Movies about sins

Movies about sins
List of the best films about sins according to the audience: The Passion of the Christ, Love Exposure, Phone Booth, Addicted, The Devil's Carnival, Reaper, Total Frat Movie, Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic, The Act of Killing, Dangerous Beauty.

In the top there are new films of 2019, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

Genre
Country
Markimdb: 7.2
Genredrama
CountryUSA
Duration02:07

"The Passion of the Christ" is a film about the last 12 hours in the life of Jesus. Director Mel Gibson received much criticism from critics and audiences for his explicit depiction of and focus on violence and on christs suffering, especially on the part of the jewish community. The films languages are Arabic, Latin and Hebrew and its actors are laymen which was controversially received as well.

Markimdb: 8
Genreaction, thriller, comedy, melodrama, drama, crime
CountryJapan
Duration03:57

The story of a teenage boy named Yu, who falls for Yoko, a girl he runs into while working as an "up-skirt" photographer in an offshoot of the porn industry. His attempts to woo her are complicated by a spot of cross-dressing - which convinces Yoko that she is lesbian - dalliances with kung-fu and crime, and a constant struggle with the guilt that's a legacy of his Catholic upbringing.

Markimdb: 7.1
Genrethriller, crime
CountryUSA
Duration01:21

A slick New York publicist who picks up a ringing receiver in a phone booth is told that if he hangs up, he'll be killed... and the little red light from a laser rifle sight is proof that the caller isn't kidding.

Markimdb: 5
Genrethriller, drama
CountryUSA

A gallerist risks her family and flourishing career when she enters into an affair with a talented painter and slowly loses control of her life.

Markimdb: 6
Genrehorror, musical
CountryUSA
Duration00:56

Sinners are invited to a theme park where they endure the repetition of their transgressions. What chances do a conniving kleptomaniac, a gullible teenager, and an obsessed father stand when facing their own moral failings? Lucifer and his colorful cast of singing carnies invite you to grab a ticket to The Devil’s Carnival to find out!

Markimdb: 5.2
Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, crime
CountryUSA
Duration01:30

Criminals and a beautiful but cunning hitchhiker must battle a supernatural force known as the Reaper.

Markimdb: 4.3
Genrecomedy
CountryUSA

Charlie Martin, a JI whose fraternity gets kicked off campus after it takes the rap for a rival fraternity gone awry. Three years later, Charlie and the remaining brothers must throw the greatest rush event to recruit a new pledge class and bring the house back to glory.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genrehorror, action, fantasy, cartoon, anime
CountryUSA, Japan, Singapore, South Korea
Duration01:28

Dante journeys through the nine circles of Hell -- limbo, lust, gluttony, greed, anger, heresy, violence, fraud and treachery -- in search of his true love, Beatrice. An animated version of the video game of the same name.

Markimdb: 8.2
Genredocumentary, crime, military, biography, history
CountryDenmark, Germany, USA, France, Israel, United Kingdom, Norway, Finland, Indonesia, Netherlands
Duration01:55

In a place where killers are celebrated as heroes, these filmmakers challenge unrepentant death-squad leaders to dramatize their role in genocide. The result is a surreal, cinematic journey, not only into the memories and imaginations of mass murderers, but also into a frighteningly banal regime of corruption and impunity.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genremelodrama, drama, biography
CountryUSA
Duration01:51

Veronica is brilliant, gifted and beautiful, but the handsome aristocrat she loves, Marco Venier, cannot marry her because she is penniless and of questionable family. So Veronica's mother, Paola, teaches her to become a courtesan, one of the exotic companions favored by the richest and most powerful Venetian men. Veronica courageously uses her charms to change destiny -- and to give herself a chance at true love.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genredrama, biography, history
CountryGermany, USA, Czech Republic, Italy
Duration02:03

During the early 16th Century idealistic German monk Martin Luther, disgusted by the materialism in the church, begins the dialogue that will lead to the Protestant Reformation.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genremelodrama, drama
CountryUSA

On Manhattan's gilded Upper East Side, a young gay painter is torn between an obsession with his infamous best friend and a promising new romance with an older foreign pianist.

