List of Christian films

This is a list of notable Christian films. Titles are listed in alphabetical order followed by the year of release in parentheses. The month or day of release is stated if known.

Pre-1930
Title Year Month Day Director
From the Manger to the Cross 1912 October 3 Sidney Olcott
Civilization 1916 June 2 Thomas H. Ince, Reginald Barker, Raymond B. West
Intolerance 1916 September 5 D. W. Griffith
The Ten Commandments 1923 December 21 Cecil B. DeMille
Ben-Hur 1925 December 30 Fred Niblo
The King of Kings 1927 April 19 Cecil B. DeMille

    1930s
    Title Year Month Day Director
    The Miracle Woman 1931 August 7 Frank Capra
    The Sign of the Cross 1932 November 30 Cecil B. DeMille
    The Last Days of Pompeii 1935 October 18 Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack
    San Francisco 1936 June 26 W. S. Van Dyke, D. W. Griffith
    Boys Town 1938 September 9 Norman Taurog
    Angels with Dirty Faces 1938 November 26 Michael Curtiz
    The Great Commandment 1939 October 2 Irving Pichel

      1940s
      Title Year Month Day Director
      Sergeant York 1941 July 2 Howard Hawks
      One Foot in Heaven 1941 October 2 Irving Rapper
      The Devil and Daniel Webster 1941 October 17 William Dieterle
      Heaven Can Wait 1943 August 11 Ernst Lubitsch
      The Song of Bernadette 1943 December 21 Henry King
      Going My Way 1944 May 3 Leo McCarey
      The Keys of the Kingdom 1944 December 15 John M. Stahl
      The Picture of Dorian Gray 1945 March 1 Albert Lewin
      The Bells of St. Mary's 1945 December 6 Leo McCarey
      Dragonwyck 1946 April 10 Joseph L. Mankiewicz
      Angel on My Shoulder 1946 September 20 Archie Mayo
      Heaven Only Knows 1947 September 12 Albert S. Rogell
      The Bishop's Wife 1947 December 9 Henry Koster
      The Miracle of the Bells 1948 March 16 Irving Pichel
      Gnana Soundari 1948 May 21 Joseph Thaliath Jr.
      Gnana Soundari 1948 June 18 Murugadasa
      3 Godfathers 1948 December 1 John Ford
      Alias Nick Beal 1949 March 4 John Farrow

        1950s
        Title Year Month Day Director
        Stars in My Crown 1950 May 11 Jacques Tourneur
        The Flowers of St. Francis 1950 December 14 Roberto Rossellini
        The First Legion 1951 April 27 Douglas Sirk
        Journey Into Light 1951 September 28 Stuart Heisler
        Quo Vadis 1951 November 8 Mervyn LeRoy
        I Confess 1953 March 22 Alfred Hitchcock
        Martin Luther 1953 May 8 Irving Pichel
        The Robe 1953 September 16 Henry Koster
        Demetrius and the Gladiators 1954 June 18 Delmer Daves
        Sign of the Pagan 1954 December 18 Douglas Sirk
        The Silver Chalice 1954 December 20 Victor Saville
        East of Eden 1955 March 9 Elia Kazan
        Friendly Persuasion 1956 November 8 William Wyler
        The Ten Commandments 1956 December 19 Cecil B. DeMille
        The Midnight Story 1957 June 4 Joseph Pevney
        The Big Fisherman 1959 August 4 Frank Borzage
        Ben-Hur 1959 November 18 William Wyler

