded
Thérèse: The Story of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux2004Leonardo DefilippisBiography, Drama, Family, History6.3 (Unkn) Excluded
Don Bosco1988Leandro CastellaniBiography, History6.7 (Unkn) Excluded
Luz de Soledad2016Pablo MorenoBiography, Drama5.0 (Unkn) Excluded
Karol, un Papa rimasto uomo2006Giacomo BattiatoBiography, Drama6.5 (Unkn) Excluded
Karol, un uomo diventato Papa2005Giacomo BattiatoBiography, Drama6.9 (Unkn) Excluded
Pope John Paul II2005nanBiography, Drama6.7 (Unkn) Excluded
Mother Teresa: In the Name of God's Poor1997Kevin ConnorBiography, Drama6.3 (Unkn) Excluded
Madre Teresa2003Fabrizio CostaBiography, Drama7.0 (Unkn) Excluded