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"My God, My God, why hast thou forsaken Me?" It is towards this climactic crossroads that the story of Jesus of Nazareth leads, and to which, at the final moment, it again looks back in triumphant retrospect. It is the anguishing crossroads where the eternal questions of faith and doubt become resol β¦ved. (Read More)
Subgenre: | biblical epicbiblicalepiccult film |
Themes: | self sacrificeblindnessexecutionfaithtorturebetrayalreligionsuicidedeath |
Locations: | canyondesert |
Characters: | self immolationfishermanjewchristianityjewishchristianpriestbrother brother relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | cameo appearanceking herodfaith healingreligious sword and sandaljohn the baptistroman salute70mm filmancient timesjudeajudastortured to deathlast suppercrucifixion of jesusbible storyroman soldier β¦nativity1st centurybased on the bibleroman empiremercysynagogueancient egyptinfanticideprophetancient romesword and sandalcripplegovernorjerusalemtemptationbaptismmain character diestombloss of brotherpalacedungeonreference to satanmiracleresurrectioncameoback from the deadblockbustertemplespeargiftcrossevil manvoice overkingnarrationdeath of friendmassacredecapitationriverreference to jesus christbeatingbased on bookbased on true storytitle spoken by characterbased on novel (See All) |
Judah Ben-Hur lives as a rich Jewish prince and merchant in Jerusalem at the beginning of the 1st century. Together with the new governor his old friend Messala arrives as commanding officer of the Roman legions. At first they are happy to meet after a long time but their different politic views sep β¦arate them. During the welcome parade a roof tile falls down from Judah's house and injures the governor. Although Messala knows they are not guilty, he sends Judah to the galleys and throws his mother and sister into prison. But Judah swears to come back and take revenge. (Read More)
Subgenre: | epic |
Themes: | blindnessfaithbetrayalreligiondeath |
Locations: | desert |
Characters: | jewchristianityjewishchristian |
Story: | roman salute70mm film1st centurynativityroman empireprophetancient romesword and sandalcripplegovernorjerusalemmiracleresurrectionblockbusterspear β¦giftcrosstitle spoken by characterbased on novel (See All) |
The carpenter, Jesus of Nazareth, tormented by the temptations of demons, the guilt of making crosses for the Romans, pity for men and the world, and the constant call of God, sets out to find what God wills for Him. But as His mission nears fulfillment, He must face the greatest temptation; the nor β¦mal life of a good man. Based, not on the Gospels, but on Nikos Kazantzakis' novel of the same name. (Read More)
Subgenre: | epic |
Themes: | self sacrificeexecutionfaithtorturebetrayalreligion |
Locations: | desert |
Characters: | jewchristianity |
Story: | crucifixion of jesusroman soldier1st centurybased on the bibleprophetancient romejerusalemtemptationtombreference to satanmiracleresurrectiontemplecrossvoice over β¦beatingbased on novel (See All) |
Follows the epic Biblical story of the Resurrection, as told through the eyes of a non-believer. Clavius, a powerful Roman Military Tribune, and his aide Lucius, are tasked with solving the mystery of what happened to Yahshua in the weeks following the crucifixion, in order to disprove the rumors of β¦ a risen Messiah and prevent an uprising in Jerusalem. (Read More)
Subgenre: | biblicalepic |
Themes: | blindnessfaithbetrayalreligion |
Locations: | desert |
Characters: | jewchristianitypriest |
Story: | judeacrucifixion of jesusroman soldier1st centuryroman empiresword and sandaljerusalemtombmiracleresurrectionback from the deadspearmassacrereference to jesus christtitle spoken by character |
A depiction of the last twelve hours in the life of Jesus of Nazareth, on the day of his crucifixion in Jerusalem. The story opens in the Garden of Olives where Jesus has gone to pray after the Last Supper. Betrayed by Judas Iscariot, the controversial Jesus--who has performed 'miracles' and has pub β¦licly announced that he is 'the Son of God'--is arrested and taken back within the city walls of Jerusalem. There, the leaders of the Pharisees confront him with accusations of blasphemy; subsequently, his trial results with the leaders condemning him to his death. Jesus is brought before Pontius Pilate, the prefect of the Roman province of Judaea, for his sentencing. Pilate listens to the accusations leveled at Jesus by the Pharisees. Realizing that his own decision will cause him to become embroiled in a political conflict, Pilate defers to King Herod in deciding the matter of how to persecute Jesus. However, Herod returns Jesus to Pilate who, in turn, gives the crowd a choice between which prisoner they would rather to see set free--Jesus, or Barrabas. The crowd chooses to have Barrabas set free. Thus, Jesus is handed over to the Roman soldiers and is brutally flagellated. Bloody and unrecognizable, he is brought back before Pilate who, once again, presents him to the thirsty crowd--assuming they will see that Jesus has been punished enough. The crowd, however, is not satisfied. Thus, Pilate washes his hands of the entire dilemma, ordering his men to do as the crowd wishes. Whipβ¦ (Read More)
