THEME EXPLORATION

religious faith

38 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Breaking the Waves
Breaking the Waves
1996 · Lars von Trier
Religulous
Religulous
2008 · Larry Charles
Blaise Pascal
Blaise Pascal
1971 · Roberto Rossellini
La Voie lactée
La Voie lactée
1969 · Luis Buñuel
Credo ou la tragédie de Lourdes
Credo ou la tragédie de Lourdes
1924 · Julien Duvivier
The Nun’s Story
The Nun’s Story
1959 · Fred Zinnemann
Monsieur Albert, prophète
Monsieur Albert, prophète
1963 · Jean Rouch
The Fugitive
The Fugitive
1947 · John Ford
Arsenie, An Amazing Afterlife
Arsenie, An Amazing Afterlife
2023 · Alexandru Solomon
Mother Joan of the Angels
Mother Joan of the Angels
1961 · Jerzy Kawalerowicz
Redemption
Redemption
2018 · Yossi Madmoni & Boaz Yehonatan Yaacov
Thunder on the Hill
Thunder on the Hill
1951 · Douglas Sirk
Black Death
Black Death
2010 · Christopher Smith
My Mother's Smile
My Mother's Smile
2002 · Marco Bellocchio
Padre Pio
Padre Pio
2023 · Abel Ferrara
Reborn
Reborn
1981 · Bigas Luna
Svaha: The Sixth Finger
Svaha: The Sixth Finger
2019 · Jang Jae-hyun
Winter Light
Winter Light
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
Andrei Rublev
Andrei Rublev
1966 · Andrei Tarkovsky
En nombre de Dios
En nombre de Dios
1987 · Patricio Guzmán
Werckmeister Harmonies
Werckmeister Harmonies
2000 · Béla Tarr
Tabu
Tabu
2012 · Miguel Gomes
The Cremator
The Cremator
1969 · Juraj Herz
West Beirut
West Beirut
1998 · Ziad Doueiri
Big Bad Wolves
Big Bad Wolves
2013 · Aharon Keshales
Life of Pi
Life of Pi
2012 · Ang Lee
Black God White Devil
Black God White Devil
1964 · Glauber Rocha
Tommy
Tommy
1975 · Ken Russell
The Night of the Hunter
The Night of the Hunter
1955 · Charles Laughton
Deool Band 2
Deool Band 2
2026 · Pravin Tarde
Little Trouble Girls
Little Trouble Girls
2026 · Urška Djukić
Sausage Party
Sausage Party
2016 · Greg Tiernan
The Testament of Ann Lee
The Testament of Ann Lee
2026 · Mona Fastvold
The Witch
The Witch
2016 · Robert Eggers
The Silent Protest: Jerusalem 1929
The Silent Protest: Jerusalem 1929
2026 · Mahasen Nasser-Eldin
Black Robe
Black Robe
1991 · Bruce Beresford
Ceddo
Ceddo
1978 · Ousmane Sembène
Death to the Invader
Death to the Invader
1961 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Cecil B. DeMille USA

Epic-scale historical and biblical narratives told through lavish visual spectacle and moral confrontation.

 Michael Chaves U.S

Master of contemporary supernatural horror blending visceral scares with emotional family-centered narratives.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Russia

His films like Stalker and Mirror explore spiritual yearning and faith through meditative, metaphysical cinematography that questions meaning and transcendence.