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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.

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Contents

The Bible in general

Greatest Heroes of the Bible (TV series) (1978–1979) In the Beginning: The Bible Stories by Osamu Tezuka (Japanese
anime/animated TV series) (1997)
Superbook (animated TV series) (1981–1983; 2011–present)
The Bible (TV miniseries) (2013)
Bible Collection (TV series) (1994–2001)

Old Testament (Hebrew Bible)

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 Genesis

Genesis in general
The Green Pastures (1936) Genesis: The Creation and the Flood (1994, TNT Bible Series)

The Bible: In the Beginning (1966) In the Beginning (2000 miniseries)

The New Media Bible: Book of Genesis (1979) Is Genesis History? (2017)

La Biblia en pasta (1984) (Spain) Genesis: Paradise Lost (2017)

Adam and Eve - Genesis 2-5

Adam and Eve (1912) Adán y Eva (1956) (Mexico)

Adán, Eva y el diablo (1945) (Mexico) El pecado de Adán y Eva (1969) (Mexico)

Adam wa Hawa (1951) (Egypt) Adamo ed Eva, la prima storia d'amore (1983) (Italy)

Adam og Eva (1953) (Denmark) Adipapam (1988) (India)

The Flood - Genesis 6-9

Noah's Ark (1928) The Ark (2015) (UK)

Noah's Ark (miniseries) (1999) VeggieTales: Noah's Ark (2015)

Noah (2014)

Abraham - Genesis 11:26-25:10

Abraham (1994, TNT Bible Series)

Abraham: The Friend of God (2008) (Iran)

Abe and the Amazing Promise (2009)

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 Young Abraham (2011)

Sodom and Gomorrah - Genesis 19

Lot in Sodom (1933)

Sodom and Gomorrah (1962)

Zohi Sdom (2010) (Israel)

Isaac - Genesis 24

Isaac and Rebecca (1953) (Israel)

Jacob - Genesis 25:26-49:33

The Story of Jacob and Joseph (1974)

Jacob (1994, TNT Bible Series)

La Genese (1999) (France)

Dinah - Genesis 34

The Red Tent (2014)

Joseph - Genesis 37-50

Joseph in the Land of Egypt (1914) Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1999)

The Story of Joseph And His Brethren (1962) Joseph: King of Dreams (2000)

Joseph (1995) (TNT Bible Series) The Ballad of Little Joe (2003)

Slave of Dreams (1995) Yousuf-e-Payambar (2008) (Iran) (TV series)

Moses (Exodus-Deuteronomy)
The Ten Commandments (1923) The Ten Commandments (1956)

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 Moses the Lawgiver (1974) Moe and the Big Exit (2007)

Moses und Aron (1975) (Germany) Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014)

Moses (1995, TNT Bible Series) Patterns of Evidence: Exodus (2014)

The Prince of Egypt (1998) Os Dez Mandamentos (2016) (Brazil)

Duke and the Great Pie War (2005) Patterns of Evidence: The Moses Controversy (2019)

The Ten Commandments: The Musical (2006) Patterns of Evidence: The Red Sea Miracle (2020)

The Ten Commandments (2007)

Joshua (Book of Joshua)

Josh and the Big Wall (1997)

A Terra Prometida (2016-2017) (Brazil)

Judges Era

General Judges

Jephtah's Daughter: A Biblical Tragedy (1909)

Gideon and Samson: Great Leaders of the Bible (1965) (Italy)

Gideon: Tuba Warrior (2006)

Samson and Delilah - Judges 13-16

Samson and Delilah (1922) Samson and Delilah (1996, TNT Bible Series)

Samson and Delilah (1949) Samson (2018)

Samson and Delilah (1984)

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 Ruth

The Story of Ruth (1960)

The Book of Ruth: Journey of Faith (2009)

Kings of Israel

David - First Samuel 16:1-First Kings 2:11

David et Goliath (France) (1910) Dave and the Giant Pickle (1996)

The Chosen Prince (1917) David (1997, TNT Bible Series)

David and Bathsheba (1951) King George and the Ducky (2000)

David and Goliath (1960) David and Goliath (2005, Liken Bible Series)

A Story of David (1961) David and Goliath (2013)

Saul and David (1964) David vs. Goliath (2016)

The Story of David (1976) Of Kings and Prophets (2016, TV Miniseries)

King David (1985)

Solomon - First Kings 1-11

The Queen of Sheba (1921) Solomon & Sheba (1995) (TV)

Haring Solomon at Reyna Sheba (1952) (Philippines) Solomon (1997, TNT Bible Series)

La Regina di Saba (1952) (Italy) The Kingdom of Solomon (2010) (Iran)

