Romero is a compelling and deeply moving look at the life of Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador, who made the ultimate sacrifice in a passionate stand against social injustice and oppression in his county. This film chronicles the transformation of Romero from an apolitical, complacent priest to a committed leader of the Salvadoran people.

The Baby of Mâcon

1993

English

6.9

♡ 16

38%

Peter Greenaway Director

Philip Stone as The Bishop

Ralph Fiennes as The Bishop's Son

Julia Ormond as The Daughter

Tony Vogel as The Father

Set halfway through the 17th century, a church play is performed for the benefit of the young aristocrat Cosimo. In the play, a grotesque old woman gives birth to a beautiful baby boy. The child's older sister is quick to exploit the situation, selling blessings from the baby, and even claiming she's the true mother by virgin birth. However, when she attempts to seduce the bishop's son, the Church exacts a terrible revenge.

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.

Ladyhawke

1985

English

6.9

♡ 45

68%

Richard Donner Director

Alfred Molina as Cezar

Matthew Broderick as Gaston

Leo McKern as Imperius

Michelle Pfeiffer as Isabeau

Captain Etienne Navarre is a man on whose shoulders lies a cruel curse. Punished for loving each other, Navarre must become a wolf by night whilst his lover, Lady Isabeau, takes the form of a hawk by day. Together, with the thief Philippe Gaston, they must try to overthrow the corrupt Bishop and in doing so break the spell.

Becket

1964

English

7.7

♡ 15

75%

87%

Action

archbishop

based on play or musical

Peter Glenville Director

Peter Jeffrey as Baron

Royston Tickner as Royal Servant

Paolo Stoppa as the Pope / Pope Alexander III

Patrick Newell as William of Corbeil

Thomas Becket, Henry II's longtime advisor, finds his friendship with the debauched king corroding when he is unwillingly appointed as Archbishop of Canterbury in an attempt to gain absolute loyalty from the Church.

Man of God

2021

English

7.0

♡ 11

94%

Yelena Popovic Director

Tonia Sotiropoulou as Maria

Alexandros Mylonas as Metropolitan Meletius

Mickey Rourke as Paralyzed Man

Michalis Ikonomou as Vassili

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.

Saint

2010

Dutch

5.6

♡ 3

55%

Dick Maas Director

Rob Andrist Plourde as Amerikaanse Toerist 1

Egbert Jan Weeber as Frank

Cynthia Abma as Moeder Lisa

Lien Van de Kelder as Verpleegster

A horror film that depicts St. Nicholas as a murderous bishop who kidnaps and murders children when there is a full moon on December 5.

L'Age d'Or

1930

French

7.2

♡ 7

89%

Luis Buñuel Director

Paul Éluard as Narrator

Jacques B. Brunius as Passer-by in the Street

Gaston Modot as The Man

Luis Buñuel as (uncredited)

The film consists of a series of tightly interlinked vignettes, the most sustained of which details the story of a man and a woman who are passionately in love. Their attempts to consummate their passion are constantly thwarted, by their families, by the Church and bourgeois society in general.

Lilies

1996

English

7.3

♡ 8

89%

based on play or musical

John Greyson Director

Aubert Pallascio as Older Simon

Alain Gendreau as Prison Ensemble

Gary Farmer as Timothée

John Dunn-Hill as Warden

1952: Bishop Bilodeau visits a prison to hear the confession of Simon, a boyhood friend jailed for murder 40 years ago. However, once there, Bilodeau finds himself forced to watch a play put on by Simon and the other inmates depicting the two men's youths. As the play progresses, the tragic truth of Simon's crime comes to light.

The Bishop's Wife

1947

English

7.6

♡ 11

85%

husband wife relationship

miracle

Romance

taxi driver

Henry Koster Director

Robert J. Anderson as Defense Captain

Regis Toomey as Mr. Miller

Gladys Cooper as Mrs. Hamilton

Edgar Dearing as Policeman

An Episcopal Bishop, Henry Brougham, has been working for months on the plans for an elaborate new cathedral which he hopes will be paid for primarily by a wealthy, stubborn widow. He is losing sight of his family and of why he became a churchman in the first place. Enter Dudley, an angel sent to help him. Dudley does help everyone he meets, but not necessarily in the way they would have preferred. With the exception of Henry, everyone loves him, but Henry begins to believe that Dudley is there to replace him, both at work and in his family's affections, as Christmas approaches.

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