🏷 Discover The Best Vatican Movies & TV Shows To Watch Today

21 titles with this tag

Exploring the Fascinating World of Vatican Movies and TV Shows

Get ready to immerse yourself in a world of intrigue, spirituality, and historical significance as we delve into the best movies and TV shows related to the Vatican. From epic dramas to thought-provoking documentaries, our curated selection offers a unique glimpse into the inner workings of the Catholic Church. Discover the secrets, scandals, and triumphs that have shaped the Vatican's enduring legacy.

Cast

Alba Baptista

Thekla Reuten

Lorena Andrea

Kristina Tonteri-Young

Warrior Nun (2020) TV Show

7.9 1.3K votes

Genre: Action, Drama, Science Fiction

Country: Spain, United States of America

Seasons: 2

Episodes: 18

Audience: TV-MA

Story: After waking up in a morgue, an orphaned teen discovers she now possesses superpowers as the chosen Halo-Bearer for a secret sect of demon-hunting nuns.

Plot: angel, vatican (holy see), pope, nun, supernatural, religion, battle, super power, ...

Cast

Hiroshi Kamiya

Blue Exorcist (2011) TV Show

7.9 536 votes

Genre: Action, Animation, Mystery

Country: Japan

Seasons: 5

Episodes: 73

Audience: TV-14

Story: Humans live in the world of Assiah, demons in Gehenna. The two dimensions are not meant to interfere with each other, but demons still possess creatures in Assiah in spite of this. The humans who can fight these demons are known as exorcists. Rin Okumura is a boy who bears the curse of being Satan's illegitimate son. His foster father sacrificed himself to save him from demons. To avenge his foster father's death as well as to prove himself, Rin decides to follow the path of an exorcist and defeat his own father, Satan. To hone his raw skills, Rin enters True Cross Academy to train with other exorcist candidates.

Plot: vatican (holy see), shapeshifting, sword, magic, exorcism, supernatural, priest, tragedy, ...

Cast

Jude Law

Diane Keaton

Silvio Orlando

Javier Cu00e1mara

The Young Pope (2016) TV Show

7.7 658 votes

Genre: Drama

Country: France, Italy

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 10

Audience: TV-MA

Story: Lenny Belardo, the youngest and first American Pope in the history of the Church, must establish his new papacy and navigate the power struggles of the closed, secretive Vatican.

Plot: vatican (holy see), pope, god, conspiracy, religion, roman catholic church

Cast

Toni Servillo

Anna Bonaiuto

Giulio Bosetti

Flavio Bucci

Il Divo (2008)

7.6 1.2K votes

Genre: Drama

Country: Italy, France

Duration: 113 min.

Audience: NR

Story: Italy, early '90s. Calm, clever and inscrutable, politician Giulio Andreotti has been synonymous with power for decades. He has survived everything: electoral battles, terrorist massacres, loss of friends, slanderous accusations; but now certain repentant mobsters implicate him in the crimes of Cosa Nostra.

Plot: politics, vatican (holy see), prime minister, biography, mafia, italian history, state crimes, cosa nostra, ...

Time: 1970s, 1980s, 1990s

Place: italy

Cast

Jude Law

John Malkovich

Silvio Orlando

Cu00e9cile de France

The New Pope (2020) TV Show

7.6 308 votes

Genre: Drama

Country: France, Italy

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 9

Audience: TV-MA

Story: As Pope Pius XIII hangs between life and death in a coma, charming and sophisticated moderate English aristocrat Sir John Brannox is placed on the papal throne and adopts the name John Paul III. A sequel series to “The Young Pope.”

Plot: vatican (holy see), pope, europe, controversy, religion, miniseries, church, alternative world

Place: italy

Cast

Toni Servillo

Carlo Verdone

Sabrina Ferilli

Carlo Buccirosso

The Great Beauty (2013)

7.5 3.3K votes

Genre: Drama

Country: France, Italy

Duration: 142 min.

