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1. The Passion of the Christ (2004)
R | 127 min | Drama
Depicts the final twelve hours in the life of Jesus of Nazareth, on the day of his crucifixion in Jerusalem.
Director: Mel Gibson | Stars: Jim Caviezel, Monica Bellucci, Maia Morgenstern, Christo Jivkov
Votes: 251,303 | Gross: $370.78M
2. Ben-Hur (1959)
G | 212 min | Adventure, Drama
After a Jewish prince is betrayed and sent into slavery by a Roman friend in 1st-century Jerusalem, he regains his freedom and comes back for revenge.
Director: William Wyler | Stars: Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Stephen Boyd, Haya Harareet
Votes: 253,776 | Gross: $74.70M
3. Ben-Hur (2016)
PG-13 | 123 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Judah Ben-Hur, a Jewish prince falsely accused of treason by his adopted brother, an officer in the Roman army, returns to his homeland after years at sea to seek revenge, but finds redemption.
Director: Timur Bekmambetov | Stars: Jack Huston, Toby Kebbell, Rodrigo Santoro, Nazanin Boniadi
Votes: 46,871 | Gross: $26.41M
4. The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
R | 164 min | Drama
The life of Jesus Christ, his journey through life as he faces the struggles all humans do, and his final temptation on the cross.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Willem Dafoe, Harvey Keitel, Barbara Hershey, Paul Greco
Votes: 63,188 | Gross: $7.63M
5. 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: 421,945 | Gross: $20.05M
6. 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: 24,955
7. Jesus Christ Superstar (1973)
G | 106 min | Drama, History, Musical
Film version of the musical stage play, presenting the last few weeks of Christ's life told in an anachronistic manner.
Director: Norman Jewison | Stars: Ted Neeley, Carl Anderson, Yvonne Elliman, Barry Dennen
Votes: 29,941 | Gross: $24.48M
8. Risen (2016)
PG-13 | 107 min | Action, Drama, History
In 33 AD, a Roman Tribune in Judea is tasked to find the missing body of Jesus Christ, who rose from the dead.
Director: Kevin Reynolds | Stars: Joseph Fiennes, Tom Felton, Peter Firth, Cliff Curtis
Votes: 30,857 | Gross: $36.87M
9. The Bible (2013)
TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Drama, War
A religious dramatic miniseries about God's creation and physical landmark events leading up to the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Stars: Keith David, Robert Powell, Jake Canuso, Diogo Morgado
Votes: 12,354
10. The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
G | 260 min | Biography, Drama, History
An all-star, large scale epic movie that chronicles the life and ministry of Jesus Christ.
Directors: George Stevens, Jean Negulesco | Stars: Max von Sydow, Dorothy McGuire, Charlton Heston, Michael Anderson Jr.
Votes: 11,945 | Gross: $15.47M
11. King of Kings (1961)
PG-13 | 168 min | Biography, Drama
The temporary physical life of the Biblical Savior, Jesus Christ.
Director: Nicholas Ray | Stars: Jeffrey Hunter, Siobhan McKenna, Hurd Hatfield, Ron Randell
Votes: 9,031 | Gross: $14.48M
12. The Robe (1953)
Approved | 135 min | Drama, History, Romance
In the Roman province of Judea during the 1st century, Roman tribune Marcellus Gallio is ordered to crucify Jesus of Nazareth but is tormented by his guilty conscience afterwards.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Richard Burton, Jean Simmons, Victor Mature, Michael Rennie
Votes: 11,755 | Gross: $36.00M
13. Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert (2018 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 99 min | Drama, Musical
A live musical recounting the final days of Jesus Christ and those around him.
Directors: David Leveaux, Alex Rudzinski | Stars: Sara Bareilles, Alice Cooper, Ben Daniels, Brandon Victor Dixon
Votes: 4,047
14. Barabbas (1961)
Approved | 137 min | Biography, Drama, History
Governor Pontius Pilate gave the populace a choice to spare either Barabbas, a criminal, or Jesus, condemned as a heretic, from crucifixion. The masses chose Barrabas, and he is haunted by the image of Jesus for the rest of his life.
Director: Richard Fleischer | Stars: Anthony Quinn, Silvana Mangano, Arthur Kennedy, Katy Jurado
Votes: 7,039 | Gross: $6.32M
15. The Gospel of John (2003)
PG-13 | 180 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of Jesus' life as told by the apostle John, narrated by Christopher Plummer.
Director: Philip Saville | Stars: Henry Ian Cusick, Daniel Kash, Christopher Plummer, Scott Handy
Votes: 4,204 | Gross: $4.07M
16. Jesus (1999)
TV-PG | 77 min | Biography, Drama, History
A movie about the life, work and death of Jesus as we know it from the Bible.