Subgenre: | epiccult film |
Themes: | executionfaithtorturebetrayalreligionsuicidedeath |
Characters: | christianitychristianpriest |
Story: | judeajudastortured to deathlast suppercrucifixion of jesusroman soldier1st centurybased on the bibleroman empireancient romegovernorjerusalemtemptationtombreference to satan β¦miracleresurrectionblockbustertemplereference to jesus christbased on true story (See All) |
Subgenre: | epic |
Themes: | self sacrificeblindnessexecutionfaithbetrayalreligiondeath |
Locations: | desert |
Characters: | jewchristianity |
Story: | roman salutecrucifixion of jesusroman soldier1st centuryroman empireancient romesword and sandalgovernorjerusalempalacemiraclegiftcrosstitle spoken by characterbased on novel |
To escape the edict of Egypt's Pharaoh, Rameses I, condemning all newborn Hebrew males, the infant Moses is set adrift on the Nile in a reed basket. Saved by the pharaoh's daughter Bithiah, he is adopted by her and brought up in the court of her brother, Pharaoh Seti. Moses gains Seti's favor and th β¦e love of the throne princess Nefertiri, as well as the hatred of Seti's son, Rameses. When his Hebrew heritage is revealed, Moses is cast out of Egypt, and makes his way across the desert where he marries, has a son and is commanded by God to return to Egypt to free the Hebrews from slavery. In Egypt, Moses' fiercest enemy proves to be not Rameses, but someone near to him who can 'harden his heart'. (Read More)
Subgenre: | biblicalepic |
Themes: | religion |
Locations: | desert |
Characters: | jewjewishbrother brother relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | based on the bibleancient egyptinfanticideprophetpalacemiracleblockbustertemplerivertitle spoken by characterbased on novel |
Andreiv Rublev charts the life of the great icon painter through a turbulent period of 15th Century Russian history, a period marked by endless fighting between rival Princes and by Tatar invasions.
Subgenre: | epic |
Themes: | blindnessexecutionfaithtorturebetrayalreligiondeath |
Characters: | christianitypriestbrother brother relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | judasnativitytemptationspearcrossmassacredecapitationriverreference to jesus christbeating |
In 73 BCE, a Thracian slave leads a revolt at a gladiatorial school run by Lentulus Batiatus. The uprising soon spreads across the Italian Peninsula involving thousand of slaves. The plan is to acquire sufficient funds to acquire ships from Silesian pirates who could then transport them to other lan β¦ds from Brandisium in the south. The Roman Senator Gracchus schemes to have Marcus Publius Glabrus, Commander of the garrison of Rome, lead an army against the slaves who are living on Vesuvius. When Glabrus is defeated his mentor, Senator and General Marcus Licinius Crassus is greatly embarrassed and leads his own army against the slaves. Spartacus and the thousands of freed slaves successfully make their way to Brandisium only to find that the Silesians have abandoned them. They then turn north and must face the might of Rome. (Read More)
Subgenre: | epic |
Themes: | self sacrificetorturebetrayalsuicide |
Characters: | father son relationship |
Story: | roman saluteroman empireancient romesword and sandalmain character diesblockbusterspearevil mantitle spoken by characterbased on novel |
It is the time of the Crusades during the Middle Ages - the world shaping 200-year collision between Europe and the East. A blacksmith named Balian has lost his family and nearly his faith. The religious wars raging in the far-off Holy Land seem remote to him, yet he is pulled into that immense dram β¦a. Amid the pageantry and intrigues of medieval Jerusalem he falls in love, grows into a leader, and ultimately uses all his courage and skill to defend the city against staggering odds. Destiny comes seeking Balian in the form of a great knight, Godfrey of Ibelin, a Crusader briefly home to France from fighting in the East. Revealing himself as Balian's father, Godfrey shows him the true meaning of knighthood and takes him on a journey across continents to the fabled Holy City. In Jerusalem at that moment--between the Second and Third Crusades--a fragile peace prevails, through the efforts of its enlightened Christian king, Baldwin IV, aided by his advisor Tiberias, and the military restraint of the legendary Muslim leader Saladin Ayubi . But Baldwin's days are numbered, and strains of fanaticism, greed, and jealousy among the Crusaders threaten to shatter the truce. King Baldwin's vision of peace--a kingdom of heaven--is shared by a handful of knights, including Godfrey of Ibelin, who swear to uphold it with their lives and honor. As Godfrey passes his sword to his son, he also passes on that sacred oath: to protect the helpless, safeguard the peace, and work toward harmony betweβ¦ (Read More)
Subgenre: | epic |
Themes: | self sacrificefaithreligionsuicidedeath |
Locations: | desert |
Characters: | christianitychristianpriestfather son relationship |
