List of films based on the Bible

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• The Green Pastures (1936)
• I patriarchi (1964) (Italy)
• The Bible: In the Beginning... (1966)
• Greatest Heroes of the Bible: Tower of Babel (1979, TV episode)
• The New Media Bible: Book of Genesis (1979)
• Genesis: The Creation and the Flood (1994)
• In the Beginning (2000 miniseries)
• Is Genesis History? (2017)
• Genesis: Paradise Lost (2017)
• The Covenant (2023)

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• Adam and Eve (1912)
• Adam Og Eva (1953) (Denmark)
• Adán y Eva (1956) (Mexico)
• El pecado de Adán y Eva (1967) (Mexico)
• Ovoce stromů rajských jime (1970) (Czech Republic)
• Allegro Non Troppo (1976) (Italy)
• Adamo ed Eva, la prima storia d'amore (1983) (Italy)
• Adipapam (1988) (India)
• Greatest Heroes and Legends of the Bible: The Garden of Eden (1998, direct-to-video)
• Tropico (2013)

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• Noah's Ark (1928)
• Father Noah's Ark (1933)
• Noah's Ark (1959)
• Greatest Heroes of the Bible: The Story of Noah (1978, TV episode)
• O Trapalhão na Arca de Noé (1983) (Brazil)
• La Biblia en pasta (1984) (Spain)
• Stowaways on the Ark (1988) (Germany)
• Noah (1998)
• Fantasia 2000 (1999)
• Noah's Ark (miniseries) (1999)
• Raining Cats and Frogs (2003) (France)
• Noah's Ark (2007) (Argentina, Italy)
• Evan Almighty (2007)
• 40 Days and Nights (2012)
• Noah (2014)
• Ooops! Noah Is Gone... (2015) (Germany, Belgium, Ireland)
• The Ark (2015) (UK)
• VeggieTales: Noah's Ark (2015)

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• Greatest Heroes of the Bible: Abraham's Sacrifice (1979, TV episode)
• Animated Stories from the Bible: Abraham and Isaac (1992, TBN, TV episode)
• Abraham (1993, TNT Bible Series)
• [https://m.imdb.com/title/tt3090458/ Abraham: The Friend of God] (2008) (Iran)
• Abe and the Amazing Promise (2009)
• Young Abraham (2011)
• His Only Son (2023)

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• Lot in Sodom (1933)
• Sodom and Gomorrah (1962)
• Greatest Heroes of the Bible: Sodom and Gomorrah (1979, TV episode)
• Zohi Sdom (2010) (Israel)

• Isaac and Rebecca (1953) (Israel)

• Jacob: The Man Who Fought with God (1963) (Italy)
• The Story of Jacob and Joseph (1974)
• Greatest Heroes of the Bible: Jacob's Challenge (1979, TV episode)
• Jacob (1994, TNT Bible Series)
• La Genese (1999) (France)

• The Red Tent (2014)

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• Joseph in the Land of Egypt (1914)
• The Story of Joseph and His Brethren (1962)
• Greatest Heroes of the Bible: Joseph in Egypt (1978, TV episode)
• Animated Stories from the Bible: Joseph in Egypt (1992, TBN, TV episode)
• Joseph (1995) (TNT Bible Series)
• Slave of Dreams (1995)
• Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1999)
• Joseph: King of Dreams (2000)
• The Ballad of Little Joe (2003)
• Joseph: Beloved Son, Rejected Slave, Exalted Ruler (2015)

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• The Ten Commandments (1923)
• The Ten Commandments (1956)
• Moses the Lawgiver (1974)
• Moses und Aron (1975) (Germany)
• Greatest Heroes of the Bible: The Story of Moses (1978, TV episode)
• Greatest Heroes of the Bible: The Ten Commandments (1978, TV episode)
• Animated Stories from the Bible: Moses: From Birth to Burning Bush (1993, TBN, TV episode)
• Moses (1995, TNT Bible Series)
• The Prince of Egypt (1998)
• The Ten Commandments: The Musical (2006)
• The Ten Commandments (2007)
• Moe and the Big Exit (2007)
• Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014)
• Patterns of Evidence: Exodus (2014)
• Os Dez Mandamentos - O Filme (2016) (Brazil)
• Testament: The Story of Moses (2024)

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• Jephtah's Daughter: A Biblical Tragedy (1909)
• Gideon and Samson: Great Leaders of the Bible (1965) (Italy)
• Greatest Heroes of the Bible: Joshua & Jericho (1978, TV episode)
• Josh and the Big Wall (1997) (VeggieTales video)
• Gideon: Tuba Warrior (2006) (VeggieTales video)

