List of Christian films

This is a list of notable Christian films. Titles are listed in alphabetical order followed by the year of release in parentheses. The month or day of release is stated if known.

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Pre-1930
Title Year Month Day Director
From the Manger to the Cross 1912 October 3 Sidney Olcott
Civilization 1916 June 2 Thomas H. Ince, Reginald Barker, Raymond B. West
Intolerance 1916 September 5 D. W. Griffith
The Ten Commandments 1923 December 21 Cecil B. DeMille
Ben-Hur 1925 December 30 Fred Niblo
The King of Kings 1927 April 19 Cecil B. DeMille

    1930s
    Title Year Month Day Director
    The Miracle Woman 1931 August 7 Frank Capra
    The Sign of the Cross 1932 November 30 Cecil B. DeMille
    The Last Days of Pompeii 1935 October 18 Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack
    San Francisco 1936 June 26 W. S. Van Dyke, D. W. Griffith
    Boys Town 1938 September 9 Norman Taurog
    Angels with Dirty Faces 1938 November 26 Michael Curtiz
    The Great Commandment 1939 October 2 Irving Pichel

      1940s
      Title Year Month Day Director
      Sergeant York 1941 July 2 Howard Hawks
      One Foot in Heaven 1941 October 2 Irving Rapper
      The Devil and Daniel Webster 1941 October 17 William Dieterle
      Heaven Can Wait 1943 August 11 Ernst Lubitsch
      The Song of Bernadette 1943 December 21 Henry King
      Going My Way 1944 May 3 Leo McCarey
      The Keys of the Kingdom 1944 December 15 John M. Stahl
      The Picture of Dorian Gray 1945 March 1 Albert Lewin
      The Bells of St. Mary's 1945 December 6 Leo McCarey
      Dragonwyck 1946 April 10 Joseph L. Mankiewicz
      Angel on My Shoulder 1946 September 20 Archie Mayo
      Heaven Only Knows 1947 September 12 Albert S. Rogell
      The Bishop's Wife 1947 December 9 Henry Koster
      The Miracle of the Bells 1948 March 16 Irving Pichel
      Gnana Soundari 1948 May 21 Joseph Thaliath Jr.
      Gnana Soundari 1948 June 18 Murugadasa
      3 Godfathers 1948 December 1 John Ford
      Alias Nick Beal 1949 March 4 John Farrow

        1950s
        Title Year Month Day Director
        Stars in My Crown 1950 May 11 Jacques Tourneur
        The Flowers of St. Francis 1950 December 14
        The First Legion 1951 April 27 Douglas Sirk
        Journey Into Light 1951 September 28 Stuart Heisler
        Quo Vadis 1951 November 8 Mervyn LeRoy
        I Confess 1953 March 22 Alfred Hitchcock
        Martin Luther 1953 May 8 Irving Pichel
        The Robe 1953 September 16 Henry Koster
        Demetrius and the Gladiators 1954 June 18 Delmer Daves
        Sign of the Pagan 1954 December 18 Douglas Sirk
        The Silver Chalice 1954 December 20 Victor Saville
        East of Eden 1955 March 9 Elia Kazan
        Friendly Persuasion 1956 November 8 William Wyler
        The Ten Commandments 1956 December 19 Cecil B. DeMille
        The Midnight Story 1957 June 4 Joseph Pevney
        The Big Fisherman 1959 August 4 Frank Borzage
        Ben-Hur 1959 November 18 William Wyler

          1960s
          Title Year Month Day Director
          Elmer Gantry 1960 June 17 Richard Brooks
          Francis of Assisi 1961 July 12 Michael Curtiz
          King of Kings 1961 October 20 Nicholas Ray
          Jnaanasundari 1961 December 21 K. S. Sethumadhavan
          Barabbas 1961 December 23 Richard Fleischer
          Satan Never Sleeps 1962 July 12 Leo McCarey
          Snapaka Yohannan 1963 March 31 P. Subramaniam
          Lilies of the Field 1963 October 1 Ralph Nelson
          The Greatest Story Ever Told 1965 February 15 George Stevens, David Lean
          The Agony and the Ecstasy 1965 October 7 Carol Reed
          7 Women 1966 January 5 John Ford
          A Man for All Seasons 1966 December 12 Fred Zinnemann
          The Shoes of the Fisherman 1968 November 14 Michael Anderson

