Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "ex-priest"

1. Signs (2002)

PG-13 | 106 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

A widowed former reverend living with his children and brother on a Pennsylvania farm finds mysterious crop circles in their fields, which suggests something more frightening to come.

Director: M. Night Shyamalan | Stars: Mel Gibson, Joaquin Phoenix, Rory Culkin, Abigail Breslin

Votes: 385,884 | Gross: $227.97M

2. Burn After Reading (2008)

R | 96 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

A disk containing mysterious information from a CIA agent ends up in the hands of two unscrupulous and daft gym employees who attempt to sell it.

Directors: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen | Stars: Brad Pitt, Frances McDormand, George Clooney, John Malkovich

Votes: 353,381 | Gross: $60.36M

3. Scary Movie 3 (2003)

PG-13 | 84 min | Comedy

Cindy must investigate mysterious crop circles and video tapes, and help the President in preventing an alien invasion.

Director: David Zucker | Stars: Anna Faris, Charlie Sheen, Regina Hall, Pamela Anderson

Votes: 158,433 | Gross: $110.00M

4. Captive State (2019)

PG-13 | 109 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi

Set in a Chicago neighborhood nearly a decade after an occupation by an extraterrestrial force, 'Captive State' explores the lives on both sides of the conflict - the collaborators and dissidents.

Director: Rupert Wyatt | Stars: John Goodman, Ashton Sanders, Jonathan Majors, Vera Farmiga

Votes: 57,973 | Gross: $5.96M

5. Exorcist: The Beginning (2004)

R | 114 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Years before Father Lankester Merrin helped save Regan MacNeil's soul, he first encounters the demon Pazuzu in East Africa. This is the tale of Father Merrin's initial battle with Pazuzu and the rediscovery of his faith.

Director: Renny Harlin | Stars: Stellan Skarsgård, Izabella Scorupco, James D'Arcy, Remy Sweeney

Votes: 39,811 | Gross: $41.82M

6. Powder Blue (2009)

R | 106 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Four Los Angelenos, a mortician, an ex-con, a suicidal ex-priest, and a stripper, are brought together on Christmas Eve by a mixture of circumstances.

Director: Timothy Linh Bui | Stars: Jessica Biel, Eddie Redmayne, Forest Whitaker, Ray Liotta

Votes: 15,325

7. Another Day in Paradise (1998)

R | 101 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

In the hope of a big score, two junkie couples team up to commit various drug robberies which go disastrously wrong, leading to dissent, violence, and murder.

Director: Larry Clark | Stars: James Woods, Melanie Griffith, Vincent Kartheiser, Natasha Gregson Wagner

Votes: 9,213 | Gross: $1.03M

8. Dracula III: Legacy (2005 Video)

R | 86 min | Horror

In the near future, Uffizi and Luke travel to the remote reaches of war torn Romania to rescue Elizabeth and finish the vampire once and for all. Along the way, they encounter TV news journalist and a corps of rebels trying to fight the vampire uprising which plagues their country.

Director: Patrick Lussier | Stars: Jason Scott Lee, Stephen Billington, Diane Neal, Jason London

Votes: 3,342

9. The Club (2015)

Not Rated | 98 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A crisis counselor is sent by the Catholic Church to a small Chilean beach town where disgraced priests and nuns, suspected of crimes ranging from child abuse to baby-snatching from unwed mothers, live secluded, after an incident occurs.

Director: Pablo Larraín | Stars: Alfredo Castro, Roberto Farías, Antonia Zegers, Marcelo Alonso

Votes: 11,996 | Gross: $0.03M

10. The Reckoning (2003)

R | 112 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A priest on the lam takes up with a traveling band of actors, who then discover a murder has occurred and try to solve it by recreating the crime in a play.

Director: Paul McGuigan | Stars: Willem Dafoe, Paul Bettany, Marián Aguilera, Trevor Steedman

Votes: 6,399 | Gross: $0.26M

11. Antonia's Line (1995)

R | 102 min | Comedy, Drama

A Dutch matron establishes and, for several generations, oversees a close-knit, matriarchal community where feminism and liberalism thrive.

Director: Marleen Gorris | Stars: Willeke van Ammelrooy, Jan Decleir, Veerle van Overloop, Els Dottermans

Votes: 9,479 | Gross: $4.82M

12. Taffin (1988)

R | 96 min | Action, Thriller

An Irish tough-guy debt collector is asked by his local community to help rid the town of developers bent on building a chemical plant on the outskirts of town. The developers are ruthless ... See full summary »

Director: Francis Megahy | Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Ray McAnally, Alison Doody, Jeremy Child

Votes: 2,116 | Gross: $0.16M

13. Ring of Darkness (1979)

87 min | Horror

Four women make a pact with the Devil. The 13-year-old daughter of one of them has begun to shown signs of a dark nature which causes preoccupation and somewhat regret on her mother.