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• {{ill|Samson et Dalila (1902 film)|lt=Samson et Delila|fr|Samson et Dalila (film, 1902)}} (1902 film) France
• Samson and Delilah (1922)
• Samson and Delilah (1949)
• Aurat (1953) (India){{cite web |last1=Liddle |first1=Madhulika |author1-link=Madhulika Liddle |title=Aurat (1953) |url=https://madhulikaliddle.com/2009/07/22/aurat-1953/ |website=Dustedoff |language=en |date=22 July 2009}}
• Samson (1964) (India){{cite book|author1=Ernest Mathijs|author2=Jamie Sexton|title=The Routledge Companion to Cult Cinema|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rNi_DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT227|date=22 November 2019|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-1-317-36223-4|page=227}}{{cite book|last1=Rajadhyaksha|first1=Ashish|last2=Willemen|first2=Paul|title=Encyclopaedia of Indian cinema|url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediaofi0000raja|url-access=registration|accessdate=12 August 2012|year=1999|publisher=British Film Institute|isbn=9780851706696 }}
• Greatest Heroes of the Bible: Samson and Delilah (1978, TV episode)
• Samson and Delilah (1984, ABC TV film)
• Aaj Ka Samson (1991) (India){{cite web |title=Aaj Ka Samson |url=https://erosnow.com/movie/watch/1060859/aaj-ka-samson |language=en |website=Eros Now}}
• Samson and Delilah (1996, TNT Bible Series)
• Samson (2018)

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• The Story of Ruth (1960)
• Duke and the Great Pie War (2005)
• The Book of Ruth: Journey of Faith (2009)

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• The Chosen Prince (1917)
• David and Bathsheba (1951)
• David and Goliath (1960)
• A Story of David (1961)
• Saul and David (1964)
• The Story of David (1976)
• Greatest Heroes of the Bible: David & Goliath (1978, TV episode)
• King David (1985)
• Dave and the Giant Pickle (1996)
• David (1997, TNT Bible Series)
• Greatest Heroes and Legends of the Bible: David and Goliath (1998, direct-to-video)
• King George and the Ducky (2000)
• David and Goliath (2005, Liken Bible Series)
• David and Goliath (2013) (India)
• David and Goliath (2015)
• David and Goliath (2016)
• Of Kings and Prophets (TV miniseries) (2016)
• House of David (TV series) (2025)

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• The Queen of Sheba (1921)
• Haring Solomon at Reyna Sheba (1952) (Philippines)
• La Regina di Saba (1952) (Italy)
• Solomon and Sheba (1959)
• Solomon (TV Movie) (1973)
• Greatest Heroes of the Bible: The Judgement of Solomon (1978, TV episode)
• Solomon & Sheba (1995) (TV)
• Solomon (1997, TNT Bible Series)
• The Kingdom of Solomon (2010) (Iran)

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• Sins of Jezebel (1953)

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• Jeremiah (1998, TNT Bible Series)
• Greatest Heroes and Legends of the Bible: Jonah and the Whale (1998, direct-to-video)
• Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie (2002)
• Blast and Whisper: Elijah's Story (2010)
• Amazing Love: The Story of Hosea (2012)

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• Slaves of Babylon (1953)
• Greatest Heroes of the Bible: Daniel in the Lion's Den (1978, TV episode)
• Greatest Heroes of the Bible: Daniel and Nebuchadnezzar (1979, TV episode)
• The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible: Daniel and the Lion's Den (1986, direct-to-video)
• Animated Stories from the Bible: Daniel (1993, TBN, TV episode)
• VeggieTales: Where's God When I'm S-Scared? (1993)
• Rack, Shack, and Benny (1995)
• Greatest Heroes and Legends of the Bible: Daniel and the Lion's Den (1998, direct-to-video)
• Daniel and the Lions (2006, Liken Bible Series)
• The Book of Daniel (2013)

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• Esther and the King (1960)
• The Thirteenth Day: The Story of Esther (1979)
• Greatest Heroes of the Bible: The Story of Esther (1979, TV episode)
• Animated Stories from the Bible: Esther (1993, TBN, TV episode)
• Esther (1999, TNT Bible Series)
• Esther... The Girl Who Became Queen (2000)
• Esther and the King (2006, Liken Bible Series)
• One Night with the King (2006)
• For Such a Time (2010)
• The Book of Esther (2013)

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• Judith of Bethulia (1914)
• The Old Testament (1962) (Book of Maccabees film)

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• The Savior (2014, Palestinian-Bulgarian-Jordanian production)
• Messiah (2020 TV, U.S.)

