Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "pagan-ritual"

1. The Wicker Man (1973)

R | 88 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A puritan police sergeant arrives in a Scottish island village in search of a missing girl, who the pagan locals claim never existed.

Director: Robin Hardy | Stars: Edward Woodward, Christopher Lee, Diane Cilento, Britt Ekland

Votes: 92,398 | Gross: $0.06M

2. The Ritual (I) (2017)

TV-MA | 94 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A group of old college friends reunite for a trip to a most dangerous country in Europe - Sweden, encountering a menacing presence there stalking them.

Director: David Bruckner | Stars: Rafe Spall, Arsher Ali, Robert James-Collier, Sam Troughton

Votes: 119,915

3. The Lair of the White Worm (1988)

R | 93 min | Comedy, Horror

When an archaeologist uncovers a strange skull in a foreign land, the residents of a nearby town begin to disappear, leading to further inexplicable occurrences.

Director: Ken Russell | Stars: Amanda Donohoe, Hugh Grant, Catherine Oxenberg, Peter Capaldi

Votes: 15,114 | Gross: $1.19M

4. Color Out of Space (2019)

Unrated | 111 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi

A secluded farm is struck by a strange meteorite which has apocalyptic consequences for the family living there and possibly the world.

Director: Richard Stanley | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Joely Richardson, Madeleine Arthur, Elliot Knight

Votes: 56,303

5. Children of the Corn (1984)

R | 92 min | Horror, Thriller

A young couple is trapped in a remote town where a dangerous religious cult of children believes that everyone over age 18 must be killed.

Director: Fritz Kiersch | Stars: Peter Horton, Linda Hamilton, R.G. Armstrong, John Franklin

Votes: 57,364 | Gross: $14.57M

6. The Taking of Deborah Logan (2014)

R | 90 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

An elderly woman battling Alzheimer's disease agrees to let a film crew document her condition, but what they discover is something far more sinister going on.

Director: Adam Robitel | Stars: Jill Larson, Anne Ramsay, Michelle Ang, Brett Gentile

Votes: 40,226

7. Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth (2016–2017)

60 min | Action, Comedy, Drama

Revolves around an elite group of male warrior youth called Hwarang who grow through passion and love in Seorabeol, the capital of the ancient kingdom of Silla.

Stars: Park Seo-joon, Go Ara, Park Hyung-sik, Choi Min-ho

Votes: 5,800

8. The Wicker Man (2006)

PG-13 | 102 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A sheriff investigating the disappearance of a young girl from a small island discovers there's a larger mystery to solve among the island's secretive, neo-pagan community.

Director: Neil LaBute | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Ellen Burstyn, Leelee Sobieski, Kate Beahan

Votes: 71,454 | Gross: $23.64M

9. Black Death (2010)

R | 102 min | Action, Drama, History

Set during the time of the first outbreak of bubonic plague in England, a young monk is given the task of learning the truth about reports of people being brought back to life in a small village.

Director: Christopher Smith | Stars: Eddie Redmayne, Sean Bean, Carice van Houten, Kimberley Nixon

Votes: 51,256 | Gross: $0.02M

10. A Classic Horror Story (2021)

TV-MA | 95 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

In this gruesome suspense film, strangers traveling in southern Italy become stranded in the woods, where they must fight desperately to get out alive.

Directors: Roberto De Feo, Paolo Strippoli | Stars: Matilda Anna Ingrid Lutz, Francesco Russo, Peppino Mazzotta, Will Merrick

Votes: 21,944

11. Equus (1977)

R | 137 min | Drama, Mystery

A psychiatrist attempts to uncover a troubled stable boy's disturbing obsession with horses.

Director: Sidney Lumet | Stars: Richard Burton, Peter Firth, Colin Blakely, Joan Plowright

Votes: 8,749

12. I Capture the Castle (2003)

R | 113 min | Drama, Romance

A love story set in 1930s England that follows 17-year-old Cassandra Mortmain and the fortunes of her eccentric family struggling to survive in a decaying English castle.

Director: Tim Fywell | Stars: Romola Garai, Rose Byrne, Bill Nighy, Sophie Stuckey

Votes: 7,984 | Gross: $1.17M

13. Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005)

R | 103 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

Laura Henderson (Dame Judi Dench) buys an old London theater and opens it up as the Windmill, a performance hall which goes down in history for, amongst other things, its all-nude revues.

