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Gnostic Movies

by rapidcereb • Created 12 years ago • Modified 11 months ago
These are movies that have a slight glint of Gnosticism. In a nut shell Gnosticism is the belief that the material realm is an illusion that was created by a demigod(Jehovah, Yahweh, Yaltaboath, Demiurge, etc.), and human bodies were created by archons (lords of the universe), the souls that inhabit some human bodies were breathed in by the most High, and are greater and more powerful than the demigod that created the universe and his Archons. For this reason he has a great hatred for mankind well maintaining a complete ignorance of whom he was created by. The Logos, (Yeshua) who came in human form, came forth from the 'most High' which is an unknowable source outside the material universe, and the 'Christed' one comes to break the (worthy)humans from their shackles and bring them into the new world...

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  • Prometheus (2012)

    1. Prometheus

    20122h 4mR64Metascore
    7.0 (677K)
    Following clues to the origin of mankind, a team finds a structure on a distant moon, but they soon realize they are not alone.
    DirectorRidley ScottStarsNoomi RapaceLogan Marshall-GreenMichael Fassbender
  • Stigmata (1999)

    2. Stigmata

    19991h 43mR28Metascore
    6.2 (75K)
    When a young woman becomes afflicted by stigmata, a priest is sent to investigate her case, which may have severe ramifications for his faith and for the Catholic Church itself.
    DirectorRupert WainwrightStarsPatricia ArquetteGabriel ByrneJonathan Pryce
  • Trond Fausa in The Bothersome Man (2006)

    3. The Bothersome Man

    20061h 35mNot Rated
    7.2 (19K)
    In a strange city where every person seems content beyond reason a new man arrives in town and stirs up trouble by asking too many questions.
    DirectorJens LienStarsTrond FausaPetronella BarkerPer Schaanning
  • Brigitte Helm in Metropolis (1927)

    4. Metropolis

    19272h 33mNot Rated98Metascore
    8.3 (194K)
    In a futuristic city sharply divided between the working class and the city planners, the son of the city's mastermind falls in love with a working-class prophet who predicts the coming of a savior to mediate their differences.
    DirectorFritz LangStarsBrigitte HelmAlfred AbelGustav Fröhlich
  • Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Joe Pantoliano, and Carrie-Anne Moss in The Matrix (1999)

    5. The Matrix

    19992h 16mR73Metascore
    8.7 (2.2M)
    When a beautiful stranger leads computer hacker Neo to a forbidding underworld, he discovers the shocking truth--the life he knows is the elaborate deception of an evil cyber-intelligence.
    DirectorsLana WachowskiLilly WachowskiStarsKeanu ReevesLaurence FishburneCarrie-Anne Moss
  • Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, and Carrie-Anne Moss in The Matrix Reloaded (2003)

    6. The Matrix Reloaded

    20032h 18mR62Metascore
    7.2 (652K)
    Freedom fighters Neo, Trinity and Morpheus continue to lead the revolt against the Machine Army, unleashing their arsenal of extraordinary skills and weaponry against the systematic forces of repression and exploitation.
    DirectorsLana WachowskiLilly WachowskiStarsKeanu ReevesLaurence FishburneCarrie-Anne Moss
  • Keanu Reeves in The Matrix Revolutions (2003)

    7. The Matrix Revolutions

    20032h 9mR47Metascore
    6.7 (561K)
    The human city of Zion defends itself against the massive invasion of the machines as Neo fights to end the war at another front while also opposing the rogue Agent Smith.
    DirectorsLana WachowskiLilly WachowskiStarsKeanu ReevesLaurence FishburneCarrie-Anne Moss
  • Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

    8. Moonrise Kingdom

    20121h 34mPG-1384Metascore
    7.8 (375K)
    Two 12-year-olds, who live on an island, fall in love with each other and elope into the wilderness. While people set out on a search mission, a violent storm approaching them catches their attention.
    DirectorWes AndersonStarsJared GilmanKara HaywardBruce Willis
  • Nicole Kidman in Dogville (2003)

    9. Dogville

    20032h 51mR61Metascore
    8.0 (164K)
    A woman on the run from the mob is reluctantly accepted in a small Colorado community in exchange for labor, but when a search visits the town she finds out that their support has a price.
    DirectorLars von TrierStarsNicole KidmanPaul BettanyLauren Bacall
  • Robert John Burke in Dust Devil (1992)

    10. Dust Devil

    19921h 27mR
    6.2 (6.2K)
    A woman on the run from her abusive husband encounters a mysterious hitch-hiker.
    DirectorRichard StanleyStarsRobert John BurkeChelsea FieldZakes Mokae
  • Harrison Ford and Sean Young in Blade Runner (1982)

    11. Blade Runner

    19821h 57mR84Metascore
    8.1 (854K)
    A blade runner must pursue and terminate four replicants who stole a ship in space and have returned to Earth to find their creator.
    DirectorRidley ScottStarsHarrison FordRutger HauerSean Young
  • The Tree of Life (2011)