Story: | sword and sandaljerusalemloss of brotherspearcrosskingmassacredecapitationtitle spoken by character |
William Wallace is a Scottish rebel who leads an uprising against the cruel English ruler Edward the Longshanks, who wishes to inherit the crown of Scotland for himself. When he was a young boy, William Wallace's father and brother, along with many others, lost their lives trying to free Scotland. O β¦nce he loses another of his loved ones, William Wallace begins his long quest to make Scotland free once and for all, along with the assistance of Robert the Bruce. (Read More)
Subgenre: | epic |
Themes: | executiontorturebetrayaldeath |
Characters: | father son relationship |
Story: | tortured to deathsword and sandalmain character diesloss of brotherblockbusterspearmassacredecapitationbased on true story |
Themes: | self sacrificeexecutionbetrayaldeath |
Characters: | brother brother relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | palacedungeoncameoblockbusterspearevil mankingmassacredecapitationriverbeatingbased on booktitle spoken by character |
This is the extraordinary tale of two brothers named Moses and Ramses, one born of royal blood, and one an orphan with a secret past. Growing up the best of friends, they share a strong bond of free-spirited youth and good-natured rivalry. But the truth will ultimately set them at odds, as one becom β¦es the ruler of the most powerful empire on earth, and the other the chosen leader of his people! Their final confrontation will forever change their lives and the world. (Read More)
Subgenre: | epic |
Themes: | religion |
Locations: | desert |
Characters: | jewjewishbrother brother relationship |
Story: | bible storybased on the bibleancient egyptprophetsword and sandalmiracle |
Epic adventure Exodus: Gods and Kings is the story of one man's daring courage to take on the might of an empire. Using state of the art visual effects and 3D immersion, Scott brings new life to the story of the defiant leader Moses as he rises up against the Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses, setting 600,000 β¦ slaves on a monumental journey of escape from Egypt and its terrifying cycle of deadly plagues. (Read More)
Subgenre: | biblicalepic |
Themes: | faithreligiondeath |
Locations: | desert |
Characters: | fishermanchristianityjewishbrother brother relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | based on the biblemercyancient egyptsword and sandaltombpalacespearking |
A prehistoric epic that follows a young mammoth hunter named D'Leh's journey through uncharted territory to secure the future of his tribe. When a band of mysterious horse-riding warlords raid the Yaghal camp and kidnaps his heart's desire - the beautiful Evolet along with many others, D'Leh is forc β¦ed to lead a small group of hunters south to pursue the warlords to the end of the world to save her. Driven by destiny, the unlikely band of warriors must battle saber-toothed cats and terror birds in the Levant. (Read More)
Subgenre: | epic |
Themes: | self sacrificeblindnessbetrayaldeath |
Locations: | desert |
Characters: | priestfather son relationship |
Story: | resurrectiontemplespeargiftdeath of friendmassacreriverbeating |
Maximus is a powerful Roman general, loved by the people and the aging Emperor, Marcus Aurelius. Before his death, the Emperor chooses Maximus to be his heir over his own son, Commodus, and a power struggle leaves Maximus and his family condemned to death. The powerful general is unable to save his β¦family, and his loss of will allows him to get captured and put into the Gladiator games until he dies. The only desire that fuels him now is the chance to rise to the top so that he will be able to look into the eyes of the man who will feel his revenge. (Read More)
Subgenre: | epiccult film |
Themes: | self sacrificebetrayaldeath |
Locations: | desert |
Characters: | father son relationship |
Story: | roman saluteroman soldierroman empireancient romesword and sandalmain character diesdungeonblockbusterspearevil mandecapitationrivertitle spoken by character |
Alexandria, 391 AD: Hypatia teaches astronomy, mathematics, and philosophy. Her student Orestes is in love with her, as is Davus, her personal slave. As the city's Christians, led by Ammonius and Cyril, gain political power, the institutions of learning may crumble along with the governance of slave β¦ry. Jump ahead 20 years: Orestes, the city's prefect, has an uneasy peace with Christians, led by Cyril. A group from the newly empowered Christians has now taken to enforce their cultural hegemony zealously; first they see the Jews as their obstacle, then nonbelievers. Hypatia has no interest in faith; she's concerned about the movement of celestial bodies and "the brotherhood of all". Although her former slave doesn't see it that way. (Read More)
Subgenre: | epic |
Themes: | self sacrificeexecutionfaithbetrayalreligion |
Characters: | christianityjewishchristian |
Story: | roman empireancient egypttemplecrossmassacrebased on true story |
