List of Christian films
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This is a list of notable Christian films. Titles are listed in alphabetical order followed by the year of release in parentheses. The month or day of release is stated if known.
Pre-1930
Title | Year | Month | Day | Director |
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From the Manger to the Cross | 1912 | October | 3 | Sidney Olcott |
Civilization | 1916 | June | 2 | Thomas H. Ince, Reginald Barker, Raymond B. West |
Intolerance | 1916 | September | 5 | D. W. Griffith |
The Ten Commandments | 1923 | December | 21 | Cecil B. DeMille |
Ben-Hur | 1925 | December | 30 | Fred Niblo |
The King of Kings | 1927 | April | 19 | Cecil B. DeMille |
1930s
Title | Year | Month | Day | Director |
---|---|---|---|---|
The Miracle Woman | 1931 | August | 7 | Frank Capra |
The Sign of the Cross | 1932 | November | 30 | Cecil B. DeMille |
The Last Days of Pompeii | 1935 | October | 18 | Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack |
San Francisco | 1936 | June | 26 | W. S. Van Dyke, D. W. Griffith |
Boys Town | 1938 | September | 9 | Norman Taurog |
Angels with Dirty Faces | 1938 | November | 26 | Michael Curtiz |
The Great Commandment | 1939 | October | 2 | Irving Pichel |
1940s
Title | Year | Month | Day | Director |
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Sergeant York | 1941 | July | 2 | Howard Hawks |
One Foot in Heaven | 1941 | October | 2 | Irving Rapper |
The Devil and Daniel Webster | 1941 | October | 17 | William Dieterle |
Heaven Can Wait | 1943 | August | 11 | Ernst Lubitsch |
The Song of Bernadette | 1943 | December | 21 | Henry King |
Going My Way | 1944 | May | 3 | Leo McCarey |
The Keys of the Kingdom | 1944 | December | 15 | John M. Stahl |
The Picture of Dorian Gray | 1945 | March | 1 | Albert Lewin |
The Bells of St. Mary's | 1945 | December | 6 | Leo McCarey |
Dragonwyck | 1946 | April | 10 | Joseph L. Mankiewicz |
Angel on My Shoulder | 1946 | September | 20 | Archie Mayo |
Heaven Only Knows | 1947 | September | 12 | Albert S. Rogell |
The Bishop's Wife | 1947 | December | 9 | Henry Koster |
The Miracle of the Bells | 1948 | March | 16 | Irving Pichel |
Gnana Soundari | 1948 | May | 21 | Joseph Thaliath Jr. |
Gnana Soundari | 1948 | June | 18 | Murugadasa |
3 Godfathers | 1948 | December | 1 | John Ford |
Alias Nick Beal | 1949 | March | 4 | John Farrow |
Samson and Delilah | 1949 | December | 21 | Cecil B. DeMille[1] |
1950s
Title | Year | Month | Day | Director |
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Stars in My Crown | 1950 | May | 11 | Jacques Tourneur |
The Flowers of St. Francis | 1950 | December | 14 | Roberto Rossellini |
The First Legion | 1951 | April | 27 | Douglas Sirk |
Journey Into Light | 1951 | September | 28 | Stuart Heisler |
Quo Vadis | 1951 | November | 8 | Mervyn LeRoy |
I Confess | 1953 | March | 22 | Alfred Hitchcock |
Martin Luther | 1953 | May | 8 | Irving Pichel |
The Robe | 1953 | September | 16 | Henry Koster |
Demetrius and the Gladiators | 1954 | June | 18 | Delmer Daves |
Sign of the Pagan | 1954 | December | 18 | Douglas Sirk |
The Silver Chalice | 1954 | December | 20 | Victor Saville |
East of Eden | 1955 | March | 9 | Elia Kazan |
Friendly Persuasion | 1956 | November | 8 | William Wyler |
The Ten Commandments | 1956 | December | 19 | Cecil B. DeMille |
The Midnight Story | 1957 | June | 4 | Joseph Pevney |
The Big Fisherman | 1959 | August | 4 | Frank Borzage |
Ben-Hur | 1959 | November | 18 | William Wyler |
1960s
Title | Year | Month | Day | Director |
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Elmer Gantry | 1960 | June | 17 | Richard Brooks |
Francis of Assisi | 1961 | July | 12 | Michael Curtiz |
King of Kings | 1961 | October | 20 | Nicholas Ray |
Jnaanasundari | 1961 | December | 21 | K. S. Sethumadhavan |
Barabbas | 1961 | December | 23 | Richard Fleischer |
Satan Never Sleeps | 1962 | July | 12 | Leo McCarey |
Snapaka Yohannan | 1963 | March | 31 | P. Subramaniam |
Lilies of the Field | 1963 | October | 1 | Ralph Nelson |
El señor de La Salle[2] | 1964 | Luis César Amadori | ||
The Gospel According to St. Matthew | 1964 | September | 4 | Pier Paolo Pasolini |
The Greatest Story Ever Told | 1965 | February | 15 | George Stevens |
The Agony and the Ecstasy | 1965 | October | 7 | Carol Reed |
A Man Named John | 1965 | August | Ermanno Olmi | |
A Charlie Brown Christmas | 1965 | December | 9 | Bill Melendez |
7 Women | 1966 | January | 5 | John Ford |
A Man for All Seasons | 1966 | December | 12 | Fred Zinnemann |
Andrei Rublev | 1966 | December | 16 | Andrei Tarkovsky |
