Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "confession-to-priest"

1. Sleepers (1996)

R | 147 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

After a prank goes disastrously wrong, a group of boys are sent to a detention center where they are brutalized. Thirteen years later, an unexpected random encounter with a former guard gives them a chance for revenge.

Director: Barry Levinson | Stars: Robert De Niro, Kevin Bacon, Brad Pitt, Jason Patric

Votes: 237,590 | Gross: $49.10M

2. The Conversation (1974)

PG | 113 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A paranoid, secretive surveillance expert has a crisis of conscience when he suspects that the couple he is spying on will be murdered.

Director: Francis Ford Coppola | Stars: Gene Hackman, John Cazale, Allen Garfield, Frederic Forrest

Votes: 121,899 | Gross: $4.42M

3. Benedetta (2021)

Unrated | 131 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

A 17th-century nun in Italy suffers from disturbing religious and erotic visions. She is assisted by a companion, and the relationship between the two women develops into a romantic love affair.

Director: Paul Verhoeven | Stars: Virginie Efira, Charlotte Rampling, Daphné Patakia, Lambert Wilson

Votes: 25,502

4. Amityville II: The Possession (1982)

R | 104 min | Horror

A dysfunctional family moves into a new house, which proves to be satanic, resulting in the demonic possession of their teenage son.

Director: Damiano Damiani | Stars: James Olson, Burt Young, Rutanya Alda, Jack Magner

Votes: 12,862 | Gross: $12.53M

5. True Confessions (1981)

R | 108 min | Crime, Drama

A worldly ambitious monsignor clashes with his older brother, a cynical Los Angeles homicide detective who is investigating the brutal murder of a young prostitute.

Director: Ulu Grosbard | Stars: Robert De Niro, Robert Duvall, Charles Durning, Kenneth McMillan

Votes: 8,862 | Gross: $10.20M

6. Mogambo (1953)

Passed | 116 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance

On a Kenyan safari, white hunter Victor Marswell has a love triangle with seductive American socialite Eloise Kelly and anthropologist Donald Nordley's cheating wife Linda.

Director: John Ford | Stars: Clark Gable, Grace Kelly, Ava Gardner, Donald Sinden

Votes: 9,175

7. Fear City (1984)

R | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Strippers in Manhattan are being stalked and maimed by a psycho-killer. A conflicted ex-boxer-turned-talent-manager and his business partner and friend, who represent some of the girls, set out to find him before he strikes again.

Director: Abel Ferrara | Stars: Tom Berenger, Billy Dee Williams, Jack Scalia, Melanie Griffith

Votes: 4,329

8. A Prayer for the Dying (1987)

R | 107 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Martin, an I.R.A. hitman, is seen by a Catholic priest while carrying out a hit. He grows a bond with the priest and his niece. But his past and his former employers put all their lives in danger.

Director: Mike Hodges | Stars: Mickey Rourke, Bob Hoskins, Alan Bates, Sammi Davis

Votes: 5,716 | Gross: $1.43M

9. The Keys of the Kingdom (1944)

Passed | 137 min | Drama, War

A young priest is sent to China to establish a Catholic parish.

Director: John M. Stahl | Stars: Gregory Peck, Thomas Mitchell, Vincent Price, Rose Stradner

Votes: 3,091

10. Nelly (2016)

100 min | Biography, Drama

Inspired by the life and works of Nelly Arcan, a sex worker turned international literary star, lost between irreconcilable identities, whose life ended tragically.

Director: Anne Émond | Stars: Mylène Mackay, Milya Corbeil Gauvreau, Mickaël Gouin, Sylvie Drapeau

Votes: 587 | Gross: $0.00M

11. Broken Vows (1987 TV Movie)

95 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

A ghetto priest has doubts about his calling and when he gives the last rites to a murder victim, he decides to help the man's girlfriend find his killers.

Director: Jud Taylor | Stars: Tommy Lee Jones, Annette O'Toole, M. Emmet Walsh, Milo O'Shea

Votes: 358

12. Haunts (1976)

PG | 97 min | Horror

May Britt plays a seemingly innocent farm girl convinced that her slovenly uncle (Cameron Mitchell) is the man responsible for the bloody scissor-murders of several local girls.