Due to his knowledge of the native Bedouin tribes, British Lieutenant 'T.E. Lawrence' (qv) is sent to Arabia to find Prince Faisal and serve as a liaison between the Arabs and the British in their fight against the Turks. With the aid of native Sherif Ali, Lawrence rebels against the orders of his s β¦uperior officer and strikes out on a daring camel journey across the harsh desert to attack a well-guarded Turkish port. (Read More)
Subgenre: | epiccult film |
Themes: | executiontorturedeath |
Locations: | desert |
Characters: | father son relationship |
Story: | 70mm filmjerusalemmain character diesmiracleblockbustergiftevil manmassacrebeatingbased on true story |
Conquering 90% of the known world by the age of 25, Alexander the Great led his armies through 22,000 miles of sieges and conquests in just eight years. Coming out of tiny Macedonia (today part of Greece), Alexander led his armies against the mighty Persian Empire, drove west to Egypt, and finally m β¦ade his way east to India. This film will concentrate on those eight years of battles, as well as his relationship with his boyhood friend and battle mate, Hephaestion. Alexander died young, of illness, at 33. Alexander's conquests paved the way for the spread of Greek culture (facilitating the spread of Christianity centuries later), and removed many of the obstacles that might have prevented the expansion of the Roman Empire. In other words, the world we know today might never have been if not for Alexander's bloody, yet unifying, conquest. (Read More)
Subgenre: | epic |
Themes: | executionfaithbetrayaldeath |
Locations: | desert |
Characters: | father son relationship |
Story: | roman saluteancient egyptsword and sandalmain character diespalaceblockbusterspeargiftkingdeath of frienddecapitationrivertitle spoken by character |
The painter Goya becomes involved with the Spanish Inquisition when his muse, Ines, is arrested by the church for heresy. Her father, Thomas, comes to him hoping that his connection with Brother Lorenzo, whom he is painting, can secure the release of his daughter.
Themes: | executiontorturebetrayalreligiondeath |
Characters: | jewchristianityjewishbrother brother relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | dungeoncrossking |
Britain, A.D. 117. Quintus Dias, the sole survivor of a Pictish raid on a Roman frontier fort, marches north with General Virilus' legendary Ninth Legion, under orders to wipe the Picts from the face of the Earth and destroy their leader, Gorlacon.
Themes: | self sacrificetorturebetrayal |
Characters: | father son relationship |
Story: | roman soldierroman empireancient romesword and sandalgovernorspearkingdeath of friendmassacredecapitationrivertitle spoken by character |
Paris is starving, but the King of France is more interested in money and bedding women. When a young soldier dies for the sake of a shag, Aramis, Athos and Porthos band together with a plan to replace the king. Unknown to many, there is a 2nd king, a twin, hidden at birth, then imprisoned for 6 yea β¦rs behind an iron mask. All that remains now is D'Artagnan, will he stand against his long time friends, or do what is best for his country? (Read More)
Themes: | self sacrificesuicidedeath |
Characters: | priestbrother brother relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | main character diespalacedungeonevil manvoice overkingrivertitle spoken by characterbased on novel |
Set in 79 A.D., POMPEII tells the epic story of Milo (Kit Harington), a slave turned invincible gladiator who finds himself in a race against time to save his true love Cassia (Emily Browning), the beautiful daughter of a wealthy merchant who has been unwillingly betrothed to a corrupt Roman Senator β¦. As Mount Vesuvius erupts in a torrent of blazing lava, Milo must fight his way out of the arena in order to save his beloved as the once magnificent Pompeii crumbles around him. (Read More)
Subgenre: | epic |
Themes: | torturedeath |
Story: | 1st centuryroman empireancient romesword and sandaldungeonspearmassacredecapitationbeatingtitle spoken by character |
The rise and fall of the notorious Roman Emperor Caligula, showing the violent methods that he employs to gain the throne, and the subsequent insanity of his reign - he gives his horse political office and humiliates and executes anyone who even slightly displeases him. He also sleeps with his siste β¦r, organises elaborate orgies and embarks on a fruitless invasion of Britain before meeting an appropriate end. There are various versions of the film, ranging from the heavily truncated 90-minute version to the legendary 160-minute hardcore version which leaves nothing to the imagination (though the hardcore scenes were inserted later and do not involve the main cast members). (Read More)
Subgenre: | epiccult film |
Themes: | executiontorturebetrayalsuicidedeath |
Story: | roman soldier1st centuryroman empireancient romesword and sandalpalacemassacredecapitationbeatingbased on true story |
In ancient China, before the reign of the first emperor, warring factions throughout the Six Kingdoms plot to assassinate the most powerful ruler, Qin. When a minor official defeats Qin's three principal enemies, he is summoned to the palace to tell Qin the story of his surprising victory.
