True Face of Religion
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1. Worlds Apart (2008)
116 min | Drama
The daughter of a Jehovah's Witness is forced to choose between religion and love when she falls for someone outside her faith.
Director: Niels Arden Oplev | Stars: Rosalinde Mynster, Pilou Asbæk, Jens Jørn Spottag, Sarah Boberg
Votes: 3,471
2.
Babylon 5 (1993–1998)
Episode:
Believers
(1994)
TV-PG | 44 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
An alien family refuses surgery to save their dying child.
Director: Richard Compton | Stars: Michael O'Hare, Claudia Christian, Jerry Doyle, Mira Furlan
Votes: 911
3. Red State (2011)
R | 88 min | Action, Crime, Horror
Set in Middle America, a group of teens receive an online invitation for sex, though they soon encounter fundamentalists with a much more sinister agenda.
Director: Kevin Smith | Stars: Michael Parks, Melissa Leo, John Goodman, Michael Angarano
Votes: 67,256 | Gross: $1.10M
4. Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple (2006)
86 min | Documentary, History
Featuring never-before-seen footage, this documentary delivers a startling new look at the Peoples Temple, headed by preacher Jim Jones who, in 1978, led more than 900 members to Guyana, where he orchestrated a mass suicide via tainted punch.
Director: Stanley Nelson | Stars: Rebecca Moore, Janet Shular, Tim Carter, Stanley Clayton
Votes: 5,642
5. Jonestown (2013)
23 min | Short, Drama, History
A thriller that dramatizes the last 24 hours in the lives of Jim Jones and The Peoples Temple Church through the eyes of a reporter.
Director: David B. Berget | Stars: Kym Jackson, Leandro Cano, William Russ, Noel Arthur
Votes: 97
6. Waco: The Rules of Engagement (1997)
Not Rated | 165 min | Documentary, History
A reassessment of the tragedy at Waco that left 76 members of the Branch Davidian religious sect dead.
Director: William Gazecki | Stars: Dan Gifford, Jim Cavanaugh, Dick DeGuerin, Clive Doyle
Votes: 3,734
7. Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (1980 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 192 min | Biography, Drama
The real-life story of the Peoples Temple cult led by Reverend Jim Jones and the events involving its move to Guyana and its eventual mass suicide.
Director: William A. Graham | Stars: Powers Boothe, Ned Beatty, Irene Cara, Veronica Cartwright
Votes: 1,656
8. Deliver Us from Evil (2006)
Not Rated | 101 min | Documentary, Crime
Documentary about Father Oliver O'Grady, a Catholic priest who was relocated to various parishes around the United States during the 1970s in an attempt by the Catholic Church to cover up his rape of dozens of children.
Director: Amy Berg | Stars: Oliver O'Grady, Thomas Doyle, Adam, Jeff Anderson
Votes: 10,827 | Gross: $30.58M
9. Jesus Camp (2006)
PG-13 | 87 min | Documentary
A documentary on kids who attend a summer camp hoping to become the next Billy Graham.
Directors: Heidi Ewing, Rachel Grady | Stars: Mike Papantonio, Lou Engle, Becky Fischer, Ted Haggard
Votes: 28,779 | Gross: $0.90M
10. Truth Be Told (2012)
105 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
Documentary about growing up in the Jehovah's Witnesses religion.
Director: Gregorio Smith | Stars: Jannette Anton, Phil Bernardin, Angie Bullaro, Sarah Callinan
Votes: 26
11. Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011)
R | 102 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Haunted by painful memories and increasing paranoia, a damaged woman struggles to re-assimilate with her family after fleeing an abusive cult.
Director: Sean Durkin | Stars: Elizabeth Olsen, Sarah Paulson, John Hawkes, Christopher Abbott
Votes: 55,829 | Gross: $2.98M
12. Sons of Perdition (2010)
R | 85 min | Documentary
An inside look at former FLDS teens who have become religious refugees in mainstream America.
