THEME EXPLORATION

religious investigation

43 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Father
The Father
2019 · Jamal Hill
The Nun
The Nun
2018 · Corin Hardy
The Stranglers of Bombay
The Stranglers of Bombay
1959 · Terence Fisher
The Girl in the News (20th Century-Fox
The Girl in the News (20th Century-Fox
1941 · Carol Reed
The Devil's Trap
The Devil's Trap
1962 · František Vláčil
Thunder on the Hill
Thunder on the Hill
1951 · Douglas Sirk
The Name of the Rose
The Name of the Rose
1986 · Jean-Jacques Annaud
City of Tiny Lights
City of Tiny Lights
2016 · Pete Travis
Revelations
Revelations
2025 · Yeon Sang-ho
Svaha: The Sixth Finger
Svaha: The Sixth Finger
2019 · Jang Jae-hyun
The Other Hell
The Other Hell
1981 · Frank Miller
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler
1922 · Fritz Lang
Andrei Rublev
Andrei Rublev
1966 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Breaking the Waves
Breaking the Waves
1996 · Lars von Trier
Fanny och Alexander
Fanny och Alexander
1982 · Ingmar Bergman
En nombre de Dios
En nombre de Dios
1987 · Patricio Guzmán
Ida
Ida
2013 · Paweł Pawlikowski
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
2011 · Nuri Bilge Ceylan
The Secret in Their Eyes
The Secret in Their Eyes
2009 · Juan José Campanella
Waltz with Bashir
Waltz with Bashir
2008 · Ari Folman
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
Eastern Promises
Eastern Promises
2007 · David Cronenberg
Entre tinieblas
Entre tinieblas
1983 · Pedro Almodóvar
Black God White Devil
Black God White Devil
1964 · Glauber Rocha
Ringu
Ringu
1998 · Hideo Nakata
The Night of the Hunter
The Night of the Hunter
1955 · Charles Laughton
The Photograph
The Photograph
2008 · Hitoshi Yuho
Hellboy
Hellboy
2004 · Guillermo del Toro
Dridam
Dridam
2026 · Martin Joseph
Forsaken
Forsaken
2026 · Vincent Garenq
Little Trouble Girls
Little Trouble Girls
2026 · Urška Djukić
Sausage Party
Sausage Party
2016 · Greg Tiernan
The Marked Woman
The Marked Woman
2026 · Gabe Ibáñez
The Sheep Detectives
The Sheep Detectives
2026 · Kyle Balda
The Samca File
The Samca File
2026 · George ve Gänaeaard
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
Agostino d’Ippona
Agostino d’Ippona
1972 · Roberto Rossellini
A Man For All Seasons
A Man For All Seasons
1966 · Fred Zinnemann
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy

His films like 'The Gospel According to St. Matthew' and 'Teorema' probe religious faith, spirituality, and Catholic doctrine through provocative visual storytelling.

 Carl Theodor Dreyer Denmark

His masterpieces 'The Passion of Joan of Arc' and 'Vampyr' investigate faith, redemption, and the supernatural with profound spiritual questioning.

 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union/Russia

His contemplative films like 'Stalker' and 'Mirror' deeply explore metaphysical questions, spirituality, and the nature of faith through meditative cinematography.