Subgenre: | epic |
Themes: | self sacrificeexecutionbetrayalsuicide |
Locations: | desert |
Story: | main character diespalacespearking |
Caesar and his apes are forced into a deadly conflict with an army of humans led by a ruthless Colonel. After the apes suffer unimaginable losses, Caesar wrestles with his darker instincts and begins his own mythic quest to avenge his kind. As the journey finally brings them face to face, Caesar and β¦ the Colonel are pitted against each other in an epic battle that will determine the fate of both their species and the future of the planet. (Read More)
Subgenre: | epic |
Themes: | self sacrificetorturebetrayalsuicidedeath |
Locations: | desert |
Characters: | brother brother relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | mercymain character diesloss of brotherblockbusterspeardeath of friendmassacrebeating |
"Some people lose their faith because Heaven shows them too little," says Thomas Daggett. "But how many people lose their faith because Heaven showed them too much?" Daggett nearly became a priest; now he's a cop. He may want to put religion behind him, but one morning a weird, eyeless, hermaphrodit β¦ic corpse turns up. Suddenly he is on a path that will put him right in the middle of a war in Heaven. And once again, Heaven will show him too much: gore, blood, charred flesh, living corpses and much worse. Even more central to the heavenly war effort is a young girl. This American Indian child has something Gabriel wants. And Gabriel is willing to kill her and anyone in his path - or even reanimate a corpse or two - to get it. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | faithbetrayalreligiondeath |
Locations: | desert |
Characters: | christianitychristianpriest |
Story: | reference to satanresurrectionback from the deadevil mannarrationbeatingtitle spoken by character |
Hunger follows life in the Maze Prison, Northern Ireland with an interpretation of the highly emotive events surrounding the 1981 IRA Hunger Strike, led by Bobby Sands. With an epic eye for detail, the film provides a timely exploration of what happens when body and mind are pushed to the uttermost β¦limit. (Read More)
Subgenre: | epic |
Themes: | executiontorturereligionsuicidedeath |
Characters: | priestbrother brother relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | main character diescrossriverreference to jesus christbeatingtitle spoken by character |
In 1767, the British Princess Caroline is betrothed to the mad King Christian VII of Denmark, but her life with the erratic monarch in the oppressive country becomes an isolating misery. However, Christian soon gains a fast companion with the German Dr. Johann Struensee, a quietly idealistic man of β¦the Enlightenment. As the only one who can influence the King, Struensee is able to begin sweeping enlightened reforms of Denmark through Christian even as Caroline falls for the doctor. However, their secret affair proves a tragic mistake that their conservative enemies use to their advantage in a conflict that threatens to claim more than just the lovers as their victims. (Read More)
Themes: | executiontorturebetrayalreligion |
Characters: | priest |
Story: | tortured to deathpalacecrosskingnarrationdecapitationbeatingbased on true story |
This film details the ascension to the throne and the early reign of Queen Elizabeth the First, as played by Cate Blanchett. The main focus is the endless attempts by her council to marry her off, the Catholic hatred of her and her romance with Lord Robert Dudley.
