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Noah's Ark

  • TV Mini Series
  • 1999
  • Unrated
  • 2h 58m
IMDb RATING
3.7/10
2.1K
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Noah's Ark (1999)
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Adaptation of the Biblical stories of Noah and Lot and how God destroyed the world due to the evil of mankind.Adaptation of the Biblical stories of Noah and Lot and how God destroyed the world due to the evil of mankind.Adaptation of the Biblical stories of Noah and Lot and how God destroyed the world due to the evil of mankind.

  • Stars
    • Jon Voight
    • Mary Steenburgen
    • F. Murray Abraham
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    3.7/10
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    • Stars
      • Jon Voight
      • Mary Steenburgen
      • F. Murray Abraham
    • 100User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

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    Jon Voight
    Jon Voight
    • Noah
    Mary Steenburgen
    Mary Steenburgen
    • Naamah
    F. Murray Abraham
    F. Murray Abraham
    • Lot
    Carol Kane
    Carol Kane
    • Sarah
    Mark Bazeley
    Mark Bazeley
    • Shem
    Jonathan Cake
    Jonathan Cake
    • Japhet
    Alexis Denisof
    Alexis Denisof
    • Ham
    Emily Mortimer
    Emily Mortimer
    • Esther
    Sydney Tamiia Poitier
    Sydney Tamiia Poitier
    • Ruth
    Sonya Walger
    Sonya Walger
    • Miriam
    James Coburn
    James Coburn
    • The 'Peddler'
    Max Phipps
    Max Phipps
    • Jezer
    Joseph Spano
    • Micah
    Terry Norris
    Terry Norris
    • High Priest
    Jonathan Biggins
    Jonathan Biggins
    • First Priest
    Michael Sheridan
    • Second priest
    Robert Essex
    • Old Zur
    Paul Bertram
    • Joel
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    • Trivia
      F. Murray Abraham, who played a supporting role, played Noah in Muppets from Space (1999).
    • Goofs
      Noah and Naamah speak with American accents, but their three sons speak with British accents. Similar dichotomies happen among some of the other families depicted.
    • Quotes

      High Priest: I forget what we're doing tonight.

      First Priest: You're sacrificing a virgin to the rain god Mole.

      High Priest: What for?

      Second priest: Rain, what else? Rain.

      [to second priest]

      Second priest: He's passed it.

      First Priest: We'll have to elect ourselves a new one.

      High Priest: Rain? Oh, yes, of course. Of course, rain. Isn't that little Ruth? Why are we sacrificing her?

      First Priest: She's the only virgin we could find on such short notice.

      Second priest: If we had more time...

      First Priest: Even then it wouldn't be easy. They're very hard to find.

      High Priest: But I've known little Ruth since she was knee-high to a cricket.

      Second priest: We've sacrificed chickens, sheep, and bulls and they didn't work.

    • Crazy credits
      "For dramatic effect, we have taken poetic license with some of the events of the mighty epic of Noah and the Flood..."
    • Alternate versions
      In Germany, there are two different versions of the first part. One of them is a cut-version.
    • Connections
      Followed by Mary, Mother of Jesus (1999)

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    Good as a movie, lousy as Biblical history.
    I know that many others have already complained about the Biblical inaccuracies in this movie, but I might as well add my two cents worth, too. :)

    As the title of this review says, "Noah's Ark" is a great movie, but a pathetic retelling of Biblical history. Altho very dramatic and heavy (and quite entertaining), it completely shreds any amount of accuracy. For example...

    1) Lot was a descendant of Noah's, not his best friend. They lived hundreds of years apart and never even saw each other.

    2) It was Abraham who bargained with God to find 10 righteous people in Sodom and Gomorrah, not Noah.

    3) The movie also slaps the divine nature of the Bible in the face. The Bible clearly says that "All scripture is inspired by God", meaning that God wrote the Bible through mortal men. However, if you listen to Noah's wife Naamah, "You can't trust scribbling scribes. They change things. When they're done with the story, it will be as if you weren't even there." (loose quote) So first, we're supposed to believe that Noah and family witnessed the destruction of Sodom, and second, we're supposed to believe the Bible lies about it?

    4) Shem, Ham, and Japheth took their WIVES on the Ark, not their GIRLFRIENDS.

    5) Noah, his wife, his sons, and their wives, were the only survivors of the Flood. There were no peddlers or pirates.

    6) God shut the door to the Ark, not Noah's sons.

    7) There was only one window on the Ark, and the odds of them actually being able to move about on deck are slim to none.

    8) I read nowhere that it says God assisted with the building of the Ark.

    9) I also don't find anything about them going crazy or Noah's sons rebelling.

    10) And can someone please show me book, chapter, and verse where God "had to decide" whether or not to drown the Ark?

    11) Oh, yes, and God does NOT make mistakes. What is the purpose of having and omniscient being if he's going to make mistakes? This movie has God apologizing to Noah, but in actuality, God did what had to be done and what he KNEW had to be done.

    12) And finally, God did not promise Noah that he would never destroy the Earth again, he promised he would never destroy the Earth by WATER again. It says later on in the Bible that when Christ returns to escort us to the Judgement Day, the world will be consumed with fire. So yes, the Earth WILL be destroyed a second time, just not in the same method.

    There are many smaller discrepancies, but these are the major ones. I fully understand that some things would have to be "amended" for a film version of the Ark, such as giving first names to Noah's wife and his daughters-in-law, but this movie far exceeds any legitimate speculation. Like I said in the beginning, this is a good movie for someone who just wants to be entertained, but if you're looking for a vast store of Bible knowledge, look somewhere else.
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    • Jun 22, 2002

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    • Release date
      • May 2, 1999 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Germany
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • RHI Entertainment
      • RHI-TV
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • El arca de Noé
    • Filming locations
      • Australia
    • Production companies
      • Babelsberg International Film Produktion
      • Hallmark Entertainment
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 58 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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