Hollywood On Christianity
by jnoordmans | created - 1 month ago | updated - 1 month ago | PublicMainstream films that make commentary on the Christian faith or use it as a vehicle for storytelling.
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1. Leap of Faith (1992)
PG-13 | 108 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Fake faith healer Jonas Nightingale is stranded in a small town where he finds he can't fool all of the people all of the time.
Director: Richard Pearce | Stars: Steve Martin, Debra Winger, Lolita Davidovich, Liam Neeson
Votes: 14,564 | Gross: $23.37M
2. Don Verdean (2015)
PG-13 | 90 min | Comedy, Drama
A self-professed biblical archaeologist who has fallen on hard times starts to bend the truth in order to continue inspiring the faithful.
Director: Jared Hess | Stars: Sam Rockwell, Amy Ryan, Jemaine Clement, Danny McBride
Votes: 5,636
3. Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul. (2022)
R | 106 min | Comedy
In the aftermath of a huge scandal, Trinitie Childs, the first lady of a prominent Southern Baptist Mega Church, attempts to help her pastor-husband, Lee-Curtis Childs, rebuild their congregation.
Director: Adamma Ebo | Stars: Regina Hall, Sterling K. Brown, Nicole Beharie, Conphidance
Votes: 4,140
4. Come Sunday (2018)
TV-14 | 106 min | Biography, Drama
Evangelist Carlton Pearson is ostracized by his church for preaching that there is no Hell.
Director: Joshua Marston | Stars: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Gerard Catus, Allie McCulloch, LaKeith Stanfield
Votes: 2,551
5. Oh, God! (1977)
PG | 98 min | Comedy, Fantasy
When God appears to an assistant grocery manager as a good natured old man, the Almighty selects him as his messenger for the modern world.
Director: Carl Reiner | Stars: John Denver, George Burns, Teri Garr, Donald Pleasence
Votes: 10,600 | Gross: $41.69M
6. Electric Jesus (2020)
107 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Alabama preacher's daughter runs off with a touring Christian hair metal band during the summer of 1986.
Director: Chris White | Stars: Judd Nelson, Brian Baumgartner, Rhoda Griffis, Claire Bronson
Votes: 622
7. Nacho Libre (2006)
PG | 92 min | Comedy, Family, Sport
Berated all his life by those around him, a monk follows his dream and dons a mask to moonlight as a Luchador (Mexican wrestler).
Director: Jared Hess | Stars: Jack Black, Ana de la Reguera, Héctor Jiménez, Darius Rose
Votes: 94,087 | Gross: $80.20M
8. Luther (2003)
PG-13 | 123 min | Biography, Drama, History
During the early sixteenth century, idealistic German monk Martin Luther, disgusted by the materialism in the Catholic Church, begins the dialogue that will lead to the Protestant Reformation.
Director: Eric Till | Stars: Joseph Fiennes, Bruno Ganz, Peter Ustinov, Alfred Molina
Votes: 16,005 | Gross: $5.79M
9. The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
R | 164 min | Drama
The life of Jesus Christ, his journey through life as he faces the struggles all humans do, and his final temptation on the cross.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Willem Dafoe, Harvey Keitel, Barbara Hershey, Paul Greco
Votes: 63,186 | Gross: $7.63M
10. He Never Died (2015)
R | 99 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Jack, a social outcast, is thrust out of his comfort zone when the outside world bangs on his door and he can't contain his violent past.
Director: Jason Krawczyk | Stars: Henry Rollins, Booboo Stewart, Kate Greenhouse, Jordan Todosey
Votes: 22,287
11. First Reformed (2017)
R | 113 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A minister of a small congregation in upstate New York grapples with mounting despair brought on by tragedy, worldly concerns and a tormented past.
Director: Paul Schrader | Stars: Ethan Hawke, Amanda Seyfried, Cedric The Entertainer, Victoria Hill
Votes: 62,615 | Gross: $3.45M
12. Bruce Almighty (2003)
PG-13 | 101 min | Comedy, Fantasy
A whiny news reporter is given the chance to step into God's shoes.
Director: Tom Shadyac | Stars: Jim Carrey, Jennifer Aniston, Morgan Freeman, Philip Baker Hall
Votes: 433,944 | Gross: $242.83M
13. Evan Almighty (2007)
PG | 96 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
God contacts Congressman Evan Baxter and tells him to build an ark in preparation for a great flood.