Themes: | executiontorturebetrayalreligiondeath |
Characters: | christianitychristianpriestfather son relationship |
Story: | crossdecapitationbeatingtitle spoken by character |
A few decades after the destruction of the Inca empire, a Spanish expedition leaves the mountains of Peru and goes down the Amazon river in search of gold and wealth. Soon, they come across great difficulties and Don Aguirres, a ruthless man who cares only about riches, becomes their leader. But wil β¦l his quest lead them to "the golden city", or to certain destruction? (Read More)
Subgenre: | epiccult film |
Themes: | executiondeath |
Characters: | christian |
Story: | speardecapitationriverreference to jesus christbased on true storytitle spoken by character |
This is the story of Anna Leonowens, the English schoolteacher who came to Siam in the 1860s to teach the children of King Mongkut. She becomes involved in his affairs, from the tragic plight of a young concubine to trying to forge an alliance with Britain to a war with Burma that is orchestrated by β¦ Britain. In the meantime, a subtle romance develops between them. (Read More)
Themes: | execution |
Characters: | father son relationship |
Story: | palacetemplekingmassacredecapitationriverbased on true story |
As the Greeks fall, they decided to head back home. King Priam decides to have one last battle with the Greeks to leave Troy for good. It was a night battle so the Greeks didn't knew, raining them down with flaming arrows and lighting huge balls of dry branches and rolling them down at the beach. It β¦ was a battle that Achilles wasn't in, but his cousin Patroclus pretended to be him by wearing his armor, his sword, his helmet, and his moves. Hector finally had a battle with Achilles not knowing it wasn't him. Patroclus was fast but Hector was faster, causing him to cut Patroclus's neck and finishing him with a sword to the heart. (Read More)
Subgenre: | epic |
Themes: | betrayal |
Characters: | priestbrother brother relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | sword and sandalmain character diespalaceblockbusterspeargiftkingtitle spoken by character |
The story of two Catholic missionaries (Andrew Garfield and Adam Driver) who face the ultimate test of faith when they travel to Japan in search of their missing mentor (Liam Neeson) - at a time when Catholicism was outlawed and their presence forbidden.
Themes: | faithtorturebetrayal |
Characters: | christianity |
Story: | crossvoice overdeath of friendbased on true storytitle spoken by characterbased on novel |
The movie is an epic story of a young Genghis Khan and how events in his early life lead him to become a legendary conqueror. The 9-year-old Temujin is taken on a trip by his father to select a girl as his future wife. He meets Borte, who says she would like to be chosen, which he does. He promises β¦to return after five years to marry her. Temujin's father is poisoned on the trip, and dies. As a boy Temujin passes through starvation, humiliations and even slavery, but later with the help of Borte he overcomes all of his childhood hardships to become one of the greatest conquerors the world has ever known. (Read More)
Subgenre: | epic |
Themes: | betrayal |
Locations: | desert |
Characters: | brother brother relationshipfather son relationship |
Story: | dungeonspearkingbased on true story |
When a younger girl called Emily Rose dies, everyone puts blame on the exorcism which was performed on her by Father Moore prior to her death. The priest is arrested on suspicion of murder. The trail begins with lawyer Erin Bruner representing Moore, but it is not going to be easy, as no one wants t β¦o believe what Father Moore says is true. (Read More)
Themes: | faithreligiondeath |
Characters: | christianitychristianpriestfather son relationship |
Story: | reference to satancrossreference to jesus christbased on true storytitle spoken by character |
1327. After a mysterious death in a Benedictine Abbey, the monks are convinced that the apocalypse is coming. With the Abbey to play host to a council on the Franciscan's Order's belief that the Church should rid itself of wealth, William of Baskerville, a respected Franciscan friar, is asked to ass β¦ist in determining the cause of the untimely death. Alas, more deaths occur as the investigation draws closer to uncovering the secret the Abbey wants hidden, and there is finally no stopping the Holy Inquisition from taking an active hand in the process. William and his young novice must race against time to prove the innocence of the unjustly accused and avoid the wrath of Holy Inquisitor Bernardo Gui. (Read More)
Themes: | executionfaithtorturereligionsuicidedeath |
Characters: | christianitypriest |
Story: | temptationreference to satanmiracleblockbustercrossreference to jesus christbased on novel |
At the turn of the century, the young lord Vlad and his family live a peaceful life ruling over their small kingdom, but when a Turk warlord demands from Vlad a thousand boys and his son to create an army Vlad seeks a terrible power that will allow him to protect his kingdom and family from the Turk β¦s at a terrible cost. (Read More)
Themes: | self sacrificebetrayalsuicidedeath |
Characters: | father son relationship |
Story: | resurrectionback from the deadspearcrossevil manmassacreriverbeating |
A sumptuous and sensual tale of intrigue, romance and betrayal set against the backdrop of a defining moment in European history: two beautiful sisters, Anne and Mary Boleyn, driven by their family's blind ambition, compete for the love of the handsome and passionate King Henry VIII.
