Life of Brian (1979), Ben-Hur (1959), The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), Jesus Christ Superstar (1973), The Passion of the Christ (2004), History of the World: Part I (1981), The Robe (1953), The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best 1st Century movies.
Storyline: A Jewish nobleman, Judah Ben-Hur, and his adopted Roman brother Messala are best friends despite their different origins. Messala enlists in the Roman army and fights in the Roman Empire's wars in Germany. Ben-Hur also develops feelings for the family slave Esther although their different station in life compels him not to pursue her. But when her father Simonides seeks to marry her off to a Roman, Ben-Hur declares his love for her and takes her as his wife. Three years later, Messala returns as a decorated Roman officer. His return coincides with a rising insurrection by the Zealots, Jews who are opposed to the oppressive nature of Roman rule..
Plot Keywords: jew, rowing, based on novel, roman empire, 1st century, remake, chariot ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Exploring the life of Peter, from being a successful fisherman to becoming a follower of Jesus Christ and being dependent on Jesus Christ.
Plot Keywords: 1st century, christianity, bible, religion, based on novel, bare chested male bondage, bare chested male ...
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: israel, jesus christ character, 1st century, messiah, based on novel ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: The rise and fall of the notorious Roman Emperor Caligula (Malcolm McDowell), showing the violent methods that he employs to gain the throne, and the subsequent insanity of his reign. He gives his horse political office and humiliates and executes anyone who even slightly displeases him. He also sleeps with his sister, organizes elaborate orgies and embarks on a fruitless invasion of Britain before meeting an appropriate end. There are various versions of this movie, ranging from the heavily truncated one hour and thirty-minute version to the legendary two hour and forty-minute hardcore version which leaves nothing to the imagination (though the hardcore scenes were inserted later and did not involve the main cast members).
Plot Keywords: unsimulated sex, assassination, blood, masturbation, rape, incest, brutality ...
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: jesus christ character, prayer, faith, reference to jesus christ, racism, historical fiction, disciple ...
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