Directors: Tyler Measom, Jennilyn Merten | Stars: Bruce Barlow, Deloy Bateman, Michelle Benward, Kevin Black
Votes: 741
13. Dogtooth (2009)
Not Rated | 97 min | Drama, Thriller
A controlling, manipulative father locks his three adult offsprings in a state of perpetual childhood by keeping them prisoner within the sprawling family compound.
Director: Yorgos Lanthimos | Stars: Christos Stergioglou, Michele Valley, Angeliki Papoulia, Christos Passalis
Votes: 110,515 | Gross: $0.11M
14. Sound of My Voice (2011)
R | 85 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Two documentary filmmakers attempt to penetrate a cult who worships a woman who claims to be from the future.
Director: Zal Batmanglij | Stars: Christopher Denham, Nicole Vicius, Brit Marling, Davenia McFadden
Votes: 22,964 | Gross: $0.41M
15. The Village (2004)
PG-13 | 108 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A series of events tests the beliefs of a small isolated countryside village.
Director: M. Night Shyamalan | Stars: Sigourney Weaver, William Hurt, Joaquin Phoenix, Bryce Dallas Howard
Votes: 277,867 | Gross: $114.20M
16. Going Clear: Scientology & the Prison of Belief (2015)
Not Rated | 119 min | Documentary
A documentary looking at the inner-workings of the Church of Scientology.
Director: Alex Gibney | Stars: Paul Haggis, Jason Beghe, Spanky Taylor, David Miscavige
Votes: 40,914
17. For the Bible Tells Me So (2007)
Unrated | 95 min | Documentary, Romance
An exploration of the intersection between religion and homosexuality in the U.S. and how the religious right has used its interpretation of the Bible to stigmatize the gay community.
Director: Daniel G. Karslake | Stars: Imogene Robinson, Victor Robinson, Gene Robinson, Isabella 'Boo' McDaniel
Votes: 4,519 | Gross: $0.31M
18. The Wave (2008)
Not Rated | 107 min | Drama, Thriller
A high school teacher's experiment to demonstrate to his students what life is like under a dictatorship spins horribly out of control when he forms a social unit with a life of its own.
Director: Dennis Gansel | Stars: Jürgen Vogel, Frederick Lau, Max Riemelt, Jennifer Ulrich
Votes: 115,147
19. Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath (2016–2019)
TV-14 | 47 min | Documentary, History, Mystery
A series featuring stories from former members of the Church of Scientology whose lives have been affected by the Church's alleged harmful practices.
Stars: Leah Remini, Mike Rinder, Mary Kahn, Claire Headley
Votes: 6,438
20. My Scientology Movie (2015)
Not Rated | 99 min | Documentary
Louis Theroux documents his investigation into what goes on behind the scenes of the infamous Church of Scientology.
Director: John Dower | Stars: Louis Theroux, Tom Cruise, Marty Rathbun, Paz de la Huerta
Votes: 13,525 | Gross: $0.02M
21.
First Cut (2007– )
Episode:
Scientologists at War
(2013)
Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary
Meet Scientology's highest-level defector, Marty Rathbun. As the former Inspector General of Ethics in the organisation, Rathbun worked closely with its leader, David Miscavige, and ... See full summary »
Director: Joe Martin | Stars: Pete Gold, Marty Rathbun, Tom Cruise, Karen de la Carriere
Votes: 80
22. Life of Brian (1979)
R | 94 min | Comedy
Born on the original Christmas in the stable next door to Jesus Christ, Brian of Nazareth spends his life being mistaken for a messiah.
Director: Terry Jones | Stars: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam
Votes: 421,920 | Gross: $20.05M
23. Religulous (2008)
R | 101 min | Documentary, Comedy, War
Bill Maher's take on the current state of world religion.
Director: Larry Charles | Stars: Bill Maher, Tal Bachman, Jonathan Boulden, Steven Burg
Votes: 60,252 | Gross: $13.00M
24. Sausage Party (2016)
R | 89 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A sausage strives to discover the truth about his existence.