Director: Herb Freed | Stars: May Britt, Cameron Mitchell, Aldo Ray, William Gray Espy

Votes: 709

13. Le baiser sous la cloche (1998 TV Movie)

95 min | Drama

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Director: Emmanuel Gust | Stars: Gaspard Génard Claus, Ángela Molina, Pierre Forest, Bernard Alane

Votes: 28

14. Pieces of Dreams (1970)

PG-13 | 100 min | Drama

Young priest Greg begins having philosophical differences with the church. He meets a divorced social worker and, despite their differences, begin a sexual relationship. Greg has to decide where the church and Pamela fit into his future.

Director: Daniel Haller | Stars: Robert Forster, Lauren Hutton, Will Geer, Ivor Francis

Votes: 351

15. The Angel Wore Red (1960)

Approved | 99 min | Action, Drama, War

Father Arturo Carrera (Sir Dirk Bogarde) leaves the priesthood over the church's indifferent position during the Spanish Civil War, but finds himself attracted to beautiful entertainer Soledad (Ava Gardner).

Director: Nunnally Johnson | Stars: Ava Gardner, Dirk Bogarde, Joseph Cotten, Vittorio De Sica

Votes: 860

16. Kill Me Tender (2003)

98 min | Comedy, Drama

A woman, tired of waiting for her husband to die, seduces a new lover in order to hasten her husband's inevitable demise to collect her inheritance.

Director: Ramón De España | Stars: Ingrid Rubio, Alberto San Juan, Emilio Gutiérrez Caba, Manuel Manquiña

Votes: 434

17. Skin (IV) (2017)

16 min | Short, Drama

Skin is the Story of Aline, a 17 years old girl, rebelling against her mother who is also her teacher at school. The mother still treats her daughter like a child, which provokes her to revolt.

Director: Inaam Attar | Stars: Julia Kassar, Aline Ouais

Votes: 15

18. Greta's Confessions (1998 Video)

58 min | Adventure

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Director: Olivia Outre | Stars: Greta Carlson, Hazel, Scarlett Fever, Sharon Kane

19. Oz (1997–2003)
Episode: A Word to the Wise (2000)

TV-MA | 56 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

In an effort to reduce violence, white inmates are transferred out of Em City. Said and Arif talk to Querns about the negative impact of his changes, but their efforts are in vain. Mobay gets in good with Adebisi's crew...but pays a price.

Director: Keith Samples | Stars: Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Ernie Hudson, Terry Kinney, Rita Moreno

Votes: 1,950

20. Oz (1997–2003)
Episode: Works of Mercy (2000)

TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Em City gets a new Unit Manager, Martin Querns, whose methods are hardly orthodox. Beecher's torment over his missing children is worsened when Schillinger presents him with an unexpected package. McManus returns to Oz in a new capacity.

Director: Adam Bernstein | Stars: Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Ernie Hudson, Terry Kinney, Rita Moreno

Votes: 1,995

21. 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

22. Anna Karenina (1977)
Episode: Episode #1.7 (1977)

54 min | Drama, History, Romance

Anna and Vronsky return to Russia. After a furious Karenin sees Anna visiting their son, she and Vronsky leave.

Director: Basil Coleman | Stars: Nicola Pagett, Eric Porter, Stuart Wilson, Robert Swann

Votes: 15

23. Servants (2003)
Episode: Episode #1.5 (2003)

Drama

It's New Year's Day - and payday too but William is increasingly tormented by dreams in which he recalls how he was responsible for the death of young Harry and is unable to get into ... See full summary »

Director: Hettie Macdonald | Stars: Kenny Doughty, Joe Absolom, Shaun Parkes, Daon Broni

24. The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders (1996)
Episode: Episode 3 (1996)

Unrated | 49 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Moll falls for a Roman Catholic and converts before marrying him. Travelling to his estate in Ireland, she finds her husband's "sister" was paid to find him a rich wife, as he is as broke ... See full summary »

Director: David Attwood | Stars: James Bowers, Alex Kingston, Daniel Craig, Trevyn McDowell

Votes: 10

25. Women at War (2022)
Episode: Épisode 8 (2022)

TV-MA | 48 min | Drama, History, War

As the Germans close in on Saint- Paulin and all civilians are ordered to evacuate, the bonds of those left behind are put to the ultimate test.

