Highest-Rated Movies about 'Alchemist', Sort by Popularity
Faust (1926), Black Death (2010), The Pied Piper (1972), A Field in England (2013), Revelation (2001) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Alchemist movies.
#1. Faust (1926)
Storyline: God and Satan war over earth; to settle things, they wager on the soul of Faust, a learned and prayerful alchemist. During a plague, Faust despairs and burns his books after failing to stop death; Satan sends Mephisto to tempt Faust, first with insight into treating the plague and then with a day's return to youth. Mephisto is clever, timing the end of this 24 hours as Faust embraces the beautiful Duchess of Parma. Faust trades his soul for youth. Some time later, he's bored, and demands on Easter Sunday that Mephisto take him home. Faust promptly sees and falls in love with the beautiful Gretchen, whose liaison with him brings her dishonor. Is there redemption? Who wins the wager?—<jhailey@hotmail.com>
Plot Keywords: alchemist, angel, demon, dark, melodramatic, creepy, germany ...
Movie Details Click Here!#2. Black Death (2010)
Storyline: Set during the time of the first outbreak of bubonic plague in England, a young monk is tasked with learning the truth about reports of people being brought back to life, a mission that pulls him toward a village ruler who has made a dark pact with evil forces.
Plot Keywords: knight, monk, necromancer, love interest, alchemist, dark, frightening ...
Movie Details Click Here!#3. The Pied Piper (1972)
Storyline: Greed, corruption, ignorance, stupidity, and disease. Midsummer, 1349: the Black Death reaches northern Germany. A family of strolling players travel to Hamelin for the Mayor's daughter's wedding to the Baron's son. He wants her dowry to pay his army, while his father taxes the people to build a cathedral he thinks will save his soul. A local Jewish apothecary tries to find a treatment for the plague. The Priests charge him with heresy and witchcraft. A mysterious minstrel (Donovan), who joined up with the players and who has soothed the Mayor's daughter with his music, promises to rid the town of rats for a fee. The Mayor agrees, then reneges after the rats have been dealt with. In the morning, the plague, the Jew's execution, and the Piper's revenge come at once.—<jhailey@hotmail.com>
Plot Keywords: gypsy, guitarist, daughter, alchemist, baron, outlandish, dreamy ...
Movie Details Click Here!#4. A Field in England (2013)
Storyline: Fleeing for their lives, a small party abandon their Civil War confederates and escape through an overgrown field. Thinking only of what lays behind, they are ambushed by two dangerous men and made to search the field. Psychedelia, madness, and chaotic forces slowly overtake the group as they question what treasure lies within the malignant field.—jessgiostan
Plot Keywords: alchemist, magician, assistant, gripping, outlandish, england, battlefield ...
Movie Details Click Here!#5. Revelation (2001)
Storyline: Wealthy businessman Magnus Martel (Terence Stamp) wants to get his hands on an ancient relic dating back to the time of the crucifixion of Christ. Along with various scientists and archaeologists, he invites his estranged son, Jake (James D'Arcy), a computer whiz, to join an expedition to find the relic and unlock its secrets. Unfortunately, the nefarious Grand Master (Udo Kier) of an ancient sect, who has been protecting the relic's dark truth for thousands of years, sets out to stop them.
Plot Keywords: businessman, computer expert, alchemist, son, immortal, priest, tense ...
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