Directors: Conrad Vernon, Greg Tiernan | Stars: Seth Rogen, Kristen Wiig, Jonah Hill, Alistair Abell
Votes: 210,151 | Gross: $97.69M
25. Bis nichts mehr bleibt (2010 TV Movie)
91 min | Drama
A film based on a true story about former Scientologists
Director: Niki Stein | Stars: Silke Bodenbender, Felix Klare, Nina Kunzendorf, Kai Wiesinger
Votes: 664
26. Outlaw Prophet: Warren Jeffs (2014 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 120 min | Biography, Drama
The true story of a Fundamentalist Mormon leader who spent more than a year on the FBI's "10 Most Wanted List" for unlawful flight on charges related to his alleged arrangement of illegal marriages involving underage girls.
Director: Gabriel Range | Stars: Tony Goldwyn, Molly Parker, Joey King, David Keith
Votes: 977
27. Apostasy (2017)
TV-14 | 95 min | Drama
A faithful Jehovah's Witness is forced to shun her own sister because of a religious transgression. As the separation draws out, she starts to question the meaning of God's love.
Director: Daniel Kokotajlo | Stars: Molly Wright, Poppy Jhakra, Siobhan Finneran, Sacha Parkinson
Votes: 2,552
28. Leap of Faith (1992)
PG-13 | 108 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Fake faith healer Jonas Nightingale is stranded in a small town where he finds he can't fool all of the people all of the time.
Director: Richard Pearce | Stars: Steve Martin, Debra Winger, Lolita Davidovich, Liam Neeson
Votes: 14,552 | Gross: $23.37M
29. One of Us (IV) (2017)
95 min | Documentary
Penetrating the insular world of New York's Hasidic community, focusing on three individuals driven to break away despite threats of retaliation.
Directors: Heidi Ewing, Rachel Grady | Stars: Etty, Chani Getter, Ari Hershkowitz, Luzer Twersky
Votes: 7,129
30. The Lord's Boot Camp (2008 TV Movie)
Documentary
This special takes an unprecedented look at three teenagers training to become Christian missionaries while also dealing with the pressures that teens face daily. They attend a grueling ... See full summary »
Directors: Heidi Ewing, Rachel Grady, Rob Klug | Star: Harold Dow
Votes: 13
31. Holy Hell (2016)
Not Rated | 100 min | Documentary, Drama
An inside look at Buddhafield, a West Hollywood cult formed by a charismatic teacher in the 1980s that eventually imploded.
Director: Will Allen | Stars: Will Allen, Dimitrius Pulido, Phillipe Coquet, David Christopher
Votes: 6,069 | Gross: $0.02M
32. Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God (2012)
TV-14 | 106 min | Documentary
Alex Gibney explores the charged issue of pedophilia in the Catholic Church, following a trail from the first known protest against clerical sexual abuse in the United States and all the way to the Vatican.
Director: Alex Gibney | Stars: Alex Gibney, Terry Kohut, Gary Smith, Pat Kuehn
Votes: 4,086
33. Kidnapped for Christ (2014)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary, Drama, News
A young evangelical filmmaker is granted unprecedented access inside a controversial Christian behavior modification program for troubled teens, where she discovers shocking secrets and young students that change her life.
Director: Kate Logan | Stars: David Wernsman, Tai Mathieu, Kate Logan, Dan Anderson
Votes: 1,033
34. Children of God: Lost and Found (2007)
TV-MA | 75 min | Documentary
A first-person account of growing up in an evangelical Christian cult.
Director: Noah Thomson | Stars: David Berg, Ricky Rodriguez, Joey Thomson, Noah Thomson
Votes: 438
35. Children of God (1994 TV Movie)
63 min | Documentary
A family describes their time within a religious cult, one that perpetuated pedophilia, sexual abuse, and prostitution.
Director: John Smithson | Stars: Helen Mirren, Sylvia Padilla, Debbie Padilla, Miriam Padilla
Votes: 658
36. The Institute (2012)
Not Rated | 92 min | Documentary, Crime, Mystery
A documentary on the Jejune Institute, a mind-bending San Francisco phenomenon where 10,000 people became "inducted" without ever quite realizing what they'd signed up for.
