Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "holy-relic"

1. The Delivered (2019)

112 min | Drama, History, Thriller

Fanny lives in an English farmhouse in 1657 when militant Puritans rule. Two fugitives with radical new ideas arrive. When the sheriff arrives, things deteriorate badly prompting Fanny to make drastic decisions about her life.

Director: Thomas Clay | Stars: Maxine Peake, Charles Dance, Freddie Fox, Tanya Reynolds

Votes: 1,818

2. Sister Death (2023)

TV-MA | 91 min | Horror, Mystery

After a childhood marked by a miracle, Narcisa, a novice nun joins a school to teach young girls.

Director: Paco Plaza | Stars: Aria Bedmar, Maru Valdivielso, Luisa Merelas, Chelo Vivares

Votes: 7,570

3. The Nun and the Devil (1973)

R | 100 min | Drama, Horror

During the 1570s, in the convent of Sant'Arcangelo di Baiano, after the death of the mother superior, a power struggle rages on, as one nun, who comes from a powerful family, is willing to do anything to become the new abbess.

Director: Domenico Paolella | Stars: Anne Heywood, Luc Merenda, Ornella Muti, Martine Brochard

Votes: 559

4. Luther (2003)

PG-13 | 123 min | Biography, Drama, History

During the early sixteenth century, idealistic German monk Martin Luther, disgusted by the materialism in the Catholic Church, begins the dialogue that will lead to the Protestant Reformation.

Director: Eric Till | Stars: Joseph Fiennes, Bruno Ganz, Peter Ustinov, Alfred Molina

Votes: 16,009 | Gross: $5.79M

5. Roar (1997)

60 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

In 5th century Ireland, a young Celtic chieftain and his allies fight against Roman encroachment, the manipulative pro-Roman puppet ruler of Ireland, Queen Diana, and her immortal adviser who seeks the biblical Spear of Longinus.

Stars: Heath Ledger, Lisa Zane, Sebastian Roché, Vera Farmiga

Votes: 1,316

6. Pilgrimage (II) (2017)

Not Rated | 96 min | Action, Drama, History

In 13th-century Ireland, a group of monks must escort a sacred relic across a landscape fraught with peril.

Director: Brendan Muldowney | Stars: Tom Holland, Richard Armitage, Jon Bernthal, Nikos Karathanos

Votes: 6,446

7. Stealing Heaven (1988)

R | 108 min | Drama, History, Romance

In medieval Paris, a young religious scholar and the beautiful niece of a local patrician fall madly in love and consummate their passion for each other. In the religious uproar that follows, they are condemned and brutally punished.

Director: Clive Donner | Stars: Derek de Lint, Kim Thomson, Denholm Elliott, Bernard Hepton

Votes: 828

8. Something of Value (1957)

Approved | 113 min | Drama, War

In British Colonial Kenya during the Mau Mau uprising, Peter and Kimani, who grew up together, find themselves on the opposite sides.

Director: Richard Brooks | Stars: Rock Hudson, Dana Wynter, Wendy Hiller, Juano Hernandez

Votes: 1,310

9. 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

10. Brother Anna (1963)

82 min | Adventure

A precious Byzantine cross hidden in Mount Athos becomes a pole of attraction for an ambitious art-thief and his team; but, a young woman is on to them. Can Brother Anna help him repent before the ancient relic falls into the wrong hands?

Director: Grigoris Grigoriou | Stars: Petros Fyssoun, Byron Pallis, Mitsos Ligizos, Manos Katrakis

Votes: 76

11. When in Rome (1952)

Approved | 78 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

An American fugitive flees to Rome and tries to elude capture by masquerading as a priest.

Director: Clarence Brown | Stars: Van Johnson, Paul Douglas, Joseph Calleia, Carlo Rizzo

Votes: 334

12. The Real Da Vinci Code (2005 TV Movie)

90 min | Documentary

Tony Robinson examines the claims made in Dan Brown's best-selling novel, "The Da Vinci Code."

Director: Kashaf Chaudhry | Stars: Tony Robinson, Dan Brown, Oliver Davies, Graham Phillips

Votes: 417

13. Shadow Man: 2econd Coming (2001 Video Game)

M | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Michael LeRoi returns as Shadow Man to stop demon lord Asmodeus from completing the end times prophecy from the Book of Revelation. To do so, Mike must defeat Asmodeus' demon lieutenants, save his leprechaun friend Jaunty and reach Hell.

