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1. Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
R | 144 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Balian of Ibelin travels to Jerusalem during the Crusades of the 12th century, and there he finds himself as the defender of the city and its people.
Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Orlando Bloom, Eva Green, Liam Neeson, Martin Hancock
Votes: 314,107 | Gross: $47.40M
2. Life of Brian (1979)
R | 94 min | Comedy
Born on the original Christmas in the stable next door to Jesus Christ, Brian of Nazareth spends his life being mistaken for a messiah.
Director: Terry Jones | Stars: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam
Votes: 421,630 | Gross: $20.05M
3. Jesus of Nazareth (1977)
TV-G | 96 min | Biography, Drama, History
Beginning before the Nativity and extending through the Crucifixion and Resurrection, this mini-series brings to life all of the sweeping drama in the life of Jesus, as told by the Gospels.
Stars: Robert Powell, Olivia Hussey, Laurence Olivier, James Mason
Votes: 24,814
4. SLC Punk! (1998)
R | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
In the early 1980s Stevo, and Heroin Bob are the only two dedicated punks in conservative Salt Lake City.
Director: James Merendino | Stars: Matthew Lillard, Michael A. Goorjian, Annabeth Gish, Jennifer Lien
Votes: 32,738 | Gross: $0.30M
5. Heavy Metal 2000 (2000)
R | 88 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
After surviving an invasion on her peaceful homeworld, a beautiful avenger must stop a powerful psychopath from gaining immortality and rescue her kidnapped sister.
Directors: Michael Coldewey, Michel Lemire | Stars: Michael Ironside, Julie Strain, Billy Idol, Pier Paquette
Votes: 9,313
6. Appointment with Death (1988)
PG | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When a former prison wardress who dominates the lives of her three adult stepchildren and her daughter is found dead at an archaeological dig near the Dead Sea, there are a great many suspects.
Director: Michael Winner | Stars: Peter Ustinov, Lauren Bacall, Carrie Fisher, John Gielgud
Votes: 6,031 | Gross: $0.96M
7. Arn: The Knight Templar (2007)
R | 139 min | Action, Drama, Romance
Arn, the son of a high-ranking Swedish nobleman, is educated in a monastery and sent to the Holy Land as a knight templar to do penance for a forbidden love.
Director: Peter Flinth | Stars: Joakim Nätterqvist, Sofia Helin, Stellan Skarsgård, Michael Nyqvist
Votes: 23,161
8. C.R.A.Z.Y. (2005)
Not Rated | 129 min | Comedy, Drama
A young French Canadian, one of five boys in a conservative family in the 1960s and 1970s, struggles to reconcile his emerging identity with his father's values.
Director: Jean-Marc Vallée | Stars: Michel Côté, Marc-André Grondin, Danielle Proulx, Émile Vallée
Votes: 34,107
9. Assassin's Creed (2007 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A man enters a machine called the Animus that lets him relive the memories of his ancestor, a 12th century assassin named Altair.
Stars: Kristen Bell, Philip Shahbaz, Nolan North, Phil Proctor
Votes: 20,273
10. Religulous (2008)
R | 101 min | Documentary, Comedy, War
Bill Maher's take on the current state of world religion.
Director: Larry Charles | Stars: Bill Maher, Tal Bachman, Jonathan Boulden, Steven Burg
Votes: 60,230 | Gross: $13.00M
11. King Richard and the Crusaders (1954)
Approved | 114 min | Adventure, Family, History
While leading the Third Crusade, King Richard the Lionheart (George Sanders) battles treachery in his own camp as well as the Saracens and their charismatic leader Emir Hderim Sultan Saladin (Sir Rex Harrison).
Director: David Butler | Stars: Rex Harrison, Virginia Mayo, George Sanders, Laurence Harvey
Votes: 913 | Gross: $2.10M
12. The Long Shadow (1992)
80 min | Drama
The story of a young man, Romándy, a famous stage actor, who is notified of the death of his father, Raphael an archaeologist whom he has never seen. In Israel where his father is buried, ... See full summary »
Director: Vilmos Zsigmond | Stars: Liv Ullmann, Michael York, Oded Teomi, Zoltán Gera
Votes: 95
13. Occupation 101 (2006)
90 min | Documentary
A thought-provoking and powerful documentary film on the current and historical root causes of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and U.S. political involvement.