Director: Spencer McCall | Stars: Arye Bender, Boston Blake, Jeff Hull, Chelsea London Lloyd
Votes: 1,405
37. The Price of Honor (2014)
Not Rated | 118 min | Documentary
The Price of Honor is a documentary about the murders of Sarah and Amina Said, two teenage sisters from Texas who were killed in a premeditated Honor Killing planned and executed by their father Yaser Said back in 2008.
Directors: Neena Nejad, Xoel Pamos | Stars: Jill Abplanalp, Basheer Ahmed, Tanya Eiserer, Rabah Hamad
Votes: 656
38. The Wave (1981 TV Movie)
TV-G | 46 min | Drama
An experiment in an American High School where students learn how easy it is to be seduced by the same social forces which led to the horrors of Nazi Germany. Based on a true story.
Director: Alexander Grasshoff | Stars: Bruce Davison, Lori Lethin, John Putch, Johnny Doran
Votes: 3,389
39. Confessions of a Teenage Jesus Jerk (2017)
95 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A teenage boy coming of age during the Reagan years discovers that he really enjoys many pleasurable things that are frowned upon by his family and their religion.
Director: Eric Stoltz | Stars: Sasha Feldman, Nicholas Harsin, Kit DeZolt, Lauren Lakis
Votes: 755
40. Cults and Extreme Belief (2018)
TV-14 | Documentary
A look inside the mysterious world of organized cults.
Stars: Elizabeth Vargas, Teddy Hose, Stephen Kent, Samie Brosseau
Votes: 483
41. Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath - What Went Down: Victim Blaming (2017 TV Short)
5 min | Short
Stars: Leah Remini, Mike Rinder, Antonio Velaz
Votes: 121
42. The Children Act (2017)
R | 105 min | Drama
As her marriage crumbles, a judge must decide a case involving a teenage boy who is refusing a blood transfusion on religious principle.
Director: Richard Eyre | Stars: Emma Thompson, Stanley Tucci, Reena Lalbihari, Dominic Carter
Votes: 14,755 | Gross: $0.51M
43. Wild Wild Country (2018)
TV-MA | 67 min | Documentary, Crime
When Osho, the world's most controversial guru, builds an Utopian city deep in the Oregon country, conflict with the locals escalates into a national scandal.
Stars: Ma Anand Sheela, Philip Toelkes, Jane Stork, George Meredith
Votes: 35,108
44. Inherit the Wind (1960)
Passed | 128 min | Biography, Drama, History
Based on a real-life case in 1925; two great lawyers argue the case for, and against, a Tennessee science teacher accused of the crime of teaching Darwin's theory of evolution.
Director: Stanley Kramer | Stars: Spencer Tracy, Fredric March, Gene Kelly, Dick York
Votes: 32,786
45. Spotlight (I) (2015)
R | 129 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
The true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core.
Director: Tom McCarthy | Stars: Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber
Votes: 502,310 | Gross: $45.06M
46.
Cults and Extreme Belief (2018)
Episode:
Jehovah's Witnesses
(2018)
TV-14 | 44 min | Documentary
They explore your friendly neighbourhood door knockers-Jehovah's Witnesses.
Stars: Barbara Anderson, Romy Maple
Votes: 78
47. Of Fathers and Sons (2017)
Not Rated | 99 min | Documentary, War
Talal Derki returns to his homeland where he gains the trust of a radical Islamist family, sharing their daily life for over two years.
Director: Talal Derki | Stars: Tia Alkerdi, Yara Ibrahim, Abu Osama, Ayman Osama
Votes: 2,741 | Gross: $0.01M
48. Smallfoot (2018)
PG | 96 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
High up on a mountain peak surrounded by clouds, a secret Yeti society lives in peace and harmony. One day, a Yeti witnesses an airplane crash; Inside lies "Smallfoot", a legendary creature that will rock the society to its core.
Directors: Karey Kirkpatrick, Jason Reisig | Stars: Channing Tatum, James Corden, Zendaya, Common
Votes: 42,972 | Gross: $83.24M
49. Islam and the Future of Tolerance (2018)
Unrated | 86 min | Documentary
After publicly clashing in a debate over the concept of Islamic reform in the Muslim world, prominent atheist philosopher Sam Harris and Islamist-turned-liberal-Muslim Maajid Nawaz reconnect in an attempt at civil and honest dialogue.
