Jesus in the Movies

Easter Sunday might be over, but Easter Monday is now here. Let's take a look at popular movies that tell the story of Jesus Christ.

                                                       

This film was incredibly controversial when it came out in 1988. Some movie chains refused to screen it, and some video stores did not carry the title for customers to rent. Nevertheless, Martin Scorsese earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Director.

                                                        

Mel Gibson's directorial follow-up to 'Braveheart' was a box office smash. It was the third highest grossing movie of 2004 in the United States, earning a total of $370,274,604. Not bad for a movie whose production budget was $30 million. 

                                                        

Some religious movies get bad reviews and still earn good money at the box office. This 2014 film is one of them. 'Son of God' has a 5.5/10 rating on IMDB, but it doesn't seem to matter. This movie has made $60 million dollars just in the United States on ticket sales so far.