    12. The Tree of Life

    20112h 19mPG-1385Metascore
    6.8 (188K)
    The story of a family in Waco, Texas in 1956. The eldest son witnesses the loss of innocence and struggles with his parents' conflicting teachings.
    DirectorTerrence MalickStarsBrad PittSean PennJessica Chastain
  • Jeff Bridges, Olivia Wilde, and Garrett Hedlund in Tron: Legacy (2010)

    13. Tron: Legacy

    20102h 5mPG49Metascore
    6.8 (368K)
    The son of a computer programmer goes looking for his father and ends up inside the digital world that his father designed. He meets his father's corrupted creation and a unique ally who was born inside the digital world.
    DirectorJoseph KosinskiStarsJeff BridgesGarrett HedlundOlivia Wilde
  • Jim Carrey in The Truman Show (1998)

    14. The Truman Show

    19981h 43mPG90Metascore
    8.2 (1.3M)
    An insurance salesman begins to suspect that his whole life is actually some sort of reality TV show.
    DirectorPeter WeirStarsJim CarreyEd HarrisLaura Linney
  • Knowing (2009)

    15. Knowing

    20092h 1mPG-1341Metascore
    6.2 (256K)
    M.I.T. professor John Koestler links a mysterious list of numbers from a time capsule to past and future disasters and sets out to prevent the ultimate catastrophe.
    DirectorAlex ProyasStarsNicolas CageChandler CanterburyRose Byrne
  • Pleasantville (1998)

    16. Pleasantville

    19982h 4mPG-1371Metascore
    7.5 (140K)
    Two 1990s teenage siblings find themselves transported to a 1950s sitcom where their influence begins to profoundly change that colorless, complacent world.
    DirectorGary RossStarsTobey MaguireJeff DanielsJoan Allen
  • Jeff Imada and Roddy Piper in They Live (1988)

    17. They Live

    19881h 34mR55Metascore
    7.2 (155K)
    They influence our decisions without us knowing it. They numb our senses without us feeling it. They control our lives without us realizing it. They live.
    DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsRoddy PiperKeith DavidMeg Foster
  • Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Bert Lahr, and Frank Morgan in The Wizard of Oz (1939)

    18. The Wizard of Oz

    19391h 42mG92Metascore
    8.1 (451K)
    Young Dorothy Gale and her dog Toto are swept away by a tornado from their Kansas farm to the magical Land of Oz and embark on a quest with three new friends to see the Wizard, who can return her to her home and fulfill the others' wishes.
    DirectorsVictor FlemingKing VidorStarsJudy GarlandFrank MorganRay Bolger
  • The Holy Mountain (1973)

    19. The Holy Mountain

    19731h 54mR76Metascore
    7.7 (50K)
    In a corrupt, greed-fueled world, a powerful alchemist leads a messianic character and seven materialistic figures to the Holy Mountain, where they hope to achieve enlightenment.
    DirectorAlejandro JodorowskyStarsAlejandro JodorowskyHoracio SalinasZamira Saunders
  • Julianne Moore and Gary Sinise in The Forgotten (2004)

    20. The Forgotten

    20041h 31mPG-1343Metascore
    5.8 (70K)
    After being told that their children never existed, a man and woman soon discover there is a much bigger enemy at work.
    DirectorJoseph RubenStarsJulianne MooreDominic WestChristopher Kovaleski
  • Heartless (2009)

    21. Heartless

    20091h 54m58Metascore
    5.9 (10K)
    Jamie Morgan, a young man with a large heart-shaped birthmark on his face, discovers that there are demons on the streets of East London.
    DirectorPhilip RidleyStarsJim SturgessLuke TreadawayClémence Poésy
  • Jeff Fahey in The Lawnmower Man (1992)

    22. The Lawnmower Man

    19921h 48mR42Metascore
    5.4 (41K)
    A simple man is turned into a genius through the application of computer science.
    DirectorBrett LeonardStarsJeff FaheyPierce BrosnanJenny Wright
  • Alejandro Jodorowsky and Brontis Jodorowsky in El Topo (1970)

    23. El Topo

    19702h 5mNot Rated65Metascore
    7.2 (32K)
    A mysterious black-clad gunfighter wanders a mystical Western landscape encountering multiple bizarre characters.
    DirectorAlejandro JodorowskyStarsAlejandro JodorowskyBrontis JodorowskyJosé Legarreta
  • Milla Jovovich, Gary Oldman, and Bruce Willis in The Fifth Element (1997)

    24. The Fifth Element

    19972h 6mPG-1352Metascore
    7.6 (527K)
    In the colorful future, a cab driver unwittingly becomes the central figure in the search for a legendary cosmic weapon to keep Evil and Mr. Zorg at bay.
    DirectorLuc BessonStarsBruce WillisMilla JovovichGary Oldman
  • Tom Cruise in Vanilla Sky (2001)

    25. Vanilla Sky

    20012h 16mR45Metascore
    6.9 (295K)
    A self-indulgent and vain publishing magnate finds his privileged life upended after a vehicular accident with a resentful lover.
    DirectorCameron CroweStarsTom CruisePenélope CruzCameron Diaz

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