Themes: | executionbetrayalreligiondeath |
Characters: | father son relationship |
Story: | palacekingdecapitationtitle spoken by characterbased on novel |
In the 1870s, Captain Nathan Algren, a cynical veteran of the American Civil war who will work for anyone, is hired by Americans who want lucrative contracts with the Emperor of Japan to train the peasant conscripts for the first standing imperial army in modern warfare using firearms. The imperial β¦Omura cabinet's first priority is to repress a rebellion of traditionalist Samurai -hereditary warriors- who remain devoted to the sacred dynasty but reject the Westernizing policy and even refuse firearms. Yet when his ill-prepared superior force sets out too soon, their panic allows the sword-wielding samurai to crush them. Badly wounded Algren's courageous stand makes the samurai leader Katsumoto spare his life; once nursed to health he learns to know and respect the old Japanese way, and participates as advisor in Katsumoto's failed attempt to save the Bushido tradition, but Omura gets repressive laws enacted- he must now choose to honor his loyalty to one of the embittered sides when the conflict returns to the battlefield... (Read More)
Subgenre: | epic |
Themes: | self sacrificeexecutiontorturesuicidedeath |
Characters: | father son relationship |
Story: | loss of brotherpalaceblockbustertemplespearmassacredecapitationbeating |
Three stories - one each from the past, present, and future - about men in pursuit of eternity with their love. A conquistador in Mayan country searches for the tree of life to free his captive queen; a medical researcher, working with various trees, looks for a cure that will save his dying wife; a β¦ space traveler, traveling with an aged tree encapsulated within a bubble, moves toward a dying star that's wrapped in a nebula; he seeks eternity with his love. The stories intersect and parallel; the quests fail and succeed. (Read More)
Subgenre: | epic |
Themes: | executiontorturereligiondeath |
Characters: | christianitypriest |
Story: | back from the deadtemplespearcrossbeatingtitle spoken by character |
The Final Days is the true story of Germany's most famous anti-Nazi heroine brought to life. Sophie Scholl is the fearless activist of the underground student resistance group, The White Rose. Using historical records of her incarceration, the film re-creates the last six days of Sophie Scholl's lif β¦e: a journey from arrest to interrogation, trial and sentence in 1943 Munich. Unwavering in her convictions and loyalty to her comrades, her cross-examination by the Gestapo quickly escalates into a searing test of wills as Scholl delivers a passionate call to freedom and personal responsibility that is both haunting and timeless. (Read More)
Themes: | executionfaithtorturebetrayal |
Characters: | jewpriestfather son relationship |
Story: | crossdecapitationreference to jesus christbased on true story |
Captain Smith is spared his mutinous hanging sentence after captain Newport's ship arrives in 1607 to found Jamestown, an English colony in Virginia. The initially friendly natives, who have no personal property concept, turn hostile after a 'theft' is 'punished' violently on the spot. During an arm β¦ed exploration, Smith is captured, but spared when the chief's favorite daughter Pocahontas pleads for the stranger who soon becomes her lover and learns to love their naive 'savage' way of harmonious life. Ultimately he returns to the grim fort, which would starve hadn't she arranged for Indian generosity. Alas, each side soon brands their own lover a traitor, so she is banished and he flogged as introduction to slavish toiling. Changes turn again, leading Smith to accept a northern-more mission and anglicized Pocahontas, believing him dead, becoming the mother of aristocratic new lover John Rolfe's son. They'll meet again for a finale in England. (Read More)
Subgenre: | epiccult film |
Themes: | torturedeath |
Characters: | father son relationship |
Story: | baptismtemplespearkingdeath of friendriverbeatingbased on true story |
Jake and Brian are friends. They are Jewish and Catholic respectively. They would grow up and become a rabbi and priest. Anna, whom they knew when they were younger, comes back to town a stunning woman. Jake is up to be the head of his synagogue but he is not married which doesn't make his appointme β¦nt any easier. Jake finds himself attracted to Anna but because she's not Jewish, he can't marry her as it would make his appointment less likely. Brian also finds himself attracted to Anna, but the priesthood doesn't allow that. Their friendship is strained when each learns of the other's feelings for her. (Read More)
Themes: | faithreligion |
Characters: | jewishpriest |
Story: | synagoguetemple |
