An inspirational true story. On what seemed like any other day, Elders Travis Tuttle (Corbin Allred) and Andrew Propst (Maclain Nelson) are approached by Nikolai (Nikita Bogolyubov) to teach a friend. But then the missionaries experience the unimaginable - they are kidnapped, beaten, and held for ransom. While their families, friends, and the world pray for their safe release, Tuttle and Propst are tested physically, emotionally, and most of all spiritually.

The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

1958

English

7.2

♡ 11

100%

84%

Action

based on a true story

trans-siberian railway

War

Mark Robson Director

Ric Young as Bit part

Curd Jürgens as Capt. Lin Nan

Ingrid Bergman as Gladys Aylward

Aileen Lewis as Train Passenger

All her life, Englishwoman Gladys Aylward knew that China was the place where she belonged. Not qualified to be sent there as a missionary, Gladys works as a domestic to earn the money to send herself to a poor, remote village. There she eventually lives a full and happy life: running the inn, acting as "foot inspector", advising the local Mandarin, and even winning the heart of mixed race Captain Lin Nan. But Gladys discovers her real destiny when the country is invaded by Japan and the Chinese children need her to save their lives. Based on a true story.

The Sand Pebbles

1966

English

7.5

♡ 20

85%

Robert Wise Director

Joe Turkel as Bronson

Jon Lormer as Hamilton

Steve McQueen as Jake Holman

Robert Emhardt as Officer on San Pablo

Engineer Jake Holman arrives aboard the gunboat USS San Pablo, assigned to patrol a tributary of the Yangtze in the middle of exploited and revolution-torn 1926 China. His iconoclasm and cynical nature soon clash with the 'rice-bowl' system which runs the ship and the uneasy symbiosis between Chinese and foreigner on the river. Hostility towards the gunboat's presence reaches a climax when the boat must crash through a river-boom and rescue missionaries upriver at China Light Mission.

The Other Side of Heaven

2001

English

6.2

♡ 19

29%

74%

Action

Adventure

based on memoir or autobiography

Mitch Davis Director

Pua Magasiva as Finau

Anne Hathaway as Jean Sabin

Christopher Gorham as John Groberg

Miriama Smith as Lavania

John H. Groberg, a middle class kid from Idaho Falls, crosses the Pacific to become a Mormon missionary in the remote and exotic Tongan island kingdom during the 1950's. He leaves behind a loving family and the true love of his life, Jean. Through letters and musings across the miles, John shares his humbling and sometimes hilarious adventures with "the girl back home", and her letters buoy up his spirits in difficult times. John must struggle to overcome language barriers, physical hardship and deep-rooted suspicion to earn the trust and love of the Tongan people he has come to serve. Throughout his adventure-filled three years on the islands, he discovers friends and wisdom in the most unlikely places. John H. Groberg's Tongan odyssey will change his life forever.

Miss Sadie Thompson

1953

English

5.9

♡ 2

33%

Curtis Bernhardt Director

Charles Horvath as Marine

Charles Bronson as Pvt. Edwards

Rudy Bond as Pvt. Hodges

Aldo Ray as Sgt. Phil O'Hara

Sadie Thompson winds up stranded on an island and while her boat is being quarantined, she manages to stir up the blood of every marine on the base.

Many Beautiful Things

2015

English

7.9

♡ 1

96%

Laura Waters Hinson Director

John Rhys-Davies as John Ruskin

Jerry Eisley as John Ruskin

Michelle Dockery as Lilias Trotter

Ashley Lane Adams as Lilias Trotter

In an age when women were incapable of joining the artistic dialogue, Lilias Trotter managed to win the favour of celebrated critics.

Monster from Green Hell

1957

English

3.7

♡ 5

9%

Kenneth G. Crane Director

Robert Griffin as Dan Morgan

Vladimir Sokoloff as Dr. Lorentz

Jim Davis as Dr. Quent Brady

Eduardo Ciannelli as Mahri

A test rocket carrying wasps to outer space, to study the effects on them of weightlessness and radiations, crashes out of control back to Earth, into the jungles of Africa. The two astrobiologists in charge of the test mount an expedition to the Darkest Continent to retrieve their experiment, only to find the wasps have grown to giant size which are panicking all forms of life as they quest for food.

Guys and Dolls

1955

English

7.1

♡ 11

91%

83%

based on play or musical

Joseph L. Mankiewicz Director

Regis Toomey as Arvide Abernathy

Johnny Silver as Benny Southstreet

Kathryn Givney as General Cartwright

John Indrisano as Liverlips Louie

Gambler Nathan Detroit has few options for the location of his big craps game. Needing $1,000 to pay a garage owner to host the game, Nathan bets Sky Masterson that Sky cannot get virtuous Sarah Brown out on a date. Despite some resistance, Sky negotiates a date with her in exchange for bringing people into her mission. Meanwhile, Nathan's longtime fiancée, Adelaide, wants him to go legit and marry her.

Anything Goes

1936

English

6.2

♡ 2

83%

Lewis Milestone Director

Richard Carle as Bishop Dobson

Ida Lupino as Hope Harcourt

Philip Ahn as Ling

Charles Ruggles as Moonface Martin - Rev. Dr. Moon

A young man falls in love with a beautiful blonde. When he sees her being forced onto a luxury liner, he decides to follow and rescue her. However, he discovers that she is an English heiress who ran away from home and is now being returned to England. He also discovers that his boss is on the ship. To avoid discovery, he disguises himself as the gangster accomplice of a minister, who is actually a gangster on the run from the law.