Markimdb: 7
Genrehorror, comedy, drama, musical
CountryUSA, Germany, Canada

This film tells the tale of the Harper Affair, in which young Jimmy Harper finds his life of promise turn into a life of debauchery and murder thanks to the new drug menace marijuana. Along the way he receives help from his girlfriend Mary and Jesus himself, but always finds himself in the arms of the Reefer Man and the rest of the denizens of the Reefer Den.

Markimdb: 5.2
Genrefantasy, comedy
CountryUSA
Duration01:25

Two teens battle their way through a religious apocalypse on a mission to defeat the Antichrist.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genrethriller, detective
CountryUSA
Duration01:20

A group of people trapped in a elevator realizes that the devil is among them.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genreaction, fantasy, drama, adventure, cartoon
CountryUSA, United Kingdom
Duration01:53

6th-century Scandinavian warrior, Beowulf embarks on a mission to slay the manlike ogre Grendel, a descendant of Cain.

Markimdb: 7.3
Genredrama, film noir
CountryUSA
Duration01:38

A penniless pregnant woman adopts the identity of a rich woman killed in a train crash.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genrethriller, drama, crime
CountryUSA
Duration01:52

Crazed members of a sadistic family return to their childhood home to terrorize the new owners.

Markimdb: 5.7
Genrehorror, thriller, drama
CountryUSA, France
Duration01:27

    After years of performing “exorcisms” and taking believers’ money, Reverend Marcus travels to rural Louisiana with a film crew so he can dispel what he believes is the myth of demonic possession. The dynamic reverend is certain that this will be another routine “exorcism” on a disturbed religious fanatic but instead comes upon the blood-soaked farm of the Sweetzer family and a true evil he would have never thought imaginable.

    Markimdb: 7.5
    Genrethriller, fantasy, drama, detective
    CountryUSA, Germany
    Duration02:24

    A hotshot lawyer gets more than he bargained for when he learns his new boss is Lucifer himself.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genredrama, crime
    CountryFrance, USA
    Duration01:40

    Manuel Jordan is a man who is free after serving 23 years for killing a teenager during an attempted robbery. After nearly two decades of staring at his victim's face on a newspaper clipping in his cell, the paroled man attempts to find redemption, in the form of a mysterious minister and two needy women

    Markimdb: 7.5
    Genrehorror, thriller, fantasy, melodrama, drama, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:50

    Posing for a portrait, Dorian Gray talks with Lord Henry Wotton, who says that men should pursue their sensual longings, but laments that only the young get to do so. Taken with the idea, Dorian imagines a scenario in which the painting will age as he stays youthful. His wish comes true, and his boyish looks aid him as he indulges his every whim. But when a stunning revelation forces him to see what he's become, Dorian faces some very dangerous questions.

    Markimdb: 7
    Genremelodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:48

    When churlish, spoiled rich man Bob Merrick foolishly wrecks his speed boat, the rescue team resuscitates him with equipment that's therefore unavailable to aid a local hero, Dr. Wayne Phillips, who dies as a result. Phillips had helped many people, and when Merrick learns Phillips' secret, to give selflessly and in secret, he tries it in a ham-handed way.

    Markimdb: 7
    Genrethriller, drama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:36

    While investigating a young nun's rape, a corrupt New York City police detective, with a serious drug and gambling addiction, tries to change his ways and find forgiveness.

    Markimdb: 7.5
    Genredrama
    CountryCanada, USA
    Duration02:44

    Jesus, a humble Judean carpenter beginning to see that he is the son of God, is drawn into revolutionary action against the Roman occupiers by Judas -- despite his protestations that love, not violence, is the path to salvation. The burden of being the savior of mankind torments Jesus throughout his life, leading him to doubt.

