Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "river-baptism"

1. O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)

PG-13 | 107 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

In the deep south during the 1930s, three escaped convicts search for hidden treasure while a relentless lawman pursues them.

Directors: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen | Stars: George Clooney, John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson, John Goodman

Votes: 331,024 | Gross: $45.51M

2. The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996)

R | 130 min | Biography, Drama

The story of controversial pornography publisher Larry Flynt, and how he became a defender of free speech.

Director: Milos Forman | Stars: Woody Harrelson, Courtney Love, Edward Norton, Brett Harrelson

Votes: 100,766 | Gross: $20.19M

3. The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)

G | 260 min | Biography, Drama, History

An all-star, large scale epic movie that chronicles the life and ministry of Jesus Christ.

Directors: George Stevens, Jean Negulesco | Stars: Max von Sydow, Dorothy McGuire, Charlton Heston, Michael Anderson Jr.

Votes: 11,947 | Gross: $15.47M

4. The Family That Preys (2008)

PG-13 | 111 min | Drama

Two families from different walks of life learn to work together.

Director: Tyler Perry | Stars: Kathy Bates, Alfre Woodard, Sanaa Lathan, Rockmond Dunbar

Votes: 8,004 | Gross: $37.02M

5. Beowulf & Grendel (2005)

R | 103 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

In Denmark, during the 6th century, Danish king Hrothgar and his warriors kill a troll whose son, Grendel, vows revenge.

Director: Sturla Gunnarsson | Stars: Hringur Ingvarsson, Spencer Wilding, Stellan Skarsgård, Ingvar Sigurdsson

Votes: 18,601 | Gross: $0.07M

6. The Veil (I) (2016)

R | 93 min | Horror

Twenty-five years after members of a religious cult committed mass suicide, the lone survivor returns to the scene of the tragedy with a documentary crew in tow.

Director: Phil Joanou | Stars: Jessica Alba, Thomas Jane, Lily Rabe, Aleksa Palladino

Votes: 8,177

7. Medium Cool (1969)

R | 111 min | Drama

A TV news reporter finds himself becoming personally involved in the violence that erupts around the 1968 Democratic National Convention.

Director: Haskell Wexler | Stars: Robert Forster, Verna Bloom, Peter Bonerz, Marianna Hill

Votes: 4,713 | Gross: $1.48M

8. The Quarry (2020)

R | 98 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

A drifter (Shea Whigham) kills a traveling preacher and takes his place at a small-town church, but the police chief (Michael Shannon) suspects foul play.

Director: Scott Teems | Stars: Shea Whigham, Michael Shannon, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Bobby Soto

Votes: 3,639 | Gross: $0.00M

9. Burden (I) (2018)

R | 117 min | Biography, Drama, History

When a museum celebrating the Ku Klux Klan opens in a South Carolina town, the idealistic Reverend Kennedy strives to keep the peace even as he urges the group's Grand Dragon to disavow his racist past.

Director: Andrew Heckler | Stars: Garrett Hedlund, Andrea Riseborough, Forest Whitaker, Tom Wilkinson

Votes: 4,139

10. Higher Ground (2011)

R | 109 min | Drama

A chronicle of one woman's lifelong struggle with her faith.

Director: Vera Farmiga | Stars: Vera Farmiga, Joshua Leonard, Dagmara Dominczyk, Norbert Leo Butz

Votes: 3,278 | Gross: $0.84M

11. The Young One (1960)

96 min | Drama

A jazz musician seeks refuge from a lynch mob on a remote island, where he meets a hostile game warden and the young object of his attentions.

Director: Luis Buñuel | Stars: Zachary Scott, Bernie Hamilton, Key Meersman, Crahan Denton

Votes: 3,065

12. The Moonshine War (1970)

GP | 100 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

A federal agent attempts to make some real money before the alcohol ban is lifted so he sets his sights on the whiskey cache of an old army buddy.

Director: Richard Quine | Stars: Patrick McGoohan, Richard Widmark, Alan Alda, Melodie Johnson

Votes: 680

13. Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love (2016 TV Movie)

TV-G | 85 min | Drama, Family

Last December, just in time for Christmas, Dolly Parton delighted viewers and critics alike with her deeply heartwarming tale drawn straight from her inspiring real life and music.

Director: Stephen Herek | Stars: Alyvia Alyn Lind, Gerald McRaney, Jennifer Nettles, Ricky Schroder

Votes: 1,052

14. Mail Order Bride (1964)

Approved | 83 min | Comedy, Western

Elderly Will Lane arranges marriage of wild son of dead friend to tame him.