• The Passion of the Christ (2004, Italian-American production) (Aramaic and Latin audio)

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• Passion Play (1903)
• The Birth, Life and Death of Christ (1906, France)
• From the Manger to the Cross (1912, U.S.)
• Intolerance (1916, U.S.)
• The King of Kings (1927, U.S.)
• The Great Commandment (1939, U.S.)
• The Robe (1953, U.S.)
• Day of Triumph (1954, U.S.)
• King of Kings (1961, U.S.)
• The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965, U.S.)
• Wednesday Play: Son of Man (1969, U.K.)
• Godspell (1973, U.S.)
• Gospel Road: A Story of Jesus (1973, U.S.)
• Jesus Christ Superstar (1973, U.S.)
• The Passover Plot (1976, U.S.)
• Jesus of Nazareth (1977, U.S.)
• The Nativity (1978 TV, U.S.)
• Jesus (1979, U.S.)
• Journey to Bethlehem (2023, U.S.)
• The New Media Bible: The Gospel According to St. Luke (1979, U.S.)
• {{ill|A Child Called Jesus|it|Un bambino di nome Gesù}} (1987, U.S.)
• The Last Temptation of Christ (1988, U.S.)
• The Revolutionary (1995, U.S.)
• The Revolutionary II (1996, U.S.)
• The Visual Bible: Matthew (1997, South Africa)
• Jesus (1999, U.S.) (TNT Bible Series)
• The Gospel of John (2003, British-Canadian production)
• Son of Man (2006, South Africa)
• Color of the Cross (2006, U.S.)
• The First Christmas (2006, U.S.) (Liken Bible Series)
• The Nativity Story (2006, U.S.)
• The Passion (2008 TV, U.K.)
• The Road to Emmaus (2009, U.S.)
• Killing Jesus (2013, U.S.)
• Son of God (2014, U.S.)
• The Gospel of John (2014, U.S.)
• Last Days in the Desert (2015, U.S.)
• The Young Messiah (2016, U.S.)
• Risen (2016, Spanish-American production)
• Why the Nativity? (2022, U.S.)

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• Kalbaryo Ni Hesus (1952, Philippines)
• Kristo (1996, Philippines)

• Vie et Passion du Christ (1903, France)
• Golgotha (1935, France)

• I.N.R.I (1923, German Empire)
• Jesus – der Film (1986, West Germany)

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• Christus (1916, Italy)
• Ponzio Pilato (1962, Italy)
• Il vangelo secondo Matteo (1964, Italy)
• Il messia (1975, French-Italian production)
• L'inchiesta (1986, Italy)
• {{ill|Un bambino di nome Gesù|it}} (1987, Italy)
• L'inchiesta (2006, Italy)

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• Jesus (1973, India){{cite book|author=Rhonda Burnette-Bletsch|title=The Bible in Motion: A Handbook of the Bible and Its Reception in Film|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UdUXDQAAQBAJ&pg=PT1068|date=12 September 2016|publisher=De Gruyter|isbn=978-1-5015-0016-9|page=1068}}{{cite web |title=Jesus |url=https://www.hotstar.com/in/movies/jesus/1000152079/ |website=Disney+ Hotstar |language=en}}

• The Messiah (2007, Iran)

• Christhu Charithaya (1990, Sri Lanka)
• Jayathu Kristhu (TV 1999, Sri Lanka)
• Jesu Kristhu Yuga Peraliya (TV 2013, Sri Lanka)

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• Jesús de Nazareth (1942, Mexico)
• María Magdalena: Pecadora de Magdala (1945, Mexico)
• Reina de reinas: La Virgen María (1945, Mexico)
• El Mártir del Calvario (1952, Mexico)
• El Beso de Judas (1953, Spain)
• El Redentor (1957, Spain)
• El Proceso de Cristo (1965, Mexico)
• Jesús, el niño Dios (1969, Mexico)
• Jesús, María y José (1969, Mexico)
• Jesús, nuestro Señor (1970, Mexico)
• La Vida de Nuestro Señor Jesucristo (1986, Mexico)
• El discípulo (2010, Spain)

