The Miracle Maker (2000), The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), Jesus Christ Superstar (1973), The Passion of the Christ (2004), The Best Man Holiday (2013), The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965), Day of Triumph (1954), Henry Poole Is Here (2008) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Jesus Christ movies.
Storyline: In this retelling of the life of Christ, his experiences are recreated using claymation. Starting with his birth in Nazareth, Jesus (Ralph Fiennes) goes on to meet and inspire his apostles, perform various miracles and reveal his teachings. His baptism by John the Baptist (Richard E. Grant) is shown, as well as his meeting with Mary Magdalene (Miranda Richardson). Christ must eventually face the betrayal of Judas (David Thewlis), and succumb to Herod's (Anton Lesser) vendetta against him.
Plot Keywords: judas iscariot, pontius pilate, mary magdalene, savior, king herod, emotional, profound ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: The carpenter, Jesus of Nazareth, tormented by the temptations of demons, the guilt of making crosses for the Romans, pity for men and the world, and the constant call of God, sets out to find what God wills for Him. But as His mission nears fulfillment, He must face the greatest temptation; the normal life of a good man. Based, not on the Gospels, but on Nikos Kazantzakis' novel of the same name.
Plot Keywords: judas iscariot, mary magdalene, virgin mary, young girl, villager, pontius pilate, profound ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Based on a concept album project written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, and the subsequent long-running Broadway performance, this film tells the story of the final 6 days in the life of Jesus Christ through the troubled eyes of Judas Iscariot. Too often mis-labeled a musical, this film is a "rock opera." There are no spoken lines, everything is sung.
Plot Keywords: messiah, judas iscariot, mary magdalene, pontius pilate, king herod, apostle, emotional ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: A depiction of the last twelve hours in the life of Jesus of Nazareth, on the day of his crucifixion in Jerusalem. The story opens in the Garden of Olives where Jesus has gone to pray after the Last Supper. Betrayed by Judas Iscariot, the controversial Jesus--who has performed 'miracles' and has publicly announced that he is 'the Son of God'--is arrested and taken back within the city walls of Jerusalem. There, the leaders of the Pharisees confront him with accusations of blasphemy; subsequently, his trial results with the leaders condemning him to his death. Jesus is brought before Pontius Pilate, the prefect of the Roman province of Judaea, for his sentencing. Pilate listens to the accusations leveled at Jesus by the Pharisees. Realizing that his own decision will cause him to become embroiled in a political conflict, Pilate defers to King Herod in deciding the matter of how to persecute Jesus. However, Herod returns Jesus to Pilate who, in turn, gives the crowd a choice between ...
Plot Keywords: pontius pilate, judas iscariot, mary magdalene, satan, apostle, soldier, dark ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Mia Sullivan (Monica Calhoun), wife of Lance Sullivan (Morris Chestnut), has written letters requesting that the old gang should join them for Christmas: Harper Stewart (Taye Diggs) and his almost-nine-month-pregnant wife Robyn (Sanaa Lathan), Julian "Murch" Murchison (Harold Perrineau) and wife Candace Sparks (Regina Hall), her best friend Jordan Armstrong (Nia Long) and boyfriend Brian McDonald (Eddie Cibrian), Quentin "Q" Spivey (Terrence Howard), and Shelby Taylor (Melissa De Sousa). All the friends arrive at the house, the first time they've come together in 14 years, and the celebration begins. At dinner, the old friends catch up while tensions grow between Shelby and Candace. Years after his debut novel, Harper is struggling with writer's block, financial difficulties, and pressure from his publisher to come up with newer and better material for his next book. He has also been recently relieved of his faculty position at New York University, further complicating the couple's ...
Plot Keywords: husband, wife, friend, african-american, heartwarming, lighthearted, rousing ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: "My God, My God, why hast thou forsaken Me?" It is towards this climactic crossroads that the story of Jesus of Nazareth leads, and to which, at the final moment, it again looks back in triumphant retrospect. It is the anguishing crossroads where the eternal questions of faith and doubt become resolved.—alfiehitchie
Plot Keywords: prophet, traitor, king, mary magdalene, disciple, inspiring, profound ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: An inspiring and ground breaking film on the life and ministry of Jesus Christ.
Plot Keywords: judas iscariot, mary magdalene, leader, pontius pilate, apostle, zealot, powerful ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: In a working class neighborhood in Los Angeles, a world weary Henry Poole buys a house, caring little about its lack of amenities. He drinks and eats pizza. Recent stucco work has left a brown stain in a patio wall, and, to Henry's irritation, Esperanza, a neighbor, is certain she can see the face of Jesus in the stain. She brings her priest, then others. Meanwhile, Henry hears his conversations replayed over the fence in another neighbor's yard: it's Millie, about 7, mute, clutching a tape recorder. He tells Millie's mom why he's sad and angry. The face on the wall seems to shed a tear of blood. Is Henry beyond feeling any emotion?
Plot Keywords: dying person, neighbor, mother, mute person, young girl, religious person, engaging ...
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: At the age of 7, Jesus Bar-Joseph lives with his family in Alexandria, Egypt, where they have fled to avoid a massacre of children by King Herod of Israel. Jesus knows that his parents Joseph and Mary have secrets they are keeping from him, secrets about his birth and about traits that make him very different from other boys. His parents, however, believe him too young to grasp the truth of his miraculous birth and purpose. Learning that the murderous Herod is dead, they set out to return to their home of Nazareth in Israel, unaware that Herod's namesake son is, like his father, determined to see the boy Jesus dead.—Jim Beaver <jumblejim@prodigy.net>
Plot Keywords: mother, father, jesus, roman, king, native, emotional ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: An eclectic cast of characters intertwines and collides around themes of faith, religion and race in a small East Texas town. Screen Door Jesus tells the story of the church-going, but not exactly God-fearing, town's folk who wake up one morning to discover the image of Jesus on Old Mother Harper's screen door. With media and crowds gathering around the phenomenon, and Jesus staring everyone straight in the face, it's time for people to take sides.—Anonymous
Plot Keywords: matron, neighbor, security guard, mayor, seductress, banker, quirky ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: 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.
Plot Keywords: prophet, roman soldier, disciple, virgin mary, judas iscariot, melodramatic, brutal ...
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