Solomon and Sheba (1959)

Prophets

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 Sins of Jezebel (1953) Blast and Whisper: Elijah's Story (2010)

Jeremiah (1998, TNT Bible Series) Amazing Love: The Story of Hosea (2012)

Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie (2002)

Exile

Daniel

Slaves of Babylon (1953) Daniel and the Lions (2006, Liken Bible Series)

VeggieTales: Where's God When I'm S-Scared? (1994) The Book of Daniel (2013)

Rack, Shack, and Benny (1995)

Esther

Esther and the King (1960) Esther and the King (2006, Liken Bible Series)

The Thirteenth Day: The Story of Esther (1979) One Night with the King (2006)

Esther (1999, TNT Bible Series) The Book of Esther (2013)

Esther... The Girl Who Became Queen (2000)

Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Judith of Bethulia (1914)

The Old Testament (1962) (Book of Maccabees film)

New Testament (Christian Bible)

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 Life of Christ

English

Passion Play (1903) The New Media Bible: The Gospel According to St. Luke (1979)

The Birth, Life and Death of Christ (1906) (France) A Child Called Jesus (1987)

From the Manger to the Cross (1912) The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)

Intolerance (1916) The Revolutionary (1995)

The King of Kings (1927) The Revolutionary II (1996)

The Great Commandment (1939) The Visual Bible: Matthew (1997) (South Africa)

Day of Triumph (1954) Jesus (1999, TNT Bible Series)

King of Kings (1961) The Gospel of John (2003) (Canada/UK)

The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) Son of Man (2006) (South Africa)

Wednesday Play: Son of Man (1969) (UK) Color of the Cross (2006)

Godspell (1973) The First Christmas (Liken Bible Series) (2006)

Gospel Road: A Story of Jesus (1973) The Nativity Story (2006)

Jesus Christ Superstar (1973) The Passion (2008 miniseries) (UK)

The Passover Plot (1976) The Road to Emmaus (2009)

Jesus of Nazareth (1977 miniseries) (Italy) (UK) The Nativity (2010 miniseries) (UK)

The Nativity (1978, TV) Killing Jesus (2013)

Jesus (1979) Son of God (2014)

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 Last Days in the Desert (2015) The Chosen (TV series) (2017—Present)

The Young Messiah (2016) Jesus: His Life (2019 History channel miniseries)

Risen (2016)

Spanish

Jesús de Nazareth (1942) (Mexico) El Proceso de Cristo (1965) (Mexico)

María Magdalena: Pecadora de Magdala (1945) (Mexico) Jesús, el niño Dios (1969) (Mexico)

Reina de reinas: La Virgen María (1945) (Mexico) Jesús, María y José (1969) (Mexico)

El Mártir del Calvario (1952) (Mexico) Jesús, nuestro Señor (1970) (Mexico)

El Beso de Judas (1953) (Spain) La Vida de Nuestro Señor Jesucristo (1986) (Mexico)

El Redentor (1957) (Spain) El discípulo (2010) (Spain)

Italian

Christus (1916) (Italy) Un bambino di nome Gesù (1987) (Italy)

Il vangelo secondo Matteo (1964) (Italy) L'inchiesta (2006) (Italy)

The Messiah (1975) (Italy)

German

I.N.R.I (1923) (Germany)

Jesus – der Film (1986) (Germany)

French

Vie et Passion du Christ (1905) (France)

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 Golgotha (1935) (France)

Filipino
Kristo (1996) (Philippines)

Sinhala
Kristhu Charithaya (1990) (Sri Lanka)

Jayathu Kristhu (TV 1999) (Sri Lanka)

Jesu Kristhu Yuga Peraliya (TV 2013) (Sri Lanka)

Aramaic/Latin
The Passion of the Christ (2004) (USA) (Aramaic and Latin audio)

Arabic
‫( اﻟﻤﺨﻠﺺ‬The Savior) (2014) (Palestinian-Bulgarian-Jordanian production)
Persian
The Messiah (2007) (Iran)

Animated movies
The Miracle Maker (2000) (UK) (a Stopmotion film) The Star (2017)

The Lion of Judah (2011) The Animated Bible Series (Free and Open content work-in-
progress project[1].

