What to Watch: Movies and Series That Bring the Bible to Life

LIGHT OF THE WORLD is a beautifully animated retelling of the story of Jesus’ later life and death, told through the eyes of a young follower, John the apostle. LIGHT OF THE WORLD is beautifully animated and entertaining, with a strong and inspiring Christian, biblical worldview, stressing faith, trust in God and family, and some suspenseful scenes and scenes of implied violence, so MOVIEGUIDE® advises parental discernment for young children.

THE CHOSEN: LAST SUPPER – PART ONE follows Jesus through the first days of Holy Week, from Palm Sunday to Jesus at the Temple, with the Pharisees and two political leaders planning how they’ll dispose of Jesus and disband his movement. THE CHOSEN: LAST SUPPER – PART ONE is very entertaining while also remaining faithful to the Bible and stressing the messages highlighted by Jesus Christ in his final days.

THE LION OF JUDAH is an animated allegory with animals rescuing a sacrificial lamb and finding out about Jesus. THE LION OF JUDAH goes in too many directions and the script needs reworking, but little children may enjoy this movie and, with their parents’ help, understand the Gospel of Jesus Christ even better.

Magnificent entertainment, THE PRINCE OF EGYPT takes animated movies to a new level as it dramatizes the biblical story of Moses and his call from God to lead the Israelites out of Egypt. THE PRINCE OF EGYPT combines magnificent art, music, story, and realization to make one of the most entertaining moral masterpieces of all time.

Cecil B. DeMillie’s silent film epic of the last week of the life of Jesus.

The popular miniseries THE BIBLE takes viewers from the story of Adam and Eve to the stories of Noah, Abraham, Moses, Joshua, Samson, David, Daniel, and, finally, Jesus Christ, showing God’s covenant with His people, His promise to be with them always, and His Plan of Salvation through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, followed by the spreading of Christ’s Gospel by His apostles, Peter, Stephen, Paul, and John. THE BIBLE is tremendously exciting and inspiring. The historical accounts generally follow Scripture, with some changes for dramatic effect and clarity, but there is some intense violence and implied sexual sin.