Director: Alexandre Laurent | Stars: Audrey Fleurot, Julie De Bona, Camille Lou, Sofia Essaïdi

Votes: 105

26. From (2022– )
Episode: Silhouettes (2022)

TV-MA | 49 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

Jim, Tabitha, and Ethan begin asking questions about where they are in the hopes it may lead them home. Ellis and Fatima show Julie the lighter side of life in town. Jade struggles to make sense of their situation as Boyd seeks guidance.

Director: Brad Turner | Stars: Harold Perrineau, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Eion Bailey, David Alpay

Votes: 1,975

27. Woman of the Dead (2022– )
Episode: Fürchte dich vor den Lebenden (2022)

TV-MA | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Blum begins to follow the trail of the men who attacked Dunja leading her to frightening places. Meanwhile a strange car begins to follow her family.

Director: Nicolai Rohde | Stars: Anna Maria Mühe, Romina Küper, Hans-Uwe Bauer, Gregor Bloéb

Votes: 199

28. Let the Right One In (2022)
Episode: Or Stay and Die (2022)

TV-MA | 54 min | Drama, Horror

Mark goes on a date with Naomi, but Eleanor realizes his motives might not be as sincere as they seem. Naomi and her partner, Ben, close in on their suspect, Claire, who has found a terrifying new way to advance her research.

Director: Viet Nguyen | Stars: Demián Bichir, Anika Noni Rose, Grace Gummer, Madison Taylor Baez

Votes: 233

29. Rabbit Hole (2023)
Episode: Pilot (2023)

TV-MA | 45 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

After what appears to be another successful day on the job, John Weir's world is blown to pieces.

Directors: Glenn Ficarra, John Requa | Stars: Kiefer Sutherland, Meta Golding, Enid Graham, Rob Yang

Votes: 1,275

30. Scarlet and Black (1993)
Episode: Episode #1.1 (1993)

82 min | Drama, Romance

A carpenter's son (Ewan McGregor) with aspirations of becoming a priest is taken as a tutor by an aristocratic French family. He imagines himself a soldier of France, taking the late ... See full summary »

Director: Ben Bolt | Stars: Ewan McGregor, Andrew MacLachlan, Mark Southworth, Jamie Edgel

Votes: 18

31. Scarlet and Black (1993)
Episode: Episode #1.2 (1993)

79 min | Drama, Romance

Julien Sorel is now at the seminary at Besançon, initially believing that he has been abandoned by his lover Madame de Renal, but in fact her letters have been intercepted.

Director: Ben Bolt | Stars: Ewan McGregor, Zoe Hilson, Alice Krige, Christopher Fulford

Votes: 17

32. The Knick (2014–2015)
Episode: This Is All We Are (2015)

TV-MA | 56 min | Drama, History

Thackery ignores Zinberg's advice at Mt. Sinai and undertakes a risky, alternative course of action; Cornelia confronts Henry about the family business; Barrow's actions at the hospital ... See full summary »

Director: Steven Soderbergh | Stars: Clive Owen, André Holland, Jeremy Bobb, Juliet Rylance

Votes: 1,354

33. Anna Karenina (2013–2018)
Episode: Every Unhappy Family... (2013)

Not Rated | 88 min | Drama

Tragedy strikes as Anna and the Count find their passionate affair challenged by society.

Director: Christian Duguay | Stars: Stasys Baltakis, Ilja Bereznickas, Léa Bosco, Santiago Cabrera

Votes: 30

34. Taboo (2017)
Episode: Episode #1.6 (2017)

TV-MA | 63 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

When his plot is betrayed and Zilpha takes drastic action against her husband, Delaney faces all out chaos, complicated further by a family revelation and the increasingly desperate East India Company.

Director: Anders Engström | Stars: Tom Hardy, David Hayman, Ruby-May Martinwood, Louis Ashbourne Serkis

Votes: 3,861

35. The Bay (2010– )
Episode: Hello and Goodbye (2017)

Not Rated | 32 min | Drama, Romance

Tensions fly in the compelling season finale of season 3. Pete confides in Vivian about his feelings toward her and Janice while Janice continues down a dark path. Daniel finally comes to ... See full summary »

Director: Gregori J. Martin | Stars: Kristos Andrews, Matthew Ashford, Scott Bailey, Nicolas Coster