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1. The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
G | 260 min | Biography, Drama, History
An all-star, large scale epic movie that chronicles the life and ministry of Jesus Christ.
Directors: George Stevens, Jean Negulesco | Stars: Max von Sydow, Dorothy McGuire, Charlton Heston, Michael Anderson Jr.
Votes: 11,951 | Gross: $15.47M
2. King of Kings (1961)
PG-13 | 168 min | Biography, Drama
The temporary physical life of the Biblical Savior, Jesus Christ.
Director: Nicholas Ray | Stars: Jeffrey Hunter, Siobhan McKenna, Hurd Hatfield, Ron Randell
Votes: 9,033 | Gross: $14.48M
3. Salomé (2013)
R | 81 min | Drama
The Biblical story of Salomé, a girl who agrees to perform the "dance of the seven veils" in return for John the Baptist's head on a silver platter.
Director: Al Pacino | Stars: Kevin Anderson, Jessica Chastain, Phillip Rhys Chaudhary, Kat Fairaway
Votes: 2,183
4. Cleopatra (1934)
Passed | 100 min | Biography, Drama, History
The man-hungry Queen of Egypt leads Julius Caesar and Marc Antony astray, amid scenes of DeMillean splendor.
Director: Cecil B. DeMille | Stars: Claudette Colbert, Warren William, Henry Wilcoxon, Joseph Schildkraut
Votes: 4,618
5. Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert (2018 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 99 min | Drama, Musical
A live musical recounting the final days of Jesus Christ and those around him.
Directors: David Leveaux, Alex Rudzinski | Stars: Sara Bareilles, Alice Cooper, Ben Daniels, Brandon Victor Dixon
Votes: 4,046
6. Jesus (1999)
TV-PG | 77 min | Biography, Drama, History
A movie about the life, work and death of Jesus as we know it from the Bible.
Stars: Jeremy Sisto, Debra Messing, Jacqueline Bisset, Gary Oldman
Votes: 3,262
7. Salome's Last Dance (1988)
R | 89 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
On Guy Fawkes Day 1892m Oscar Wilde goes to a performance of his controversial, banned play 'Salome'. The 'theatre' is a brothel and the performers are prostitutes.
Director: Ken Russell | Stars: Glenda Jackson, Stratford Johns, Nickolas Grace, Douglas Hodge
Votes: 1,908 | Gross: $0.33M
8. Cleopatra (1970)
X | 112 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
To decipher a scheme plotted by enemy aliens, three agents from the future travel to Cleopatra's time, where they witness her romances with Caesar and Mark Antony.
Directors: Osamu Tezuka, Eiichi Yamamoto | Stars: Chinatsu Nakayama, Kotoe Hatsui, Tsubame Yanagiya, Nobuo Tsukamoto
Votes: 852
9. The Star (2017)
PG | 86 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A small but brave donkey and his animal friends become the unsung heroes of the first Christmas.
Director: Timothy Reckart | Stars: Steven Yeun, Keegan-Michael Key, Aidy Bryant, Gina Rodriguez
Votes: 9,382 | Gross: $40.85M
10. Salome (1953)
Approved | 103 min | Drama, History
After her banishment from Rome, Jewish Princess Salome returns to her Roman-ruled native land of Galilee, where prophet John the Baptist preaches against Salome's parents, King Herod and Queen Herodias.
Director: William Dieterle | Stars: Rita Hayworth, Stewart Granger, Charles Laughton, Judith Anderson
Votes: 2,204
11. The Savior (II) (2014)
136 min | Biography, Drama, History
After several years of providing religious instruction to diverse groups in the eastern Mediterranean, protagonist is wrongfully executed by political authorities on a Friday but rises from the dead the following Sunday.
Director: Robert Savo | Stars: Zohir Al Nobani, Mohammad Bakri, Abeer Issa, Yussuf Abu-Warda
Votes: 130
12. The Day Christ Died (1980 TV Movie)
142 min | Drama
The Crucifixion of Christ seen more from a political and historical point of view than a spiritual one.
