Karol is an exceptionally popular biography of the exceptionally popular Karol Wojtyła, later known as Pope John Paul II.
Category: Saints movies
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien – well acted saint’s story
A faithful account of St Molokai’s ministry among lepers in an isolated island community
The Flowers of St Francis – a beautiful film
A surprisingly muscular and vigorous drama about the life of a man both austere and joyful, a little mad but also incredibly calm and prepossessed.
Francesco – just, what?
A confused and confusing biopic of St Francis, at the end of which we come out knowing nothing about him!
All or Nothing – documentary on a saint in the making
A sincere documentary about a young woman who gave her life to God
The Refusal the true story of Bl Jaggerstätter
A beautiful story, starkly told; the truth unadorned. WWII martyr Bl Franz Jaggerstätter gets the film he deserves
A Hidden Life – a self-indulgent tragedy
Malick’s direction suffocates what could have been
Romero (1989) – an admirable saint’s biopic
A run-of-the-mill biopic about an incredible man