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1. A Man for All Seasons (1966)
G | 120 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of Sir Thomas More, who stood up to King Henry VIII when the King rejected the Roman Catholic Church to obtain a divorce and remarry.
Director: Fred Zinnemann | Stars: Paul Scofield, Wendy Hiller, Robert Shaw, Leo McKern
Votes: 37,171 | Gross: $28.35M
2. Henry VIII (2003 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 193 min | Biography, Drama, History
Two part mini-series documenting the stormy thirty-eight-year reign of King Henry VIII.
Director: Pete Travis | Stars: Ray Winstone, Joss Ackland, Sid Mitchell, Charles Dance
Votes: 2,489
3. 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: 16,005 | Gross: $5.79M
4. The Girl King (2015)
Not Rated | 106 min | Biography, Drama, History
THE GIRL KING paints a portrait of the brilliant, extravagant Kristina of Sweden, queen from age six, who fights the conservative forces that are against her ideas to modernize Sweden and who have no tolerance for her awakening sexuality.
Director: Mika Kaurismäki | Stars: Malin Buska, Sarah Gadon, Michael Nyqvist, Lucas Bryant
Votes: 4,476
5. The Mill and the Cross (2011)
Not Rated | 92 min | Drama, History
This movie focuses on a dozen of the five hundred characters depicted in Bruegel's painting. The theme of Christ's suffering is set against religious persecution in Flanders in 1564.
Director: Lech Majewski | Stars: Rutger Hauer, Michael York, Charlotte Rampling, Joanna Litwin
Votes: 4,430 | Gross: $0.31M
6. Charles, Emperor King (2015–2016)
TV-MA | Biography, Drama, History
The Roman Catholic Church faces the new challenges of Protestanism in Northern Europe and Paganism in the Americas. Carlos V seeks to secure the power of the Church, in this continuation of Isabel (2011-2014) and La Corona Partida (2016).
Stars: Álvaro Cervantes, Alfonso Bassave, Marina Salas, Félix Gómez
Votes: 735
7. The Princess of Montpensier (2010)
Not Rated | 139 min | Action, Drama, History
Based on the classic didactic novel, the action centers on the noble lady who soon becomes exposed to the sexual and political intrigues of the French court of the religious wars era.
Director: Bertrand Tavernier | Stars: Mélanie Thierry, Lambert Wilson, Gaspard Ulliel, Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet
Votes: 4,287 | Gross: $0.34M
8. Kenau (2014)
Not Rated | 113 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
While she fights a heroic battle against the Spanish besieger with her female army, Kenau, driven by hate and sorrow of the execution of her youngest daughter, is threatened to also lose her eldest daughter.
Director: Maarten Treurniet | Stars: Monic Hendrickx, Lisa Smit, Sallie Harmsen, Peter Van den Begin
Votes: 1,762
9. Luther (1974)
PG | 110 min | Biography, Drama
During the early 16th Century idealistic German monk Martin Luther, disgusted by the materialism in the church, begins the dialogue that will lead to the Protestant Reformation.
Director: Guy Green | Stars: Peter Cellier, Leonard Rossiter, Stacy Keach, Patrick Magee
Votes: 481
10. Martin Luther (1953)
Approved | 105 min | Biography, Drama, History
Biopic of German priest Martin Luther (Niall MacGinnis), covering his life between 1505 and 1530 A.D., and the birth of the Protestant Reformation movement.
Director: Irving Pichel | Stars: Niall MacGinnis, John Ruddock, Pierre Lefevre, Guy Verney
Votes: 667
11. Storm: Letters van Vuur (2017)
100 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Storm Voeten, son of printer Klaas Voeten, becomes the target of a hunt by the Inquisition. Aided by Marieke, a mysterious girl living in the underground sewers of Antwerp, Storm is caught ... See full summary »
Director: Dennis Bots | Stars: Davy Gomez, Juna de Leeuw, Yorick van Wageningen, Angela Schijf
Votes: 668
12. The Reformer. Zwingli: A Life's Portrait. (2019)
128 min | Biography, Drama, History
Zurich in 1519: The young widow Anna Reinhart lives a barren life between fear of the church and worries about the future of her three children, when the arrival of a man in the city causes... See full summary »
Director: Stefan Haupt | Stars: Maximilian Simonischek, Sarah Sophia Meyer, Anatole Taubman, Stefan Kurt
Votes: 385
13. Katharina Luther (2017 TV Movie)
105 min | Biography, Drama, History
The life of Katharina von Bora, a nun in the 16th century. When reading Martin Luther's writings about the freedom of the individual, she decides to leave the convent - and gains the trust and love of the great reformer.
Director: Julia von Heinz | Stars: Karoline Schuch, Devid Striesow, Ludwig Trepte, Martin Ontrop
Votes: 176
14. God's Outlaw (1986)
Not Rated | 93 min | Biography, Drama, History
A dramatized biography of William Tyndale, the 16th Century reformer determined to translate the Bible into English, which illegal act set him at odds with the Catholic Church, Sir Thomas More and King Henry VIII.
