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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: 251,808 | 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: 254,307 | Gross: $74.70M

3. 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: 422,373 | Gross: $20.05M

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: 63,398 | Gross: $7.63M

5. 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: 46,962 | Gross: $26.41M

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: 25,090

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: 30,042 | Gross: $24.48M

8. 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: 1,233

9. 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: 30,950 | Gross: $36.87M

10. 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: 12,372

11. 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: 11,986 | Gross: $15.47M

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: 11,784 | Gross: $36.00M

13. 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: 9,058 | Gross: $14.48M

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: 7,062 | 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: 4,221 | Gross: $4.07M

16. 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: 4,054

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: 2,427 | Gross: $1.77M

18. 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: 2,208

19. 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: 3,267

20. 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: 2,733

21. 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: 1,792

22. 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: 538

23. 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: 962

24. 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: 132

25. 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

26. 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: 59

27. 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: 150

28. 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

29. 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: 383

30. 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: 223

31. 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: 642

32. 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

33. 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: 127

34. 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

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. 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: 48

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. 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: 52

39. The Revolutionary II (1996 Video)

52 min | Biography, Drama, Family

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Director: Robert Marcarelli | Stars: John Kay Steel, Jerry Hyman, Mosko Alkalai, Tamar Hanegbi

Votes: 35

40. Messiah (1960)

Drama

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Director: Royal Gornold | Stars: Gerald Rawlinson, Peter Chown, Faith Lees, Gitti Niknejad

41. 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.

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

44. The Living Christ Series (1951)
Episode: Boyhood and Baptism (1951)

Biography, Drama

Starting with the return from Egypt, explore Jesus's home and scholarly training and His visit to the Temple, as well as the advent of Governor Pontius Pilate, the introduction of John the Baptist, and a vivid depiction of Jesus's baptism.

Director: John T. Coyle | Stars: John Alvin, Virginia Carol, Lawrence Dobkin, Art Gilmore

Votes: 6

45. The Living Christ Series (1951)
Episode: Conflict (1951)

Biography, Drama

Despite an ever-worsening political climate that would eventually lead to Christ's crucifixion, Jesus's words and deeds endure. Returning to Galilee, Jesus sends the Apostles out on their first missionary journey to spread the word of God.

Director: John T. Coyle | Stars: Jeanne Baird, Jeanne Bates, Robert Bice, Lawrence Dobkin

Votes: 6

46. The Living Christ Series (1951)
Episode: Retreat and Decision (1951)

Biography, Drama

Jesus withdraws with the 12 Apostles to lands outside Herod's jurisdiction where He reveals to them that they represent the Church and predicts His death and resurrection. Soon, Jesus's entry into Jerusalem is halted at the Temple gates.

Director: John T. Coyle | Stars: Jeanne Baird, Gregg Barton, Jeanne Bates, Ray Bennett

Votes: 7

47. The Living Christ Series (1951)
Episode: Triumph and Defeat (1951)

Biography, Drama

Experience Christ's triumphal Palm Sunday entry into Jerusalem, the cleansing of the Temple, the sinister scheming and betrayal of Christ by Caiaphas and Judas, the Last Supper, and the trial of Jesus.

Director: John T. Coyle | Stars: Gregg Barton, Robert Bice, Lawrence Dobkin, James Flavin

Votes: 6

48. The Living Christ Series (1951)
Episode: Crucifixion and Resurrection (1951)

Biography, Drama

From the cross of Calvary and Jesus's crucifixion to the mysterious events surrounding His tomb, the magnificence of the resurrection is brought to light, including Christ's reappearance to His disciples in the upper room.

Director: John T. Coyle | Stars: Jeanne Baird, Jeanne Bates, Robert Bice, Lawrence Dobkin

Votes: 8