The Shoes of the Fisherman | 1968 | November | 14 | Michael Anderson |
1970s
Title | Year | Month | Day | Director |
---|---|---|---|---|
Brother John | 1971 | March | 24 | James Goldstone |
Johnny Got His Gun | 1971 | May | 14 | Dalton Trumbo |
Annai Velankanni | 1971 | August | 15 | K. Thangappan |
A Thief in the Night | 1972 | March | 22 | Donald W. Thompson |
Pope Joan | 1972 | September | 29 | Michael Anderson |
Brother Sun, Sister Moon | 1972 | December | 2 | Franco Zeffirelli |
Jesus Christ Superstar | 1973 | August | 15 | Norman Jewison |
Godspell | 1973 | August | 24 | David Greene |
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving | 1973 | November | 20 | Bill Melendez, Phil Roman |
Jesus | 1973 | December | 21 | P. A. Thomas |
Luther | 1974 | January | 21 | Guy Green |
The Abdication | 1974 | October | 3 | Anthony Harvey |
Thomasleeha | 1975 | July | 19 | P. A. Thomas |
Rooster Cogburn | 1975 | October | 17 | Stuart Millar |
Oh, God! | 1977 | October | 7 | Carl Reiner |
Punitha Anthoniyar | 1977 | Unknown | Unknown | Nanjil Durai |
Nite Song | 1978 | Unknown | Unknown | Russell S. Doughten Jr. |
Born Again | 1978 | October | Unknown | Irving Rapper |
The Nativity | 1978 | December | 17 | Bernard L. Kowalski |
Karunamayudu | 1978 | December | 21 | A. Bhimsingh |
Hermano Puli | 1979 | April | 6 | F.V. Alfon |
Jesus | 1979 | October | 19 | Peter Sykes, John Krish |
Christmas Lilies of the Field | 1979 | December | 16 | Ralph Nelson |
Christiana | 1979 | June | 10 | Ken Anderson |
1980s
Title | Year | Month | Day | Director |
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Oh, God! Book II | 1980 | October | 2 | Gilbert Cates |
Rajadhi Raju | 1980 | Unknown | Unknown | Bapu |
Peter and Paul | 1981 | April | 12 | Robert Day |
From a Far Country: Pope John Paul II | 1981 | September | 9 | Krzysztof Zanussi |
Chariots of Fire | 1981 | October | 9 | Hugh Hudson |
The Hunchback of Notre Dame | 1982 | February | 4 | Michael Tuchner, Alan Hume |
The Scarlet and the Black | 1983 | February | 2 | Jerry London |
Tender Mercies | 1983 | March | 4 | Bruce Beresford |
The Prodigal Planet | 1983 | Unknown | Unknown | Donald W. Thompson |
Oh, God! You Devil | 1984 | October | 7 | Paul Bogart |
Mass Appeal | 1984 | December | 6 | Glenn Jordan |
Kuzhandhai Yesu[3] | 1984 | Unknown | Unknown | V Rajan |
Hi-Tops | 1985 | Unknown | Unknown | Ernie Rettino, Debby Kerner Rettino |
The Fourth Wise Man | 1985 | March | 30 | Michael Ray Rhodes |
Hinugot sa Langit | 1985 | June | 7 | Ishmael Bernal |
The Mission | 1986 | October | 31 | Roland Joffé |
Divine Mercy: No Escape | 1987 | September | 15 | Hermann D. Tauchert |
Au revoir les enfants | 1987 | October | 7 | Louis Malle |
The Little Troll Prince | 1987 | November | 27 | Ray Patterson |
Dayamayudu | 1987 | Unknown | Unknown | Vijayachander |
Nakausap Ko ang Birhen | 1988 | March | 24 | Mike Relon Makiling |
The Seventh Sign | 1988 | April | 1 | Carl Schultz |
The Last Temptation of Christ | 1988 | August | 12 | Martin Scorsese |
Adipapam | 1988 | September | 10 | P. Chandrakumar |
Don Bosco | 1988 | September | 30 | Leandro Castellani |
Lorenzo Ruiz: The Saint... A Filipino | 1988 | October | 5 | Maria Saret |
Jesus of Montreal | 1989 | May | 17 | Denys Arcand |
Romero | 1989 | August | 25 | John Duigan |
To Kill A Priest | 1989 | October | 13 | Agnieszka Holland |
1990s
Title | Year | Month | Day | Director | Country |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Christhu Charithaya | 1990 | October | 9 | Sunil Ariyaratne | Sri Lanka |
Life for Life: Maximilian Kolbe | 1991 | March | 3 | Krzysztof Zanussi | Poland |
Second Glance | 1992 | Unknown | U | Rich Christiano | United States |
Divine Mercy: Sa Buhay ni Sister Faustina | 1993 | March | 24 | Ben Yalung | Philippines |
Household Saints | 1993 | September | 15 | Nancy Savoca | United States |
Seasons of the Heart | 1993 | Unknown | U | T. C. Christensen | United States |
Abraham | 1993 | April | 3 | Joseph Sargent | United States Germany Italy |
Where's God When I'm S-Scared? | 1993 | December | 21 | Phil Vischer Mike Nawrocki | United States |
God Wants Me to Forgive Them?!? | 1994 | August | 23 | Phil Vischer Mike Nawrocki | United States |
The Visual Bible: Acts | 1994 | October | 1 | Regardt van den Bergh | United States |
Jacob | 1994 | December | 4 | Peter Hall | United States Germany Italy |
Faustina | 1995 | March | 22 | Jerzy Łukaszewicz | Poland |
Are You My Neighbor? | 1995 | March | 28 | Phil Vischer Mike Nawrocki | United States |
Rack, Shack and Benny | 1995 | November | 28 | Phil Vischer Mike Nawrocki | United States |