Mary, Mother of Jesus

Saint Mary (2000) (Iran) Marie de Nazareth (1995) (France)

Mary, Mother of Jesus (1999, TV) Mary of Nazareth 2012 (Italy)

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 Full of Grace (2015)

Herod the Great

Erode il Grande (1959) (Italy)

Mary Magdalene
The Friends of Jesus - Mary Magdalene[2] (2000)

Mary Magdalene (2018)

Salome
Salome (1908) Salomè (1986 film) (Italy-France)

Salomè (1910 film) (Italy) Salome's Last Dance (1988) (UK)

Salome (1918) Salome (2002) (Spain)

Salome (1923) Salome (2007)

Salome (1953) Wilde Salomé (2011) (documentary-drama film)

Salome (1972 film) (Italy) Salomé (2013 film)

Salome (1978) (Spain)

Judas Iscariot
Blade af Satans bog (1920) (Denmark) The Friends of Jesus - Judas[3] (2001)

El beso de Judas (1953) (Spain) Judas (2004)

Neither Are We Enemies (1970-TV) Story of Judas (2015) (France)

Barabbas

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 Barabbas (1953) (Sweden) Barabbas (1964) (Belgium)

Give Us Barabbas[4] (1961-TV) Barabbas (2012 - TV)

Barabbas (1961)

Parable of the Prodigal Son

L'Enfant prodigue (1907) (France)

L'Enfant prodigue (1916) (France)

The Prodigal (1955)

Life of the Apostles

The Big Fisherman (1959) St. Paul (a. k. a. Paul the Apostle)[6] (2000)

Peter and Paul (1981-TV) St. Peter (2005-TV)

A.D. (1985 miniseries) The Friends of Jesus - Thomas[7] (2001) (Italy)

The Visual Bible: Acts (1994) Apostle Peter and the Last Supper (2012)

The Emissary[5] (1997) A.D. The Bible Continues (2015 miniseries)

Stephen's Test of Faith (1998) Paul, Apostle of Christ (2018)

Creative
The Fourth Wise Man (1985) Mary (2005)

Jesus of Montreal (French-Canadian) (1989) Jesus Loves Me (2012)

Joshua (2002) He Knows My Name (2015)

Revelation / Apocalypse

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 A Thief in the Night (1972) The Moment After (1999)

The Omen (1976) The Omega Code (1999)

A Distant Thunder (1978) The Apocalypse (2000, TNT Bible Series)

The Late, Great Planet Earth (1979) Left Behind: The Movie (2000) (V)

Image of the Beast (1980) Apocalypse IV: Judgment (2001)

Years of the Beast (1981) Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 (2001)

Early Warning (1981) Left Behind II: Tribulation Force (2002) (V)

The Prodigal Planet (1983) Apocalypse (2002, TNT Bible Series)

The Seventh Sign (1988) Six: The Mark Unleashed (2004)

The Rapture (1991) Left Behind: World at War (2005)

Apocalypse (1998) The Poor Ones in the Paradise (2005)

Apocalypse II: Revelation (1999) The Moment After 2 (2006)

Apocalypse III: Tribulation (1999) Left Behind (2014)

End of Days (1999)

Fictional interpolations

Adam and Eve

Mary's Incredible Dream (1976)

Year One (2009)

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 The Tragedy of Man (2011) (Hungary)

The Flood
Evan Almighty (2007)

Moses
Wholly Moses! (1980)

Seder-Masochism (2018)

Samson
Hercules, Samson and Ulysses (1963)

David
Kings (2009 TV series)

Esther
Megillas Lester (2014)

Ben-Hur
Ben Hur (1907 short) Ben Hur (2003)

Ben-Hur (1925) Ben Hur (2010)

Ben-Hur (1959) Ben Hur (2016)

Early Christians
The Robe (1953) Quo Vadis? (1901) (France)

Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954) Quo Vadis? (1910) (France)

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 Quo Vadis? (1913) (Italy) The Silver Chalice (1954)

The Sign of the Cross (1914) Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979) (UK)

Quo Vadis? (1924) (Germany) Quo Vadis? (1985 TV mini-series) (Italy)

The Sign of the Cross (1932) Quo Vadis? (2001) (Poland)

Quo Vadis? (1951) Agora (2009) (Spain)

Miracles and Apparitions

The Song of Bernadette (1943) Gospa (1995) (Croatia)

The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima (1952) The Third Miracle (1999)

Miracle of Marcelino (1955) Stigmata (1999)

The Reluctant Saint (1962) Padre Pio (2000) (TV Movie) (Italy)

Thérèse (1986) (France) Padre Pio: Tra cielo e terra (2000) (TV Movie) (Italy)

See also

The Bible in film

Dramatic portrayals of Jesus Christ

Lists of movie source material

List of Islamic films

References
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 1. ^ "The Animated Bible Series" . revelationmedia.com. Archived from the original on August 22, 2018. Retrieved Sep 24, 2018.

2. ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0244647/releaseinfo

3. ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0253101/releaseinfo

4. ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0215807/

5. ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0219668/

6. ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0270621/

7. ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0276572/releaseinfo

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