Directors: Abdallah Omeish, Sufyan Omeish | Stars: James Akins, Arik Ascherman, Bishop Barltlett Jr., Phyllis Bennis
Votes: 1,905
14. The Bruce (1996)
107 min | Biography, Drama, History
In the early 14th century, Scottish warrior and Earl Robert the Bruce is crowned King of Scots, leading Scotland during the First War of Scottish Independence against England.
Directors: Bob Carruthers, David McWhinnie | Stars: Gary Andrew, Brian Blessed, Richard Brimblecombe, Conor Chamberlain
Votes: 623
15. Simoun (2006)
TV-PG | 25 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
In the world of Daikuuriku, everyone is born female, and chooses which sex they wish to become at age 17. In this world, the peaceful theocracy of Simulacrum is guarded by magical flying ... See full summary »
Stars: Mamiko Noto, Nana Mizuki, Megumi Toyoguchi, Houko Kuwashima
Votes: 167
16. David (1979)
125 min | Drama, War
David (Mario Fischel), the son of a local rabbi (Walter Taub), sees the rise in anti-Semitism in 1930s Germany, but it isn't until his father's synagogue is burned down and his mother (... See full summary »
Director: Peter Lilienthal | Stars: Mario Fischel, Walter Taub, Irena Vrkljan, Eva Mattes
Votes: 171
17. Charlton Heston Presents the Bible (1992 Video)
Not Rated | 206 min | Documentary
In the first of Heston's acclaimed four-part series, the renowned actor serves as storyteller. An ancient Roman amphitheater and other locales in Israel provide the settings for the Oscar ... See full summary »
Director: Tony Westman | Star: Charlton Heston
Votes: 182
18. Mary Magdalene: Art's Scarlet Woman (2017 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
Waldemar Januszczak explores the impact of Mary Magdalene's myth on art and artists. In art all Christian saints are inventions but Mary Magdalene has been the subject of more invention and re-invention than any other.
Director: Waldemar Januszczak | Star: Waldemar Januszczak
Votes: 75
19. La Última Luna (2005)
105 min | Drama
Palestine 1914. One morning in July, Soliman, a young Palestinian Christian, and Jacob, his Jewish friend, begin to build a house in Beit-Sajour, in the Judean hills, with stones brought ... See full summary »
Director: Miguel Littin | Stars: Aymann Abuloff, Tamara Acosta, Alejandro Goic, Francisca Merino
Votes: 84
20. Where Jesus Walked (1978)
26 min | Short, Documentary
Places in The Holy Land where Jesus journeyed are shown as narration by Richard Basehart tells the relevant facts associated with each site. Location shooting is complimented with paintings... See full summary »
Director: Scott Whitaker | Star: Richard Basehart
Votes: 15
21. Epicenter (2007 Video)
Not Rated | 59 min | Documentary
This documentary is based on the New York Times best-selling book Epicenter by Joel C. Rosenberg. Filmed on location in the Middle East, Joel C. Rosenberg and Skip Heitzig conduct exclusive... See full summary »
Director: Daniel Lusko | Stars: Dore Gold, Skip Heitzig, Tim LaHaye, Greg Laurie
Votes: 36
22. Our Search for Sodom & Gomorrah (2006 Video)
G | 52 min | Documentary
In this documentary, the Real Discoveries team visit the Dead Sea to find the remains of the infamous cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. 3900 years ago, these two cities became so evil that God ... See full summary »
Director: Simon Brown | Stars: Einar Arnarsson, Emma Brown, Lauren Brown, Simon Brown
Votes: 9
23. Holy Vegans
Documentary | Filming
Vegans of the Holy Land,first introduced in 1968 by the Black Hebrews and now a popular trend and way of life that has spread to over 200.000 vegans across the holy Land,we follow different... See full summary »
Directors: Oren Rosenfeld, Michal Lee Sapir
24. The Warren (2014)
R | 11 min | Short, Drama, Thriller
A dramatization of raid to capture a suspected militant by the Israeli Defense Forces during the Second Intifada into the sprawling maze of the Balata Refugee Camp in Palestine.