Slave of Dreams | 1995 | December | 10 | Robert M. Young | United States |
Kristo | 1996 | March | 27 | Ben Yalung | Philippines |
The Spitfire Grill | 1996 | January | 24 | Lee David Zlotoff | United States |
Dead Man Walking | 1996 | January | 24 | Tim Robbins | United States |
Dave and the Giant Pickle | 1996 | April | 2 | Phil Vischer Mike Nawrocki | United States |
The Toy That Saved Christmas | 1996 | October | 22 | Phil Vischer Mike Nawrocki | United States |
Larry-Boy! And the Fib from Outer Space! | 1997 | April | 22 | Phil Vischer Mike Nawrocki | United States |
The Hunchback | 1997 | May | 21 | John Fasano | United States Hungary Canada Czech Republic |
Mother Teresa: In the Name of God's Poor | 1997 | October | 5 | Kevin Connor | United States |
Josh and the Big Wall! | 1997 | November | 18 | Phil Vischer Mike Nawrocki | United States |
The Apostle | 1997 | December | 17 | Robert Duvall | United States |
Gaither's Pond: The Lure Depths | 1997 | Unknown | U | Benjy Gaither Amy Hayes | United States |
Ama Namin | 1998 | April | 1 | Ben Yalung | Philippines |
The Book of Life | 1998 | May | 26 | Hal Hartley | United States |
Madame Blueberry | 1998 | July | 21 | Phil Vischer Mike Nawrocki | United States |
Dorbees: Making Decisions | 1998 | September | 8 | Benjy Gaither Scott Harper | United States |
Apocalypse | 1998 | September | 27 | Robert Gerretsen | Canada |
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien | 1999 | March | 17 | Paul Cox | Belgium |
Esther | 1999 | March | 29 | Raffaele Mertes | United States Germany Italy |
Apocalypse II: Revelation | 1999 | May | 7 | André van Heerden | United States Canada |
The Moment After | 1999 | July | 4 | Wes Llewellyn | United States |
Larry-Boy and the Rumor Weed | 1999 | July | 27 | Phil Vischer Mike Nawrocki | United States |
Mighty Messengers: Jonah and the Whale | 1999 | August | 12 | Benjy Gaither | United States |
The Omega Code | 1999 | October | 15 | Rob Marcarelli | United States Canada Israel |
The Soul Collector | 1999 | October | 24 | Michael M. Scott | United States |
Mary, Mother of Jesus | 1999 | November | 14 | Kevin Connor | United States |
Gaither's Pond: Fish Tales | 1999 | Unknown | U | Benjy Gaither Scott Harper | United States |
2000s
2000
- Apocalypse III: Tribulation (January 14)
- St. Patrick: The Irish Legend
- The Testaments of One Fold and One Shepherd (March 24)
- The Miracle Maker (March 31)
- King George and the Ducky (April 1)
- Jesus (May 14)
- Something to Sing About (June 10)
- The Patriot (June 30)
- Left Behind: The Movie (September 4)
- Esther... The Girl Who Became Queen (September 30)
- Mercy Streets (October 31)
- Joseph: King of Dreams (November 7)
- Christy: Return to Cutter Gap (November 19)
2001
- Road to Redemption (February 16 & March 9)[4]
- Carman: The Champion (March 2)
- Lyle the Kindly Viking (March 24)
- Lay It Down (April 3)
- Christy: A Change of Seasons (May 13)
- Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 (September 7)
- Extreme Days (September 28)
- You Are Special (October 22)
- The Miracle of the Cards (November 10)
- Late One Night
- Gaither's Pond: The Great Divide
2002
- The Climb (February 22)
- Amen. (February 27)
- Joshua (April 19)
- Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie (October 4)
- Time Changer (October 25)
- Left Behind II: Tribulation Force (October 29)
- The Star of Christmas (November 24)
2003
- Hermie: A Common Caterpillar (January 4)
- Magnifico (January 29)
- Ben Hur (February 15)
- Gods and Generals (February 21)
- The Gospel of John (March 18)
- Bells of Innocence (April 6)
- Love Comes Softly (April 13)
- The Wonderful World of Auto-tainment! (May 20)
- The Ballad of Little Joe (August 5)
- The Light of the World (October 3)
- Luther (October 30)
- Christmas Child (November 9)
- Shortcut to Happiness
- A Wobots Christmas (December 17, 2003)
- The 3 Wise Men (December 19)
- Yesu Mahimalu[5]
- The Legend of the Sky Kingdom
- Gaither's Pond: The Legend at Gaither's Pond
2004
- An Easter Carol (February 10)
- The Passion of the Christ (February 25)
- Joshua and the Promised Land (April 25)
- A Snoodle's Tale (May 18)
- Six: The Mark Unleashed (June 29)
- Sumo of the Opera (August 28)
- Saint John Bosco: Mission to Love
- Love's Enduring Promise (November 20)
- Father of Mercy
- Davey and Goliath's Snowboard Christmas (December 19)
- The Pilgrim's Progress (December 31)
- Livin' It
- Shanti Sandesham
2005
- Duke and the Great Pie War (March 8)
- 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)
