List of films based on the Bible

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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Pre-monarchy

Genesis General The Bible: In the Beginning (1966) La Biblia en pasta (1984) (Spain) (comedy) Genesis: The Creation and the Flood (1994, TNT Bible Series) In the Beginning (2000 miniseries) The New Media Bible: Book of Genesis (1979) (USA) Adam and Eve - Genesis 2-5 Adán, Eva y el diablo (1945) (Mexico) Adam and Eve (1912) Adam og Eva (1953) (Denmark) Adam wa Hawa (1951) (Egypt) Adamo ed Eva, la prima storia d'amore (1983) (Italy) Adán y Eva (1956) (Mexico) Adipapam (1988) (India) El pecado de Adán y Eva (1969) (Mexico) The Flood - Genesis 6-9 Noah's Ark (1929) Noah's Ark (1999) Noah (2014) The Ark (2015) Abraham - Genesis 11:26-25:10 Abe and the Amazing Promise (2009) Abraham (1994, TNT Bible Series) Young Abraham (2011) Sodom and Gomorrah - Genesis 19 Lot in Sodom (1933) Sodom and Gomorrah (1962) Zohi Sdom (2010) Jacob - Genesis 25:26-49:33 Jacob (1994, TNT Bible Series) The Story of Jacob and Joseph (1974) The Red Tent (2014) Joseph - Genesis 37-50 The Ballad of Little Joe (2003) Joseph (1995) (TNT Bible Series) Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1999) Joseph: King of Dreams (2000) Joseph in the Land of Egypt (1914) Joseph and His Brethren (1962) Moses and Israel in the desert Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014) Moe and the Big Exit (2007) Moses (1995, TNT Bible Series) Moses the Lawgiver (1974) Moses und Aron (1975) The Prince of Egypt (1998) The Ten Commandments (1923) The Ten Commandments (1956) The Ten Commandments (2007) The Ten Commandments: The Musical (2006) The time of Judges Duke and the Great Pie War (2005) Gideon: Tuba Warrior (2006) Jephtah's Daughter: A Biblical Tragedy (1909) Josh and the Big Wall (1997) The Story of Ruth (1960) The Book of Ruth: Journey of Faith (2009) Samson and Gideon (1966) Samson and Delilah - Judges 13-16 Samson (1961) Samson and Delilah (1996, TNT Bible Series) Samson and Delilah (1984) Samson and Delilah (1949) Samson and Delilah (1922)

The time of Kings

King David A Story of David (1961) The Chosen Prince (1917) Dave and the Giant Pickle (1996) David (1997, TNT Bible Series) David and Bathsheba (1951) David and Goliath (1960) David and Goliath (2005, Liken Bible Series) David and Goliath (2015) King David (1985) King George and the Ducky (2000) Saul and David (1964) The Story of David (1976) King Solomon Haring Solomon at Reyna Sheba (1952) (Philippines) La Regina di Saba (1952) (Italy) The Queen of Sheba (1921) (USA) Solomon (1997, TNT Bible Series) Solomon & Sheba (1995) (TV) (USA) Solomon and Sheba (1959) The Kingdom of Solomon (2010) (Iran) Later Prophets Blast and Whisper: Elijah's Story (2010) Jeremiah (1998, TNT Bible Series) Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie (2002) Sins of Jezebel (1953)

Captivity Book of Daniel (2013) Daniel and the Lions (2006, Liken Bible Series) Esther (1996, TNT Bible Series) Esther... The Girl Who Became Queen (2000) Esther and the King (1960) Esther and the King (2006, Liken Bible Series) One Night with the King (2006) The Book of Esther (2013) Rack, Shack, and Benny (1995) Slaves of Babylon (1953)