Director: James Adolphus | Stars: Ali Suliman, Maisa Abd Elhadi, Mohammad Bakri, Guy Elhanan
Votes: 9
25. The Riddle of the Dead Sea Scrolls: Mysteries of the Bible Unravelled (1990 TV Movie)
80 min | Documentary
Documentary based on the controversial theories of Dr. Barbara Thiering, who contends that the Dead Sea Scrolls reference Jesus and John the Baptist.
Director: Richard Cassidy | Stars: Rowan Ayers, Matthew Black, George J. Brooke, Philip R. Davies
Votes: 16
26. After Jesus (1991–2013)
Documentary
After Jesus' resurrection, a small band of committed believers changed the world by spreading Christ's joy and message throughout Europe, Asia, and Africa. After Jesus the world was never the same.
Stars: Bess Austin, Ben Kingsley, Joseph Campanella, Ed Ragozzino
27. 7 Days in the Holy Land (2014 TV Movie)
TV-G | 27 min | Documentary, Family
See God's Word come alive in this special devotional series, filmed on location in the Holy Land. Journey with Franklin Graham and his daughter Cissie, to the land of the Bible. Enjoy this ... See full summary »
28. VeHaaretz Hayta Tohu vaVohu: Toldot Eretz Yisrael (2016–2017)
55 min | Documentary, History
The history of the Land of Israel from prehistoric times to the Ottoman period.
Stars: Maharta Baruch, Dori Parnas, Merav Batito, Ishai Golan
Votes: 18
29. Russkiy palomnik (1993)
50 min | Documentary
The film depicts the pilgrimage to Jerusalem of schema monk Makary with whom faith is not just the latest craze but the essence of his understanding of life. His main goal is to pray in the... See full summary »
Directors: Nikolay Milovidov, Vladimir Osminin
31. Holy Land (2021)
27 min | Short, Adventure
Director: Abdullahi Idum Felix | Stars: Dumboy Booneba, Beauty Iroegbu, Precious Ragy, Charay Vaughn
32. From Man to Man, We Pass Like Strangers... (2012)
24 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
The tensions and complexities of the city of Jerusalem are represented by the regular passengers of the newly inaugurated urban train.
Director: Daniel Gal
33. Return to the Holy Land (2018 TV Movie)
TV-G | 28 min | Documentary, Family, History
Journey with Franklin Graham and his family, to the land of the Bible. Many passages from God's Word come alive in this devotional series, filmed on location in the Holy Land.
Stars: Franklin Graham, Jane 'Cissie' Graham Lynch
Votes: 11
34. The Voice from the Minaret (1923)
70 min | Drama, Romance
Lord Carlyle, governor of an Indian province, a ruthless type of a man, attracted by Adrienne's beauty, makes her his wife, but does not win her love. Andrew Fabian, studying for the ... See full summary »
Director: Frank Lloyd | Stars: Norma Talmadge, Eugene O'Brien, Edwin Stevens, Winter Hall
35. The True Story of the Nativity (2006 Video)
TV-G | 90 min | Documentary
This is the miraculous story of the Holy Family, revealed through contemporary scientific discoveries and startling new evidence. It chronicles the journey of the Holy Family to Bethlehem, and beyond, beginning with the birth of Christ.
Stars: Lawrence Bode, Benjamin Fiore, Paul L. Maier, Paul-Dean Martin
Votes: 12
36. Yemen'de Bir Avuç Türk (1970)
86 min | Adventure, History, War
During the First World War, many Turks were martyred in Yemen. Against the Lawrence and Sheikh Faisal alliance, Turkish soldiers will try to defend Medina and protect the holy land.
