A medieval monk and his novice uncover a shadowy conspiracy and grisly murders within a secluded monastery.
Suspenseful and cerebral. A late-night trip at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Prime Video, Kanopy (free), Hoopla (free), The Roku Channel (free), Pluto TV (free) and Plex (free).
It stays inside its R, with moderate sex and nudity, and strong violence.
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14th-century Franciscan monk William of Baskerville and his young novice arrive at a conference to find that several monks have been murdered under mysterious circumstances. To solve the crimes, William must rise up against the Church's authority and fight the shadowy conspiracy of monastery monks using only his intelligence; which is considerable.
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
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