- The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (December 8)
- Barabbas[7][8]
- Mulla Kireetam[9][10]
2006
- End of the Spear (January 20)
- Hidden Places (January 28)
- The Second Chance (February 17)
- Prince Vladimir (February 23)
- The Visitation (February 28)
- Sheerluck Holmes and the Golden Ruler (March 11)
- God Help Me (July 13)
- LarryBoy and the Bad Apple (July 29)
- Unidentified (August 18)
- Livin' It LA (September 1)
- Jesus Camp (September 15)
- Amazing Grace (September 16)
- Facing the Giants (September 29)
- Love's Abiding Joy (October 6)
- A Christmas Journey: About the blessings God gives (October 10)
- One Night with the King (October 13)
- Secret of the Cave (October 20)
- Color of the Cross (October 27)
- Faith Like Potatoes (October 27)
- The Genius Club (October 27)
- Gideon: Tuba Warrior (November 4)
- The Island (November 23)
- The Nativity Story (December 1)
- Nacho Libre (June 16)
2007
- Moe and the Big Exit (March 3)
- The Ultimate Gift (March 9)
- Love's Unending Legacy (April 7)
- Evan Almighty (June 22)
- Noah's Ark (July 5)
- Saving Sarah Cain (August 19)
- St. Giuseppe Moscati: Doctor to the Poor
- The Wonderful Wizard of Ha's (October 6)
- The Prodigal Trilogy (October 17)
- The Ten Commandments (October 19)
- Noëlle (December 7)
- Love's Unfolding Dream (December 15)
2008
- Me & You, Us, Forever (February 15)
- The Passion (March 16)
- The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (May 16)
- Tomato Sawyer and Huckleberry Larry's Big River Rescue (July 12)
- The Sound of a Dirt Road (August 18)
- Fireproof (September 26)
- Billy: The Early Years (October 10)
- Saving God (October 18)
- Sunday School Musical (October 21)
- House (November 7)
- Pilgrim's Progress: Journey to Heaven
2009
- Not Easily Broken (January 9)
- Song Man (February 2)
- Abe and the Amazing Promise (February 7)
- Like Dandelion Dust
- The Cross (March 27)
- The One Lamb (March 30)
- C Me Dance (April 3)
- Love Takes Wing (April 4)
- The Widow's Might (April 13)
- Bringing Up Bobby (May 15)
- Minnesota Cuke and the Search for Noah's Umbrella (August 4)
- Journey to Everest (August 20)
- Click Clack Jack: A Rail Legend (September 1)
- Love Finds a Home (September 5)
- The Lost & Found Family (September 15)
- The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry (September 18)
- Saint Nicholas: A Story of Joyful Giving (October 6)
- The Imposter (October 12)
- Homeless for the Holidays (October 16)
- Sarah's Choice (November 1)
- To Save a Life
- The River Within (November 10)
- Birdie & Bogey (November 17)
- The Blind Side (November 20)
- The Mysterious Islands (November)
- Side Order (December 4)
- The Book of Ruth: Journey of Faith (December 15)
- A Greater Yes: The Story of Amy Newhouse (December 15)
2010s
Year | Title | Director | Country |
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2010 | Holyman Undercover | David A. R. White | United States |
No Greater Love | Brad J. Silverman | United States | |
Preacher's Kid | Stan Foster | United States | |
Pistachio: The Little Boy That Woodn't | Phil Vischer Mike Nawrocki | United States | |
Beware of Christians | Will Bakke | United States | |
Letters to God | David Nixon | United States | |
Sweetpea Beauty: A Girl After God's Own Heart | Phil Vischer Mike Nawrocki | United States | |
What Would Jesus Do? | Thomas Makowski | United States | |
What If... | Dallas Jenkins | United States | |
Johnny | D. David Morin | United States | |
Standing Firm | Kyle Prohaska | United States | |
The Genesis Code | C. Thomas Howell Patrick Read Johnson | United States | |
Joseph Vaz | Sanajaya Nirmal | Sri Lanka | |
The Bill Collector | Cristóbal Krusen | United States | |
Of Gods and Men | Xavier Beauvois | France | |
Saint Philip Neri: I Prefer Heaven | Giacomo Campiotti | Italy | |
The Way | Emilio Estevez | United States Spain | |
It's a Meaningful Life | Phil Vischer Mike Nawrocki | United States | |
Upside | Ken Horstmann | United States | |
The Way Home | Lance W. Dreesen | United States | |
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader | Michael Apted | United States | |
Cutback | Lance Bachelder Johnny Remo | United States | |
2011 | Prodigal | Aaron Huggett | United States |
Marriage Retreat | David Christiaan | United States | |
Redemption Ride | Mike Dornbirer | United States | |
The Grace Card | David G. Evans | United States | |
Twas The Night Before Easter | Phil Vischer Mike Nawrocki | United States | |
The Tree of Life | Terrence Malick | United States | |
The 5th Quarter | Rick Bieber | United States | |
Soul Surfer | Sean McNamara | United States | |