Director: Burt Kennedy | Stars: Buddy Ebsen, Keir Dullea, Lois Nettleton, Warren Oates

Votes: 592

15. The True Story of Jesse James (1957)

Approved | 92 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

Biopic loosely based on the last 18 years of Jesse James' life and focused on the relationship between brothers Jesse and Frank James.

Director: Nicholas Ray | Stars: Robert Wagner, Jeffrey Hunter, Hope Lange, Agnes Moorehead

Votes: 1,698

16. Kid Blue (1973)

PG | 100 min | Comedy, Crime, Western

At the turn of the century, with the Old West fading away, Texas train robber Kid Blue goes straight and takes a factory job but old habits die hard.

Director: James Frawley | Stars: Dennis Hopper, Warren Oates, Peter Boyle, Ben Johnson

Votes: 812

17. La India (1976)

102 min | Drama

A concerned Mexican boy shoots his mom and her lover while having sex, after which he is tormented by erotic nightmares. And then he becomes a horse and bull driver.

Director: Rogelio A. González | Stars: Isela Vega, Jorge Martínez de Hoyos, Mario Almada, Jaime Moreno

Votes: 53

18. Waiting for Armageddon (2009)

Not Rated | 74 min | Documentary

America's 50-million strong Evangelical community is convinced that the world's future is foretold in Biblical prophecy - from the Rapture to the Battle of Armageddon. This astonishing ... See full summary »

Directors: Kate Davis, David Heilbroner, Franco Sacchi | Stars: Gary Bauer, Chip Berlet, George W. Bush, Jimmy Carter

Votes: 390 | Gross: $0.01M

19. Little Sinner (1935)

20 min | Family, Comedy, Short

Rather than go to church, Spanky decides to go fishing - with disastrous results.

Director: Gus Meins | Stars: Eugene 'Porky' Lee, George 'Spanky' McFarland, Billie 'Buckwheat' Thomas, Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer

Votes: 151

20. Going to Glory... Come to Jesus (1946)

Approved | 90 min | Drama, Music

Outside the church a young woman, Ethel, is chatting with the reverend when her old friend Bessie appears. Bessie is a wild girl, interested in drinking, men and dancing.

Director: T. Meyer | Stars: Irene Harper, Lloyd Howlett, Stella Van Derzee, Charles A. Freeman

21. The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries (1995–2002)
Episode: Whatever Happened to Shorty Twang/A Big Knight Out (1999)

TV-G | 11 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

When her favorite country singer vanishes, Granny wonders Whatever Happened To Shorty Twang? / At an Arthurian medieval festival in Wales, Granny looks for the missing Excalibur Stone replica.

Directors: Karl Toerge, Charles Visser | Stars: Joe Alaskey, June Foray, Frank Welker, Adam Ant

Votes: 23

22. Jesus of Nazareth (1977)
Episode: Part 2 (1977)

TV-G | 94 min | Biography, Drama, History

Jesus meets Mary Magdalene and John the Baptist and continues to perform miracles among his people.

Director: Franco Zeffirelli | Stars: Robert Powell, Anne Bancroft, Ernest Borgnine, Claudia Cardinale

Votes: 551

23. Hatfields & McCoys (2012)
Episode: Episode #1.3 (2012)

TV-14 | 88 min | Drama, History, Romance

Bad Frank's raids force the besieged Hatfields deeper into the mountains; the impulsive Johnse sets his sights on another McCoy woman; the ruthless Nancy McCoy spies on the Hatfields; and ... See full summary »

Director: Kevin Reynolds | Stars: Kevin Costner, Bill Paxton, Matt Barr, Tom Berenger

Votes: 651

24. Vikings (2013–2020)
Episode: A King's Ransom (2013)

TV-14 | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Three Viking ships sail upriver towards the very heart of power in eastern England: the Royal Villa of King Aelle.

Director: Ken Girotti | Stars: Travis Fimmel, Katheryn Winnick, Clive Standen, Jessalyn Gilsig

Votes: 6,614

25. Bones (2005–2017)
Episode: The Woman in the Whirlpool (2015)

TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A cookie-jar collector's body is found near a river, and the killer may be a fellow kitchenware enthusiast. Meanwhile, Booth struggles to accept Brennan's decision to have him move out of their house due to his gambling addiction.

Director: Dwight H. Little | Stars: Emily Deschanel, David Boreanaz, Michaela Conlin, Tamara Taylor

Votes: 621