    Markimdb: 8.6
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:07

    Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer whose crimes are based on the "seven deadly sins" in this dark and haunting film that takes viewers from the tortured remains of one victim to the next. The seasoned Det. Sommerset researches each sin in an effort to get inside the killer's mind, while his novice partner, Mills, scoffs at his efforts to unravel the case.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:55

    Five medical students want to find out if there is life after death. They plan to stop one of their hearts for a few seconds, thus simulating death, and then bring the person back to life.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genredrama, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:40

    A lonely telephone operator leading an empty, amoral life finds God — only to have her faith continually tested in ways beyond what she could have imagined.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genremelodrama, drama
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland
    Duration01:57

    A young woman, Tara Maguire (Robin Wright) scandalizes her provincial Irish village in the 1950s by having a baby out of a wedlock, and refusing to name the father. She has a rare beauty and every man in town desires her, especially Sergeant Hegarty (Albert Finney). The arrival of a dramatic troupe stirs things up even more, especially when she falls in love with one f the "Playboys", Tom Casey (Aidan Quinn).

    Markimdb: 5.9
    Genrecomedy, adventure
    CountryUSA

    The Griswold family hits the road again for a typically ill-fated vacation, this time to the glitzy mecca of slots and showgirls—Las Vegas.

    Markimdb: 6.9
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryUSA

    A Southerner--young, poor, ambitious but uneducated--determines to become something in the world. He decides that the best way to do that is to become a preacher and start up his own church.

    Markimdb: 6.9
    Genredrama
    CountryDenmark, Germany, France, Belgium
    Duration01:57

    A man named Seligman finds a fainted wounded woman in an alley and he brings her home. She tells him that her name is Joe and that she is nymphomaniac. Joe tells her life and sexual experiences with hundreds of men since she was a young teenager while Seligman tells about his hobbies, such as fly fishing, reading about Fibonacci numbers or listening to organ music.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genredrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:14

    After his happy life spins out of control, a preacher from Texas changes his name, goes to Louisiana and starts preaching on the radio.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genredrama, crime, history
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:35

    "The Laramie Project" is set in and around Laramie, Wyoming, in the aftermath of the murder of 21-year-old Matthew Shepard. To create the stage version of "The Laramie Project," the eight-member New York-based Tectonic Theatre Project traveled to Laramie, Wyoming, recording hours of interviews with the town's citizens over a two-year period. The film adaptation dramatizes the troupe's visit, using the actual words from the transcripts to create a portrait of a town forced to confront itself.

    Markimdb: 7.6
    Genredrama
    CountryUSA, China, United Kingdom, Afghanistan
    Duration02:08

    After spending years in California, Amir returns to his homeland in Afghanistan to help his old friend Hassan, whose son is in trouble.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genredrama
    CountryAustria, Germany, France
    Duration01:55

    Second film in Ulrich Seidl's Paradise trilogy. A devout Catholic woman practises her religion at home and in the local community, but is unprepared for the reappearance of her estranged husband, who is a Muslim.

    Markimdb: 5.2
    Genrehorror, thriller, detective
    CountryUSA, Germany
    Duration01:42

    For centuries, a secret Order of priests has existed within the Church. A renegade priest, Father Alex Bernier, is sent to Rome to investigate the mysterious death of one of the Order's most revered members. Following a series of strangely similar killings, Bernier launches an investigation that forces him to confront unimaginable evil.

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genrefantasy, comedy, drama, adventure
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:03

    The latest battle in the eternal war between Good and Evil has come to New Jersey in the late, late 20th Century. Angels, demons, apostles and prophets (of a sort) walk among the cynics and innocents of America and duke it out for the fate of humankind.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genrethriller, crime, detective
    CountryUSA, Canada
    Duration01:36

    A man confesses to an FBI agent his family's story of how his religious fanatic father's visions lead to a series of murders to destroy supposed "demons."

