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.

Hebrew Bible (Old Testament)

Genesis

Genesis creation narrative

Adam and Eve - Genesis 2-5

The Flood - Genesis 6-9

Abraham - Genesis 11:26-25:10

Sodom and Gomorrah - Genesis 19

• Lot in Sodom (1933)
• Sodom and Gomorrah (1962)
• Greatest Heroes of the Bible: Sodom and Gomorrah (1979, TV episode)
• Zohi Sdom (2010) (Israel)

Isaac and Rebecca - Genesis 24

• Isaac and Rebecca (1953) (Israel)

Jacob - Genesis 25:26-49:33

• ' (1963) (Italy)
• The Story of Jacob and Joseph (1974)
• Greatest Heroes of the Bible: Jacob's Challenge (1979, TV episode)
• Jacob (1994, TNT Bible Series)
• La Genese (1999) (France)

Dinah - Genesis 34

• The Red Tent (2014)

Joseph - Genesis 37-50

Moses (Exodus - Deuteronomy)

Judges Era

General Judges

Samson and Delilah - Judges 13-16

Ruth

• The Story of Ruth (1960)
• Duke and the Great Pie War (2005)
• ' (2009)

Kings and Queens of Israel

David - First Samuel 16:1-First Kings 2:11

Solomon - First Kings 1-11

Jezebel - First Kings 16:29-Second Kings 9:37

• Sins of Jezebel (1953)

Prophets

Exile

Daniel

Esther

Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

• Judith of Bethulia (1914)
• Judith and Holofernes (1929)
• Head of a Tyrant (1959)
• The Old Testament (1962) (Book of Maccabees film)

Christian Bible (New Testament)

Life of Jesus Christ

Arabic

• The Savior (2014, Palestinian-Bulgarian-Jordanian production)
• Messiah (2020 TV, U.S.)

Aramaic/Latin

• The Passion of the Christ (2004, Italian-American production) (Aramaic and Latin audio)

English

Filipino

• Kalbaryo Ni Hesus (1952, Philippines)
• Kristo (1996, Philippines)

French

• Vie et Passion du Christ (1903, France)
• Golgotha (1935, France)

German

• I.N.R.I (1923, German Empire)
• Jesus – der Film (1986, West Germany)

Italian

Malayalam

• Jesus (1973, India)

Persian

• The Messiah (2007, Iran)

Sinhala

• Christhu Charithaya (1990, Sri Lanka)
• Jayathu Kristhu (TV 1999, Sri Lanka)
• Jesu Kristhu Yuga Peraliya (TV 2013, Sri Lanka)

Spanish

Telugu

• Karunamayudu (1978, India)
• Rajadhi Raju (1980, India)
• Shanti Sandesham (2004, India)
• Mulla Kireetam (2005, India)

Animated movies

Mary, Mother of Jesus

Herod the Great

• Erode il Grande (1959, Italy)

Mary Magdalene

• Magdalanaattu Mary (1957, India)
• The Friends of Jesus - Mary Magdalene (2000)
• Mary Magdalene (2018, U.S.)

John the Baptist

• Snapaka Yohannan (1963, India)

Salome

Judas Iscariot

Barabbas

Parable of the Prodigal Son

• L'Enfant prodigue (1907, France)
• L'Enfant prodigue (1916, France)
• The Prodigal (1955, U.S.)

Life of the Apostles

Creative

Revelation / Apocalypse

Fictional Interpolations

Adam and Eve

• Mary's Incredible Dream (1976)
• Year One (2009)
• The Tragedy of Man (2011) (Hungary)

Moses

• Wholly Moses! (1980)
• The Ten (2007)
• Seder-Masochism (2018)

Samson

Ben-Hur

Early Christians

Opus Dei

• The Da Vinci Code (2006)

See also

• The Bible in film
• Dramatic portrayals of Jesus Christ
• List of actors who have played Jesus
• List of apocalyptic films
• List of Christian films
• List of Islamic films
• Lists of movie source material

References

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