Director: James Cellan Jones | Stars: Chris Sarandon, Colin Blakely, Keith Michell, Jonathan Pryce
Votes: 127
13. Salomé (1986)
R | 105 min | Drama, Fantasy
John the Baptist, the prophet of Israel, is imprisoned by Herod, governor of Judea for protesting Herod's marriage to his brother's wife. Jealousies rage and Herod's step-daughter and niece... See full summary »
Director: Claude d'Anna | Stars: Tomas Milian, Pamela Salem, Tim Woodward, Jo Champa
Votes: 84
14. From the Manger to the Cross (1912)
TV-PG | 71 min | Biography, Drama
An account of the life of Jesus Christ according to the New Testament, told as a series of tableaus interspersed with Bible verses.
Director: Sidney Olcott | Stars: R. Henderson Bland, Percy Dyer, Gene Gauntier, Alice Hollister
Votes: 641
15. The Messiah (1975)
140 min | Biography, History
The story of the life of Jesus Christ.
Director: Roberto Rossellini | Stars: Pier Maria Rossi, Mita Ungaro, Carlos de Carvalho, Fausto Di Bella
Votes: 382
16. National Theatre Live: Salomé (2017)
105 min | Drama
A re-telling of the the classic tale of Salome.
Directors: Yaël Farber, Matthew Amos | Stars: Olwen Fouéré, Shahar Isaac, Paul Chahidi, Raad Rawi
Votes: 58
17. Marie de Nazareth (1995)
110 min | Drama
At the time of king of the Jews Herod and the Roman emperor Augustus, Mary lives a simple life in Nazareth in Galilee with her fiancée Joseph the carpenter. One day an angel announces that she will give birth to the son of God.
Director: Jean Delannoy | Stars: Myriam Muller, Didier Bienaimé, Eric Jakobiak, Jean-Pierre Germain
Votes: 147
18. Salome (1973)
Unrated | 18 min | Short, Horror
A stylised interpretation of Oscar Wilde's play "Salome".
Director: Clive Barker | Stars: Doug Bradley, Anne Taylor, Graham Bickley, Clive Barker
Votes: 532
19. Salome (1992 TV Movie)
105 min | Music
Directors: Derek Bailey, Peter Hall | Stars: Maria Ewing, Michael Devlin, Kenneth Riegel, Gillian Knight
Votes: 41
20. The Star of Bethlehem (1912)
Not Rated | 15 min | Drama, Short
Three wise men from the East follow a star to Bethlehem in search of the infant Jesus.
Director: Lawrence Marston | Stars: Florence La Badie, James Cruze, William Russell, Harry Benham
Votes: 65
21. Salome (1975 TV Movie)
101 min | Drama, Music
Director: Götz Friedrich | Stars: Teresa Stratas, Hans Beirer, Astrid Varnay, Bernd Weikl
Votes: 96
22. A Voice Crying in the Wilderness (1958)
Drama
Director: Royal Gornold | Stars: Gerald Rawlinson, Ernest Ward, Phyllis Kamcke, Faith Lees
23. Salome (1923)
Drama, Romance
Herodias, spurned by Egyptian prince who is in love with Salome, has him secretly thrown in dungeon next to the Baptist. Herodias threatens to kill her lover if Salome does not ask for death of the Baptist.
Director: Malcolm Strauss | Stars: Diana Allen, Vincent Coleman, Christine Winthrop, Tom Cameron
Votes: 38
24. The True Story of the Nativity (2006 Video)
TV-G | 90 min | Documentary
This is the miraculous story of the Holy Family, revealed through contemporary scientific discoveries and startling new evidence. It chronicles the journey of the Holy Family to Bethlehem, and beyond, beginning with the birth of Christ.
Stars: Lawrence Bode, Benjamin Fiore, Paul L. Maier, Paul-Dean Martin
Votes: 12
25. Messiah (1960)
Drama
Director: Royal Gornold | Stars: Gerald Rawlinson, Peter Chown, Faith Lees, Gitti Niknejad
26.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
White Christmas Blues
(2013)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
When a sudden tourist spike means that the family cannot afford Christmas, the Simpsons open up their house to boarders.
Directors: Mike B. Anderson, Steven Dean Moore | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 1,220