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1. Son of God (2014)
PG-13 | 138 min | Biography, Drama, History
The life story of Jesus is told from his humble birth through his teachings, crucifixion and ultimate resurrection.
Director: Christopher Spencer | Stars: Diogo Morgado, Amber Rose Revah, Greg Hicks, Adrian Schiller
Votes: 19,666 | Gross: $59.70M
2. Life and Passion of Christ (1907)
Not Rated | 45 min | Biography, Drama, History
Depicting well-known incidents in the life of Jesus Christ, this milestone of early cinema won world fame, huge audiences and a screen life of decades when most secular films of the time measured their commercial life in weeks.
Director: Ferdinand Zecca
Votes: 69
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: 24,897
4. Jesús, nuestro Señor (1971)
115 min | Drama, Family, History
Director: Miguel Zacarías | Stars: Claudio Brook, Narciso Busquets, Carlos East, Rita Macedo
Votes: 33
5. 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
6. Behold the Man (1935)
95 min | Adventure, Drama
The final days of Jesus from the time he enters the city of Jerusalem. Viewed as a threat, it is decided that he must be captured, tried, and executed as a criminal, a plan aided and abetted by disciple Judas Iscariot.
Director: Julien Duvivier | Stars: Harry Baur, Jean Gabin, Robert Le Vigan, Charles Granval
Votes: 284
7. Color of the Cross (2006)
PG-13 | 108 min | Drama
A retelling of the events leading up to the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, based on the idea that he was a black man whose death was a racially motivated hate crime.
Director: Jean-Claude La Marre | Stars: Jean-Claude La Marre, Johann John Jean, Adam Green, Jesse Holland
Votes: 377 | Gross: $0.08M
8. The Living Christ Series (1951)
360 min | Biography, Drama
The first mini-series made for television. Originally airing on NBC in 12 parts, it documents Christ's story from his birth to the resurrection.
Stars: Art Gilmore, Robert Holton, William Henry, Tyler McVey
Votes: 89
9. Mary of Nazareth (2012 TV Movie)
100 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of Mary, mother of Jesus.
Director: Giacomo Campiotti | Stars: Alissa Jung, Paz Vega, Andreas Pietschmann, Antonia Liskova
Votes: 344
10. Last Days in the Desert (2015)
PG-13 | 98 min | Drama, Fantasy, History
An imagined chapter from Jesus' forty days of fasting and praying in the desert. On his way out of the wilderness, Jesus struggles with the Devil over the fate of a family in crisis.
Director: Rodrigo García | Stars: Ewan McGregor, Ciarán Hinds, Tye Sheridan, Ayelet Zurer
Votes: 4,460
11. 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
The Messiah (1975)
12. 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
13. 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: 2,716
14. 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: 251,237 | Gross: $370.78M
15. 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: 9,030 | Gross: $14.48M
16. 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: 11,940 | Gross: $15.47M
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 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: 63,171 | Gross: $7.63M
19. The Gospel According to St. Matthew (1964)
Not Rated | 137 min | Biography, Drama, History
The life of Jesus Christ according to the Gospel of Matthew. Pasolini shows Christ as a Marxist avant-la-lettre and therefore uses half of the text of Matthew.
Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini | Stars: Enrique Irazoqui, Margherita Caruso, Susanna Pasolini, Marcello Morante
Votes: 13,719
20. The Revolutionary (1995 Video)
Not Rated | 48 min | Biography, Drama
This fast-paced film on Jesus, made in high definition technology, shows his life and teaching in a way that arrests the attention of audiences.
Director: Robert Marcarelli | Stars: John Kay Steel, Jack Adalist, Mosko Alkalai, Gilat Ankori
Votes: 113
21. Mary, Mother of Jesus (1999 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 88 min | Drama
Mary, Mother of Jesus and her pivotal position in Christianity is portrayed in the story of the woman who has been a symbol of hope and inspiration to people of diverse faiths throughout history.
Director: Kevin Connor | Stars: Christian Bale, Pernilla August, Melinda Kinnaman, David Threlfall
Votes: 1,426
22. The Gospel of John (2014)
Unrated | 160 min | Drama
The life and toils of Jesus Christ, depicted as written in the gospel of John. Narrated in English, following the New International Version of the scripture, while the actors speak in Aramaic.
Director: David Batty | Stars: David Harewood, Selva Rasalingam, Mourad Zaoui, El Mahmoudi M'Barek
Votes: 1,042
23. 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: 639
24. The Gospel According to Matthew (1993)
TV-G | 258 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
The plot follows the birth, preaching, teaching and miracles of Jesus. He preached and lived a radical message of God's Love and was able to heal people of lifelong disabilities and illnesses and was able to command natural phenomena.
Director: Regardt van den Bergh | Stars: Richard Kiley, Bruce Marchiano, Gerrit Schoonhoven, Dawid Minnaar
Votes: 1,078
25. El mártir del Calvario (1952)
113 min | Drama, History
Mexican drama that follows the teachings to disciples and events in the life of Jesus Christ, previous and during his passion, then rising from the dead on the third day.
Director: Miguel Morayta | Stars: Enrique Rambal, Manolo Fábregas, Consuelo Frank, Alicia Palacios
Votes: 148
26. 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
27. The Gospel Road: A Story of Jesus (1973)
G | 93 min | Drama, Music
The story of Jesus, from life to death and resurrection. Filmed on location in Israel, with narration and music by Johnny Cash.