          1960s
          Title Year Month Day Director
          Elmer Gantry 1960 June 17 Richard Brooks
          Francis of Assisi 1961 July 12 Michael Curtiz
          King of Kings 1961 October 20 Nicholas Ray
          Jnaanasundari 1961 December 21 K. S. Sethumadhavan
          Barabbas 1961 December 23 Richard Fleischer
          Satan Never Sleeps 1962 July 12 Leo McCarey
          Snapaka Yohannan 1963 March 31 P. Subramaniam
          Lilies of the Field 1963 October 1 Ralph Nelson
          El señor de La Salle[1] 1964 Luis César Amadori
          The Gospel According to St. Matthew 1964 September 4 Pier Paolo Pasolini
          The Greatest Story Ever Told 1965 February 15 George Stevens
          The Agony and the Ecstasy 1965 October 7 Carol Reed
          7 Women 1966 January 5 John Ford
          A Man for All Seasons 1966 December 12 Fred Zinnemann
          Andrei Rublev 1966 December 16 Andrei Tarkovsky
          The Shoes of the Fisherman 1968 November 14 Michael Anderson

          1970s
          Title Year Month Day Director
          Brother John 1971 March 24 James Goldstone
          Johnny Got His Gun 1971 May 14 Dalton Trumbo
          Annai Velankanni 1971 August 15 K. Thangappan
          A Thief in the Night 1972 March 22 Donald W. Thompson
          Pope Joan 1972 September 29 Michael Anderson
          Brother Sun, Sister Moon 1972 December 2 Franco Zeffirelli
          Jesus Christ Superstar 1973 August 15 Norman Jewison
          Godspell 1973 August 24 David Greene
          Jesus 1973 December 21 P. A. Thomas
          Luther 1974 January 21 Guy Green
          The Abdication 1974 October 3 Anthony Harvey
          Thomasleeha 1975 July 19 P. A. Thomas
          Rooster Cogburn 1975 October 17 Stuart Millar
          Oh, God! 1977 October 7 Carl Reiner
          Punitha Anthoniyar 1977 Unknown Unknown Nanjil Durai
          Born Again 1978 October Unknown Irving Rapper
          The Nativity 1978 December 17 Bernard L. Kowalski
          Karunamayudu 1978 December 21 A. Bhimsingh
          Hermano Puli 1979 April 6 F.V. Alfon
          Jesus 1979 October 19 Peter Sykes, John Krish
          Christmas Lilies of the Field 1979 December 16 Ralph Nelson
          Christiana 1979 June 10 Ken Anderson

          1980s
          Title Year Month Day Name of Director
          Oh, God! Book II 1980 October 2 Gilbert Cates
          Rajadhi Raju 1980 Unknown Unknown Bapu
          Peter and Paul 1981 April 12 Robert Day
          From a Far Country: Pope John Paul II 1981 September 9 Krzysztof Zanussi
          Chariots of Fire 1981 October 9 Hugh Hudson
          The Hunchback of Notre Dame 1982 February 4 Michael Tuchner, Alan Hume
          The Scarlet and the Black 1983 February 2 Jerry London
          Tender Mercies 1983 March 4 Bruce Beresford
          The Prodigal Planet 1983 Unknown Unknown Donald W. Thompson
          Oh, God! You Devil 1984 October 7 Paul Bogart
          Mass Appeal 1984 December 6 Glenn Jordan
          Kuzhandhai Yesu[2] 1984 Unknown Unknown V Rajan
          Hi-Tops 1985 Unknown Unknown Ernie Rettino, Debby Kerner Rettino
          The Fourth Wise Man 1985 March 30 Michael Ray Rhodes
          Hinugot sa Langit 1985 June 7 Ishmael Bernal
          The Mission 1986 October 31 Roland Joffé
          Divine Mercy: No Escape 1987 September 15 Hermann D. Tauchert
          Au revoir, les enfants 1987 October 7 Louis Malle
          The Little Troll Prince 1987 November 27 Ray Patterson
          Dayamayudu 1987 Unknown Unknown Vijayachander
          Nakausap Ko ang Birhen 1988 March 24 Mike Relon Makiling
          The Seventh Sign 1988 April 1 Carl Schultz
          The Last Temptation of Christ 1988 August 12 Martin Scorsese
          Adipapam 1988 September 10 P. Chandrakumar
          Don Bosco 1988 September 30 Leandro Castellani
          Lorenzo Ruiz: The Saint... A Filipino 1988 October 5 Maria Saret
          Jesus of Montreal 1989 May 17 Denys Arcand
          Romero 1989 August 25 John Duigan
          To Kill A Priest 1989 October 13 Agnieszka Holland