New Testament

Life of Christ English The Birth, Life and Death of Christ (Alice Guy, 1906, France, 33 min.) Color of the Cross (2006) (USA) The First Christmas (Liken Bible Series) (2006) (USA) From the Manger to the Cross (1912) (USA) Godspell (1973) (USA) Gospel of John (2003) (Canada/UK) Gospel Road: A Story of Jesus (1973) (USA) The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) (USA) Intolerance (1916) (USA) Jesus (1979) (USA) Jesus (1999, TNT Bible Series) "Jesus Christ Superstar (film)" (1973) (UK) Jesus of Nazareth (1977 miniseries) (Italy) (UK) The Judas Project (1990) (USA) The King of Kings (1927) (USA) King of Kings (1961) (USA) The Last Temptation of Christ (film) (1988) (USA) Mary, Mother of Jesus (1999, TV) (USA) The Miracle Maker (2000) (UK) The Nativity (1978, TV) The Nativity (2010 miniseries) (UK) The Nativity Story (2006) (USA) The New Media Bible: The Gospel According to St. Luke (1979) (USA) The Passion (2008 miniseries) (UK) The Passion of the Christ (2004) (USA) (Hebrew and Latin audio) Passion Play (1903) (USA) The Passover Plot (1976) (USA) The Road to Emmaus (2009) (USA) The Son of Man (2005) (South Africa) Son of God (2014) (USA) Wednesday Play: Son of Man (1969) (UK) The Visual Bible: Matthew (1997) (South Africa) Spanish El Beso de Judas (1953) (Spain) Jesús de Nazareth (1942) (Mexico) Jesús, el niño Dios (1969) (Mexico) Jesús, María y José (1969) (Mexico) Jesús, nuestro Señor (1970) (Mexico) María Magdalena: Pecadora de Magdala (1945) (Mexico) El Mártir del Calvario (1952) (Mexico) El Proceso de Cristo (1965) (Mexico) El Redentor (1957) (Spain) Reina de reinas: La Virgen María (1945) (Mexico) La Vida de Nuestro Señor Jesucristo (1986) (Mexico) Italian Christus (1916) [Italy] Il vangelo secondo Matteo (1964) (Italy) L'inchiesta (2006) (Italy) The Messiah (1975) (Italy) German I.N.R.I. (film) (1923) (Germany) Jesus – der Film (1986) (Germany) French Golgotha (1935) (France) Vie et Passion du Christ (1905) (France) Filipino Kristo (1996) (Philippines)

Herod the Great Erode il Grande (1959) (Italy) Salome Salome (1908) (USA) Salome (1910) (Italy) Salome (1918) (USA) Salome (1923) (USA) Salome (1953) (USA) Salome (1972) (Italy) Salome (1978) (Spain) Salome's Last Dance (1988) (UK) Salome (2002) (Spain) Salome (2007) (USA) Judas Iscariot Blade af Satans bog (1920) (Denmark) El beso de Judas (1954) (Spain) Judas (2004) (USA) Neither Are We Enemies (1970-TV) (USA) Barabbas Give Us Barabbas (1961-TV) (USA) Barabbas (1953) (Swedish) Barabbas (1961) Barabbas (1964) (Belgium) Barabbas (2012 - TV) (USA) Life of the Apostles Apostle Peter and the Last Supper 2012 USA St. Peter (2005-TV) Peter and Paul (1981-TV) ["Paul the Apostle"] (2000) The Emissary (1997) (USA) The Visual Bible: Acts of the Apostles USA A.D. (1985 miniseries) Stephen's Test of Faith (1998) (USA) Revelation / Apocalypse A Distant Thunder (1978) Apocalypse, 1998 Apocalypse II: Revelation, 1999 Apocalypse III: Tribulation, 1999 Apocalypse IV: Judgment, 2001 Apocalypse (2004) A Thief in the Night (1972) Early Warning (1981) The Apocalypse (2000, TNT Bible Series) Gone (2002) Image of the Beast (1980) The Late, Great Planet Earth (1979) Left Behind: The Movie (2000) (V) Left Behind II: Tribulation Force (2002) (V) Left Behind: World at War (2005) Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 (2001) The Moment After (1999) The Moment After 2 (2006) The Omega Code (1999) The Poor Ones in the Paradise (2005) The Prodigal Planet (1983) The Seventh Sign (1988) Six: The Mark Unleashed (2004) Years of the Beast (1981) Left Behind (2014)

Misc.

• Judith of Bethulia (1914)
• Carman Yo Kidz! The Vidz (1994)
• The Bible (TV series) (2013)
• A.D.: The Bible Continues (2015)

Fictional interpolations

Ben-Hur

• Ben Hur (1907 short) (USA)
• Ben-Hur (1925) (USA)
• Ben-Hur (1959) (USA)
• Ben Hur (2003) (USA)
• Ben Hur (2010) (USA)
• Ben Hur (2016) (USA)

Early Christians

• Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954)
• Quo Vadis? (1901) (France)
• Quo Vadis? (1910) (France)
• Quo Vadis? (1912) (Italy)
• Quo Vadis? (1924) (Germany)
• Quo Vadis? (1951)
• Quo Vadis? (1985 TV mini-series) (Italy)
• Quo Vadis? (2001) (Poland)
• The Robe (1953)
• The Sign of the Cross (1914) (USA)
• The Sign of the Cross (1932) (USA)
• The Silver Chalice (1954)

Upcoming

• The Encounter II: Lost Paradise (USA)
• Jesus... No Greater Love (USA)

See also

• The Bible in film
• Dramatic portrayals of Jesus Christ
• Lists of movie source material