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The Nativity Story

  • 20052005
  • PGPG
  • 1h 41m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
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The Nativity Story (2005)
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A drama that focuses on the period in Mary and Joseph's life where they journeyed to Bethlehem for the birth of Jesus.A drama that focuses on the period in Mary and Joseph's life where they journeyed to Bethlehem for the birth of Jesus.A drama that focuses on the period in Mary and Joseph's life where they journeyed to Bethlehem for the birth of Jesus.
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
12K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
16,583
992
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Catherine Hardwicke
    • Writer
      • Mike Rich
    • Stars
      • Keisha Castle-Hughes
      • Shohreh Aghdashloo
      • Oscar Isaac
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Catherine Hardwicke
    • Writer
      • Mike Rich
    • Stars
      • Keisha Castle-Hughes
      • Shohreh Aghdashloo
      • Oscar Isaac
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 219User reviews
    • 123Critic reviews
    • 52Metascore
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 3 nominations

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    Keisha Castle-Hughes in The Nativity Story (2005)
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    Keisha Castle-Hughes in The Nativity Story (2005)
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    Shohreh Aghdashloo in The Nativity Story (2005)
    Keisha Castle-Hughes in The Nativity Story (2005)
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    Keisha Castle-Hughes and Oscar Isaac in The Nativity Story (2005)
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    Keisha Castle-Hughes in The Nativity Story (2005)
    Catherine Hardwicke and Keisha Castle-Hughes in The Nativity Story (2005)

    Top cast

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    Keisha Castle-Hughes
    Keisha Castle-Hughes
    • Mary
    Shohreh Aghdashloo
    Shohreh Aghdashloo
    • Elizabeth
    Oscar Isaac
    Oscar Isaac
    • Joseph
    Hiam Abbass
    Hiam Abbass
    • Anna
    Shaun Toub
    Shaun Toub
    • Joaquim
    Ciarán Hinds
    Ciarán Hinds
    • Herod
    Stanley Townsend
    Stanley Townsend
    • Zechariah
    Alexander Siddig
    Alexander Siddig
    • The Angel Gabriel
    Nadim Sawalha
    Nadim Sawalha
    • Melchior
    Eriq Ebouaney
    Eriq Ebouaney
    • Balthasar
    Stefan Kalipha
    Stefan Kalipha
    • Gaspar
    Alessandro Giuggioli
    Alessandro Giuggioli
    • Antipas
    Farida Ouchani
    • Ruth
    Saïd Amadis
    • Tero
    Maria Giovanna Donzelli
    • Mary's Friend
    Francesca Piliero
    • Mary's Friend
    Serge Feuillard
    Serge Feuillard
    • Eldest Priest
    Kais Nashif
    Kais Nashif
    • Benjamin
    • Director
      • Catherine Hardwicke
    • Writer
      • Mike Rich
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      16 year old Keisha Castle-Hughes created a minor scandal during the making of this movie when it was revealed that she was pregnant with her boyfriend's child. This meant that while she was portraying history's most famous teenage mother, she herself was actually becoming a teenage mother.
    • Goofs
      Numerous Roman soldiers are shown with beards or shabby facial hair. At this time, the Romans considered body hair to be barbaric and therefore it was forbidden.
    • Quotes

      Joseph: If I claim this child as mine, it will be lying. I would have broken a law laid down by God.

      Mary: I would never ask you to lie.

      Joseph: If I say this child is not mine, they will ask what I'm going to do. If I accuse you...

      Mary: There is a will for this child greater than my fear of what they may do.

    • Connections
      Featured in HBO First Look: The Nativity Story: A Director's Journey (2006)
    • Soundtracks
      In Rosa Vernat Lilium
      (The Rose and the Lily)

      Music by Mychael Danna

      Lyrics by Elizabeth Danna

      Performed by Azam Ali

      Azam Ali appears courtesy of Six Degrees Records

    User reviews219

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    Finally, a Christmas film without Santa Clause.
    While in Hawaii recently, I had a chance to preview The Nativity Story, in its complete form, which, surprisingly, turned out to be quite a good film. I guess as a Christian, I am going to be seen as biased. And that's fair, however as a filmmaker as well, I will say that the majority of Christian or Christian based films I have seen are quite simply lower grade movies. That's why, this one in particular was very refreshing.

    The story itself of course I was familiar with having grown up hearing it every Christmas time. And, surprisingly, I think it translates very well onto the screen. I was surprised at the humour they were able to bring out (mainly with the Three Kings storyline) and I was actually quite impressed with the movie in general. It was nice to see actors of the correct age and race. Jesus was not white, despite what some may say.

    The movie was not perfect, few are. It was obviously PG friendly as there were a few things that were toned down (I guess babies in that day didn't have umbilical cords), but do we really need to see that? No, not really. All in all it was a very enjoyable film that hopefully makes its way as a holiday classic for years to come.
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    • Nov 17, 2006

    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 1, 2006 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Metropolitan Films (France)
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Hebrew
    • Also known as
      • Nativity
    • Filming locations
      • Ouarzazate, Morocco
    • Production companies
      • New Line Cinema
      • Sound for Film
      • Temple Hill Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $35,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $37,629,831
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $8,025,000
      • Dec 3, 2006
    • Gross worldwide
      • $46,432,264
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 41 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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