THEME EXPLORATION

religious faith and doubt

38 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Mary
Mary
2005 · Abel Ferrara
Religulous
Religulous
2008 · Larry Charles
Breaking the Waves
Breaking the Waves
1996 · Lars von Trier
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
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
Reborn
Reborn
1981 · Bigas Luna
Svaha: The Sixth Finger
Svaha: The Sixth Finger
2019 · Jang Jae-hyun
Winter Light
Winter Light
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
Dorothea Angermann
Dorothea Angermann
1959 · Robert Siodmak
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
Re-Creation
Re-Creation
2026 · Jim Sheridan
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
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union

His films like Stalker and The Mirror profoundly explore spiritual yearning, doubt, and the search for meaning through metaphysical imagery and philosophical inquiry.

 Wes Anderson United States

There Will Be Blood and The Master examine faith, doubt, and charismatic belief systems with psychological depth and moral ambiguity.

 Robert Eggers France

His minimalist approach in films like Au Hasard Balthazar and Diary of a Country Priest penetrates the mystery of grace, suffering, and spiritual crisis.