Stories About Jesus, Ranked
by
Joal Ryan, for Metacritic
– November 18, 2016
Cinema has been telling the story of Jesus since the 19th century. Spurred in part by the blockbuster success of The Passion of the Christ, the tradition is as strong as ever.
Here's a look at present-day films and TV features, released from 2000 to today, that have featured Jesus as a character. Using Metacritic data, we've ranked them from least to most critically acclaimed.
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photo by Tugg
The 2016 film, which costarred Ayelet Zurer as the mother of a family encountered by Jesus, debuted to acclaim at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, but barely made a blip at the 2016 box office.
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