The 10 Best Confessional Scenes in Cinematic History


A priest may not be able to reveal what he learns in a confessional booth, but Hollywood has no qualms about portraying the sacraments on the big screen.

And yes, I am probably going to hell for this post!

1. Sleepers

The boys decide to play priest.



2. A League of Their Own

Madonna makes the priest drop the bible twice–I wonder what she confessed . . .


3. Ladder 49

The firefighters have an interesting way to haze the new recruits. . .

4. Beavis and Butthead Do America

Man: I’m sorry. How many Hail Marys?
Beavis: A thousand. And I want you to hit yourself, right now.
Man: Um, now?
Beavis: Yeah. Do it.
*sounds of many beating himself and crying*
Beavis: Yeah, yeah, yeah. Harder.

Beavis and Butthead Church (I Gotta Take a Dump.?)Watch more amazing videos here


5. A Bronx Tale

“It was great to be catholic and go to confession. . .”

6. The Basketball Diaries

Leo was not certainly not well behaved!!!



7. The Godfather Part 3

Although this confession did not take place in a church, it was still one of the few good scenes from this awful sequel.

8. Eurotrip

Scotty doesn’t know that the Catholic Church has installed webcams in the confessional booths at the Vatican in order to make some money :)

9. Wedding Crashers

Here is one in which the priest does not keep the confession a secret.

The Wedding Crashers – ConfessionThe best video clips are here

10. Mask of Zorro

He should have given her a couple of extra Hail Mary’s

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One Response to The 10 Best Confessional Scenes in Cinematic History

  1. marina says:

    Is sneaking into confession wrong?!

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