What to Watch: Powerful Movies About the Life of Christ

THE GOSPEL OF JOHN is a spectacular, well-directed, well-acted, word for word version of the Gospel of John. Christians need to go into all the world to bring their friends to watch the Good News of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, in THE GOSPEL OF JOHN.

THE KING OF KINGS is an animated movie that tells the story of Jesus Christ by having Charles Dickens tell the Gospel story to his young son, Walter, after Walter has just destroyed Dickens’ performance of Scrooge before a large London audience. THE KING OF KINGS is a terrific, powerful and moving way to introduce your children to the story of Jesus in a way they can understand.

THE YOUNG MESSIAH is about the young Jesus living in Egypt with Mary and Joseph and then returning to Israel. It is extremely powerful and emotional, and represents all the elements of who Jesus was in an allegorical, dramatic way.

THE CHOSEN: LAST SUPPER – PART ONE follows Jesus through the first days of Holy Week, from Palm Sunday to Jesus at the Temple, with the Pharisees and two political leaders planning how they’ll dispose of Jesus and disband his movement. THE CHOSEN: LAST SUPPER – PART ONE is very entertaining while also remaining faithful to the Bible and stressing the messages highlighted by Jesus Christ in his final days.

JOURNEY TO BETHLEHEM is a heartfelt musical about the Nativity Story and the Birth of Jesus Christ, with scenes of King Herod the Great, played by Antonio Banderas, who orders his son, Antipater, to find the Christ child and kill him. Though some people avoid musicals, JOURNEY TO BETHLEHEM is really a terrific, entertaining one that treats the Birth of Jesus with the theological seriousness it deserves but also includes some funny comic relief, good songs, plenty of jeopardy, and wonderful acting.

THE STAR is a wonderful, hilarious, deeply reverential animated family movie centered on the birth of Jesus, but from the perspective of a lowly donkey named Bo. THE STAR is tremendous fun, with great moral, spiritual lessons along the way. It’s a must-see Christmas movie for every family.

THE LION OF JUDAH is an animated allegory with animals rescuing a sacrificial lamb and finding out about Jesus. THE LION OF JUDAH goes in too many directions and the script needs reworking, but little children may enjoy this movie and, with their parents’ help, understand the Gospel of Jesus Christ even better.