The Name of the Rose

1986 · Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud

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.

crime drama mystery

Cast: F. Murray Abraham, Ron Perlman, Christian Slater, Sean Connery, William Hickey, Kim Rossi Stuart, Elya Baskin, Michael Lonsdale, Francesco Scali, Valentina Vargas

Rating: 7.472/10 from 2,528 votes