Audience: 15

Story: Jep Gambardella has seduced his way through the lavish nightlife of Rome for decades, but after his 65th birthday and a shock from the past, Jep looks past the nightclubs and parties to find a timeless landscape of absurd, exquisite beauty.

Plot: journalist, based on novel or book, rome, italy, alcohol, birthday, vatican (holy see), nightclub, ...

Cast

Jonathan Pryce

Anthony Hopkins

Juan Minuju00edn

Luis Gnecco

The Two Popes (2019)

7.5 3.2K votes

Genre: Drama, History

Country: United States of America

Duration: 125 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: Frustrated with the direction of the church, Cardinal Bergoglio requests permission to retire in 2012 from Pope Benedict. Instead, facing scandal and self-doubt, the introspective Pope Benedict summons his harshest critic and future successor to Rome to reveal a secret that would shake the foundations of the Catholic Church.

Plot: vatican (holy see), pope, based on true story, catholic, roman catholic church, catholicism, cardinal, conclave, ...

Cast

Eduard Fernu00e1ndez

Megan Montaner

Miguel u00c1ngel Silvestre

Macarena Gu00f3mez

30 Coins (2020) TV Show

7.3 649 votes

Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery

Country: Spain

Seasons: 2

Episodes: 16

Audience: TV-MA

Story: Father Vergara—an exorcist, boxer and ex-convict—lives in a remote village in Spain. Hoping to be lost and forgotten, Vergara’s demons catch up to him.

Plot: vatican (holy see), exorcism, religion and supernatural, supernatural, paranormal, paranormal phenomena, religious horror, rural, ...

Cast

Ralph Fiennes

Stanley Tucci

John Lithgow

Isabella Rossellini

Conclave (2024)

7.2 3.5K votes

Genre: Drama, Thriller

Country: United Kingdom, United States of America

Duration: 120 min.

Audience: PG

Story: After the unexpected death of the Pope, Cardinal Lawrence is tasked with managing the covert and ancient ritual of electing a new one. Sequestered in the Vatican with the Catholic Church’s most powerful leaders until the process is complete, Lawrence finds himself at the center of a conspiracy that could lead to its downfall.

Style: philosophical, provocative, intense

Plot: vatican (holy see), pope, religion, election, roman catholic church, catholicism, cardinal, papal conclave, ...

Cast

Russell Crowe

Daniel Zovatto

Alex Essoe

Peter DeSouza-Feighoney

The Pope's Exorcist (2023)

6.9 3.2K votes

Genre: Horror, Thriller

Country: United States of America

Duration: 103 min.

Audience: R

Story: Father Gabriele Amorth, Chief Exorcist of the Vatican, investigates a young boy's terrifying possession and ends up uncovering a centuries-old conspiracy the Vatican has desperately tried to keep hidden.

Plot: rome, italy, pig, vatican (holy see), pope, exorcism, possession, conspiracy, ...

Time: 1980s

Place: spain

Cast

Alfredo Castro

Roberto Faru00edas

Antonia Zegers

Marcelo Alonso

The Club (2015)

6.9 279 votes

Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Country: Chile

Duration: 97 min.

Audience: 18

Story: In a secluded house in a small seaside town live four unrelated men and the woman who tends to the house and their needs. All former priests, they have been sent to this quiet exile to purge the sins of their pasts, the separation from their communities the worst form of punishment by the Church. They keep to a strict daily schedule devoid of all temptation and spontaneity, each moment a deliberate effort to atone for their wrongdoings.

Plot: child abuse, nun, vatican (holy see), sodomy, revenge, priest, counselor, masturbation, ...

Cast

Tom Cruise

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Ving Rhames

Billy Crudup

Mission: Impossible III (2006)

6.8 7.7K votes

Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller

Country: United States of America

Duration: 126 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: Retired from active duty, and training recruits for the Impossible Mission Force, agent Ethan Hunt faces the toughest foe of his career: Owen Davian, an international broker of arms and information, who's as cunning as he is ruthless. Davian emerges to threaten Hunt and all that he holds dear – including the woman Hunt loves.