The Encounter | David A. R. White | United States | |
The Lion of Judah | Deryck Broom Roger Hawkins | United States | |
Honoring a Father's Dream: Sons of Lwala | Barry Simmons | United States | |
Dominic: Light of the Church | Marcelino Sari | Philippines | |
Nefarious: Merchant of Souls | Benjamin Nolot | United States | |
Princess and the Popstar | Phil Vischer Mike Nawrocki | United States | |
The Greatest Miracle[11] | Bruce Morris | Mexico | |
Jerusalem Countdown | Harold Cronk | United States | |
Suing the Devil | Timothy A. Chey | Australia United States | |
A Mile in His Shoes | William Dear | Canada | |
Ikaw ang Pag-ibig | Marilou Diaz-Abaya | Philippines | |
Courageous | Alex Kendrick | United States | |
VeggieTales: The Little Drummer Boy | Brian Roberts | United States | |
Stand Strong | Amy Kenney | United States | |
October Baby | Erwin brothers | United States | |
2012 | Brother White | Brian Herzlinger | United States |
Joyful Noise | Todd Graff | United States | |
New Hope | Rodney Ray | United States | |
Apostle Peter and the Last Supper | Gabriel Sabloff | United States | |
God's Country | Chris Armstrong | United States | |
The War of the Vendée[12] | Jim Morlino | United States | |
Robin Good and His Not-So-Merry Men | Phil Vischer Mike Nawrocki | United States | |
Monumental: In Search of America's National Treasure | Duane Barnhart | United States | |
Mary of Nazareth | Giacomo Campiotti | Italy Germany Spain | |
Blue Like Jazz | Steve Taylor | United States | |
Hardflip | Johnny Remo | United States | |
Cristiada | Dean Wright | Mexico | |
Between Heaven and Ground Zero | André van Heerden | Canada | |
The Penniless Princess | Phil Vischer Mike Nawrocki | United States | |
Last Ounce of Courage | Darrel Campbell Kevin McAfee | United States | |
Abel's Field | Gordie Haakstad | United States | |
The Encounter: Paradise Lost | Bobby Smyth | United States | |
The League of Incredible Vegetables | Phil Vischer Mike Nawrocki | United States | |
Unconditional | Brent McCorkle | United States | |
The Mark | James Chankin | United States | |
Amazing Love: The Story of Hosea | Kevin Downes | United States | |
Strawinsky and the Mysterious House | David Hutter | United Kingdom | |
Meant to Be | Bradley Dorsey | United States | |
2013 | Camp | Jacob Roebuck | United States |
The Little House That Stood | Phil Vischer Mike Nawrocki | United States | |
Ring the Bell | Thomas Weber | United States | |
Different Drummers | Don Caron Lyle Hatcher | United States | |
Home Run | David Boyd | United States | |
King's Faith | Nicholas DiBella | United States | |
The Book of Esther | David A. R. White | United States | |
Lazer Us | Mann Munoz | United States Canada | |
The Ultimate Life | Michael Landon Jr. | United States | |
MacLarry and the Stinky Cheese Battle | Phil Vischer Mike Nawrocki | United States | |
Unstoppable | Darren Doane | United States | |
Alone yet Not Alone | Ray Bengston George D. Escobar | United States | |
Seasons of Gray | Paul Stehlik Jr. | United States | |
Season of Miracles | Dave Moody | United States | |
The Book of Daniel | Anna Zielinski | United States | |
Grace Unplugged | Brad J. Silverman | United States | |
Linsanity | Evan Jackson Leong | United States | |
I'm in Love with a Church Girl | Steve Race | United States | |
Merry Larry and the True Light of Christmas | Phil Vischer Mike Nawrocki | United States | |
In the Name of God | Kevan Otto | United States | |
Golden Mind | Josiah David Warren | United States | |
The Christmas Candle | John Stephenson | United Kingdom United States | |
Pedro Calungsod: Batang Martir | Francis Villacorta | Philippines | |
2014 | Turn Around Jake | Jared Isham | United States |
Ragamuffin | David Leo Schultz | United States | |
The Perfect Wave | Bruce Macdonald | South Africa New Zealand Indonesia | |
The Letters | William Riead | United States | |
Son of God | Christopher Spencer | United States | |
Veggies in Space: The Fennel Frontier | Phil Vischer Mike Nawrocki | United States | |
God's Not Dead | Harold Cronk | United States | |
Noah | Darren Aronofsky | United States | |
Heaven Is for Real | Randall Wallace | United States | |
Moms' Night Out | Erwin brothers | United States | |
Virtuous | Bill Rahn | United States | |
Camp Harlow | Shane Hawks | United States | |
Leviathan | Andrey Zvyagintsev | Russia | |
A Long Way Off | Michael Davis John Errington | United States | |
Next Station, I Love You | Lee Tak-Wai | China (Hong Kong) | |
Like a Country Song | Johnny Remo | United States | |
Persecuted | Daniel Lusko | United States | |