Director: Robert Elfstrom | Stars: Johnny Cash, Robert Elfstrom, June Carter Cash, Larry Lee
Votes: 306
28. The Birth, the Life and the Death of Christ (1906)
Not Rated | 33 min | Short, Biography, Drama
The life of Jesus Christ in 25 scenes.
Director: Alice Guy
Votes: 589
29. Jesus: The Desire of Ages (2014)
Not Rated | 62 min | Drama, Family
This powerful drama puts a fresh spin on the story of Christ, telling Jesus' story through the eyes of those who knew and loved the Son of Man.
Directors: Nancy Hamilton, Desiree Orozco | Stars: Paul Spadaro, Desiree Orozco, Sandra Dee Richardson, Stephanie Gerard
Votes: 21
30. Jesús de Nazareth (1942)
100 min | Drama, History
It's about the passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Director: José Díaz Morales | Stars: José Cibrián, Adriana Lamar, Aurora Walker, José Baviera
Votes: 62
31. El proceso de Cristo (1966)
113 min | Drama, History
The last hours and crucifixion of Christ.
Director: Julio Bracho | Stars: Enrique Rocha, Julián Soler, Wolf Ruvinskis, Germán Robles
Votes: 25
32. The Young Messiah (2016)
PG-13 | 111 min | Drama, Fantasy
Tells the story of Jesus Christ at age seven as he and his family depart Egypt to return home to Nazareth. Told from his childhood perspective, it follows young Jesus as he grows into his religious identity.
Director: Cyrus Nowrasteh | Stars: Adam Greaves-Neal, Vincent Walsh, Sara Lazzaro, Sean Bean
Votes: 3,894 | Gross: $6.46M
33. The Nativity Story (2006)
PG | 101 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
A drama that focuses on the period in Mary and Joseph's life where they journeyed to Bethlehem for the birth of Jesus.
Director: Catherine Hardwicke | Stars: Keisha Castle-Hughes, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Oscar Isaac, Hiam Abbass
Votes: 12,358 | Gross: $37.63M
34. Son of Man (2006)
Not Rated | 86 min | Drama
One man's journey of love, deception and betrayal in contemporary South Africa. Based on the New Testament.
Director: Mark Dornford-May | Stars: Noluthando Boqwana, Andile Kosi, Pauline Malefane, Andries Mbali
Votes: 297
35. 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: 421,924 | Gross: $20.05M
36. 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: 11,752 | Gross: $36.00M
37. María Magdalena, pecadora de Magdala (1946)
95 min | Drama, History
Director: Miguel Contreras Torres | Stars: Medea de Novara, Luis Alcoriza, Tito Junco, José Baviera
Votes: 32
38. Killing Jesus (2015 TV Movie)
Unrated | 132 min | Biography, Drama, History
A TV Movie chronicling the life of Jesus of Nazareth.
Director: Christopher Menaul | Stars: Kelsey Grammer, Vernon Dobtcheff, Eoin Macken, Rufus Sewell
Votes: 2,107
39. He Knows My Name (2015)
TV-G | 35 min | Short, Drama
Little Rebekah brings Jesus home to meet her mother and grandfather--a simple act that will forever change all their lives.
Director: John Lyde | Stars: Aimee Lynne Johnson, Melanie Stone, Bruce Newbold, Koleman Stinger
Votes: 126
40. The Life of Jesus Christ (2011– )
Drama
Jesus Christ goes from being born in a manger to being King of the Jews. Walk where he walked, see what He did, and be where He died. What made him more than just a man in some peoples eyes but an impostor in others'?
Stars: Alice Johnson, Charley Boon, Christopher Clark, Mark B. Davidson
Votes: 145
41. The Passover Plot (1976)
PG | 108 min | Drama
Dramatization of the controversial best-seller that posits an alternate version of the birth of Christianity. In this version, Jesus planned for His crucifixion by taking a drug that would ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Campus | Stars: Harry Andrews, Hugh Griffith, Zalman King, Donald Pleasence
Votes: 156
42. 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: 30,840 | Gross: $36.87M
43. Un bambino di nome Gesù (1990 TV Movie)
190 min | Drama, History
The film attempts to fill in the "missing years" of Jesus, from ages 3 through 12. When King Herod orders that all Hebrew male children under the age of three be slain, Joseph moves his ... See full summary »
Director: Franco Rossi | Stars: Matteo Bellina, Bekim Fehmiu, María del Carmen San Martín, Alessandro Gassmann
Votes: 139
44. The Disciple (2010)
101 min | Biography, Drama, History
From a non-mythical perspective, The Disciple presents with high production value, the life of Jesus from a daring new angle, a human, without divinity, fallible and worrying disciple of God and the People on very real ground.
Director: Emilio Ruiz Barrachina | Stars: Joel West, Marisa Berenson, Ruth Gabriel, Juanjo Puigcorbé
Votes: 182
45. The Story of Jesus for Children (2000 Video)
PG | 62 min | Drama, Family
This is the story of Jesus as seen through the eyes of children who might have lived during the time of Jesus. Follow the lives of Benjamin, Caleb, Sarah, Joel, Leah and Nathan, living in ... See full summary »
Director: John Schmidt | Stars: Mikael Ayele, Brian Deacon, Brandon Gilberstadt, Rishi Kumar
Votes: 131
46. The Gospel of Luke (2015)
Not Rated | 215 min | Drama
The Gospel Of Luke from The Bible.
Director: David Batty | Stars: Selva Rasalingam, Karima Gouit, Mourad Zaoui, El Mahmoudi M'Barek
Votes: 500
47. 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: 29,936 | Gross: $24.48M
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