Rain

1932

English

6.9

♡ 6

90%

68%

Action

based on play or musical

Lewis Milestone Director

Walter Huston as Alfred Davidson

Ben Hendricks Jr. as Griggs

Beulah Bondi as Mrs. Davidson

Walter Catlett as Quartermaster Bates

Due to a possible cholera epidemic onboard, passengers on a ship are forced to disembark at Pago Pago, a small village on a Pacific island where it incessantly rains. Among the stranded passengers are Sadie Thompson, a prostitute, and Alfred Davidson, a fanatic missionary who will try to redeem her.

The Bitter Tea of General Yen

1932

English

6.9

♡ 6

86%

Frank Capra Director

Walter Connolly as Jones

Barbara Stanwyck as Megan

Robert Bolder as Missionary

Clara Blandick as Mrs. Jackson

An American missionary is gradually seduced by a courtly warlord holding her in Shanghai.

Seven Cities of Gold

1955

English

5.8

♡ 1

50%

Robert D. Webb Director

Anthony Quinn as Capt. Gaspar de Portola

Michael Rennie as Father Junipero Serra

Richard Egan as Lieutenant Jose Mendoza

Rita Moreno as Ula

In 1769, a Spanish expedition to California seeks to conquer the land and discover its famed gold treasures while missionaries aim to gain new converts and establish a network of Catholic missions.

The African Queen

1951

English

7.7

♡ 48

96%

John Huston Director

Humphrey Bogart as Charlie Allnut

Theodore Bikel as First Officer

Katharine Hepburn as Rose Sayer

Walter Gotell as Second Officer

At the start of the First World War, in the middle of Africa’s nowhere, a gin soaked riverboat captain is persuaded by a strong-willed missionary to go down river and face-off a German warship.

Australia

2008

English

6.6

♡ 88

53%

Baz Luhrmann Director

Ben Mendelsohn as Captain Dutton

Bruce Spence as Dr. Barker

Hugh Jackman as Drover

Nicole Kidman as Lady Sarah Ashley

Set in northern Australia before World War II, an English aristocrat who inherits a sprawling ranch reluctantly pacts with a stock-man in order to protect her new property from a takeover plot. As the pair drive 2,000 head of cattle over unforgiving landscape, they experience the bombing of Darwin by Japanese forces firsthand.

Latter Days

2003

English

7.0

♡ 13

44%

C. Jay Cox Director

Rob McElhenney as Elder Harmon

Jacqueline Bisset as Lila Montagne

Judee Morton as Noreen

Amber Benson as Traci Levine

Christian, a hunky, 20-something, West Hollywood party boy gets more than he bargains for when he tries to seduce Aaron, a sexually confused Mormon missionary who moves into his apartment complex.

Nukie

1987

English

1.8

♡ 7

Action

Adventure

africa

artificial intelligence (a.i.)

Sias Odendaal Director

Steve Railsback as Dr. Eric Harvey

Fats Dibeco as Mpefu

Carin C. Tietze as Pamela Carter

Glynis Johns as Sister Anne

A space child, lost in the universe, is abducted by the U. S. Space Foundation. In a desperate intergalactic search for the frightened little alien, his brother Nukie® mistakenly lands in Africa where he is befriended by African twins. Together they journey through the laughter and adventure of talking lions, a greedy witch doctor, a charming chimpanzee, a feisty nun, a compassionate scientist and an outrageous romantic computer named E.D.D.I.

Turn the Other Cheek

1974

Italian

6.3

♡ 8

Franco Rossi Director

Lorenzo Piani as

Terence Hill as Father / Padre J.

Bud Spencer as Father / Padre Pedro

Robert Loggia as Marches Gonzaga

Two missionaries come into conflict with the authorities when they turn their missionary into a parrot farm. The Bishop of Maracaibo calls them his 'black sheep' and the Monsignore has been called to check on their behavior. Like usual, our heroes help the poor to defend themselves and provoke some funny fist fights in the process.

The Reaping

2007

English

5.6

♡ 26

7%

Stephen Hopkins Director

Idris Elba as Ben

Robert Alonzo as Hazmat Worker

Hilary Swank as Katherine

John McConnell as Mayor Brooks

Katherine Morrissey, a former Christian missionary, lost her faith after the tragic deaths of her family. Now she applies her expertise to debunking religious phenomena. When a series of biblical plagues overrun a small town, Katherine arrives to prove that a supernatural force is not behind the occurrences, but soon finds that science cannot explain what is happening. Instead, she must regain her faith to combat the evil that waits in a Louisiana swamp.

Chariots of Fire

1981

English

7.1

♡ 35

84%

80%

Action

based on a true story

Hugh Hudson Director

Kenneth Branagh as Cambridge Student - Society Day crowd

Nigel Havers as Lord Andrew Lindsay

Ian Holm as Sam Mussabini

Alice Krige as Sybil Gordon

In the class-obsessed and religiously divided UK of the early 1920s, two determined young runners train for the 1924 Paris Olympics. Eric Liddell, a devout Christian born to Scottish missionaries in China, sees running as part of his worship of God's glory and refuses to train or compete on the Sabbath. Harold Abrahams overcomes anti-Semitism and class bias, but neglects his beloved sweetheart in his single-minded quest.

The Nun's Story

1959

English

7.5

♡ 25

85%

Fred Zinnemann Director

Beatrice Straight as Mother Christophe

Ruth White as Mother Marcella

Richard O'Sullivan as Pierre

Rosalie Crutchley as Sister Eleanor

After leaving a wealthy Belgian family to become a nun, Sister Luke struggles with her devotion to her vows during crisis, disappointment, and World War II.

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Guys and Dolls

Anything Goes

Rain

The Bitter Tea of General Yen

Seven Cities of Gold

The African Queen

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Latter Days

Nukie

Turn the Other Cheek

The Reaping

Chariots of Fire

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