![]() ![]() ![]() Rather than moving lightly over the crucifixion to focus on the empty tomb, The Passion of the Christ emphasizes what happened on Good Friday. The Passion of the Christ presents a Jesus (Jim Caviezel under makeup) who looks very Jewish and is first seen crying and trembling in the Garden of Gethsemane. Those movies capture Jesus’ divinity but make it hard to believe he ever worried about anything. Some Easter movies emphasize Jesus’s otherworldly qualities-think the ethereal blond Jesus with blue eyes in Son of God. It’s also credited with proving there was a market for Christian films, which led to movies like Facing the Giants and God’s Not Dead. Probably the controversial movie on this list, The Passion of the Christ was the highest-grossing R-rated movie released at the time. If you can’t stream the movie in your area, check if your local library has Kanopy, an online service offering up to 10 free movies each month using your library card. There is also a link to sites showing where the movie can be streamed. Each film also has a link to Common Sense Media or IMDb's Parent Guide so you can decide whether the movie is suitable for your family. The entry for each Easter movie contains its rating and a recommendation for whether it’s appropriate for children. If you want a longer list of kid-friendly Easter movies, check out the recent articles on and. The list includes some Biblical epics, some kid-friendly movies, and some thought-provoking movies for adults. The following list gives 10 accessible Easter movies about Jesus’ life. With these many options, it can be hard to pick a great Jesus movie to watch this Easter season. The list gets even longer if you factor in movies that use Easter images in new settings (like the Christ imagery in Cool Hand Luke). There have been parodies, like Monty Python’s Life of Brian. Some movies have played fast and loose with the story, like Jesus Christ Superstar or the (very) experimental Jesus-Der Film. There have been big-budget epics like The Greatest Story Ever Told and more personal movies like The Gospel According to St. ![]() Since The Life and Passion of Jesus came out in 1902, there have been literally hundreds of movies about the Easter story of Jesus Christ. ![]()
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