Celery Night Fever | Phil Vischer Mike Nawrocki | United States | |
Summer Snow | Jeremy White Kendra White | United States | |
When the Game Stands Tall | Thomas Carter | United States | |
Holy Ghost | Darren Wilson | United States | |
The Identical | Dustin Marcellino | United States | |
The Remaining | Casey La Scala | United States | |
Believe Me | Will Bakke | United States | |
The Song | Richard Ramsey | United States | |
Left Behind | Vic Armstrong | United States | |
Beauty and the Beet | Phil Vischer Mike Nawrocki | United States | |
Love Covers All | Kyle Prohaska | United States | |
Christian Mingle | Corbin Bernsen | United States | |
A Matter of Faith | Rich Christiano | United States | |
23 Blast | Dylan Baker | United States | |
Saving Christmas | Darren Doane | United States | |
The Gospel of John | David Batty | United Kingdom Canada United States | |
Exodus: Gods and Kings | Ridley Scott | United States United Kingdom Spain | |
The One I Wrote for You | Andrew Lauer | United States | |
2015 | The Gospel of Luke | David Batty | United Kingdom Canada United States |
The Gospel of Mark | David Batty | United Kingdom Canada United States | |
Last Days in the Desert | Rodrigo García | United States | |
Hoovey | Sean McNamara | United States | |
Old Fashioned | Rik Swartzwelder | United States | |
Joseph: Beloved Son, Rejected Slave, Exalted Ruler[13] | Robert Fernandez | United States | |
VeggieTales: Noah's Ark | Mike Nawrocki | United States | |
The Drop Box | Brian Tetsuro Ivie | United States South Korea | |
Do You Believe? | Jon Gunn | United States | |
For You | Fr. Charles Sawaya | Lebanon | |
The Ark | Kenneth Glenaan | United Kingdom | |
Little Boy | Alejandro Monteverde | United States Mexico | |
Polycarp | Joe Henline | United States | |
Beyond the Mask | Chad Burns | United States | |
The Cokeville Miracle | T. C. Christensen | United States | |
Felices los que lloran[14] | Marcelo Torcida | Paraguay | |
Alison's Choice | Bruce Marchiano | United States | |
Faith of Our Fathers | Carey Scott | United States | |
Princess Cut | Paul Munger | United States | |
Catching Faith | John K.D. Graham | United States | |
War Room | Alex Kendrick | United States | |
A Perfect Chord | Nathan Blair Joseph Bechor | United States | |
Nail 32 | Bill Rahn | United States | |
Francis: Pray for Me | Beda Docampo Feijóo | Argentina | |
90 Minutes in Heaven | Michael Polish | United States | |
Captive | Jerry Jameson | United States | |
Felix Manalo | Joel Lamangan | Philippines | |
Just Let Go | Christopher S. Clark Patrick Henry Parker | United States | |
Full of Grace | Andrew Hyatt | United States | |
Woodlawn | Erwin brothers | United States | |
God's Club | Jared Cohn | United States | |
2016 | The Gospel of Matthew | David Batty | United Kingdom Canada United States |
The Masked Saint | Warren P. Sonoda | Canada | |
The Ten Commandments: The Movie | Alexandre Avancini | Brazil | |
Prayer Never Fails | Wes Miller | United States | |
Risen | Kevin Reynolds | United States | |
Genesis | Craig S. Cunningham | United States | |
Poveda[15] | Pablo Moreno | Spain | |
The Young Messiah | Cyrus Nowrasteh | United States | |
Miracles from Heaven | Patricia Riggen | United States | |
Eternal Salvation | Reed Simonsen | United States | |
God's Not Dead 2 | Harold Cronk | United States | |
40 Nights | Jesse Low | United States | |
Ignacio de Loyola | Paolo Dy | Philippines | |
Max and Me[16] | Donovan Cook | Mexico | |
The Atheist Delusion[17] | Ray Comfort | United States | |
The Fight Within | Michael William Gordon | United States | |
Ang Hapis at Himagsik ni Hermano Puli[18] | Gil M. Portes | Philippines | |
Ben-Hur | Timur Bekmambetov | United States | |
Greater | David L. Hunt | United States | |
Hacksaw Ridge | Mel Gibson | United States | |
Hillsong: Let Hope Rise | Michael John Warren | United States | |
The Promise[19] | Terry George | United States | |
Vanished – Left Behind: Next Generation | Larry A. McLean | United States | |
Priceless | Ben Smallbone | United States | |
I'm Not Ashamed | Brian Baugh | United States | |
Tell the World | Kyle Portbury | Australia Canada United States | |
David and Goliath | Wallace Brothers | United States | |
New Life | Drew Waters | United States | |
Joseph & Mary | Roger Christian | Canada | |
Hero of Auschwitz: The Life Story of St. Maximilian Kolbe[20][21] | Jessy Maria | India | |
Until Forever | Michael Linn | United States | |
Silence | Martin Scorsese | United States | |
Believe | Billy Dickson | United States | |
2017 | The Messengers | Robert Fernandez | United States |
