THEME EXPLORATION

religious leadership

40 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Testament of Ann Lee
The Testament of Ann Lee
2026 · Mona Fastvold
Jeanne d’Arc
Jeanne d’Arc
1900 · Georges Méliès
Religulous
Religulous
2008 · Larry Charles
Francis of Assisi
Francis of Assisi
1961 · Michael Curtiz
In the Name of the Father
In the Name of the Father
1971 · Marco Bellocchio
Dorothea Angermann
Dorothea Angermann
1959 · Robert Siodmak
Mission
Mission
1987 · Christian Petzold
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
Mad Max: Beyond the Thunderdome
Mad Max: Beyond the Thunderdome
1985 · George Miller
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
Entre tinieblas
Entre tinieblas
1983 · Pedro Almodóvar
Mongol
Mongol
2007 · Sergei Bodrov
Tommy
Tommy
1975 · Ken Russell
Black God White Devil
Black God White Devil
1964 · Glauber Rocha
Henry V
Henry V
1989 · —
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
1984 · Hayao Miyazaki
The Night of the Hunter
The Night of the Hunter
1955 · Charles Laughton
Chardikala
Chardikala
2026 · Amarjit Singh Saron
Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway
Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway
2026 · Takahiro Hasui
De Gaulle: Tilting Iron
De Gaulle: Tilting Iron
2026 · Antonin Baudry
Jaws
Jaws
2026 · Steven Spielberg
Little Trouble Girls
Little Trouble Girls
2026 · Urška Djukić
Pressure
Pressure
2026 · Anthony Maras
Sausage Party
Sausage Party
2016 · Greg Tiernan
Raja Shivaji
Raja Shivaji
2026 · Riteish Deshmukh
The Witch
The Witch
2016 · Robert Eggers
The Silent Protest: Jerusalem 1929
The Silent Protest: Jerusalem 1929
2026 · Mahasen Nasser-Eldin
300: Rise of an Empire
300: Rise of an Empire
2014 · Noam Murro
Agostino d’Ippona
Agostino d’Ippona
1972 · Roberto Rossellini
A Man For All Seasons
A Man For All Seasons
1966 · Fred Zinnemann
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
Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy

His films like 'The Gospel According to St. Matthew' and 'Teorema' deeply interrogate religious authority, spirituality, and the moral failures of institutional religion through provocative visual theology.

 Carl Theodor Dreyer Denmark

His masterpiece 'Ordet' and other works explore faith, religious leadership, and spiritual authenticity with profound philosophical and humanistic depth.

 Wes Anderson United States

His film 'The Master' presents a complex examination of charismatic religious leadership, manipulation, and the psychology of faith through meticulous character study.