American religious epic films

1959 American epic historical drama film by William Wyler

1998 animated film directed by Brenda Chapman, Steve Hickner and Simon Wells

The Passion of the Christ is a 2004 American epic biblical drama film co-produced and directed by Mel Gibson from a screenplay he wrote with Benedict Fitzgerald. It is the first installment of The Passion of the Christ film series. The film stars Jim Caviezel as Jesus, Maia Morgenstern as his mother Mary, and Monica Bellucci as Mary Magdalene. It depicts the arrest, trial and crucifixion of Jesus, largely according to the canonical gospels as well as additional accounts such as the purported mystical visions by Anne Catherine Emmerich and the Friday of Sorrows.

2014 film directed by Darren Aronofsky

1956 American film directed by Cecil B. DeMille

2014 film by Ridley Scott

1988 film by Martin Scorsese

1916 epic silent film directed by D. W. Griffith

1951 film directed by Mervyn LeRoy

2016 American film directed by Timur Bekmambetov

1953 film by Henry Koster

1965 film

1923 film by Cecil B. DeMille

1925 American epic silent film directed by Fred Niblo

1959 film by King Vidor

2014 film directed by Christopher Spencer

1950 film by Cecil B. DeMille

1961 film of the life of Jesus Christ

1966 film by John Huston

1962 film by Robert Aldrich, Sergio Leone

1979 film directed by Peter Sykes and John Krish

2003 film directed by Eric Till

1927 silent film

1985 film by Bruce Beresford

2018 film directed by Andrew Hyatt

1954 film by Victor Saville

1957 film by Otto Preminger

1951 film by Henry King

1914 film

1932 film by Cecil B. DeMille

2027 Christian film directed by Mel Gibson

1961 film by Michael Curtiz

1959 film by Frank Borzage

1955 film by Richard Thorpe

2023 film directed by David Helling

upcoming film directed by Mel Gibson