Stars: Jeremy Sisto, Debra Messing, Jacqueline Bisset, Gary Oldman
Votes: 3,260
17. The King of Kings (1927)
Not Rated | 160 min | Biography, Drama, Family
Jesus Christ faces religious and political oppression during his ministry and in the days before his death and resurrection.
Director: Cecil B. DeMille | Stars: H.B. Warner, Dorothy Cumming, Ernest Torrence, Joseph Schildkraut
Votes: 2,418 | Gross: $1.77M
18. The Miracle Maker (1999)
G | 90 min | Animation, Biography, Drama
The story of Jesus Christ.
Directors: Derek W. Hayes, Stanislav Sokolov | Stars: Ralph Fiennes, Michael Bryant, Julie Christie, Rebecca Callard
Votes: 1,780
19. The Jesus Film (1979)
G | 117 min | Biography, Drama, Family
Filmed on location in Israel at authentic biblical sites, this inspirational drama and commercial success retells the life of Christ.
Directors: John Krish, Peter Sykes | Stars: Brian Deacon, Rivka Neuman, Alexander Scourby, Niko Nitai
Votes: 2,719
20. Salome (1953)
Approved | 103 min | Drama, History
After her banishment from Rome, Jewish Princess Salome returns to her Roman-ruled native land of Galilee, where prophet John the Baptist preaches against Salome's parents, King Herod and Queen Herodias.
Director: William Dieterle | Stars: Rita Hayworth, Stewart Granger, Charles Laughton, Judith Anderson
Votes: 2,204
21. A.D. (1985)
600 min | Drama, History
Set just after the death of Jesus Christ, this mini-series chronicles the life & adventures of Jesus's disciples, and events in Rome during the reigns of the Emperors Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius and Nero.
Stars: Anthony Andrews, Colleen Dewhurst, Ava Gardner, David Hedison
Votes: 536
22. The Savior (II) (2014)
136 min | Biography, Drama, History
After several years of providing religious instruction to diverse groups in the eastern Mediterranean, protagonist is wrongfully executed by political authorities on a Friday but rises from the dead the following Sunday.
Director: Robert Savo | Stars: Zohir Al Nobani, Mohammad Bakri, Abeer Issa, Yussuf Abu-Warda
Votes: 120
23. The Last Days of Pompeii (1935)
Approved | 96 min | Adventure, Drama
In the doomed Roman city, a gentle blacksmith becomes a corrupt gladiator, while his son leans toward Christianity.
Directors: Ernest B. Schoedsack, Merian C. Cooper | Stars: Preston Foster, Basil Rathbone, David Holt, Alan Hale
Votes: 1,205
24. Ben Hur (2003 Video)
Not Rated | 80 min | Animation, Drama, Family
When a Jewish prince is betrayed and sent into slavery by a Roman friend, he regains his freedom and comes back for revenge.
Director: William R. Kowalchuk Jr. | Stars: Charlton Heston, Duncan Fraser, Scott McNeil, Gerard Plunkett
Votes: 960
25. National Theatre Live: Salomé (2017)
105 min | Drama
A re-telling of the the classic tale of Salome.
Directors: Yaël Farber, Matthew Amos | Stars: Olwen Fouéré, Shahar Isaac, Paul Chahidi, Raad Rawi
Votes: 58
26. The Day Christ Died (1980 TV Movie)
142 min | Drama
The Crucifixion of Christ seen more from a political and historical point of view than a spiritual one.
Director: James Cellan Jones | Stars: Chris Sarandon, Colin Blakely, Keith Michell, Jonathan Pryce
Votes: 128
27. The Messiah (1975)
140 min | Biography, History
The story of the life of Jesus Christ.
Director: Roberto Rossellini | Stars: Pier Maria Rossi, Mita Ungaro, Carlos de Carvalho, Fausto Di Bella
Votes: 381
28. Pontius Pilate (1962)
Not Rated | 100 min | Drama
The events that culminated with the Passion of Christ seen from the perspective of Pontius Pilate, the Procurator of Judea who unwillingly condemned Christ to death. Based on the biblical Gospel of John.
Directors: Gian Paolo Callegari, Irving Rapper | Stars: Jean Marais, Jeanne Crain, Basil Rathbone, Letícia Román
Votes: 300
29. Day of Triumph (1954)
Passed | 110 min | Drama, History
An inspiring and ground breaking film on the life and ministry of Jesus Christ.