Directors: Desh Amila, Jay Shapiro | Stars: Sam Harris, Maajid Nawaz
Votes: 213
50.
Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath (2016–2019)
Episode:
The Jehovah's Witnesses
(2018)
TV-14 | 85 min | Documentary, History, Mystery
Former Jehovah's Witnesses share their stories of tragedy and loss. They discuss family members dying from refusing blood transfusions, disfellowship, suicide and more.
Stars: Leah Remini, Mike Rinder, Mathew Schmalz, Anthony Morris
Votes: 161
51.
Grey's Anatomy (2005– )
Episode:
Leave It Inside
(2017)
TV-14 | 42 min | Drama, Romance
April and Andrew consult with a patient who has an inoperable heart tumor; Alex and Eliza disagree about the treatment of a young patient; Stephanie and Ben make major decisions.
Director: Zetna Fuentes | Stars: Ellen Pompeo, Justin Chambers, Chandra Wilson, James Pickens Jr.
Votes: 850
52.
Grey's Anatomy (2005– )
Episode:
Bad Blood
(2013)
TV-14 | 43 min | Drama, Romance
While Derek and April try and find a way to save the ER, Cristina and Leah struggle to keep a patient alive while respecting his wishes. Alana is pulled into a surgery with Owen that may change the way she views the hospital's ER.
Director: Steve Robin | Stars: Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh, Justin Chambers, Chandra Wilson
Votes: 1,019
53. Worldly Girl (2016)
101 min | Drama, Romance
When Giulia meets Libero, she discovers there may be another destiny awaiting her, as they embark on an intense period together. A choice that leads to Giulia being completely cut off from the Jehovah's Witness world she belongs to.
Director: Marco Danieli | Stars: Sara Serraiocco, Michele Riondino, Marco Leonardi, Stefania Montorsi
Votes: 519
54.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
The Joy of Sect
(1998)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
An evil cult called the Movementarians brainwashes the citizens of Springfield and it's up to Marge to get them back.
Directors: Jim Reardon, Steven Dean Moore | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 2,807
55.
Young Sheldon (2017–2024)
Episode:
Demons, Sunday School, and Prime Numbers
(2018)
TV-PG | 19 min | Comedy
Sheldon is sent to Sunday school when Mary catches him playing Dungeons and Dragons with his friends.
Director: Howard Deutch | Stars: Iain Armitage, Zoe Perry, Lance Barber, Montana Jordan
Votes: 1,590
56.
The Orville (2017–2022)
Episode:
Nothing Left on Earth Excepting Fishes
(2019)
TV-14 | 48 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Ed finds himself behind enemy lines when he crash lands on a mysterious planet; Kelly questions why Gordon wants to take the Command Test.
Director: Jon Cassar | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Adrianne Palicki, Penny Johnson Jerald, Scott Grimes
Votes: 3,595
57.
The Orville (2017–2022)
Episode:
All the World Is Birthday Cake
(2019)
TV-14 | 48 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
The Orville makes first contact; A new crew member joins the ship.
Director: Robert Duncan McNeill | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Adrianne Palicki, Penny Johnson Jerald, Scott Grimes
Votes: 3,293
58. By the Grace of God (2018)
137 min | Crime, Drama
Three men, abused by the same priest during their childhood, engage in a fight for justice that will expose their personal experiences and question their life with their wife, family, and colleagues.
Director: François Ozon | Stars: Melvil Poupaud, Denis Ménochet, Swann Arlaud, Éric Caravaca
Votes: 8,212
59. 8: The Mormon Proposition (2010)
R | 80 min | Documentary
A scorching indictment of the Mormon Church's historic involvement in the promotion & passage of California's Proposition 8 and the Mormon religion's secretive, decades-long campaign against LGBT human rights.
Directors: Reed Cowan, Steven Greenstreet | Stars: Spencer Jones, Tyler Barrick, Dustin Lance Black, Linda Williams Stay
Votes: 1,273 | Gross: $0.10M
60. America's Most Hated Family in Crisis (2011)
Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary
Louis returns to the Phelps family to find that several members have left the cult, and that they are being sued.
