Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "secrecy-of-confessional"

1. I Confess (1953)

Not Rated | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A priest, who comes under suspicion for murder, cannot clear his name without breaking the seal of the confessional.

Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Montgomery Clift, Anne Baxter, Karl Malden, Brian Aherne

Votes: 23,290

2. Priest (1994)

R | 98 min | Drama, Romance

A homosexual Catholic priest finds out during confessional that a young girl is being sexually abused by her father, and has to decide how to deal with both that secret and his own.

Director: Antonia Bird | Stars: Linus Roache, Tom Wilkinson, Robert Carlyle, Cathy Tyson

Votes: 11,041 | Gross: $4.18M

3. The White Meadows (2009)

92 min | Drama

Rahmat has been asked to meet the inhabitants of these islands to collect their tears. Although for years people have been giving their tears to Rahmat, no one knows exactly what he has been doing with them.

Director: Mohammad Rasoulof | Stars: Hassan Pourshirazi, Younes Ghazali, Mohammad Rabbani, Mohammad Shirvani

Votes: 1,055

4. Celebrity Playhouse (1955–1956)
Episode: Known But to God (1955)

30 min | Drama

An accidental accomplice of a bungled hold-up is murdered after confessing to a priest. Although pressed by the police, the priest refuses to reveal the contents of the crook's confession. ... See full summary »

Director: James Neilson | Stars: Charles Bickford, Philip Carey, Vince Edwards, Anne Barton

5. Wiseguy (1987–1990)
Episode: Last Rites for Lucci (1987)

TV-14 | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

In the aftermath of the Steelgrave case, Vinnie tries to vindicate himself of his lingering feelings of betrayal and disloyalty by risking his life to save an old friend from the Brooklyn neighborhood who has a contract out on him.

Director: Bill Corcoran | Stars: Ken Wahl, Jonathan Banks, Jim Byrnes, Gerald Anthony

Votes: 58

6. Flikken Maastricht (2007– )
Episode: Vermist (2008)

TV-14 | 50 min | Action, Crime, Drama

The team investigates the case of a boy who went missing at a summer camp, and quickly suspects one of the supervisors is a pedophile. Frank turns to Hoeben for help.

Director: Pieter van Rijn | Stars: Victor Reinier, Angela Schijf, Oda Spelbos, Sergio IJssel

Votes: 29

7. Forsthaus Falkenau (1989–2013)
Episode: Sturmschäden (2009)

43 min | Drama, Family

Daniel surprises everyone by earning the fee for his driver's license by mucking out cattle stables for a grumpy farmer. A storm causes lots of work in the forest tracts. Old Breitkreuz ... See full summary »

Director: Andreas Drost | Stars: Hardy Krüger Jr., Tina Bordihn, Teresa Klamert, Lion Sokar

8. Father Brown (2013– )
Episode: The Hammer of God (2013)

TV-PG | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The brother of the vicar of the village where Father Brown has his parish church is a cad and a wastrel. When he's found near the church tower with his head smashed by a very small hammer, ... See full summary »

Director: Ian Barber | Stars: Bryony Afferson, Sam Hoare, Mark Williams, Barry Sloane

Votes: 692

9. Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders (2016–2017)
Episode: El Toro Bravo (2016)

TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The IRT heads to Pamplona, Spain during the running of the bulls. The ears of a missing American tourist are found and the team speculates that the crime is politically motivated.

Director: Tawnia McKiernan | Stars: Gary Sinise, Alana De La Garza, Daniel Henney, Tyler James Williams

Votes: 232

10. Father Brown (2013– )
Episode: The Daughter of Autolycus (2016)

TV-PG | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Father Brown must help Flambeau in stealing the Pope's gift to the Queen.

Director: Paul Gibson | Stars: Gina Bramhill, Jo Stone-Fewings, Mark Williams, Colin McFarlane

Votes: 393

11. The Blacklist (2013–2023)
Episode: The Cook (No. 56) (2018)

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

As Liz works with Red to hunt for Tom's killers, she begins to question his motives. Meanwhile, the Task Force enlists the help of one arsonist to catch another.

Director: Solvan Naim | Stars: James Spader, Megan Boone, Diego Klattenhoff, Amir Arison

Votes: 1,221