Enter Your Movie: Top 10 Easter Movies You Have to Watch

Passion Of The Christ (2004)

Directed By: Mel Gibson

Starring: James Caviezel, Monica Bellucci. Maia Morgenstern, Francesco Cabras, Rosalinda Celentano, Claudia Gerini

Running Time: 126 Minutes:

Synopsis:

This film tells the story of the last 12 hours in the life of Jesus (Jim Caviezel), on the day of his crucifixion in Jerusalem. This film's script is based upon several sources, including the diaries of St. Anne Catherine Emmerich (1774-1824) as collected in the book, "The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ", "The Mystical City of God" by St. Mary of Agreda, and the New Testament books of John, Luke, Mark and Matthew.

Stigmata (1999)

Directed By: Rupert Wainwright

Starring: Patricia Arquette, Gabriel Byrne, Jonathan Pryce

Running Time: 103 Minutes

Synopsis:

A priest from the Vatican is sent to Sao Paulo, Brazil to investigate the appearance of the face of the Virgin Mary on the side of a building. While there he hears of a statue of the Virgin Mary bleeding tears in a small town outside of the city. Meanwhile, a young woman in the U.S. begins to show signs of stigmata, the wounds of Christ. The priest from the Vatican links up with her and cares for her as she is increasingly afflicted by the stigmata. Her ranting and raving finally begins to make sense to the priest who starts to question what his religion has stood for for the last 1900 years.

Luther (2003)

Directed By: Eric Till

Starring: Joseph Fiennes, Bruno Ganz, Peter Ustinov

Running Time: 123 Minutes

Synopsis:

During the early 16th Century idealistic German monk Martin Luther, disgusted by the materialism in the church, begins the dialogue that will lead to the Protestant Reformation.

The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)

Directed By: George Stevens, David Lean, Jean Negulesco

Starring: Max von Sydow, Dorothy McGuire, Charlton Heston

Running Time: 199 Minutes

Synopsis:

The Greatest Story Ever Told is a classic epic film, wondrously recreating the life of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, from his birth in Bethlehem to his baptism by John (Charles Heston), the raising of Lazarus, the Last Supper and finally his death, burial and resurrection. Starring Max Von Sydow as Jesus and directed by George Stevens, the film was originally released in 1965. The fully restored DVD version features an all-star cast including David McCallum (Judas), Dorothy McGuire (Mary), Sidney Poitier (Simon of Cyrene), Claude Rains (Herod the Great), Donald Pleasence (The Devil), Martin Landau (Caiaphas), and Janet Margolin (Mary of Bethany).

Barabbas (1961)

Directed By: Richard Fleischer

Starring: Anthony Quinn, Silvana Mangano, Arthur Kennedy

Running Time: 137 Minutes

Synopsis:

Barabbas, the criminal that Pontius Pilate induced the populace to vote to set free, so that Christ could be crucified, is haunted by the image of Jesus for the rest of his life.

The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)

Directed By: Martin Scorsese

Starring: Willem Dafoe, Harvey Keitel, Barbara Hershey

Running Time: 164 Minutes

Synopsis:

The life of Jesus Christ, his journey through life as he faces the temptations that all humans face during their lives, and his final temptation upon the cross.

Ben-Hur (1959)

Directed By: William Wyler

Starring: Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Stephen Boyd

Running Time: 212 Minutes

Synopsis:

When a Jewish prince is betrayed and sent into slavery by a Roman friend, he regains his freedom and comes back for revenge.

The Ten Commandments (1956)

Directed By: Cecil B. DeMille

Starring: Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner, Anne Baxter

Running Time: 220 Minutes

Synopsis:

The Egyptian Prince, Moses, learns of his true heritage as a Hebrew and his divine mission as the deliverer of his people.

Easter Parade (1948)

Directed By: Charles Walters

Starring: Judy Garland, Fred Astaire, Peter Lawford

Running Time: 107 Minutes

Synopsis:

On the day before Easter in 1911, Don Hewes is crushed when his dancing partner (and object of affection) Nadine Hale refuses to start a new contract with him. To prove Nadine's not important to him, Don acquires innocent new protegee Hannah Brown, vowing to make her a star in time for next year's Easter parade.

Life of Brian (1979)