Director: Stephen Frears | Stars: Judi Dench, Bob Hoskins, Christopher Guest, Will Young

Votes: 16,456 | Gross: $11.03M

14. Lisztomania (1975)

R | 103 min | Biography, Comedy, Music

Composer and pianist Franz Liszt (Roger Daltrey) attempts to overcome his hedonistic life-style while repeatedly being drawn back into it by the many women in his life and fellow composer Richard Wagner (Paul Nicholas).

Director: Ken Russell | Stars: Roger Daltrey, Sara Kestelman, Paul Nicholas, Ringo Starr

Votes: 3,121

15. The War Lord (1965)

Approved | 123 min | Drama, History, Romance

In 11th century Normandy, a Norman duke sends one of his knights to build a defensive fortress in order to guard the borders against Frisian raiders.

Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: Charlton Heston, Richard Boone, Rosemary Forsyth, Maurice Evans

Votes: 3,685

16. Jumong (2006–2007)

TV-Y | 60 min | Biography, Drama, History

An epic based on the myth of Jumong, founder of the ancient Korean kingdom of Goguryeo in 37 B.C.

Stars: Song Il-guk, Han Hye-jin, Kim Seung-su, Jun Kwang-ryul

Votes: 4,116

17. The Possession of Michael King (2014)

R | 83 min | Horror

After poor advice from a psychic leads to the death of his wife, a man vows to disprove the existence of the paranormal by allowing himself to be possessed by demons.

Director: David Jung | Stars: Shane Johnson, Ella Anderson, Cara Pifko, Julie McNiven

Votes: 13,275

18. Dark Secrets: Inside Bohemian Grove (2000 Video)

123 min | Documentary

Since 1873, the Global Elite Has Held Secret Meetings in the Ancient Redwood Forest of Northern California. Members of the so-called "Bohemian Club" Include.

Director: Alex Jones | Stars: Lance Cook, Robert Fisk, Alex Jones, Texe Marrs

Votes: 784

19. The Great Queen Seondeok (2009)

60 min | Biography, Drama, History

Story of Queen Seondeok who was born a princess, brought up among commoners and overcame many trials to become the ruler of Silla.

Stars: Jeong Woong-in, Kim Jung-hyun, Ryu Dam, Lee Yo-won

Votes: 1,412

20. Demigod (2021)

95 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

Upon the death of her grandfather, a woman and her husband return to her birthplace in Germany's Black Forest, only to find a terrifying secret awaits them.

Director: Miles Doleac | Stars: Sherri Eakin, Sarah S. Fisher, Lindsay Anne Williams, Elena Sanchez

Votes: 2,223

21. Cannibal Taboo (2006 Video)

Not Rated | 122 min | Horror

Cannibal Janet, seems to be living a normal life but is eating her way through her family.

Director: Mike Tristano | Stars: Ashlie Rhey, Paul Logan, Jessica Simone, Scott Carson

Votes: 190

22. Weird Woman (1944)

Passed | 63 min | Horror, Mystery

While on a South Seas trip, a professor falls in love and marries an exotic native woman. What he doesn't know is that she was raised by superstitious natives who believe her to be some ... See full summary »

Director: Reginald Le Borg | Stars: Lon Chaney Jr., Anne Gwynne, Evelyn Ankers, Ralph Morgan

Votes: 1,153

23. Samson and Delilah (1984 TV Movie)

95 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

The long haired biblical strongman Samson falls in love with beautiful temptress Delilah in Philistine.

Director: Lee Philips | Stars: Max von Sydow, Belinda Bauer, Stephen Macht, Daniel Stern

Votes: 253

24. Loon Lake (2019)

TV-MA | 94 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

Eager to escape the grief and nightmares of the city, Louis Olsen travels to Southwest Minnesota, seeking the peace of the rural countryside. When he accidentally disturbs the grave of a supposed local 'witch' Mary Jane Terlinden, what began as a peaceful reprieve unravels into a haunting nightmare from which Louis cannot escape - but is it all just in his head?

Director: Ansel Faraj | Stars: Nathan Wilson, David Selby, Kelly Erin Decker, Brittany Benjamin

Votes: 401

25. The Golden Mass (1975)

90 min | Drama

A middle-aged couple invites a group of youngsters to their luxury villa to introduce them into the rituals and mystery of love and lust.