          1970s
          Title Year Month Day Director
          Brother John 1971 March 24 James Goldstone
          Johnny Got His Gun 1971 May 14 Dalton Trumbo
          Annai Velankanni 1971 August 15 K. Thangappan
          A Thief in the Night 1972 March 22 Donald W. Thompson
          Pope Joan 1972 September 29 Michael Anderson
          Brother Sun, Sister Moon 1972 December 2 Franco Zeffirelli
          Jesus Christ Superstar 1973 August 15 Norman Jewison
          Godspell 1973 August 24 David Greene
          Jesus 1973 December 21 P. A. Thomas
          Luther 1974 January 21 Guy Green
          The Abdication 1974 October 3 Anthony Harvey
          Thomasleeha 1975 July 19 P. A. Thomas
          Rooster Cogburn 1975 October 17 Stuart Millar
          Oh, God! 1977 October 7 Carl Reiner
          Punitha Anthoniyar 1977 Unknown Unknown Nanjil Durai
          Born Again 1978 October Unknown Irving Rapper
          The Nativity 1978 December 17 Bernard L. Kowalski
          Karunamayudu 1978 December 21 A. Bhimsingh
          Hermano Puli 1979 April 6 F.V. Alfon
          Jesus 1979 October 19 Peter Sykes, John Krish
          Christmas Lilies of the Field 1979 December 16 Ralph Nelson

          1980s
          Title Year Month Day Name of Director
          Oh, God! Book II 1980 October 2 Gilbert Cates
          Rajadhi Raju 1980 Unknown Unknown Bapu
          Peter and Paul 1981 April 12 Robert Day
          Chariots of Fire 1981 October 9 Hugh Hudson
          The Hunchback of Notre Dame 1982 February 4 Michael Tuchner, Alan Hume
          The Scarlet and the Black 1983 February 2 Jerry London
          Tender Mercies 1983 March 4 Bruce Beresford
          The Prodigal Planet 1983 Unknown Unknown Donald W. Thompson
          Oh, God! You Devil 1984 October 7 Paul Bogart
          Mass Appeal 1984 December 6 Glenn Jordan
          Kuzhandhai Yesu[1] 1984 Unknown Unknown V Rajan
          Hi-Tops 1985 Unknown Unknown Ernie Rettino, Debby Kerner Rettino
          Hinugot sa Langit 1985 June 7 Ishmael Bernal
          The Mission 1986 October 31 Roland Joffé
          Divine Mercy: No Escape 1987 September 15 Hermann D. Tauchert
          Au revoir, les enfants 1987 October 7 Louis Malle
          The Little Troll Prince 1987 November 27 Ray Patterson
          Dayamayudu 1987 Unknown Unknown Vijayachander
          Nakausap Ko ang Birhen 1988 March 24 Mike Relon Makiling
          The Seventh Sign 1988 April 1 Carl Schultz
          The Last Temptation of Christ 1988 August 12 Martin Scorsese
          Adipapam 1988 September 10 P. Chandrakumar
          Lorenzo Ruiz: The Saint... A Filipino 1988 October 5 Maria Saret
          Jesus of Montreal 1989 May 17 Denys Arcand
          Romero 1989 August 25 John Duigan
          To Kill A Priest 1989 October 13 Agnieszka Holland

