The best religious cult movies turn belief into pressure, ritual, control, and fear. This list sticks to films in which a cult or sect drives the main story, whether through pagan sacrifice, apocalyptic doctrine, charismatic leadership, or coercive indoctrination. Horror dominates, but dramas and thrillers make the cut when the cult remains the narrative engine.
19 Best Religious Cult Movies About Dangerous Belief
19 Best Religious Cult Movies About Dangerous Belief is a curated selection of 19 Movies spanning 1943 to 2023 across Cult, Religious · Horror and Mystery. Each title was handpicked by Movievia and ranked below from the strongest pick downward, so you can start at the top and discover your next watch — no endless scrolling, no algorithmic guesswork.
Apostle (2018)
The year is 1905, and Thomas Richardson is a broken man carrying secrets nobody on a remote Welsh island should ever discover....
The Wicker Man (2006)
A sheriff investigating the disappearance of a young girl from a small island discovers there's a larger mystery to solve among the...
Midsommar (2019)
Dani is still raw with grief when she joins her boyfriend and a group of anthropology students on a trip to rural...
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Newlyweds Rosemary and Guy Woodhouse are thrilled to score a coveted Manhattan apartment, even if the building carries a dark reputation among...
The Master (2012)
Freddie Quell comes home from World War II with nothing but rage and a talent for brewing toxic hooch from whatever chemicals...
The Sacrament (2014)
A documentary crew follows a friend to a remote compound in search of his missing sister. What they find is Eden Parish,...
The Invitation (2016)
A dinner party should be simple enough: old friends, good wine, a house Will used to call home. But something about the...
The Other Lamb (2020)
Selah has never known anything but the forest compound where her cult leader, a man called Shepherd, orchestrates every detail of life....
Colonia (2016)
When her boyfriend vanishes into the clutches of a Chilean cult, a young woman infiltrates Colonia Dignidad, a compound shrouded in mystery...
Ticket to Heaven (1981)
David arrives at a spiritual retreat seeking meaning and finds something far more dangerous. Through calculated manipulation, sleep deprivation, and enforced poverty,...
Sound of My Voice (2011)
Two amateur documentarians infiltrate a secretive underground community led by a charismatic woman claiming to be a time traveler sent to prevent...
Faults (2014)
When a couple's daughter falls under the spell of an obscure religious group, they turn to Ansel Roth, a disgraced deprogramming specialist...
The Endless (2017)
Two brothers impulsively drive back to the remote community they escaped a decade earlier, hoping to find closure. What they encounter instead...
Red State (2011)
Kevin Smith's visceral thriller follows three young men lured by an online encounter into the compound of a militant religious sect. What...
The Devil Rides Out (1968)
A French aristocrat discovers his young protégé has fallen under the spell of a sophisticated cult leader who practices dark ritual magic....
Jug Face (2013)
Deep in the forest, an insular community maintains a pact with something ancient and hungry. When the pit selects its next victim...
The Sacrifice Game (2023)
When two schoolgirls remain on campus over Christmas break in 1971, their quiet solitude shatters with the arrival of unexpected guests. What...
Race with the Devil (1975)
Two couples on a cross-country road trip in their RV stumble onto something they shouldn't have: a satanic ceremony unfolding in the...
The Seventh Victim (1943)
When her sister vanishes without explanation, Mary Gibson abandons the safety of her boarding school for the uncertain streets of New York...
19 Best Religious Cult Movies About Dangerous Belief
These 19 religious cult movies examine fanaticism, indoctrination, charismatic leaders, pagan rituals, and closed communities through horror and drama.
Best Religious Cult Movies
A complete reference of every movie on this list, ranked in the editorial order above. Use this table as a quick scan: tap any title for the full movie page including trailer, synopsis, and streaming availability.
- 1 Apostle (2018)
- 2 The Wicker Man (2006)
- 3 Midsommar (2019)
- 4 Rosemary's Baby (1968)
- 5 The Master (2012)
- 6 The Sacrament (2014)
- 7 The Invitation (2016)
- 8 The Other Lamb (2020)
- 9 Colonia (2016)
- 10 Ticket to Heaven (1981)
- 11 Sound of My Voice (2011)
- 12 Faults (2014)
- 13 The Endless (2017)
- 14 Red State (2011)
- 15 The Devil Rides Out (1968)
- 16 Jug Face (2013)
- 17 The Sacrifice Game (2023)
- 18 Race with the Devil (1975)
- 19 The Seventh Victim (1943)
Frequently asked
Which movie on the 19 Best Religious Cult Movies About Dangerous Belief is the highest rated?
Rosemary's Baby (1968) is the highest-rated film on the 19 Best Religious Cult Movies About Dangerous Belief, with a viewer rating of 7.8/10. You can find it featured at the top of the ranked list above, along with the full lineup ordered from best to last so you always know which title to start with.
How many movies are on the 19 Best Religious Cult Movies About Dangerous Belief?
The 19 Best Religious Cult Movies About Dangerous Belief contains 19 movies, spanning 1943 to 2023, primarily within the Cult, Religious · Horror and Mystery genre. The selection is updated regularly as Movievia's editors discover new titles worth adding or refining the lineup based on viewer feedback and rating shifts.
Is the 19 Best Religious Cult Movies About Dangerous Belief worth watching?
Yes — the 19 Best Religious Cult Movies About Dangerous Belief carries an average viewer score of 6.3/10 across all 19 movies, well above the typical film average. Each entry was handpicked rather than algorithm-selected, so the list reads more like a recommendation from a friend with great taste than a generic top-100 dump. Start with the #1 pick at the top of the page.
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