    Markimdb: 7.9
    Genredrama
    CountryItaly, France, West Germany
    Duration01:51

    A weak-willed Italian man becomes a fascist flunky who goes abroad to arrange the assassination of his old teacher, now a political dissident.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genrefantasy, drama
    CountrySweden, Germany, Norway, France

    Inspired by “One Thousand and One Nights,” the celebrated collection of Middle Eastern and Indian folk tales, “About Endlessness,” in its juxtaposition of tableaux capturing moments in life, explores the preciousness and beauty of our existence, awakening in us the wish to maintain this eternal treasure and pass it on.

    Markimdb: 6.9
    Genredrama
    CountryUnited Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy

    A morality tale of xenophobia, religious prejudice, mob violence, poverty, and their effect on two children in Liverpool during the Depression. When a shipyard closes, Liam and Teresa's dad loses his job. Liam, who's about 8, making his first Holy Communion, gets a regular dose of fire and brimstone at church. Teresa, about 13, has a job as a maid to the Jewish family that owns the closed shipyard. The lady of that house is having an affair, and Teresa becomes an accomplice. Liam stutters terribly, especially when troubled. Dad comes under the sway of the Fascists, who blame cheap Irish labor and Jewish owners. A Molotov cocktail brings things to a head.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genremelodrama, drama
    CountryUnited Kingdom
    Duration01:38

    Father Greg Pilkington is torn between his call as a conservative Catholic priest and his secret life as a homosexual with a gay lover, frowned upon by the Church. Upon hearing the confession of a young girl of her incestuous father, Greg enters an intensely emotional spiritual struggle deciding between choosing morals over religion and one life over another.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama
    CountryUnited Kingdom
    Duration01:43

    Stanley is infatuated with Margaret, the statuesque waitress who works with him. He meets George Spiggott AKA the devil and sells his soul for 7 wishes, which Stanley uses to try and make Margaret his own first as an intellectual, then as a rock star, then as a wealthy industrialist. As each fails, he becomes more aware of how empty his life had been and how much more he has to live for.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genreaction, fantasy, comedy
    CountryIndia

    Raja(Jr. NTR), an orphan, is a ruthless robber. He dreams of earning a fast buck so that he can settle down in life. And then, he stumbles on a fine opportunity. A ravishing beauty Mahi (Priyamani), a rich heiress, falls in love with him. The girl happens to be his childhood well-wisher and has always considered him her prince. He plans to surrender the girl to a gang who wants to kill her for her riches. But the villains play foul, and kill him. Raja reaches Yamaloka. He creates confusion in Yamaloka by stealing Yamapasam as whoever in possession of Yamapasam will become Yama. The rest of the story is all about how Yama (Mohan Babu) and Raja try to outsmart each other. After regaining power, Yama sends Raja back to earth, but only to take away his life once again.

    Markimdb: 8
    Genrehorror, fantasy, drama
    CountryIndia

    A lonely, married woman bonds with a younger man over their shared love of unusual foods. As their excursions become more adventurous, their relationship begins to take a dark turn.

    Markimdb: 7.5
    Genremelodrama, drama
    CountryFrance
    Duration01:50

    France, World War II. In order to somehow make ends meet, the mother of two children, Marie Latour, does underground abortions and rents a room to a familiar prostitute. She doesn't pay any attention to her husband, who returned from the war because of his injury and lives her own life. Abortions gradually begin to bring a good income, and boredom can be easily dispelled by starting a young lover ...

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genredrama
    CountrySpain, Argentina

    Victor is a man who gets to Paris to join his family around their seriously ill father, Max. As the chance of selling the family business begins to disrupt the family relationships, Victor is desperately asked for help by Max. What seems in the beginning mere delusions of an old man losing his mind, begin to show traces of some sort of real 'secret' that is troubling Max's last days. Victor decide to help his father to find that something (maybe just peace) he is searching for. Written by Snatcho

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genrethriller, comedy, drama, detective
    CountryChile
    Duration01:42

    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.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genrecomedy
    CountryIsrael, Bulgaria
    Duration01:30

    When ancient Sodom is doomed to destruction due to its people's corrupt ways, Lot is the only righteous man destined to be spared.




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