Director: Tony Tew | Stars: Roger Rees, Bernard Archard, Keith Barron, Kenneth Gilbert
Votes: 245
15. Willem van Oranje (1984)
438 min | Biography, Drama, History
As the Dutch title indicates, this series chronicles magnificently the life of William I "the Silent" of Orange, who grew up with his Lutheran family in the princely castle of a minor ... See full summary »
Stars: Jeroen Krabbé, Willem Nijholt, Alex Wilequet, André van den Heuvel
Votes: 183
16. Zwischen Himmel und Hölle (2017)
180 min | Drama, History
Two-part drama about how, 500 years ago, a revolutionary priest named Martin Luther changed the face of Christendom and the path of European civilization forever.
Stars: Maximilian Brückner, Jan Krauter, Johannes Klaußner, Joachim Król
Votes: 158
17. Martin Luther (2002 TV Movie)
TV-G | 115 min | Biography, Drama, History
Martin Luther is born into a world dominated by the Catholic Church. For the keenly spiritual Luther, the Church's promise of salvation is irresistible. Caught in a thunderstorm and ... See full summary »
Director: Cassian Harrison | Stars: Liam Neeson, Timothy West
Votes: 224
18. A Merry Tudor Christmas with Lucy Worsley (2019 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary, History
Lucy Worlsey takes us back in time to see what it was like for the 12 days of Christmas in King Henry VIII day. From the food, presents, dress, dances, music, celebrations, customs and more... See full summary »
Director: Peter Sweasey | Stars: Tom Cosnel, Sean Cunningham, Annie Gray, Maria Hayward
Votes: 189
19. John Hus (1977)
Not Rated | 55 min | Biography, Drama, History
A faithful recounting of the ministry, trial and martyrdom of the fifteenth century Bohemian priest John Hus, who built on the reforms of John Wycliffe, taught the Bible in the vernacular and who influenced Martin Luther a century later.
Director: Michael Economou | Stars: Rod Colbin, Regis Cordic, Marvin Miller, Sándor Naszódy
Votes: 92
20. Martin Luther (1983– )
90 min | Biography, Drama
Stars: Ulrich Thein, Otto Mellies, Ralf Kober, Hartmut Puls
Votes: 33
21. Revelation: The Bride, the Beast & Babylon (2013)
95 min | Documentary, Drama, Fantasy
The World's Most Mysterious and Controversial Book is Now Unveiled! No other book in the Bible has been more misunderstood or misrepresented than Revelation. But now, that all changes with ... See full summary »
Director: Wayne Leman | Stars: Alessandro Bianchi, Ami Garbi, Lynn Holmes, Laura O'Brien
Votes: 91
22. Les camisards (1972)
100 min | Drama, History, War
King Louis XIV orders all Protestants to convert to Catholicism.
Director: René Allio | Stars: Rufus, Jacques Debary, Gérard Desarthe, Philippe Clévenot
Votes: 244
23. Luther (1928)
Biography, Drama, History
A silent film about the life and works of Martin Luther.
Director: Hans Kyser | Stars: Eugen Klöpfer, Rudolf Lettinger, Elsa Wagner, Livio Pavanelli
Votes: 25
24. Zwinglis Erbe (2018)
57 min | Biography, Drama, History
When Huldrych Zwingli starts out as a priest in Zurich in 1519, the Plague affects him. As he looks death in the face, God's Word carries him through and he survives. Encouraged, he turns Zurich upside-down with the Bible in his hand.
Director: Alex Fröhlich | Stars: Reinhard Fust, Richard Rabelbauer, Tom Pukhely, Patrik Simeon
Votes: 44
25. Holbein: Eye of the Tudors (2015 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 59 min | Documentary
A survey of Hans Holbein's career from his beginnings as a religious painter to his work for Henry VIII and beyond. The program also includes a close analysis of "The Ambassadors"
Director: Waldemar Januszczak | Star: Waldemar Januszczak
Votes: 114
26. This Changed Everything (2016 Video)
176 min | Documentary
This Changed Everything: 500 Years of the Reformation celebrates the fruits of the Reformation while exploring difficult questions about the cost of division: Could schism have been avoided... See full summary »
Directors: T.N. Mohan, David Peters | Star: David Suchet
Votes: 19
27. Here I Stand: The Life and Legacy of Martin Luther (2002 Video)
Not Rated | 120 min | Documentary, Biography
The comprehensive definitive biography of Martin Luther whose discovery of the true Gospel gave birth to the Protestant Church.
Director: T.N. Mohan | Stars: Wink Martindale, Paul Montez McDade
Votes: 30
28. Le roi qui vient du sud (1979– )
52 min | Biography
Stars: Pierre Forest, Ellen Schwiers, Roger Carel, Katerina Jacob
Votes: 15
29. Hajdúk (1975)
88 min | Adventure, Drama, History
Director: Ferenc Kardos | Stars: Djoko Rosic, Dragomir Felba, Ferenc Bencze, Ion Bog
Votes: 26
30. John Piper Talks About John Calvin in Geneva (2013)
7 min | Documentary, Short
Director: John Piper | Star: John Piper
31. Discernment: Contemplating First Reformed (2018 Video)
R | 24 min | Documentary, Short
The making of the 2017 Paul Schrader film.