Director: Emma Cooper | Stars: Louis Theroux, Lauren Drain, Steve Drain, Betty Phelps
Votes: 2,710
61. The Most Hated Family in America (2007 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary
Louis meets the Phelps family, who protest against an America that tolerates homosexuality
Director: Geoffrey O'Connor | Stars: Louis Theroux, Lauren Drain, Steve Drain, Fred Phelps
Votes: 4,837
62. The Truth About the Truth (II)
Documentary | Post-production
A documentary film that sheds light on the Jehovah's Witness religion and Watchtower's child sexual abuse, shunning and blood prohibition policies.
Director: Juan Escobedo
63.
Futurama (1999– )
Episode:
A Pharaoh to Remember
(2002)
TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Bender worries that no one will remember him when he dies, but he encounters a chance to leave a legacy when he discovers a planet in need of a new pharaoh.
Director: Mark Ervin | Stars: Billy West, Katey Sagal, John DiMaggio, Tress MacNeille
Votes: 2,556
64. Den enda sanna vägen (2015– )
28 min | Documentary
Who wants to be part of a cult group? To live as believers in a strict religious community. And what happens if you change your mind, and want to leave the community? A come look at ... See full summary »
Stars: Anna Lindman, Ulf Ekman, Joakim Lundqvist, Mariette Lindstein
Votes: 9
65.
Den enda sanna vägen (2015– )
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(2015)
Documentary
About the Plymouth Brothers in Sweden. An extremely literal and hierarchical Christian cult movement.
Stars: Anna Lindman, Peter Åkerbäck
66.
Den enda sanna vägen (2015– )
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(2015)
Documentary
About the JW's - The Jehovah's Witnesses. Erik's family are all members of the JW's. But Erik is gay.
Stars: Anna Lindman, Mariette Lindstein
67.
Den enda sanna vägen (2015– )
Episode:
Why God?
(2015)
Documentary
About the Sai-Baba movement. Conny was a member of Sai -Baba for 20 years and became leader, Sai Babas, favorite. Now Conny has left the movement and is ready to speak about sexual exploitation and how his dedication blinded him.
68.
Den enda sanna vägen (2015– )
Episode:
My siblings feared me
(2015)
Documentary
About the Salafi movement. Amir completely changed. He stopped wearing European clothes. Grew a beard to show that he was a hardcore Muslim.
69.
Den enda sanna vägen (2015– )
Episode:
Episode #1.5
(2015)
Documentary
About the Moon movement. Helena's family was forced to exonerate their daughter when she was about to marry a complete stranger in the movement.
70.
Den enda sanna vägen (2015– )
Episode:
The only true church
(2015)
Documentary
About the Swedish Word of Faith movement. Often viewed as a Swedish expression similar to Pentecostal elements in American Christianity. Emanuel and Vanja grew up inside the movement. As grown-ups they begun to question the congregation.
Stars: Ulf Ekman, Joakim Lundqvist
71.
Den enda sanna vägen (2015– )
Episode:
The defectors
(2015)
Documentary
About the defectors. Why do you have to risk your life when leaving a church/movement/sect? Why are they always right and you are wrong when seeking freedom?
72. Louis Theroux: Surviving America's Most Hated Family (2019)
59 min | Documentary
Louis Theroux returns to visit the Westboro Baptist Church in the wake of the death of its leader.
Director: Geoffrey O'Connor | Stars: Louis Theroux, Fred Phelps, Bethany Hockenbarger, Chris Jakes
Votes: 955
73. The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (2019)
TV-PG | 507 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Return to the world of Thra, where three Gelfling discover the horrifying secret behind the Skeksis' power, and set out to ignite the fires of rebellion and save their world.
Stars: Neil Sterenberg, Beccy Henderson, Nathalie Emmanuel, Taron Egerton
Votes: 27,146
74. The Witnesses (2020)
Documentary, Crime
Through exclusive interviews and firsthand accounts, this shocking investigative special reveals the stories of four former Jehovah's Witnesses who share details of the sexual abuse they suffered during their time within the organization.