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• Karunamayudu (1978, India)
• Rajadhi Raju (1980, India){{cite book|author=Hervé Dumont|title=L'Antiquité au cinéma: vérités, légendes et manipulations|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ke0nAQAAIAAJ|year=2009|publisher=Nouveau Monde|isbn=978-2-84736-476-7|page=429}}{{cite web |title=Rajadhi Raju 1980 |url=https://www.mxplayer.in/movie/watch-rajadhi-raju-movie-online-4d09f12946966ed9da80524ac001e623 |website=MX Player |language=en}}
• Shanti Sandesham (2004, India){{cite web |title=Shanti Sandesham 2004 |url=https://www.mxplayer.in/movie/watch-shanti-sandesham-movie-online-ac3b1496c212bd57b79f094aea429378 |website=MX Player |language=en}}
• Mulla Kireetam (2005, India){{cite web |title=Mulla Kireetam |url=https://erosnow.com/movie/watch/1047932/mulla-kireetam |website=Eros Now |language=en}}

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• The Miracle Maker (2000, U.K.)
• The Lion of Judah (2011, U.S.)
• The Star (2017, U.S.)
• The King of Kings (2025, South Korea)
• The Animated Bible Series (free and open content work-in-progress project){{cite web | url = https://www.revelationmedia.com | title = The Animated Bible Series | website = revelationmedia.com | language = en | access-date = Sep 24, 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180822143540/https://www.revelationmedia.com/ | archive-date = August 22, 2018 | url-status = live }}

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• Saint Mary (2000, Iran)
• Mary, Mother of Jesus (1999 TV, U.S.)
• Marie de Nazareth (1995, France)
• Mary of Nazareth (2012, Italy)
• Full of Grace (2015)
• Mary (2024, British-American-Moroccan production)

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• Erode il Grande (1959, Italy)

• Magdalanaattu Mary (1957, India){{cite web |last1=Vijayakumar |first1=B. |title=Snapaka Yohannan, 1963 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/snapaka-yohannan-1963/article3754188.ece |website=The Hindu |language=en-IN |date=12 August 2012}}
• The Friends of Jesus - Mary Magdalene{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0244647/releaseinfo|title=Mary Magdalene (TV Movie 2000) - IMDb|website=IMDb}} (2000)
• Mary Magdalene (2018, U.S.)

• Snapaka Yohannan (1963, India)

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• Salome (1908)
• Salomè (1910, Italy)
• Salomé (1918, U.S.)
• Salomé (1923, U.S.)
• Salome (1953, U.S.)
• Salome (1972, Italy)
• Salome (1978, Spain)
• Salomè (1986, French-Italian production)
• Salome's Last Dance (1988, U.K.)
• Salomé (2002, Spain)
• Salome (2007, U.S.)
• Wilde Salomé (2011, U.S.)
• Salomé (2013, U.S.)

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• Blade af Satans bog (1920, Denmark)
• El beso de Judas (1953, Spain)
• Neither Are We Enemies (1970 TV, U.S.)
• The Friends of Jesus - Judas{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0253101/releaseinfo|title=The Friends of Jesus - Judas (TV Movie 2001) - IMDb|website=IMDb}} (2001 TV, Italy)
• Judas (2004, American-Moroccan production)
• Story of Judas (2015, France)

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• Barabbas (1953, Sweden)
• Give Us Barabbas!{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0215807/|title = Give Us Barabbas!|website = IMDb}} (1961 TV)
• Barabba (1961, Italian-American production)
• Barabbas (1964, Belgium)
• Barabbas (2005 TV, India){{LinkedIn URL|https://www.linkedin.com/in/aneesh-daniel-649851b|Aneesh Daniel}}{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2P7vbplVWE |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/G2P7vbplVWE| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|title=Story of Barabbas - 1/3 (Hindi)|date=April 30, 2009|author=Holyfire Ministry}}{{cbignore}}
• Barabba (2012 TV, Italian-American production)

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• L'Enfant prodigue (1907, France)
• L'Enfant prodigue (1916, France)
• The Prodigal (1955, U.S.)

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• The Big Fisherman (1959, U.S.)
• Thomasleeha (1975, India){{cite web |title=Thomasleeha |url=https://erosnow.com/movie/watch/1060667/thomasleeha |website=Eros Now |language=en}}
• Peter and Paul (1981 TV, U.S.)
• A.D. Anno Domini (1985, Italian-American production)
• Dayamayudu (1987, India){{cite web |title=Dayamayudu 1987 |url=https://www.mxplayer.in/movie/watch-dayamayudu-movie-online-f8696d91b3ac7c79b1a9776753ebbec8 |website=MX Player |language=en}}
• The Visual Bible: Acts (1994, U.S.)
• The Emissary{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0219668/|title = The Emissary: A Biblical Epic|website = IMDb}} (1997)
• Stephen's Test of Faith (1998)
• St. Paul (a. k. a. Paul the Apostle){{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0270621/|title = San Paolo|website = IMDb}} (2000)
• St. Peter (2005 TV)
• Saul: The Journey to Damascus (2014, Malta)
• The Friends of Jesus - Thomas{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0276572/releaseinfo|title=The Friends of Jesus - Thomas (TV Movie 2001) - IMDb|website=IMDb}} (2001, Italy)
• Apostle Peter and the Last Supper (2012, U.S.)
• A.D. The Bible Continues (2015, U.S.)
• Paul, Apostle of Christ (2018, U.S.)
• Acts of the Apostles (1969 TV, Italy)
• Juan Apóstol, el más amado (2016, Mexico)

