Highest-Rated Movies about 'Buddhist', Sort by Popularity

Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion (2003), Travelers and Magicians (2003), Seven Years in Tibet (1997), The Departure (2017), Wheel of Time (2003), Words of My Perfect Teacher (2003), The Civilization of Maxwell Bright (2005), Oh My God? (2009) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Buddhist movies.

#1. Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion (2003)

Storyline: Filmed during nine journeys throughout Tibet, India and Nepal, this film brings audiences to the long-forbidden "rooftop of the world"... from rarely-seen rituals in remote monasteries, to horse races with Khamba warriors; from brothels and slums in the holy city of Lhasa, to magnificent Himalayan peaks still traveled by nomadic yak caravans. The dark secrets of Tibet's recent past are chronicled through personal stories and interviews, and a collection of undercover and archival images. TIBET: CRY OF THE SNOW LION is an epic story of courage and compassion.—Sue Peosay

Plot Keywords: buddhist, monk, warrior, homeless person, profound, moving, monastery ...

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#2. Travelers and Magicians (2003)

Storyline: The two men embark on parallel, if separate, journeys. Their yearning is a common one--for a better and different life. Dondup, delayed by the timeless pace of his village, is forced to hitchhike through the beautiful wild countryside of Bhutan to reach his goal. He shares the road with a monk, an apple seller, a papermaker and his beautiful young daughter, Sonam. Throughout the journey, the perceptive yet mischievous monk relates the story of Tashi. It is a mystical fable of lust, jealousy and murder, that holds up a mirror to the restless Dondup, and his blossoming attraction to the innocent Sonam. The cataclysmic conclusion of the monk's tale leaves Dondup with a dilemma--is the grass truly greener on the other side?—Sujit R. Varma

Plot Keywords: government official, buddhist, monk, young man, widower, daughter, dreamy ...

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#3. Seven Years in Tibet (1997)

Storyline: After the death of 11 climbers, Austrian Heinrich Harrer (Brad Pitt) decides to add glory to his country and to the Austrian pride by climbing Nanga Parbat in British India, and leaves his expectant wife behind. An egoist and a loner, he does not get along with others on his team - but must bend to their wishes after bad weather threatens them. Then WWII breaks out, they are arrested and lodged in Dehra Dun's P.O.W. Camp. He attempts to break out several times in vain, but finally does succeed along with Peter Aufschnaiter (David Thewlis), and they end up in the holy city of Lhasa - a place banned to foreigners. They are provided food and shelter, and Peter ends up marrying a tailor, Pema Lhaki, while Heinrich befriends the Dalai Lama. They meet regularly; while he satiates the child's curiosity about the world, including Jack the Ripper and 'yellow hair'; he is exposed to the teachings of Lord Buddha, He even constructs a movie theater, while getting news of the end of the war, his ...

Plot Keywords: dalai lama, austrian, pregnant wife, buddhist, lama, explorer, emotional ...

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#6. Words of My Perfect Teacher (2003)

Storyline: A filmmaker sets out make a film sbout her Tibetan Buddhist teacher, meets all kinds of interesting people who tell their version of what suffering is. Things aren't as much fun as she thought it was going to be. But she learns a lot about herself in the meantime.—ggn

Plot Keywords: filmmaker, follower, buddhist, guru, steven seagal, engaging, inspiring ...

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#7. The Civilization of Maxwell Bright (2005)

Storyline: After a bad breakup, Maxwell Bright (Patrick Warburton), a diehard male chauvinist, declares he is fed up with dating and decides to buy a mail-order bride from China. When she arrives, Mai Ling (Marie Matiko) is quiet and submissive, but Maxwell cannot stop his piggish ways. After continued abuse, Mai Ling reveals she is actually a Buddhist nun, sent to America in place of her sister. After this, Max has an epiphany and devotes himself to making Mai Ling happy.

Plot Keywords: chauvinist, sister, nun, buddhist, chinese immigrant, amusing, melodramatic ...

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#9. Rambo III (1988)

Storyline: John Rambo's former Vietnam superior, Colonel Samuel Trautman, has been assigned to lead a mission to help the Mujahedeen rebels who are fighting the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, but the Buddhist Rambo turns down Trautman's request that Rambo help out. When the mission goes belly up and Trautman is kidnapped and tortured by Russian Colonel Zaysen, Rambo launches a rescue effort and allies himself with the Mujahedeen rebels and gets their help in trying to rescue Trautman from Zaysen.

Plot Keywords: veteran, colonel, native, russian general, buddhist, gutsy, patriotic ...

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#11. Broken Blossoms (1936)

Storyline: The spiritual and peace-loving Chen resides in London's Limehouse district, where he teaches and promotes peaceful Buddhist concepts. He is attracted to the beleaguered Lucy Burrows, whose prizefighter father beats her persistently. When Chen rescues Lucy from one of her father's attacks, the boxer sets out to avenge himself on the foreigner.—Jim Beaver <jumblejim@prodigy.net>

Plot Keywords: missionary, young girl, abusive father, buddhist, boxer, high priest, tense ...

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#12. Why Has Bodhi-Dharma Left for the East? (1989)

Storyline: Kibong (Won-Sop Sin), a young Buddhist monk on a quest to achieve peace and enlightenment, ventures to a monastery in the mountains of South Korea to commune with the elderly and reclusive Hyegok (Pan-Yong Yi) in hopes of gaining the answers he craves. With the aid of Haejin (Hae-Jin Huang), the young orphan who lives with him, Hyegok attempts to impart his wisdom onto Kibong. Yet, the young man still feels torn between his old life in the city and the path toward inner peace.

Plot Keywords: buddhist, monk, orphan, young boy, mother, old man, fascinating ...

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