Faith's Song | Frank Hutto | United States | |
The Resurrection of Gavin Stone | Dallas Jenkins | United States | |
Is Genesis History? | Thomas Purifoy | United States | |
The Shack | Stuart Hazeldine | United States | |
Slamma Jamma | Timothy A. Chey | United States | |
Coming Home[22] | Layne McDonald | United States | |
The Case for Christ | Jon Gunn | United States | |
Champion | Judd Brannon | United States | |
Redemption Way | Dan Gremley Brad Podowski | United States | |
All Saints | Steve Gomer | United States | |
Chasing the Star | Bret Miller | United States | |
Because of Gracia | Tom Simes | United States | |
Altar Egos | Sean Morgan | United States | |
A Question of Faith | Kevan Otto | United States | |
Network of Freedom | Pablo Moreno | Spain | |
Same Kind of Different as Me | Michael Carney | United States | |
Let There Be Light | Kevin Sorbo | United States | |
I Believe | Juergen Peretzki Stacey Peretzki | United States | |
The Star | Timothy Reckart | United States | |
Genesis: Paradise Lost | Ralph Strean | United States | |
2018 | Samson | Bruce Macdonald | United States South Africa |
Like Arrows | Kevin Peeples | United States | |
Run the Race | Chris Dowling | United States | |
Tortured for Christ | John Grooters | United States | |
I Can Only Imagine | Erwin brothers | United States | |
Mary Magdalene | Garth Davis | United States United Kingdom Australia | |
Paul, Apostle of Christ | Andrew Hyatt | United States | |
God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness | Michael Mason | United States | |
Come Sunday | Joshua Marston | United States | |
Pope Francis: A Man of His Word | Wim Wenders | France Germany Italy Switzerland | |
An Interview with God | Perry Lang | United States | |
Beautifully Broken | Eric Welch | United States | |
God Bless the Broken Road | Harold Cronk | United States | |
Unbroken: Path to Redemption | Harold Cronk | United States | |
Little Women | Clare Niederpruem | United States | |
Indivisible | David G. Evans | United States | |
Amazing Grace | Sydney Pollack | United States | |
2019 | Harriet | Kasi Lemmons | United States |
The Least of These: The Graham Staines Story | Aneesh Daniel | United States | |
The Christ Slayer | Nathaniel Nose | United States | |
Play the Flute | Rich Christiano | United States | |
The Road to Knock | Alan Field | United Kingdom | |
Walk. Ride. Rodeo. | Conor Allyn | United States | |
Breakthrough | Roxann Dawson | United States | |
Love and Mercy: Faustina | Michał Kondrat | Poland | |
Unplanned | Cary Solomon Chuck Konzelman | United States | |
Sunrise in Heaven | Waymon Boone | United States | |
The Pilgrim's Progress | Robert Fernandez | United States | |
Good Sam | Kate Melville | United States | |
A Hidden Life | Terrence Malick | United States Germany | |
Otto Neururer – Hope Through Darkness | Hermann Weiskopf | Austria | |
Overcomer | Alex Kendrick | United States | |
The Two Popes | Fernando Meirelles | United Kingdom United States Italy | |
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood | Marielle Heller | United States | |
Finding Grace | Warren Fast | United States |
2020s
Year | Title | Director | Country |
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2020 | I Still Believe | Erwin Brothers | United States |
I Am Patrick: The Patron Saint of Ireland[23] | Jarrod Anderson | United States | |
My Brother's Keeper | Kevan Otto | United States | |
40: The Temptation of Christ | Douglas James Vail | United States | |
Selfie Dad | Brad J. Silverman | United States | |
Tulsa | Scott Pryor Gloria Stella | United States | |
Fatima | Marco Pontecorvo | Portugal United States | |
One Nation Under God | Lisa Arnold | United States | |
2 Hearts | Lance Hool | United States | |
The Reason | Randall Stevens | United States | |
2021 | 2025: The World Enslaved by a Virus[24] | Joshua Wesely Simon Wesely | Germany |
Our Lady of San Juan, Four Centuries of Miracles | Francisco Pérez | Mexico | |
Lamb of God: The Concert Film | Rob Gardner | United States | |
Church People | Christopher Shawn Shaw | United States | |
A Week Away | Roman White | United States | |
Mystery of the Kingdom of God | Adam Smit | United States | |
Resurrection | Ciaran Donnelly | United States | |
The Girl Who Believes in Miracles | Richard Correll | United States | |
Man of God | Yelena Popovic | Greece | |
Finding You | Brian Baugh | United States | |
Blue Miracle | Julio Quintana | United States | |
Show Me the Father | Rick Altizer | United States | |
The Jesus Music | Erwin brothers | United States | |
God's Not Dead: We the People | Vance Null | United States | |
