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Popular mainstream studio productions of films with strong Christian messages or Biblical stories, such as Ben-Hur, The Ten Commandments, The Prince of Egypt, The Robe, Sergeant York, The Blind Side, The Book of Eli, [1] Machine Gun Preacher, Risen, Hacksaw Ridge, and Silence, are not specifically part of the Christian film industry, being more agnostic about their audiences' religious beliefs.
The American film industry has been producing movies based on Bible stories since 1897: The Horitz Passion Play (1897) was the first Passion play to be shown in the United States. [1] One of the earliest biblical films was the 1903 production of Samson and Delilah, produced by the French company Pathé.
This is a list of movies (including television movies) based on the Bible (Old Testament and New Testament), depicting characters or figures from the Bible, or broadly derived from the revelations or interpretations therein.
Rank Title Distributor Worldwide Box Office Religion Year References 1 The Passion of the Christ: Icon Productions: $622.3 million Christian 2004
Noah’s Ark Story of the biblical flood (February 1) Birhen ng Manaoag [6] Minnesota Cuke and the Search for Samson's Hairbrush (June 25) The Gospel (October 7) Left Behind: World at War (October 21) The Perfect Stranger (October 28) Lord of the Beans (October 29) Joyeux Noël (November 9) Into Great Silence (November 10)
A filmmaker thus faces a choice about the voice to use, with no scriptural guidance to work from. This conflicts with the filmmaker's perceived task, in the case of biblical epics, of presenting scripture without interpretation or exegesis. [2] God's voice is generally cast in biblical epics and similar movies to provide a sense of authority.
A Thief in the Night is an evangelical Christian film series about the rapture and the Tribulation.It consists of four films: A Thief in the Night (1972), A Distant Thunder (1978), Image of the Beast (1981), and The Prodigal Planet (1983).
Pearson, played by Chiwetel Ejiofor, was a popular preacher known for his charismatic sermons and large congregation. However, his faith is shaken when he begins to question traditional Christian teachings, particularly the concept of hell.