In AD 922, Arab courtier Ahmad Ibn Fadlan accompanies a party of Vikings to the barbaric North. Ibn Fadlan is appalled by the Vikings customs-- their wanton sexuality, their disregard for cleanliness, their cold-blooded human sacrifices. And then he learns the horrifying truth: he has been enlisted β¦to combat a terror that slaughters the Vikings and devours their flesh. (Read More)
Subgenre: | epiccult film |
Themes: | religiondeath |
Characters: | father son relationship |
Story: | ancient timesprophetsword and sandalspearkingbased on novel |
Opening with the Allied invasion of Normandy on 6 June 1944, members of the 2nd Ranger Battalion under Cpt. Miller fight ashore to secure a beachhead. Amidst the fighting, two brothers are killed in action. Earlier in New Guinea, a third brother is KIA. Their mother, Mrs. Ryan, is to receive all thr β¦ee of the grave telegrams on the same day. The United States Army Chief of Staff, George C. Marshall, is given an opportunity to alleviate some of her grief when he learns of a fourth brother, Private James Ryan, and decides to send out 8 men (Cpt. Miller and select members from 2nd Rangers) to find him and bring him back home to his mother... (Read More)
Subgenre: | epic |
Themes: | self sacrifice |
Characters: | jewish |
Story: | mercymain character diesloss of brotherblockbusterdeath of frienddecapitationbased on true storytitle spoken by character |
A convicted murderer on Death Row and the nun who befriends him. Through the portrayal of finely drawn characters and their interactions as the days, hours, and minutes tick down to the condemned man's execution, powerful emotions are unleashed. While Matthew Poncelet and Sister Prejean desperately β¦try to gain a stay of execution from the governor or the courts, scenes are intercut from the brutal crime, gradually revealing the truth about the events that transpired. In addition to her temporal help, the nun also tries to reach out spiritually and assist as a guide to salvation. (Read More)
Themes: | executionfaithdeath |
Characters: | priestfather son relationship |
Story: | governorblockbusterbased on bookbased on true storytitle spoken by character |
An ancient Ring thought lost for centuries has been found, and through a strange twist in fate has been given to a small Hobbit named Frodo. When Gandalf discovers the Ring is in fact the One Ring of the Dark Lord Sauron, Frodo must make an epic quest to the Cracks of Doom in order to destroy it! Ho β¦wever he does not go alone. He is joined by Gandalf, Legolas the elf, Gimli the Dwarf, Aragorn, Boromir and his three Hobbit friends Merry, Pippin and Samwise. Through mountains, snow, darkness, forests, rivers and plains, facing evil and danger at every corner the Fellowship of the Ring must go. Their quest to destroy the One Ring is the only hope for the end of the Dark Lords reign! (Read More)
Subgenre: | epic |
Themes: | self sacrificetorturebetrayal |
Story: | temptationtombspeargiftdeath of frienddecapitationriver |
A passenger ship, on her way to the scrap yard is pushed to her limits by the new owners to save on the dismantling fees. A tidal wave hits her, flipping her over so that all the internal rooms are upside down. A priest takes a mixed band of survivors on a journey through the bowels of the ship in a β¦n attempt to survive. (Read More)
Subgenre: | cult film |
Themes: | self sacrificedeath |
Characters: | jewishpriestfather son relationship |
Story: | main character diesloss of brotherblockbusterbased on novel |
In 1412, a young girl called Jeanne is born in Domremy, France. The times are hard: The Hunderd Years war with England has been going on since 1337, English knights and soldiers roam the country. Jeanne develops into a very religious young woman, she confesses several times a day. At the age of 13, β¦she has her first vision and finds a sword. When coming home with it, she finds the English leveling her home town. Years after that, in 1428, she knows her mission is to be ridding France of the English and so sets out to meet Charles, the Dauphin. In his desperate military situation, he welcomes all help and gives the maiden a chance to prove her divine mission. After the successful liberation of Orleans and Reims, the Dauphin can be crowned traditionally in the cathedral of Reims - and does not need her anymore, since his wishes are satisfied. Jeanne d'Arc gets set up in his trap and is imprisoned by the Burgundians. In a trial against her under English law, she can't be forced to tell about her divine visions she has had continuously since childhood. Being condemned of witchcraft and being considered as relapsed heretic, she is sentenced to death. Jeanne d'Arc is burnt alive in the marketplace of Rouen on May 30th, 1431, at only 19 years of age. (Read More)
Subgenre: | epiccult film |
Themes: | betrayaldeath |
Characters: | priest |
Story: | main character diesmiraclespearkingdecapitationreference to jesus christbased on true story |