Stars: Redd Pepper, Corey Johnson, Sean Pertwee, Barry Meade

Votes: 62

14. Robin Hood (1984–1986)
Episode: The Swords of Wayland (1984)

TV-PG | 102 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

The village of Uffcombe is getting nightly visits from strangely disguised riders, called "The Hounds of Lucifer" by locals, who kill and drag away terrified villagers. The riders have also... See full summary »

Director: Robert Young | Stars: Dallas Adams, John Abineri, Michael Praed, James Donnelly

Votes: 198

15. The Barbara Stanwyck Show (1960–1961)
Episode: Yanqui Go Home (1961)

30 min | Drama

Just ahead of vicious revolutionaries, an American engineer and his wife escape from their home, a jungle oil field. Soon, they are hijacked by counter revolutionaries, and get caught in a ... See full summary »

Director: David Lowell Rich | Stars: Barbara Stanwyck, Dana Andrews, Rodolfo Acosta, Alex Montoya

Votes: 32

16. Mystery!: Cadfael (1994–1998)
Episode: A Morbid Taste for Bones (1996)

TV-14 | 76 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Cadfael and a deputation of monks from Shrewsbury are dispatched to Wales to recover the remains of martyred St. Winifred over the objections of the local lord and residents.

Director: Richard Stroud | Stars: Derek Jacobi, Michael Culver, Julian Firth, Terrence Hardiman

Votes: 263

17. Mystery!: Cadfael (1994–1998)
Episode: The Holy Thief (1998)

TV-14 | 76 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Ramsey Abbey in Cambridgeshire puts in a claim for the remains of St. Winifred, whose reliquary is the object of prayer and lucrative donations to Shrewsbury Abbey.

Director: Ken Grieve | Stars: Derek Jacobi, Terrence Hardiman, Michael Culver, Julian Firth

Votes: 195

18. The Four Just Men (1959–1960)
Episode: The Miracle of St. Phillipe (1960)

Drama

Collier and Nicole arrive in a small French town filled with pilgrims seeking miracles from a holy relic. When it's stolen, a crazy man confesses, but he eagerly takes the blame for any and all crimes anyway.

Director: Don Chaffey | Stars: Dan Dailey, Honor Blackman, Paul Daneman, Manning Wilson

Votes: 28

19. Robin Hood (1984–1986)
Episode: The Cross of St. Ciricus (1986)

TV-PG | 51 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

Will and Much run into a group of lepers traveling through the forest, and Will becomes convinced that he is contaminated and doomed to a horrible death. Meanwhile, the other outlaws ... See full summary »

Director: Dennis Abey | Stars: Judi Trott, Clive Mantle, Mark Ryan, Jason Connery

Votes: 113

20. The Blacklist (2013–2023)
Episode: The SPK (No. 178) (2021)

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

A new case involving stolen artifacts reunites Red with a former Blacklister. Aram faces a difficult decision.

Director: Christine Moore | Stars: James Spader, Diego Klattenhoff, Amir Arison, Hisham Tawfiq

Votes: 1,029

21. Pawn Stars (2009– )
Episode: Never Surrender (2010)

TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy, Reality-TV

Chumlee is charged with getting a remote controlled car running. Rick has a Winston Churchill letter verified. But he is creeped out, not to mention risking eternal damnation, when he ... See full summary »

Director: Jairus Cobb | Stars: Corey Harrison, Richard Harrison, Rick Harrison, Austin 'Chumlee' Russell

Votes: 55

22. The Dark Ages: An Age of Light (2012– )
Episode: The Clash of the Gods (2012)

63 min | Documentary, History

Series of 4 episodes 1 The Clash of the Gods - How Christianity emerged during the third century of the Roman Empire as an artistic force.

Star: Waldemar Januszczak

Votes: 36

23. The Borgias (2011–2013)
Episode: Relics (2013)

TV-MA | 48 min | Crime, Drama, History

Cesare unites the sons of the five Romagna families with his own army against Forli, and the Pope negotiates for a with Constantinople Jews for a holy relic.

Director: Kari Skogland | Stars: Jeremy Irons, François Arnaud, Holliday Grainger, Sean Harris

Votes: 454

24. The Borgias (2011–2013)
Episode: Tears of Blood (2013)

TV-MA | 53 min | Crime, Drama, History

Micheleto learns his kept lover is a Sforza informant, Caterina Sforza mounts the Shroud of Turin as a rival holy relic, and Fredirigo puts Lucrezia under house arrest.

Director: David Leland | Stars: Jeremy Irons, François Arnaud, Holliday Grainger, Sean Harris

Votes: 471

25. The Musketeers (2014–2016)
Episode: A Rebellious Woman (2014)

TV-14 | 55 min | Adventure, Drama

The musketeers must save an enlightened woman who has been accused of witchcraft.

Director: Richard Clark | Stars: Tom Burke, Santiago Cabrera, Tamla Kari, Alice Sanders

Votes: 500

26. Ireland with Ardal O'Hanlon (2016)
Episode: Faith & Superstition (2016)

47 min | Documentary

Ardal spent five years playing a curate in Father Ted and knows better than most what makes an Irish stereotype and when it comes to Belief in Ireland there are a lot of pre-conceptions. ... See full summary »

Director: Christopher Bruce | Star: Ardal O'Hanlon