List of films based on the Bible

This is a list of movies (including television movies) based on the Bible (Old Testament and New Testament), depicting characters or figures from the Bible, or broadly derived from the revelations or interpretations therein.

Hebrew Bible

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Genesis

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Genesis in General

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Adam and Eve - Genesis 2-5

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The Flood - Genesis 6-9

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Abraham - Genesis 11:26-25:10

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Sodom and Gomorrah - Genesis 19

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Isaac and Rebecca - Genesis 24

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  • Isaac and Rebecca (1953) (Israel)

Jacob - Genesis 25:26-49:33

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Dinah - Genesis 34

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Joseph - Genesis 37-50

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Moses (Exodus - Deuteronomy)

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Judges Era

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General Judges

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Samson and Delilah - Judges 13-16

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Ruth

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Kings and Queens of Israel

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David - First Samuel 16:1-First Kings 2:11

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Solomon - First Kings 1-11

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Jezebel - First Kings 16:29-Second Kings 9:37

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Prophets

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Exile

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Daniel

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  • Slaves of Babylon (1953)
  • Greatest Heroes of the Bible: Daniel in the Lion's Den (1978, TV episode)
  • Greatest Heroes of the Bible: Daniel and Nebuchadnezzar (1979, TV episode)
  • The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible: Daniel and the Lion's Den (1986, direct-to-video)
  • Animated Stories from the Bible: Daniel (1993, TBN, TV episode)
  • VeggieTales: Where's God When I'm S-Scared? (1993)
  • Rack, Shack, and Benny (1995)
  • Greatest Heroes and Legends of the Bible: Daniel and the Lion's Den (1998, direct-to-video)
  • Daniel and the Lions (2006, Liken Bible Series)
  • The Book of Daniel (2013)

Esther

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Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

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Christian Bible

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Life of Christ

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Arabic

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  • The Savior (2014) (Palestinian-Bulgarian-Jordanian production)

Aramaic/Latin

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English

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Filipino

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French

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German

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Italian

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Malayalam

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Persian

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Sinhala

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Spanish

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Telugu

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Animated movies

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Mary, Mother of Jesus

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Herod the Great

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Mary Magdalene

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John the Baptist

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Salome

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Judas Iscariot

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Barabbas

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Parable of the Prodigal Son

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Life of the Apostles

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Creative

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Revelation / Apocalypse

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Fictional Interpolations

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Adam and Eve

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Moses

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Samson

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Esther

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  • Megillas Lester (2014)

Ben-Hur

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Early Christians

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Opus Dei

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Liddle, Madhulika (22 July 2009). "Aurat (1953)". Dustedoff.
  2. ^ Ernest Mathijs; Jamie Sexton (22 November 2019). The Routledge Companion to Cult Cinema. Taylor & Francis. p. 227. ISBN 978-1-317-36223-4.
  3. ^ Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1999). Encyclopaedia of Indian cinema. British Film Institute. ISBN 9780851706696. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  4. ^ "Aaj Ka Samson". Eros Now.
  5. ^ a b c d e 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. ^ "Jesus". Disney+ Hotstar.
  7. ^ Hervé Dumont (2009). L'Antiquité au cinéma: vérités, légendes et manipulations. Nouveau Monde. p. 429. ISBN 978-2-84736-476-7.
  8. ^ "Rajadhi Raju 1980". MX Player.
  9. ^ "Shanti Sandesham 2004". MX Player.
  10. ^ "Mulla Kireetam". Eros Now.
  11. ^ "The Animated Bible Series". revelationmedia.com. Archived from the original on August 22, 2018. Retrieved Sep 24, 2018.
  12. ^ a b Vijayakumar, B. (12 August 2012). "Snapaka Yohannan, 1963". The Hindu.
  13. ^ "Mary Magdalene (TV Movie 2000) - IMDb". IMDb.
  14. ^ "The Friends of Jesus - Judas (TV Movie 2001) - IMDb". IMDb.
  15. ^ "Give Us Barabbas!". IMDb.
  16. ^ Aneesh Daniel on LinkedIn
  17. ^ Holyfire Ministry (April 30, 2009). Story of Barabbas - 1/3 (Hindi). Archived from the original on 2021-12-12.
  18. ^ "Thomasleeha". Eros Now.
  19. ^ "Dayamayudu 1987". MX Player.
  20. ^ "The Emissary: A Biblical Epic". IMDb.
  21. ^ "San Paolo". IMDb.
  22. ^ "The Friends of Jesus - Thomas (TV Movie 2001) - IMDb". IMDb.
  23. ^ "Punitha Anthoniyar/Kuzhandhai Yesu/Annai Velankani". Amazon India.
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