Cinema of the Damned
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ApparitionsSeries
›TV-MA2008 · Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama · 1 season · Martin Shaw, Rick Warden, Luigi Diberti
Apparitions is a BBC drama about Father Jacob Myers, a priest of the Roman Catholic Church, played by Martin Shaw, who examines evidence of miracles to be used in canonisation but also performs exorcisms. As he learns, Jacob's duties run deeper than just sending demons back to Hell; he later must prevent them all from escaping. Unlike most portrayals of exorcism and spirit possession in fiction, Apparitions is more religiously accurate and fact-based, incorporating the nature of demonic possession as described by the Church. It also recounts historical events associated with Christianity and other Abrahamic religions, which may have been caused by Heaven or Hell, indicating that the War described in the Bible may not have fully concluded. The series is written by Joe Ahearne.
The Rosary Murders
›R1987 · Crime, Mystery, Thriller · 105m · Donald Sutherland, Charles Durning, Belinda Bauer
A priest is put in a dilemma when the serial killer who has been murdering priests and nuns confesses to him.
Stigmata
›R1999 · Horror, Thriller · 103m · Patricia Arquette, Gabriel Byrne, Jonathan Pryce
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.
Agnes
›2021 · Horror, Drama · 93m · Molly C. Quinn, Jake Horowitz, Hayley McFarland
Rumors of demonic possession at a religious convent prompts a church investigation into the strange goings-on among its nuns. A disaffected priest and his neophyte are confronted with temptation, bloodshed and a crisis of faith.