Stars: Paul Schrader, Ethan Hawke, Cedric The Entertainer, Amanda Seyfried
32.
The Day the Universe Changed (1985)
Episode:
A Matter of Fact: Printing Transforms Knowledge
(1985)
Documentary, History
The introduction of practical mass printing ends Europe's predominate reliance on memory and its related concepts of reality and authority.
Stars: James Burke, Roger Avon, George Malpas, John Moore
Votes: 18
33.
Secrets of the Dead (2000– )
Episode:
Battle for the Bible
(2007)
TV-PG | 55 min | Documentary, History, War
Three men of the Middle Ages dare to circulate English-language translations of the Bible and pay dearly for their heresy.
Director: David Wilson | Stars: Liev Schreiber, John Higgins, Simon Williams, Graham Turner
Votes: 30
34.
Secret Files of the Inquisition (2006– )
Episode:
The War of Ideas
(2006)
Documentary
Seeing the Roman Catholic Church threatened by the Protestant Reformation Pope Paul IV unleashes the Roman Inquisition especially directed at the publishing houses in Venice that are ... See full summary »
Director: David Rabinovitch | Stars: Colm Feore, Gumersindo Andrés, Raoul Bhaneja, David Calderisi
Votes: 12
35.
The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family (2021)
Episode:
The Fall
(2021)
Documentary, History
Anne makes her play for the biggest prize in the kingdom, and in doing so, changes the course of British history. But the Boleyns have no idea of the high price they will have to pay.
Director: Katie Greening | Stars: Shelley Conn, Lauren Mackay, Elizabeth Norton, Gareth Russell
Votes: 45
36.
Brief History of Disbelief (2004– )
Episode:
Noughts and Crosses
(2004)
60 min | Documentary
Director: Richard Denton | Stars: Bernard Hill, Jonathan Miller, Simon Schaffer
Votes: 11
37.
Fake or Fortune (2010– )
Episode:
Flemish Old Master
(2022)
Documentary, Mystery
Can Fiona and her team of art experts identify the Flemish master who painted a masterpiece hanging on the wall of a Scottish church?
Stars: Fiona Bruce, Koenraad Jonckheere, Philip Mould, Tico Siefert
Votes: 9
38.
Blood, Sex & Royalty (2022– )
Episode:
Never Let Them See You Cry
(2022)
TV-MA | Biography, Drama, History
Anne returns to court and her relationship with Henry. She introduces him to heretical writings which hold the key to resolving his dilemma.
Director: James Bryce | Stars: Amy James-Kelly, Max Parker, Adam Astill, Lois Brabin-Platt
Votes: 67
39.
Blood, Sex & Royalty (2022– )
Episode:
Somebody Wants Me Dead
(2022)
TV-MA | Biography, Drama, History
Henry suffers a severe injury in a jousting tournament. A tragic miscarriage dooms Anne Boleyn to her horrific end.
Director: James Bryce | Stars: Amy James-Kelly, Max Parker, Adam Astill, Lois Brabin-Platt
Votes: 65
40.
EWTN Bookmark (1998– )
Episode:
History of the Catholic Church from the Apostolic Age to the Third Millennium
(2013)
30 min | Family, Talk-Show
Doug Keck's guest is Dr. James Hitchcock, an agnostic historian who has nonetheless researched and written History of the Catholic Church from the Apostolic Age to the Third Millennium, a wide-ranging one-volume work of church history.
Director: Fred Williams | Stars: Doug Keck, James Hitchcock
41.
EWTN Bookmark (1998– )
Episode:
Both a Servant and Free: A Primer in Fundamental Moral Theology
(2012)
27 min | Family, Talk-Show
Doug Keck welcomes Fr. Brian Mullady, author of Both a Servant and Free: a Primer in Fundamental Moral Theology. Doug and Fr. Brian discuss Vatican II, Humanae Vitae, Natural Law, and the forthcoming EWTN miniseries based on this book.
Directors: Mike Holmes, Fred Williams | Stars: Doug Keck, Brian Mullady
42.
EWTN Live (2002– )
Episode:
How John Calvin Made Me a Catholic
(2010)
57 min | Family, Talk-Show
Fr. Mitch welcomes David Anders, an evangelical who uncovered unsettling truths while studying Reformation history. Dr. Anders details the disconnect between the Reformers and today's ... See full summary »
Director: Fred Williams | Stars: Mitch Pacwa, David Anders
43.
Sex and the Church (2015– )
Episode:
Sexual Revolution
(2015)
TV-14 | 52 min | Documentary
Professor Diarmaid MacCulloch explains how the church took control of marriage in the 11th century and how the Protestant Reformation launched a sexual revolution.
Director: Charles Colville | Star: Diarmaid MacCulloch
Votes: 8
44.
England's Forgotten Queen: The Life and Death of Lady Jane Grey (2018)
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(2018)
58 min | Documentary, History
King Edward VI cuts his elder half-sister Mary out of the line of succession and leaves the throne to Lady Jane Grey.
Director: Bill Thomas | Stars: Helen Castor, Eilidh Loan, Ashley Gyngell, Lainy Boyle
Votes: 30