Director: Yilmaz Atadeniz | Stars: Fikret Hakan, Kadir Inanir, Serdar Gökhan, Müjgan Agrali
Votes: 31
37.
Naked Planet (1999–2000)
Episode:
Dead Sea
(1999)
55 min | Documentary, History
The history and geology of the Dead Sea, one of the world's most unusual bodies of water, and its influence upon the many civilizations that lived near its shores.
Director: Daniel Percival | Stars: Peter Thomas, Udi Izack
Votes: 21
38.
Frontline (1983– )
Episode:
Israel's Next War
(2005)
TV-MA | 55 min | Documentary, News
A shocking documentary about the growing number of Jewish extremists in Israel.
Director: Dan Setton | Stars: Yitzhak Dar, Shlomo Dvir, Noam Federman, Mike Guzofsky
Votes: 28
39.
Richard the Lionheart (1962–1963)
Episode:
Queen in Danger
(1962)
26 min | Adventure, Family, History
Fearing for her safety, Richard orders Queen Berengaria to return to England, so she takes her entourage yet tries to travel in disguise. She's captured not by Saladin or Muslim raiders, ... See full summary »
Director: Ernest Morris | Stars: Dermot Walsh, Sheila Whittingham, Marne Maitland, Michael Peake
40.
Sphinx - Geheimnisse der Geschichte (1994– )
Episode:
König Artus - Die Suche nach dem heiligen Gral
(2000)
Documentary
Director: Jens-Peter Behrend | Stars: Geoffrey Ashe, Jens-Peter Behrend, Antonio Beltran, Claudine Glot
41.
The Cradles of Culture (2010–2017)
Episode:
Damascus, Aleppo, Bosra, Palmyra, Krak des Chevaliers
(2010)
Documentary, History
Experience the stunning World Heritage Sites of the Middle East, including Palmyra, the Bride of the Desert, as well as sites in Syria that no longer exist due to war, but which were captured prior to their destruction by our filmmakers.
Director: Eugene Shepherd | Star: Mark Griffith
42.
The Cradles of Culture (2010–2017)
Episode:
Jerusalem, Acre, Masada
(2016)
Documentary, History
The center of modern Jerusalem is home to several major sites of key religious importance for Jews, Muslims, and Christians. We then travel to Acre, among the oldest settlements on Earth, as well as the ancient historic region of Masada.
Director: Eugene Shepherd | Star: John Barefield
43.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
The Greatest Story Ever D'ohed
(2010)
TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Comedy
Ned takes the Simpsons on a pilgrimage to Israel in order to try and save Homer, but soon discovers that he may not be worth saving.
Directors: Mike B. Anderson, Mike Frank Polcino | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 1,630
44.
Ancient X-Files (2010– )
Episode:
Sodom and Gomorrah
(2012)
45 min | Documentary, History
For centuries, archeologists have searched for these original "cities of sin" supposedly destroyed by the wrath of God. But have the experts been looking in the wrong place all these years?... See full summary »
Directors: John Blystone, Isabel Tang | Stars: Steven Collins, David Maltsberger, Jehad Haroun, Nick Pelling
Votes: 10
45.
Rick Steves' Europe (2000–2023)
Episode:
Palestine
(2014)
TV-G | 27 min | Documentary, Reality-TV
Exploring Palestine - the Muslim and Arab half of the Holy Land - we'll visit Jerusalem, harvest olives near Ramallah, follow pilgrims to Bethlehem, and bob in the Dead Sea.
Director: Simon Griffith | Star: Rick Steves
Votes: 27
46.
Catholicism (2011– )
Episode:
Amazed and Afraid: Jesus Both God and Human
(2011)
50 min | Documentary
Fr. Robert Barron travels to the Holy Land and reveals through sight, scripture, and story just how strange and startling Jesus Christ was to his first century disciples and to all who followed in their wake.
Director: Matt Leonard | Stars: Robert Barron, Pope Benedict XVI, Francis George
Votes: 11