Director: Beni Montresor | Stars: Lucia Bosè, Maurice Ronet, Stefania Casini, Eva Axén

Votes: 67

26. Black Circle Boys (1997)

R | 101 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

All-American Kyle is the newest initiate of the Black Circle Boys, an underworld society of gothic groupies whose primary interests are creating mayhem and studying the Occult. By the time ... See full summary »

Director: Matthew Carnahan | Stars: Scott Bairstow, Eric Mabius, Tara Subkoff, Chad Lindberg

Votes: 1,071

27. The Crucible (1967 TV Movie)

135 min | Drama, History

In the Puritan New England town of Salem, Massachusetts, a group of girls go dancing in the forest with a black slave named Tituba. While dancing, they are caught by the local minister, ... See full synopsis »

Director: Alex Segal | Stars: George C. Scott, Colleen Dewhurst, Fritz Weaver, Henry Jones

Votes: 142

28. Sacrilege (2020)

83 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

Four lifelong friends head to a remote lodge for a weekend of fun. What begins as an idyllic retreat quickly descends into a fight for their lives when a local Pagan cult offer them up to their Goddess as a sacrifice for the Solstice.

Director: David Creed | Stars: Tamaryn Payne, Emily Wyatt, Sian Abrahams, Naomi Willow

Votes: 503

29. Hastrman (2018)

98 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery

A strange nobleman returning after years abroad to a small Bohemian village in the beginning of 19th century. The nobleman feels closer to animals despite looking like a human. He is a ... See full summary »

Director: Ondrej Havelka | Stars: Karel Dobrý, Vladimír Polívka, Jirí Lábus, Norbert Lichý

Votes: 248

30. The Other Story (2018)

Not Rated | 112 min | Drama

Two rebellious young women - one fleeing the chaos of secular hedonism for the disciplined comforts of faith; the other desperate to transcend her oppressive religious cross paths unexpectedly in Jerusalem, to startling consequences.

Director: Avi Nesher | Stars: Sasson Gabay, Joy Rieger, Yuval Segal, Maya Dagan

Votes: 417 | Gross: $0.13M

31. The Witching Hour (2014)

16 min | Short, Comedy, Crime

A summer solstice coloured by crime and superstition. Aino has her eye on Perttu but over the course of the nightless night his true nature dispels her illusions.

Director: Miikka Leskinen | Stars: Niina Koponen, Ada Forsberg, Kaisa Hela, Asko Vaarala

Votes: 20

32. Lawa. Opowiesc o 'Dziadach' Adama Mickiewicza (1989)

129 min | Drama, History, Mystery

In the eve of the Day of the Dead, among mysterious old rituals of the Vilnius region, ghosts of the past and present start to appear.

Director: Tadeusz Konwicki | Stars: Gustaw Holoubek, Jolanta Pietek-Górecka, Artur Zmijewski, Teresa Budzisz-Krzyzanowska

Votes: 336

33. Kafir (2002)

Horror

The death of a shaman may not be accepted by the Earth!!!

Director: Mardaly Sjarif | Stars: Sujiwo Tejo, Meriam Bellina, Aldo Banar, Jane Catherine

Votes: 51

34. Lysa Hora (2018)

83 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Two young people, Maya and Mark, find themselves near the Bold Mountain, a place that has been a subject to horrifying rumors. Several years ago Maya's mother disappeared right there.

Director: Roman Perfilyev | Stars: Daryna Aborina, Kateryna Artemenko, Leonid Chesnokov, Daniel Coren

Votes: 57

35. Broken English: Three Songs by Marianne Faithfull (1979)

12 min | Short, Music

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Director: Derek Jarman | Stars: Dave Baby, Marianne Faithfull, Gerlinde Kostiff, Michael Kostiff

Votes: 38

36. Sacred City of the Mayan Indians (1936)

Approved | 7 min | Documentary, Short

A visit to Chichicastenango, Guatemala, where Mayan civilization flourished.

Star: James A. FitzPatrick

Votes: 71

37. Prikosnovenie k Russia. Istok (2006)

26 min | Short, History, Mystery

The film tells about the ancient Slavic tradition to live in accordance to the yearly seasons changing and to celebrate the Earth' run around the Sun. The film illustrates many ancient ... See full summary »

Director: Vita Solzberg

38. Marianne Faithfull: Witches' Song (1979 Music Video)

5 min | Short, Music

Music video to accompany Marianne Faithfull's "Witches' Song"

Director: Derek Jarman | Stars: Dave Baby, Marianne Faithfull, Marilyn

Votes: 14

39. Vortex: Awakening (2019 Music Video)

6 min | Music

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Director: Marcus Stiglegger | Stars: Lunatic Mind, Marcus Stiglegger

40. Robin Hood (1984–1986)
Episode: Robin Hood and the Sorcerer (1984)

TV-PG | 100 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

His family massacred by Norman soldiers, Robin takes on the mantle of the Hooded Man, a champion long prophesied. His first challenge is to free Maid Marion from the clutches of the evil, powerful Baron de Belleme.

