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The Exorcist is, without a doubt, one of the scariest films ever made - and, without a doubt, the man most determined to convince you of that fact is Mark Kermode. The BBC critic is known for his ardent love of William Friedkin's seminal horror, so it is no surprise that in 1998, he wound up presenting a documentary
1 day ago · Capricorn One stars James Brolin, Sam Waterson, and O.J. Simpson as three astronauts set to be the first people on Mars. Before the mission even begins, however, all three are removed from their ...
- 'The Tree of Life'
- 'Black Narcissus'
- 'The Wild Pear Tree'
- 'The Master'
- 'Divine Love'
- 'The Wicker Man'
- 'Maria Full of Grace'
- 'The Seventh Seal'
- 'Wild Strawberries'
- 'Hard to Be A God'
- Director: Terrence Malick - Metascore: 85 - Runtime: 139 minutes Set in Texas in the 1950s, this film follows the story of a man who wrestles with loss of innocence, a tumultuous relationship with his father, and his faith. Critics noted that the religious components in the film shine through the balance between good and evil, and, as the Chicago...
- Directors: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger - Metascore: 86 - Runtime: 101 minutes Based on the 1939 eponymous novel, Black Narcissus is the story of a small convent of nuns who are working to build a school and hospital in a palace in the isolated Himalayan mountains. The tension lies in the struggle between the nuns' piety and the sexual attr...
- Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan - Metascore: 86 - Runtime: 188 minutes A burgeoning writer comes home to find sponsors for his book, but upon his return he is faced with his father's crippling gambling addiction. Religion is woven into the story when the main character looks for comfort by engaging in conversations about religion and its place in mod...
- Director: Paul Thomas Anderson - Metascore: 86 - Runtime: 138 minutes Navy veteran Freddie Quell (Joaquin Phoenix) returns home and tries to assimilate back into civilian life. He meets a leader (Philip Seymour Hoffman) of a religious movement, known as The Cause, and finds purpose with the group. The film also stars Amy Adams as the leader's wif...
- Director: Gabriel Mascaro - Metascore: 86 - Runtime: 101 minutes This Brazilian drama follows the story of a devout registry office clerk who uses her position to try to dissuade couples from getting divorced. The film was highly regarded among critics, gorgeously shot, and contained a compelling storyline. The director was only 35 when he shot t...
- Director: Robin Hardy - Metascore: 87 - Runtime: 88 minutes The Wicker Man can only be described as a horror musical—songs play an important part of the storytelling. The story revolves around a deeply religious police sergeant who explores an isolated island in search of a missing girl. On the island he discovers the locals have traded in Christ...
- Director: Joshua Marston - Metascore: 87 - Runtime: 101 minutes A Colombian teen finds herself in dire need of money to help her family, so she makes the decision to become a drug mule for the cartel. The leading actress, Catalina Sandino Moreno, became the first actress to ever receive a nomination for Best Actress at the Academy Awards for a ro...
- Director: Ingmar Bergman - Metascore: 88 - Runtime: 96 minutes The scene is Sweden during the days of the Bubonic Plague. A knight is on the hunt for answers about the existence of God, life, and death, as he is entrenched in a chess match with the Grim Reaper. The title of the film refers to a passage from the Book of Revelation. According to IM...
- Director: Ingmar Bergman - Metascore: 88 - Runtime: 91 minutes Another Bergman film that deals with the question of existence, Wild Strawberries follows an aging professor who sets out on a car ride with his pregnant daughter-in-law. Along the way he meets a cast of characters that help him in his internal pursuit. The film followed shortly after...
- Director: Alexei German - Metascore: 90 - Runtime: 177 minutes A Russian science fiction art film, Hard to Be a God follows a group of scientists who leave Earth to a mirror-image planet that is centuries behind in culture and technology. According to Roger Ebert, it is one of the most visually "disgusting" films ever made, and yet, one of the mo...
Oct 30, 2019 · The good doctor, Mark Kermode (along with Nick Freand Jones) originally made documentary The Fear of God to celebrate The Exorcist’s 25th anniversary in 1998, and thanks to the BBC, the film is getting a re-release of sorts on iPlayer, just in time for Halloween. Excitingly, this version of what is considered to be the definitive documenting ...
- 12 Years a Slave (2013) - Director: Steve McQueen. - Metascore: 96. - Runtime: 134 minutes. This true story adaptation tells the tale of Solomon Northup, a free Black man from upstate New York who is enslaved in the United States prior to the Civil War.
- The Grapes of Wrath (1940) - Director: John Ford. - Metascore: 96. - Runtime: 129 minutes. Based on the iconic novel by John Steinbeck, "The Grapes of Wrath" follows the story of a poor Midwestern family that is forced off their land during the Great Depression.
- Schindler's List (1993) - Director: Steven Spielberg. - Metascore: 94. - Runtime: 195 minutes. "Schindler's List" stars Liam Neeson as Oskar Schindler, an industrialist living in German-occupied Poland, who begins to rescue the Jews from Nazi persecution.
- Apocalypse Now (1979) - Director: Francis Ford Coppola. - Metascore: 94. - Runtime: 147 minutes. A U.S. Army officer is stationed in Vietnam and is given the mission to assassinate a Special Forces Colonel who has gone off the rails, likening himself to God.
Dec 16, 2021 · 9. The Most Reluctant Convert: The Untold Story of C.S. Lewis. A staunch atheist becomes one of the world’s leading Christian thanks to the influence of friends. The film tells the true story of ...
Feb 25, 2021 · Nominations for our final Plugged In Movie Awards category lands … well, right below these few introductory sentences. It was a pretty interesting year for Christian movies, and our slate of worthy nominees feels more diverse than in some past years: From comedies to dramas, from events that took place more than 100 years ago to events that could’ve taken place yesterday, Christian ...
