Films about Christianity or Faith

Stories dealing with Christianity, faith, or spirituality in some way

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Overt Christian films made for Christian audiences.

My favourite spiritual films that show love for humanity and/or God amidst other plot lines:

A Simple Plan (1998)
Changing Lanes (2002)
Chariots of Fire (1981)
Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
The Hiding Place (1975)
Hotel Rwanda (2004)
It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)
Return to the Hiding Place (2013)
Schindler’s List (1993)

Haven’t seen:

A Hidden Life (2019)
A Man for All Seasons (1966, saw long ago)
An Interview with God (2018)
Bethany Hamilton: Unstoppable (2019)
Bonhoeffer: Agent of Grace (2022)
Come Sunday
Freshman Year (2019)
Full Count (2019)
Good Sam
Greater (2016)
I’m in Love with a Church Girl (2013)
This one stars Ja Rule.
King of Kings
Les Misérables (1958)
Like Arrows (2018)
Never Heard
Paul, Apostle of Christ (2018)
Peter and Paul (1981, Anthony Hopkins)
Prophet, the
Running for Grace
Samson (2018)
Saul: Journey to Damascus (2014)
Victor
The Young Messiah (2016)

My favourite films overly depicting Christianity as a primary focus:

Becket (1964)
Ben-Hur (1959)
The Charlton Heston version.
Joseph: King of Dreams (2000)
Les Misérables (1978 and 1998)
Shadowlands (1993)

Documentaries

Bible Quiz (2013)
The Jesus Music (2021)

Worth seeing:

Gospel of Matthew/Mark/Luke/John
Greater (2016)
One Night With the King (2006)
Prince of Egypt (1998)
The Robe (1953)
Same Kind of Different as Me (2017)
Seven Pounds (2008)
Soul Surfer (2011)

Propaganda and/or polemic and/or troubling defense of fundamentalism, but sure, watch once:

The Case for Christ (2017)
God’s Not Dead (there’s several)