          1990s

          1992

          1993

          1994

          1995

          1996

          1997

          1998

          1999

          2000s

          2000

          2001

          2002

          2003

          2004

          2005

          2006

          2007

          2008

          2009

          2010s

          2010–2017
          Year Title Director Country
          2010 Holyman Undercover David A. R. White United States
          No Greater Love Brad J. Silverman United States
          Preacher's Kid Stan Foster United States
          Beware of Christians Will Bakke United States
          Letters to God David Nixon United States
          Of Gods and Men Xavier Beauvois France
          The Way Emilio Estevez United States
          Spain
          2011 The Grace Card David G. Evans United States
          Soul Surfer Sean McNamara United States
          The Encounter David A. R. White United States
          Honoring a Father's Dream: Sons of Lwala Barry Simmons United States
          Dominic: Light of the Church Marcelino Sari Philippines
          Nefarious: Merchant of Souls Benjamin Nolot United States
          Jerusalem Countdown Harold Cronk United States
          Suing the Devil Timothy A. Chey Australia
          United States
          Ikaw ang Pag-ibig Marilou Diaz-Abaya Philippines
          Courageous Alex Kendrick United States
          2012 Joyful Noise Todd Graff United States
          Apostle Peter and the Last Supper Gabriel Sabloff United States
          October Baby Erwin brothers United States
          Monumental: In Search of America's National Treasure Duane Barnhart United States
          Blue Like Jazz Steve Taylor United States
          Cristiada Dean Wright Mexico
          Between Heaven and Ground Zero André van Heerden Canada
          Last Ounce of Courage Darrel Campbell
          Kevin McAfee          		 United States
          The Encounter: Paradise Lost Bobby Smyth United States
          The Mark James Chankin United States
          2013 Home Run David Boyd United States
          Lazer Us Mann Munoz United States
          Canada
          Unstoppable Darren Doane United States
          Alone yet Not Alone Ray Bengston
          George D. Escobar          		 United States
          The Book of Daniel Anna Zielinski United States
          Grace Unplugged Brad J. Silverman United States
          I'm in Love with a Church Girl Steve Race United States
          The Christmas Candle John Stephenson United Kingdom
          United States
          Pedro Calungsod: Batang Martir Francis Villacorta Philippines
          2014 The Perfect Wave Bruce Macdonald South Africa
          New Zealand
          Indonesia
          Son of God Christopher Spencer United States
          God's Not Dead Harold Cronk United States
          Noah Darren Aronofsky United States
          Heaven Is for Real Randall Wallace United States
          Moms' Night Out Erwin brothers United States
          Virtuous Bill Rahn United States
          Leviathan Andrey Zvyagintsev Russia
          Persecuted Daniel Lusko United States
          Holy Ghost Darren Wilson United States
          The Identical Dustin Marcellino United States
          The Remaining Casey La Scala United States
          Believe Me Will Bakke United States
          The Song Richard Ramsey United States
          Left Behind Vic Armstrong United States
          A Matter of Faith Rich Christiano United States
          Saving Christmas Darren Doane United States
          Exodus: Gods and Kings Ridley Scott United States
          United Kingdom
          Spain
          2015 Last Days in the Desert Rodrigo García United States
          Old Fashioned Rik Swartzwelder United States
          Do You Believe? Jon Gunn United States
          For You Fr. Charles Sawaya Lebanon
          The Ark United Kingdom
          The Masked Saint Warren P. Sonoda United States
          Little Boy Alejandro Monteverde United States
          Mexico
          Beyond the Mask Chad Burns United States
          The Cokeville Miracle T. C. Christensen United States
          War Room Alex Kendrick United States
          Francis: Pray for Me Beda Docampo Feijóo Argentina
          90 Minutes in Heaven Michael Polish United States
          Captive Jerry Jameson United States
          Woodlawn Erwin brothers United States
          2016 The Ten Commandments: The Movie Alexandre Avancini Brazil
          Risen Kevin Reynolds United States
          The Young Messiah Cyrus Nowrasteh United States
          Miracles from Heaven Patricia Riggen United States
          God's Not Dead 2 Harold Cronk United States
          Ignacio de Loyola Paolo Dy Philippines
          Ben-Hur Timur Bekmambetov United States
          Hacksaw Ridge Mel Gibson United States
          The Promise[7] Terry George United States
          The Atheist Delusion[8] Ray Comfort United States
          Priceless Ben Smallbone United States
          I'm Not Ashamed Brian Baugh United States
          Silence Martin Scorsese United States
          2017 The Resurrection of Gavin Stone Dallas Jenkins United States
          The Shack Stuart Hazeldine United States
          Slamma Jamma Timothy A. Chey United States
          The Case for Christ Jon Gunn United States
          All Saints Steve Gomer United States
          Altar Egos Sean Morgan United States
          A Question of Faith Kevan Otto United States
          Same Kind of Different as Me Michael Carney United States
          Let There Be Light Kevin Sorbo United States
          The Star Timothy Reckart United States
          Genesis: Paradise Lost Ralph Strean United States

          2018

          2019

          2020s
          Year Title Director Country
          2020 I Still Believe Erwin brothers United States

          Upcoming
          Title Director Country
          Rise Kevin Rodney Sullivan United States
          The Way of the Wind Terrence Malick United States

          See also

          References
          1. Kuzhandai Yesu | Kanne Vaa song. Saregama Tamil. November 13, 2013.
          2. "6 Telugu Films That Celebrated The Spirit Of Christmas". pycker. 8 December 2018.
          3. Aneesh Daniel on LinkedIn
          4. Holyfire Ministry (April 30, 2009). Story of Barabbas - 1/3 (Hindi).
          5. Rhonda Burnette-Bletsch (12 September 2016). The Bible in Motion: A Handbook of the Bible and Its Reception in Film. De Gruyter. p. 1068. ISBN 978-1-5015-0016-9.
          6. "Mulla Kireetam". Eros Now.
          7. Kandiah, Krish (April 23, 2017). "'The Promise' - in depth interview with the producer of this unmissable movie for Christians". Christian Today. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
          8. "Creationist Ray Comfort Just Won "Best Science Film" at a Christian Film Festival". Patheos.
          9. "Breakthrough [official site]". Fox Movies.
          10. "Overcomer". BoxOfficeMojo. Retrieved 9 July 2018.

          Further reading
          • Lindvall, Terry Sanctuary Cinema: Origins of the Christian Film Industry (New York University Press, 2007)
          • Lindvall, Terry and Andrew Quicke Celluloid Sermons: Emergence of the Christian Film Industry (New York University Press, 2011)
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