Style: suspenseful

Plot: mask, mission, berlin, germany, central intelligence agency (cia), computer, the white house, shanghai, ...

Cast

Tom Hanks

Ewan McGregor

Ayelet Zurer

Stellan Skarsgu00e5rd

Angels & Demons (2009)

6.7 7.4K votes

Genre: Mystery, Thriller

Country: Italy, United States of America

Duration: 139 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is recruited by the Vatican to investigate the apparent return of the Illuminati – a secret, underground organization – after four cardinals are kidnapped on the night of the papal conclave.

Plot: based on novel or book, rome, italy, vatican (holy see), symbolism, illuminati, quantum mechanics, prequel, ...

Cast

Hugh Jackman

Kate Beckinsale

Richard Roxburgh

Josie Maran

Van Helsing (2004)

6.4 6.7K votes

Genre: Action, Adventure, Horror

Country: Czech Republic, United States of America

Duration: 132 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: Famed monster slayer Gabriel Van Helsing is dispatched to Transylvania to assist the last of the Valerious bloodline in defeating Count Dracula. Anna Valerious reveals that Dracula has formed an unholy alliance with Dr. Frankenstein's monster and is hell-bent on exacting a centuries-old curse on her family.

Plot: transylvania, vampire, vatican (holy see), bite, castle, steampunk, werewolf, gothic horror, ...

Time: 19th century

Cast

Patricia Arquette

Gabriel Byrne

Jonathan Pryce

Nia Long

Stigmata (1999)

6.3 1.3K votes

Genre: Horror, Thriller

Country: United States of America

Duration: 103 min.

Audience: R

Story: A young woman with no strong religious beliefs, Frankie Paige begins having strange and violent experiences, showing signs of the wounds that Jesus received when crucified. When the Vatican gets word of Frankie's situation, a high-ranking cardinal requests that the Rev. Andrew Kiernan investigate her case. Soon Kiernan realizes that very sinister forces are at work, and tries to rescue Frankie from the entity that is plaguing her.

Plot: faith, vatican (holy see), religion and supernatural, miracle, possession, clergyman, atheist, priest, ...

The Rite (2011)

6.1 2.3K votes

Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller

Country: United States of America, Hungary

Duration: 114 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: Seminary student Michael Kovak reluctantly attends exorcism school at the Vatican. While he’s in Rome, Michael meets an unorthodox priest who introduces him to the darker side of his faith, uncovering the devil’s reach even to one of the holiest places on Earth.

Plot: vatican (holy see), exorcism, violinist, god, priest, hospital, church, devil, ...

The Pink Panther 2 (2009)

5.7 1.3K votes

Genre: Comedy, Mystery

Country: United States of America

Duration: 92 min.

Audience: PG

Story: When legendary treasures from around the world are stolen, including the priceless Pink Panther Diamond, Chief Inspector Dreyfus is forced to assign Inspector Clouseau to a team of international detectives and experts charged with catching the thief and retrieving the stolen artifacts.

Plot: paris, france, rome, italy, diamond, vatican (holy see), detective, sequel, ...

Place: france

Exorcist: The Beginning (2004)

5.4 903 votes

Genre: Horror, Mystery

Country: United States of America

Duration: 114 min.

Audience: R

Story: Years before Father Merrin helped save Regan MacNeil’s soul, he first encounters the demon Pazuzu in East Africa.

Plot: based on novel or book, nazi, africa, vatican (holy see), religion and supernatural, exorcism, possession, prequel, ...

Time: 1940s

Place: kenya, east africa

Cast

Oscar Isaac

Gal Gadot

Gerard Butler

John Malkovich

In the Hand of Dante (2026)

5.4 48 votes

Genre: Crime, Drama

Country: Chile, Italy

Duration: 153 min.

Audience: R

Story: A Vatican priest discovers Dante's original Divine Comedy manuscript. When asked to authenticate it, writer Nick Tosches steals it, while a parallel story follows Dante's quest to create his masterpiece.

Plot: based on novel or book, manuscript, black and white, parallel story, verona italy, dante, vatican

Place: venice, italy, rome, ...