Courageous Legacy | Alex Kendrick | United States | |
Christmas with the Chosen: The Messengers | Dallas Jenkins | United States | |
American Underdog | Erwin brothers | United States | |
2022 | Redeeming Love | D.J. Caruso | United States |
Tyson's Run | Kim Bass | United States | |
Father Stu | Rosalind Ross | United States | |
Family Camp | Brian Cates | United States | |
Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters | David de Vos | United States | |
Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul. | Adamma Ebo | United States | |
Lifemark | Kevin Peeples | United States | |
Running the Bases | Marty Roberts Jimmy Womble | United States | |
Legacy Peak | Aaron Burns | United States | |
Testament: The Parables Retold | Paul Syrstad | United Kingdom | |
Nothing Is Impossible | Matt Shapira | United States | |
Praana | Sanjaya Nirmal | Sri Lanka | |
Mother Teresa and Me[25] | Kamal Musale | India | |
Prophet | Michał Kondrat | Poland | |
Why the Nativity? | Paul Joiner | United States | |
Birth | Park Heung-Shik | South Korea | |
I Heard the Bells | Joshua Enck | United States | |
5000 Blankets | Amin Matalqa | United States | |
2023 | Jesus Revolution | Jon Erwin Brent McCorkle | United States |
Southern Gospel | Jeffrey A. Smith | United States | |
His Only Son | David Helling | United States | |
On a Wing and a Prayer | Sean McNamara | United States | |
Big George Foreman | George Tillman, Jr. | United States | |
Sound of Freedom | Alejandro Monteverde | United States | |
The Essential Church | Shannon Halliday | United States | |
Camp Hideout | Sean Olson | United States | |
The Blind | Andrew Hyatt | United States | |
Journey to Bethlehem | Adam Anders | United States | |
Face of the Faceless | Shaison P. Ouseph | India | |
A Law for Christmas | Simon Wesely | United States | |
Christmas with the Chosen: Holy Night | Dallas Jenkins | United States | |
GomBurZa[26] | Jose Lorenzo Diokno | Philippines | |
2024 | Ordinary Angels | Jon Gunn | United States |
Cabrini[27] | Alejandro Gómez Monteverde | United States | |
Escape from Germany | T.C. Christensen | United States | |
The Hopeful | Kyle Portbury | United States, Australia, Canada | |
Unsung Hero | Richard L. Ramsey Joel Smallbone | United States |
Upcoming
Title | Director | Country |
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Diego de Pantoja, SJ: A Bridge between China and the West | Jesús Ramón Folgado García | United States |
Possum Trot | Joshua Weigel | United States |
The Forge | Alex Kendrick | United States |
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever | Dallas Jenkins | United States |
The Unbreakable Boy | Jon Gunn | United States |
The Way of the Wind | Terrence Malick | United States |
The Triumph of the Heart[28] | Anthony D'Ambrosio | United States |
The Passion of the Christ: Resurrection | Mel Gibson | United States |
The Passion of the Christ: Resurrection - Chapter II | Mel Gibson | United States |
David | Brent Dawes | United States |
G.O.D.Tech | David John Jeffery | United States |
A Life of Jesus | Martin Scorsese | United States |
Bright Sky | Spencer Folmar | United States |
Jesus | Dominic M. Carola | United States |
See also
- List of Christian animations
- List of Christian video games
- Christian film industry
- List of Christian film production companies
- The Bible in film
- List of films based on the Bible
- List of actors who have played Jesus
- The Chosen (TV series)
References
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- ^ Aneesh Daniel on LinkedIn
- ^ Holyfire Ministry (April 30, 2009). Story of Barabbas - 1/3 (Hindi). Archived from the original on 2021-12-20.
- ^ Rhonda Burnette-Bletsch (12 September 2016). The Bible in Motion: A Handbook of the Bible and Its Reception in Film. De Gruyter. p. 1068. ISBN 978-1-5015-0016-9.
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- ^ Van Pelt, Doug (August 17, 2011). "The Greatest Miracle DVD debuts in Spain". HM Magazine. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
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- ^ Anderson, John (March 14, 2020). "'I Am Patrick' Review: The muscular faith of Ireland's patron saint". America. American Media. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
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Further reading
- Lindvall, Terry Sanctuary Cinema: Origins of the Christian Film Industry (New York University Press, 2007)
- Lindvall, Terry and Andrew Quicke Celluloid Sermons: Emergence of the Christian Film Industry (New York University Press, 2011)