Director: Pier Carpi | Stars: Anne Heywood, Valentina Cortese, Frank Finlay, John Phillip Law

Votes: 404

14. The Boys of St. Vincent: 15 Years Later (1992 TV Movie)

R | 90 min | Drama

Fifteen years after the events of The Boys of St. Vincent took place, the various boys involved are brought in to testify against the brothers, now finally standing trial, who assaulted ... See full summary »

Director: John N. Smith | Stars: Henry Czerny, Sebastian Spence, Lise Roy, David Hewlett

Votes: 567

15. Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God (2012)

TV-14 | 106 min | Documentary

Alex Gibney explores the charged issue of pedophilia in the Catholic Church, following a trail from the first known protest against clerical sexual abuse in the United States and all the way to the Vatican.

Director: Alex Gibney | Stars: Alex Gibney, Terry Kohut, Gary Smith, Pat Kuehn

Votes: 4,087

16. Turn the River (2007)

R | 92 min | Drama

A pool shark takes the ultimate gamble when she kidnaps her own son and flees her ex-husband.

Director: Chris Eigeman | Stars: Famke Janssen, Jaymie Dornan, Rip Torn, Matt Ross

Votes: 1,924

17. The Sadist of Notre Dame (1979)

94 min | Horror

An ex-priest escapes from an asylum and kills people in God's name. This is a re-edited Spanish-language version of L'éventreur de Notre-Dame (1975) and XXX version Sexorcismes (1975) with newly shot scenes.

Director: Jesús Franco | Stars: Jesús Franco, Lina Romay, Olivier Mathot, Pierre Taylou

Votes: 255

18. Conspiracy of Silence (2003)

Not Rated | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A Catholic priest's suicide and seminarian's expulsion for homosexuality spark a local journalist's investigation, uncovering celibacy controversies and abuse cover-ups within the Irish Catholic church.

Director: John Deery | Stars: Jonathan Forbes, Brenda Fricker, Niall O'Brien, Catherine Cusack

Votes: 425 | Gross: $0.00M

19. I, Desire (1982 TV Movie)

120 min | Crime, Horror, Thriller

A Los Angeles student working as a coroner's assistant falls in love with a strange young woman.

Director: John Llewellyn Moxey | Stars: David Naughton, Dorian Harewood, Marilyn Jones, Barbara Stock

Votes: 273

20. Orapronobis (1989)

R | 94 min | Action, Crime, Drama

In 1985, in the obscure town of Santa Filomena, the Orapronobis, a cult under the leadership of Kumander Kontra (Roco), murders a foreign priest who gave the last rites to an alleged rebel,... See full synopsis »

Director: Lino Brocka | Stars: Phillip Salvador, Dina Bonnevie, Gina Alajar, Bembol Roco

Votes: 169

21. The Angel Wore Red (1960)

Approved | 99 min | Action, Drama, War

Father Arturo Carrera (Sir Dirk Bogarde) leaves the priesthood over the church's indifferent position during the Spanish Civil War, but finds himself attracted to beautiful entertainer Soledad (Ava Gardner).

Director: Nunnally Johnson | Stars: Ava Gardner, Dirk Bogarde, Joseph Cotten, Vittorio De Sica

Votes: 861

22. Twist of Faith (2004)

TV-MA | 87 min | Documentary

A man confronts the trauma of past sexual abuse as a boy by a Catholic priest only to find his decision shatters his relationships with his family, community and faith.

Director: Kirby Dick | Stars: Jeff Anderson, Barbara Blaine, David Clohessy, Sandy Comes

Votes: 987 | Gross: $0.00M

23. Blair Witch Volume 3: The Elly Kedward Tale (2000 Video Game)

M | Action, Adventure, Horror

Survival horror action adventure set In 1785 about a witch-hunter investigating whether or not a Burkittsville woman accused of witchcraft is taking vengeance on her fellow villagers who tried to lynch her.

Votes: 62

24. Naked Under the Moon (1999)

TV-MA | 110 min | Drama, Romance

A priest estranged from the holy vows marries Clara and starts raising a family. After several incidents, he becomes wracked with melancholia and wanders aimlessly, unable to come to terms with his personal truths.