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• The Fourth Wise Man (1985)
• Jesus of Montreal (1989, French-Canadian production)
• Joshua (2002, U.S.)
• Mary (2005, French-Italian-American production)
• Jesus liebt mich (2012, Germany)
• He Knows My Name (2015)

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• A Distant Thunder (1978, U.S.)
• The Late Great Planet Earth (1979, U.S.)
• Image of the Beast (1981, U.S.)
• Years of the Beast (1981, U.S.)
• Early Warning (1981, U.S.)
• The Prodigal Planet (1983, U.S.)
• The Seventh Sign (1988, U.S.)
• The Rapture (1991, U.S.)
• Apocalypse (1998, U.S.)
• Apocalypse II: Revelation (1999, U.S.)
• Apocalypse III: Tribulation (1999, U.S.)
• End of Days (1999, U.S.)
• The Moment After (1999, U.S.)
• The Omega Code (1999, U.S.)
• The Apocalypse (2000, TNT Bible Series)
• Left Behind: The Movie (2000, U.S.)
• Apocalypse IV: Judgment (2001, U.S.)
• Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 (2001, U.S.)
• Left Behind II: Tribulation Force (2002, U.S.)
• Apocalypse (2002, TNT Bible Series)
• Six: The Mark Unleashed (2004, U.S.)
• Constantine (2005, U.S.)
• Left Behind: World at War (2005, U.S.)
• The Poor Ones in the Paradise (2005, U.S.)
• The Moment After 2 (2006, U.S.)
• The Book of Eli (2010, U.S.)
• This Is The End (2013, U.S.)
• Left Behind (2014, U.S.)
• JeruZalem (2015, Israel)
• Leap: A Tale of the Last Days (2025, U.S.)

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• Mary's Incredible Dream (1976)
• Year One (2009)
• The Tragedy of Man (2011) (Hungary)

• Wholly Moses! (1980)
• The Ten (2007)
• Seder-Masochism (2018)

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• Hercules, Samson and Ulysses (1963)

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• Megillas Lester (2014)

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• Ben Hur (1907 short)
• Ben-Hur (1925)
• Ben-Hur (1959)
• Ben Hur (2003)
• Ben Hur (2010)
• Ben Hur (2016)

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• Quo Vadis? (1901) (France)
• Quo Vadis? (1910) (France)
• Quo Vadis? (1913) (Italy)
• The Sign of the Cross (1914)
• Quo Vadis? (1924) (Germany)
• The Sign of the Cross (1932)
• Quo Vadis? (1951)
• Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954)
• The Silver Chalice (1954)
• Punitha Anthoniyar (1977) (India){{cite web |title=Punitha Anthoniyar/Kuzhandhai Yesu/Annai Velankani |url=https://www.amazon.in/Punitha-Anthoniyar-Kuzhandhai-Annai-Velankani/dp/B003LN1GRY |website=Amazon India}}
• Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979) (UK)
• Deux heures moins le quart avant Jésus-Christ (1982) (France)
• Quo Vadis? (2001) (Poland)
• Agora (2009) (Spain)

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• The Da Vinci Code (2006)

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• {{cite book |last=Reinhartz |first=Adele |author-link= |title=Bible and Cinema: Fifty Key Films |year=2016 |url=https://ua1lib.org/book/5676800/b0b00e |location= |publisher=De Gruyter |pages= |isbn=978-1-61451-561-6 }}
• {{cite book |last=Burnette-Bletsch |first=Rhonda |author-link= |title=The Bible in Motion. A Handbook of the Bible and Its Reception in Film |year=2013 |url=https://ua1lib.org/book/2583895/e71543 |location= |publisher=Routledge |pages= |isbn=978-0415677202 }}
• {{cite book |last=Baugh |first=Lloyd |author-link= |title=Imaging the Divine: Jesus and Christ-figures in Film |year=1997 |url=https://ua1lib.org/book/1169983/b3c267?dsource=recommend |location= |publisher=Sheed & Ward |pages= |isbn=1556128630 }}

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