Director: Tom Shadyac | Stars: Steve Carell, Morgan Freeman, Lauren Graham, Johnny Simmons
Votes: 155,174 | Gross: $100.46M
14.
The Wonderful World of Disney (1997–2023)
Episode:
Noah
(1998)
TV-G | 120 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
In order to save his family, a contractor must construct an ark before a massive flood hits his home town.
Director: Ken Kwapis | Stars: Tony Danza, Wallace Shawn, Jane Sibbett, John Marshall Jones
Votes: 450
15. Noah's Ark (1999)
Unrated | 178 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
Adaptation of the Biblical stories of Noah and Lot and how God destroyed the world due to the wickedness of mankind.
Stars: Jon Voight, Mary Steenburgen, F. Murray Abraham, Carol Kane
Votes: 2,146
16. Noah (2014)
PG-13 | 138 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Noah is chosen by God to undertake a momentous mission before an apocalyptic flood cleanses the world.
Director: Darren Aronofsky | Stars: Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Anthony Hopkins, Emma Watson
Votes: 267,135 | Gross: $101.20M
17. The Righteous Gemstones (2019– )
TV-MA | 36 min | Comedy, Drama
Follows a world-famous televangelist family with a long tradition of deviance, greed, and charitable work.
Stars: John Goodman, Danny McBride, Adam Devine, Edi Patterson
Votes: 47,135
18. American Underdog (2021)
PG | 112 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
The story of NFL MVP and Hall of Fame quarterback Kurt Warner, who went from stocking shelves at a supermarket to becoming an American Football star.
Directors: Andrew Erwin, Jon Erwin | Stars: Zachary Levi, Anna Paquin, Hayden Zaller, Ser'Darius Blain
Votes: 23,578
19. A Walk to Remember (2002)
PG | 101 min | Drama, Romance
Two North Carolina teens, Landon Carter and Jamie Sullivan, are thrown together after Landon gets into trouble and is sentenced to perform community service.
Director: Adam Shankman | Stars: Mandy Moore, Shane West, Peter Coyote, Daryl Hannah
Votes: 221,434 | Gross: $41.28M
20. Saved! (2004)
PG-13 | 92 min | Comedy, Drama
When a girl attending a Christian high school becomes pregnant, all of her former friends turn on her and she is ostracized and demonized.
Director: Brian Dannelly | Stars: Jena Malone, Mandy Moore, Macaulay Culkin, Patrick Fugit
Votes: 49,005 | Gross: $8.94M
21. Amazing Grace (2006)
PG | 118 min | Biography, Drama, History
The idealist William Wilberforce maneuvers his way through Parliament, endeavoring to end the British transatlantic slave trade.
Director: Michael Apted | Stars: Ioan Gruffudd, Albert Finney, Michael Gambon, Romola Garai
Votes: 25,697 | Gross: $21.21M
22. The Passion of the Christ (2004)
R | 127 min | Drama
Depicts the final twelve hours in the life of Jesus of Nazareth, on the day of his crucifixion in Jerusalem.
Director: Mel Gibson | Stars: Jim Caviezel, Monica Bellucci, Maia Morgenstern, Christo Jivkov
Votes: 251,298 | Gross: $370.78M
23. Silence (I) (2016)
R | 161 min | Drama, History
In the 17th century, two Portuguese Jesuit priests travel to Japan in an attempt to locate their mentor, who is rumored to have committed apostasy, and to propagate Catholicism.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Andrew Garfield, Adam Driver, Liam Neeson, Tadanobu Asano
Votes: 123,037 | Gross: $7.10M
24. Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
R | 139 min | Biography, Drama, History
World War II American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, serving during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people and becomes the first man in American history to receive the Medal of Honor without firing a shot.
Director: Mel Gibson | Stars: Andrew Garfield, Sam Worthington, Luke Bracey, Teresa Palmer
Votes: 594,706 | Gross: $67.21M
25. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
PG | 115 min | Action, Adventure
In 1936, archaeologist and adventurer Indiana Jones is hired by the U.S. government to find the Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis can obtain its awesome powers.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, John Rhys-Davies
Votes: 1,037,242 | Gross: $248.16M
26. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
PG-13 | 127 min | Action, Adventure
In 1938, after his father goes missing while pursuing the Holy Grail, Indiana Jones finds himself up against the Nazis again to stop them from obtaining its powers.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, Alison Doody, Denholm Elliott
Votes: 811,261 | Gross: $197.17M
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