Director: Lav Diaz | Stars: Klaudia Koronel, Joel Torre, Elizabeth Oropesa, Isabel Granada

Votes: 119

25. Más fina que las gallinas (1977)

87 min

Alicia is a young woman who practices prostitution in Madrid in order to save money to open her own boutique. Lorenzo, a childhood boyfriend in the village and a former priest, suddenly ... See full summary »

Director: Jesús Yagüe | Stars: María Luisa San José, José Sacristán, Fernando Fernán Gómez, Teresa Gimpera

Votes: 36

26. Diary of a Sinner (1974)

93 min | Drama

Dave, a broke, out-of-work actor moonlights as a pimp. After breaking up with his girlfriend, Dave befriends loner Tom and proposes a suicide pact. In one week, they will flip a coin, and the winner will kill himself.

Director: Ed Hunt | Stars: Iain Ewing, Tom Celli, Amanda Slone, Bree Cole

Votes: 54

27. Beyond the Fire (2009)

77 min | Romance

From tragedy comes a burning love, but can passion survive the torment of a sinister past

Director: Maeve Murphy | Stars: Scot Williams, Cara Seymour, Victoria Aitken, Alison Cain

Votes: 107

28. The Offsiders (2008)

119 min | Comedy, Drama

Under the leadership of an ex-footballer, a bunch of homeless men set up a football team and train hard to take part in the world championship.

Director: Kasia Adamik | Stars: Marcin Dorocinski, Rafal Fudalej, Piotr Jagielski, Marek Kalita

Votes: 759

29. Kill Me Not

87 min | Action, Crime, Drama | Announced

Two Wall Street lawyers and an FBI agent become targets of a corrupt politician and his NSA assassins when their firm hides $600 million in laundered drug money.

30. The Deliverer (2011)

Not Rated | 12 min | Short, Biography, Drama

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Director: Dan Coyote | Stars: Laurel Johnston, Gabe Witmer, Wynn Reichert, Stephen Wood

Votes: 15

31. Law and Murder

Action, Crime, Drama | Announced

Ex-priest turned Wall Street lawyer is caught in a dangerous web of murders and money laundering at his prestigious new firm.

32. The L Word (2004–2009)
Episode: Light My Fire (2006)

TV-MA | 47 min | Drama, Romance

Bette takes on Washington; Kit wonders if she has made the right choice by hiring Billie; Helena falls for a straight documentary filmmaker.

Director: Lynne Stopkewich | Stars: Jennifer Beals, Erin Daniels, Leisha Hailey, Laurel Holloman

Votes: 204

33. Law & Order (1990– )
Episode: Bad Faith (1995)

TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The investigation into a police officer's death uncovers 30-year-old accusations of molestation by a Catholic priest. Detective Logan takes a personal interest in the case because of his relationships with both parties.

Director: Dann Florek | Stars: Jerry Orbach, Chris Noth, S. Epatha Merkerson, Sam Waterston

Votes: 293

34. It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005– )
Episode: The Gang Exploits a Miracle (2006)

TV-MA | 23 min | Comedy

Frank tries to cavort the holy crowd when Mac discovers a water stain on Paddy's wall that closely resembles the Virgin Mary.

Director: Daniel Attias | Stars: Charlie Day, Glenn Howerton, Rob McElhenney, Kaitlin Olson

Votes: 3,396

35. The Sex Business (2018–2019)
Episode: OAPs on the Game (2019)

60 min | Documentary

This edition looks at the phenomena of old aged pensioners who are selling sex, whether to top up their pensions or to challenge societal expectations.

Star: Nimmy March

36. Law & Order: UK (2009–2014)
Episode: Confession (2010)

TV-14 | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Matt Devlin takes it badly when his old friend and fellow cop,Pete Garvey is found dead,an apparent suicide. Garvey's widow says that he had recently been plagued by nightmares and was ... See full summary »

Director: James Strong | Stars: Bradley Walsh, Jamie Bamber, Harriet Walter, Ben Daniels

Votes: 124

37. Constantine (2014–2015)
Episode: The Darkness Beneath (2014)

TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy

Deep in the mountains of Western Pennsylvania, John is the small mining community's only defense against an ancient Welsh spirit. In the course of protecting these isolated innocents, John ... See full summary »

Director: Steve Shill | Stars: Matt Ryan, Angélica Celaya, Charles Halford, Harold Perrineau

Votes: 2,102

38. Grace and Frankie (2015–2022)
Episode: The Goodbyes (2016)

TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy

Coyote shares some surprising news. Things go awry when Frankie and Sol host a family brunch. Grace must make a difficult decision about Phil.

Director: Jason Ensler | Stars: Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Sam Waterston, Martin Sheen

Votes: 620