History of the World: Part I (1981), The Story of Ruth (1960), Arn: Tempelriddaren (2007), Appointment With Death (1988), Son of God (2014), Don Verdean (2015) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Holy Land movies.
Storyline: From the dawn of man to the distant future, mankind's evolution (or lack thereof) is traced. Often ridiculous but never serious, we learn the truth behind the Roman Emperor, we learn what really happened at the Last Supper, the circumstances that surrounded the French Revolution, how to test eunuchs, and what kind of shoes the Spanish Inquisitor wore.
Plot Keywords: moses, caveman, jesus, philosopher, emperor nero, madcap, outlandish ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Inspired by the tale from Hebrew scriptures and the Christian Bible, the Moabitess child Ruth is sold to the temple of Chemosh. Years pass and she serves as a priestess to the idol. While arranging a temple ritual, she encounters a Judean family of artisans: Elimelech, his wife Naomi, their sons Chilion and Mahlon, and daughter-in-law Orpah. Ruth is curious about their God, and begins to meet secretly with Mahlon. After tragedy strikes, Ruth follows Naomi and begins a new life in Bethlehem...—L. Hamre
Plot Keywords: young woman, slave, jew, farmer, pagan, uplifting, tense ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: 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.
Plot Keywords: crusader, lover, family, thrilling, holy land, jerusalem, knights ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Emily Boynton (Piper Laurie), stepmother to the three Boynton children, and mother to Ginevra (Amber Bezer), blackmails the family lawyer, Jefferson Cope (David Soul), into destroying the second will of her late husband, which would have freed the childern from her dominating influence. She takes herself and the children on vacation to Europe and the Holy Land. In Jerusalem, Hercule Poirot (Sir Peter Ustinov) meets up with a woman friend, Dr. Sarah King (Jenny Seagrove), who falls in love with Raymond Boynton (John Terleskey) to Emily's disapproval. Lady Westholme (Lauren Bacall), her secretary, and Cope are following them too. The children learn about the second will, and Emily succeeds in rubbing the rest the wrong way, causing much hatred towards her. At a dig, everybody wonders about the camp, and Emily is found dead, poisoned. Poirot investigates.—Lee Horton <Leeh@tcp.co.uk>
Plot Keywords: hercule poirot, widow, stepmother, engaging, intricate, sultry, suspenseful ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: The life story of Jesus is told from his humble birth through his teachings, crucifixion and ultimate resurrection.
Plot Keywords: roman, jew, jesus, pontius pilate, soldier, confident, cool ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Hired by an ambitious small-town pastor to find sacred relics in the Holy Land, a self-proclaimed Biblical archaeologist comes up short and his attempt to cover up his failure fuels a comic conspiracy from the filmmaking team behind Napoleon Dynamite and Nacho Libre. DON VERDEAN stars Sam Rockwell, Amy Ryan, Jemaine Clement, Leslie Bibb, with Will Forte, and Danny McBride.—Lionsgate Premiere
Plot Keywords: pastor, archaeologist, witty, amusing, airy, holy land, united states ...
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