Stars: Braelyn Carville, Brooklyn Robinson, Regan Senter, Robert Artz
Votes: 288
75. The Boys of St. Vincent (1992 TV Movie)
93 min | Biography, Drama
The true story of boys being sexually abused at their orphanage ran by a religious community in Newfoundland.
Director: John N. Smith | Stars: Henry Czerny, Johnny Morina, Brian Dooley, Philip Dinn
Votes: 1,980 | Gross: $0.20M
76. The Boys of St. Vincent: 15 Years Later (1992 TV Movie)
R | 90 min | Drama
Fifteen years after the events of The Boys of St. Vincent took place, the various boys involved are brought in to testify against the brothers, now finally standing trial, who assaulted ... See full summary »
Director: John N. Smith | Stars: Henry Czerny, Sebastian Spence, Lise Roy, David Hewlett
Votes: 567
77. Blessed Child (2019)
74 min | Documentary
More than a decade after leaving the Reverend Sun Myung Moon's Unification Church (the "Moonies"), through a trove of never before seen footage from within the church and extraordinary home... See full summary »
Director: Cara Jones
Votes: 51
78. The Vow (2020–2022)
TV-MA | 60 min | Documentary, Crime
A look at the experiences of the members of the NXIVM, an organization and sex cult that made headlines for being charged with sex trafficking, racketeering, and conspiracy.
Stars: Sarah Edmondson, Mark Vicente, Bonnie Piesse, Anthony Ames
Votes: 6,655
79. Inherit the Wind (1999 TV Movie)
PG | 113 min | Drama
Based on a real-life case in 1925, two great lawyers argue the case for and against a science teacher accused of the crime of teaching evolution.
Director: Daniel Petrie | Stars: Jack Lemmon, George C. Scott, Lane Smith, Tom Everett Scott
Votes: 2,032
80. Inherit the Wind (1988 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 96 min | Drama, History
A biblical orator opposes a liberal lawyer defending a man for teaching Darwinism in the 1920s South.
Director: David Greene | Stars: Kirk Douglas, Jason Robards, Darren McGavin, John Harkins
Votes: 614
81. The Outsider (2002 TV Movie)
R | 119 min | Drama, Romance, Western
A western love story revolving around the forbidden love between a young widow from a Mennonite-like religious group and a cold-blooded gunslinger whom she takes into her home after he is wounded.
Director: Randa Haines | Stars: Tim Daly, Naomi Watts, Keith Carradine, David Carradine
Votes: 2,421
82. Crusaders: Ex Jehovah's Witnesses Speak Out (2021)
87 min | Documentary
Whistleblowers leak stolen documents in a crusade to expose allegations of abuse and mind control within a global religious organization: the Jehovah's Witnesses.
Director: Aaron Kaufman | Stars: Barbara Anderson, Gary Breaux, Asher Candor, Candace Conti
Votes: 110
83. The Witness Goes Out! (1992 Video)
50 min | Drama
A faithful Jehovah's Witness begins questioning and investigating the teachings of the Watchtower after meeting with an "apostate" Witness now evangelical Christian.
Stars: Jim Bullock, Ann Ault, Dorothy McDonald, Lorri MacGregor
Votes: 9
84. The Witness at Your Door (1989 Video)
45 min | Drama
After his wife leaves him, brokenhearted Joe Simpson joins the Jehovah's Witnesses. Joe's door-to-door ministry soon finds him in a Bible study with an evangelical woman determined to debunk Watchtower teachings.
Director: D.S. Minasian | Stars: Mark Sendrak, Jim Bullock, Jeff McGrail, Lorri MacGregor
Votes: 17
85. Debutante (I) (2021)
18 min | Short, Drama
"Debutante" is the story of Meg, a young Jehovah's Witness who's subjected to the worst of what the religion has to offer: a judicial committee.
