Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "cristero-war"
- Movies or TV
- Genres
- Keywords
- IMDb Rating
- Instant Watch Options
- In Theaters
- Release Year
1. For Greater Glory: The True Story of Cristiada (2012)
R | 145 min | Drama, History, War
A chronicle of the Cristeros War (1926-1929); a war by the people of Mexico against the atheistic Mexican government.
Director: Dean Wright | Stars: Andy Garcia, Oscar Isaac, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Santiago Cabrera
Votes: 5,330 | Gross: $5.67M
2. The Wrath of God (1972)
PG | 111 min | Adventure, Drama, Western
Set in the 1920s, several foreigners held by a South American military group are offered possible freedom if they accept to topple a local crazed military leader.
Director: Ralph Nelson | Stars: Robert Mitchum, Frank Langella, Rita Hayworth, John Colicos
Votes: 1,331
3. The Fugitive (1947)
Approved | 104 min | Drama, History
Anti-Catholic and anti-cleric policies in the Mexican state of Tabasco lead the revolutionary government to persecute the state's last remaining priest.
Directors: John Ford, Emilio Fernández | Stars: Henry Fonda, Dolores Del Río, Pedro Armendáriz, J. Carrol Naish
Votes: 2,587
4. Desierto adentro (2008)
110 min | Drama
To redeem himself from a great sin, a man dedicates himself to building a church.
Director: Rodrigo Plá | Stars: Mario Zaragoza, Diego Cataño, Memo Dorantes, Eileen Yañez
Votes: 313
5. For Greater Glory: The True Story of the Cristeros (2012)
Documentary, Short
For Greater Glory: The True Story of the Cristeros is a 30 minute documentary that unveils the largely unknown story of the Cristiada, the uprising of Mexican Catholics against the harsh ... See full summary »
Director: David Naglieri | Star: Mauricio Kuri
Votes: 14
6. Ash Wednesday (1958)
106 min | Drama, War
A prostitute falls in love with an older man, who was a young priest during the Cristero War in Mexico in 1926-29.
Director: Roberto Gavaldón | Stars: María Félix, Arturo de Córdova, Víctor Junco, María Teresa Rivas
Votes: 82
7. La guerra santa (1979)
110 min | Action, Drama, History
The action is located in the 1927 rural Mexico. It refers to the Cristero War and the way the clerical groups, in a fanatical struggle against the Government of Calles, manipulate the peasants.
Director: Carlos Enrique Taboada | Stars: Jorge Luke, José Carlos Ruiz, Víctor Junco, Enrique Lucero
Votes: 104
8. Rain for a Dusty Summer (1971)
GP | 93 min | Drama, Western
In Mexico, a mad general is leading his own war against the Church. Priests are rounded up, churches burned down and religion outlawed. The suffering of one pious catholic priest could bring the tide of change however.
Director: Arthur Lubin | Stars: Ernest Borgnine, Humberto Almazán, Sancho Gracia, Aldo Sambrell
Votes: 68
9. Los días del amor (1972)
89 min | Drama, War
In Colima Mexico, in 1927, during the war against the Cristeros, an adolescent boy lives with his family.
Director: Alberto Isaac | Stars: Jorge Martínez de Hoyos, Anita Blanch, Arturo Beristáin, Marcela López Rey
Votes: 19
10. Padre Pro (2008 TV Movie)
103 min | Drama
Executed by firing squad in 1927 and beatified by Pope John Paul II 61 years later, Father Miguel Agustín Pro risked life and limb to spread the message of Christ during the anti-Catholic rule of Mexican president Plutarco Elías Calles.
Director: Miguel Rico | Stars: Pedro A. Reyes, Eric del Castillo, Juan Antonio Edwards, María Aura
Votes: 19
11. De todos modos Juan te llamas (1976)
97 min | Drama, Romance, War
El movimiento cristero, durante la Guerra Cristera en 1926 en Mexico.
Director: Marcela Fernández Violante | Stars: Patricia Aspíllaga, Jorge Russek, Juan Ferrara, Rocío Brambila
Votes: 39
12. Cristeros y Federales (2011)
14 min | Short, Drama
Director: Isabel Cristina Fregoso | Stars: Hernan Del Riego, Gizeht Galatea, Tenoch Huerta, Marco Pérez
13. A paso de cojo (1980)
120 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Villagers of towns affected during the Cristero War in 1926-29, in Mexico.
Director: Luis Alcoriza | Stars: Luis Manuel Pelayo, Bruno Rey, Julio Alejandro Lobato, Roberto 'Flaco' Guzmán
Votes: 45
14. The Last Christeros (2011)
89 min | Drama, Western
After the mexican government tries to restrict religious practices, many people revolted, but now the wars is ending and the some of last rebels must decide whether to accept a pardon or continue their cause.
Director: Matias Meyer
Votes: 139
15. Sucedió en Jalisco (1972)
100 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Romantic conflicts set against a Mexican Revolution backdrop.
Director: Raúl de Anda | Stars: Rodolfo de Anda, Pedro Armendáriz Jr., Julio Aldama, Jorge Lavat
Votes: 20
16. Clío (1998– )
Documentary
Stars: Diego Luna, Gael García Bernal, José María Yazpik, Damián Alcázar
17. Los cristeros (1947)
98 min | Drama, History, War
During the Cristero War in 1926-29, in Mexico, three people fall in love.
Director: Raúl de Anda | Stars: Sara García, Luis Aguilar, Tito Junco, Amanda del Llano
Votes: 19
18. La Guerra de los Cristeros. A Dios lo que es de Dios, capítulo I (2002)
43 min | Documentary
More than two thousand years ago, Christ cast a revolutionary message: ''Render unto Caesar what is Caesars and to God what is God's''. That division between the world of the political ... See full summary »
20.
Clío (1998– )
Episode:
La Guerra de los Cristeros. A Dios lo que es de Dios, capítulo I.
(2002)
43 min | Documentary
More than two thousand years ago, Christ cast a revolutionary message: 'Render unto Caesar what is Caesars and to God what is God's. That division between the world of the political ... See full summary »
Director: Nicolás Echeverría