Directors: Irving Pichel, John T. Coyle | Stars: Lee J. Cobb, Robert Holton, James Griffith, Joanne Dru
Votes: 86
30. P.S.O: In the Name of My Father (2017)
117 min | Action, Drama, History
Jewish rebellers are fighting against subjection and supressors. Broken people are shouting for a leader. The crowd starts to follow a young man, who is speaking in the name of love. The ... See full summary »
Director: Zoltán Roczó-Nagy | Stars: Olivér Tóth, Péter Kálloy Molnár, Tamás Sághy, Tibor Gazdag
Votes: 51
31. The Friends of Jesus - Thomas (2001 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 96 min | Biography, Drama, History
When Jesus is taken off the cross at Golgotha, THOMAS arrives there. Like most of the other disciples, he had worriedly taken refuge with friends in Jerusalem after Jesus's arrest. After ... See full summary »
Directors: Raffaele Mertes, Elisabetta Marchetti | Stars: Roberta Armani, Mathieu Carrière, Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Mehmet Günsür
Votes: 221
32. Marie de Nazareth (1995)
110 min | Drama
At the time of king of the Jews Herod and the Roman emperor Augustus, Mary lives a simple life in Nazareth in Galilee with her fiancée Joseph the carpenter. One day an angel announces that she will give birth to the son of God.
Director: Jean Delannoy | Stars: Myriam Muller, Didier Bienaimé, Eric Jakobiak, Jean-Pierre Germain
Votes: 147
33. From the Manger to the Cross (1912)
TV-PG | 71 min | Biography, Drama
An account of the life of Jesus Christ according to the New Testament, told as a series of tableaus interspersed with Bible verses.
Director: Sidney Olcott | Stars: R. Henderson Bland, Percy Dyer, Gene Gauntier, Alice Hollister
Votes: 640
34. The Easter Story (1989 Video)
30 min | Animation, Short
An animated retelling of the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Directors: Don Lusk, Ray Patterson | Stars: Adrienne Barbeau, Darleen Carr, Tim Curry, Keene Curtis
Votes: 93
35. El beso de Judas (1954)
90 min | Drama, History
The story of Judas's betrayal of Christ.
Director: Rafael Gil | Stars: Rafael Rivelles, Francisco Rabal, Gérard Tichy, Fernando Sancho
Votes: 68
36. The Lamb of God (1992)
25 min | Short, Biography, Drama
Portrays the dramatic events of the last hours of Jesus' life and his resurrection.
Director: Russell Holt | Stars: Mark Deakins, Michael Flynn, Paul Mugerian, Bruce Newbold
Votes: 101
37. His Last Days (1987 Video)
Drama, Family, History
"His Last Days" is a film essay of the humanity of Jesus as it merged with His Holiness. Interlaced with the story of Jesus... His love, anger, anxiety, and understanding... are scenes at ... See full summary »
Director: Ken Berg | Stars: Dallas Holm, Aharon Almog, Annie Azulai, Eran Baniel
38. Die Passion (2022 TV Special)
Biography, Drama, History
Live event that recreates the Passion of Jesus in a modern setting taking place in Essen, Germany. It is accompanied by contemporary pop songs.
Directors: David Grifhorst, Volker Weicker | Stars: Laith Al-Deen, Wolfgang Bahro, Henning Baum, Reiner Calmund
Votes: 47
39. The Revolutionary II (1996 Video)
52 min | Biography, Drama, Family
Director: Robert Marcarelli | Stars: John Kay Steel, Jerry Hyman, Mosko Alkalai, Tamar Hanegbi
Votes: 35
40. Out of the Tomb
Drama | Pre-production
After Jesus rose from the dead and walked out of the Tomb the Stunned Soldiers guarding him ran back to Pontius Pilate and were ordered to keep quiet or face death.
41. Messiah (1960)
Drama
Director: Royal Gornold | Stars: Gerald Rawlinson, Peter Chown, Faith Lees, Gitti Niknejad
42.
Animated Stories from the New Testament (1987–2005)
Episode:
He Is Risen
(1988)
Not Rated | 30 min | Animation, Drama, Family
He is Risen is the story of the greatest miracle of all, the resurrection of Jesus. Sorrow and despair at the Lord's crucifixion become complete joy and love as the disciples behold their ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Rich | Stars: Ivan Crosland, John Nicolaysen, Stephen Cracroft, John Runnels
Votes: 62
43.
Family Theatre (1949–1958)
Episode:
I Beheld His Glory
(1953)
55 min | Drama
George Macready plays the centurion who presided over Christ's crucifixion.
Director: John T. Coyle | Stars: Robert Holton, George Macready, Lowell Gilmore, James Flavin
Votes: 56