Director: Ian Sharp | Stars: Wayne Michaels, Toby Lee, Geoffrey Greenhill, Betty Francis

Votes: 642

41. Play for Today (1970–1984)
Episode: Robin Redbreast (1970)

76 min | Comedy, Drama

After a long-term relationship ends, Norah moves to a remote house in the country. The locals are friendly., if eccentric. She starts a flirtatious relationship with young gamekeeper, Rob. ... See full summary »

Director: James MacTaggart | Stars: Anna Cropper, Amanda Walker, Julian Holloway, Freda Bamford

Votes: 500

42. PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal (1996–2000)
Episode: The Winding Cloth (1999)

TV-14 | 45 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery

On the Welsh coast, Lindsay's archaeologist mentor and old flame discovers a burial site with a coffin that contains the winding-cloth (death shroud) of a sadistic medieval overlord. An evil cult kidnaps him.

Director: Clay Borris | Stars: Matt Frewer, Nancy Anne Sakovich, Barclay Hope, Colin Fox

Votes: 14

43. Robin Hood (1984–1986)
Episode: Herne's Son: Part 1 (1986)

TV-PG | 47 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

A year has passed since Robin of Loxley's death; the band of outlaws has scattered, and the people's enemies savor their triumph. Now, a Norman nobleman and Earl's son, Robert of Huntingdon... See full summary »

Director: Robert Young | Stars: John Abineri, Nickolas Grace, Mark Ryan, Phil Rose

Votes: 137

44. Robin Hood (1984–1986)
Episode: Lord of the Trees (1984)

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

Sherwood Forest and the neighbouring villages are celebrating "The Time of the Blessing", an annual forest tradition. Gisburne, left in charge while The Sheriff does his annual touring of ... See full summary »

Director: James Allen | Stars: Michael Praed, Judi Trott, Peter Llewellyn Williams, Phil Rose

Votes: 136

45. Space Ghost (1966–1968)
Episode: The Web/The Sacrifice/Homing Device (1966)

TV-Y7-FV | 20 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Space Ghost and his friends find a derelict space ship and it leads them to Black Widow.

Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: John David Carson, Ted Cassidy, Tim Matheson, Don Messick

Votes: 34

46. Madventures Suomi (2020– )
Episode: Tietäjien heimo (2020)

60 min | Documentary

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Director: Tuomas Milonoff | Stars: Riku Rantala, Tuomas Milonoff

Votes: 17

47. Cities of the Underworld (2007– )
Episode: City of Blood (2008)

TV-PG | 43 min | Documentary, History

Jack the Ripper terrorized the city with his gruesome slaughters. Secret pagan societies raised Hell. Thieves made a killing stealing fresh corpses. London's streets ran red with blood, and... See full summary »

Star: Don Wildman

Votes: 27

48. World War Weird (2017– )
Episode: Episode #2.5 (2018)

Documentary, History, War

In 1940, Japan launch an attack on a Chinese city - but they are not dropping bombs. Swarms of fleas descend and the city is infected with the bubonic plague.

Director: Mike Ibeji | Stars: Martin K.A. Morgan, Guy Walters, Dominic Selwood, Alexandra Churchill

49. The Midnight Club (2022)
Episode: The Eternal Enemy (2022)

TV-MA | 57 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

Kevin confesses he's been seeing things. Dispiriting news sends Ilonka away from Brightcliffe, but an optimistic Shasta urges her to go back.

Director: Viet Nguyen | Stars: Iman Benson, Igby Rigney, Ruth Codd, Annarah Cymone

Votes: 1,024

50. The Midnight Club (2022)
Episode: Witch (2022)

TV-MA | 56 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

With Anya's health hanging in the balance, Ilonka and the others move quickly to perform a ritual from the Midnight Club's past.

Director: Axelle Carolyn | Stars: Iman Benson, Igby Rigney, Ruth Codd, Annarah Cymone

Votes: 1,054