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 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Critics largely expressed revulsion at the violence and brutality. Audiences, however, made the movie the highest-grossing R-rated movie of all-time, a title it still holds.
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