Director: Kamila Dydyna | Stars: Sam McGovern, Noelle Brown, Arthur Riordan, Una O'Brien
Votes: 9
86. Prophet's Prey (2015)
TV-14 | 101 min | Documentary, Biography, History
When Warren Jeffs rose to Prophet of the Fundamentalist Church of Latter Day Saints, he took control of a religion with a history of polygamous and underage marriage. In a short time, ... See full summary »
Director: Amy Berg | Stars: Nick Cave, Elaine Anderson, Sam Brower, Andrew Chatwin
Votes: 1,987 | Gross: $0.01M
87. Heaven's Gate: The Untold Story (1999)
60 min | Documentary
The world saw them die...Now see how they lived...
Director: Sergio Myers | Stars: Norm Woodel, Marshall Applewhite, Michael Conyers, Hank Hanegraaff
Votes: 77
88. The Source Family (2012)
TV-14 | 98 min | Documentary, Music
A charismatic leader founds a commune in Los Angeles in the early '70s based on natural food, spiritual practices and psychedelic rock. This short-lived era is recreated with archival material and the memories of participants.
Directors: Maria Demopoulos, Jodi Wille | Stars: Ahom Aquarian, Isis Aquarian, Don Bolles, Elena Michaels
Votes: 1,466
89. A (1998)
136 min | Documentary
Aum Shinrikyo, the Buddhist sect led by Shoko Asahara and responsible for the 1995 Sarin gas attack on a Tokyo subway, becomes the subject of this documentary.
Director: Tatsuya Mori | Star: Hiroshi Araki
Votes: 305
90. The Cult at the End of the World (2007 TV Movie)
48 min | Documentary
Michael Travesser says he's the Messiah and that God has told him the world will end with an apocalyptic event at midnight on 31 October 2007. As leader of a cult in a remote corner of New ... See full summary »
Director: Ben Anthony | Stars: Alex Hannaford, Danielle Sayer, Esther Sayer, Michael Travesser
Votes: 223
91. Where Do We Go Now? (2011)
PG-13 | 110 min | Comedy, Drama
A group of Lebanese women try to ease religious tensions between Christians and Muslims in their village.
Director: Nadine Labaki | Stars: Claude Baz Moussawbaa, Nadine Labaki, Yvonne Maalouf, Layla Hakim
Votes: 13,508 | Gross: $0.53M
92. Plain Truth (2004 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 90 min | Drama, Crime, Mystery
An unmarried 18 year-old Amish girl is charged with the murder of her infant child.
Director: Paul Shapiro | Stars: Mariska Hargitay, Alison Pill, Jan Niklas, Kate Trotter
Votes: 966
93. The Falls (II) (2012)
Not Rated | 91 min | Drama, Romance
The Falls is a feature film about two missionaries that fall in love while on their mission.
Director: Jon Garcia | Stars: Nick Ferrucci, Benjamin Farmer, Brian J. Saville Allard, Quinn Allan
Votes: 2,821
94. You Can Live Forever (2022)
13+ | 96 min | Drama, Romance
When lesbian teen Jaime is sent to live in a Jehovah's Witness community, she falls hard for a devout Witness girl and the two embark on an intense affair with consequences that will reshape the rest of their lives.
Directors: Mark Slutsky, Sarah Watts | Stars: Anwen O'Driscoll, June Laporte, Liane Balaban, Antoine Yared
Votes: 2,750
95. Witness Underground (2021)
83 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Within the confines of an elusive cult, a vibrant alternative music community thrived, deprogramming themselves through art. Poignant live performances punctuate tragic losses to beautifully illuminate shunning by Jehovah's Witnesses.
Director: Scott Homan | Stars: Cindy Elvendahl, Eric Elvendahl, Chad Rhiger, Ryan Sutter
Votes: 40
96. Closure (I) (2007)
94 min | Drama
Closure centers on a young man's emotional journey to overcome his childhood that was clouded with child sexual abuse.
Director: Douglas Downing III | Stars: Shawn Vena, Tara Stiles, Brendan Bradley, Bill Vila
Votes: 51
97.
ExJW Critical Thinker (2015– )
Jehovah's Witnesses: The Serious Impact of Shunning
(2019 Podcast Episode)
History
Stars: Lady Cee, J.T., Bethany Leger
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