          1990s
          Title Year Month Day Director
          Life for Life: Maximilian Kolbe 1991 March 3 Unknown
          Second Glance 1992 Unknown U Unknown
          Divine Mercy: Sa Buhay ni Sister Faustina 1993 March 24 Unknown
          Household Saints 1993 September 15 Unknown
          Gettysburg 1993 October 8 Unknown
          Seasons of the Heart 1993 Unknown U Unknown
          Abraham 1993 April 3 Unknown
          The Visual Bible: Acts 1994 October 1 Unknown
          Jacob 1994 December 4 Unknown
          Faustina 1995 March 22 Unknown
          Joseph 1995 April 16 Unknown
          Slave of Dreams 1995 December 10 Unknown
          Kristo 1996 March 27 Unknown
          The Spitfire Grill 1996 January 24 Unknown
          Dead Man Walking 1996 January 24 Unknown
          The Spitfire Grill 1996 February U Unknown

            ==1990s== (add to above category)

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            2000s

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            2008

            2009

            2010s
            Year Title Director Country
            2010 Holyman Undercover David A. R. White United States
            No Greater Love Brad J. Silverman United States
            Preacher's Kid Stan Foster United States
            Beware of Christians Will Bakke United States
            Letters to God David Nixon United States
            Of Gods and Men Xavier Beauvois France
            Saint Philip Neri: I Prefer Heaven Giacomo Campiotti Italy
            The Way Emilio Estevez United States
            Spain
            2011 The Grace Card David G. Evans United States
            Soul Surfer Sean McNamara United States
            The Encounter David A. R. White United States
            Honoring a Father's Dream: Sons of Lwala Barry Simmons United States
            Dominic: Light of the Church Marcelino Sari Philippines
            Nefarious: Merchant of Souls Benjamin Nolot United States
            The Greatest Miracle[9] Bruce Morris Mexico
            Jerusalem Countdown Harold Cronk United States
            Suing the Devil Timothy A. Chey Australia
            United States
            Ikaw ang Pag-ibig Marilou Diaz-Abaya Philippines
            Courageous Alex Kendrick United States
            2012 Joyful Noise Todd Graff United States
            Apostle Peter and the Last Supper Gabriel Sabloff United States
            The War of the Vendée[10] Jim Morlino United States
            October Baby Erwin brothers United States
            Monumental: In Search of America's National Treasure Duane Barnhart United States
            Mary of Nazareth Giacomo Campiotti Italy
            Germany
            Spain
            Blue Like Jazz Steve Taylor United States
            Cristiada Dean Wright Mexico
            Between Heaven and Ground Zero André van Heerden Canada
            Last Ounce of Courage Darrel Campbell
            Kevin McAfee            		 United States
            The Encounter: Paradise Lost Bobby Smyth United States
            The Mark James Chankin United States
            2013 Home Run David Boyd United States
            Lazer Us Mann Munoz United States
            Canada
            Unstoppable Darren Doane United States
            Alone yet Not Alone Ray Bengston
            George D. Escobar            		 United States
            The Book of Daniel Anna Zielinski United States
            Grace Unplugged Brad J. Silverman United States
            I'm in Love with a Church Girl Steve Race United States
            The Christmas Candle John Stephenson United Kingdom
            United States
            Pedro Calungsod: Batang Martir Francis Villacorta Philippines
            2014 The Perfect Wave Bruce Macdonald South Africa
            New Zealand
            Indonesia
            Son of God Christopher Spencer United States
            God's Not Dead Harold Cronk United States
            Noah Darren Aronofsky United States
            Heaven Is for Real Randall Wallace United States
            Moms' Night Out Erwin brothers United States
            Virtuous Bill Rahn United States
            Leviathan Andrey Zvyagintsev Russia
            Persecuted Daniel Lusko United States
            Holy Ghost Darren Wilson United States
            The Identical Dustin Marcellino United States
            The Remaining Casey La Scala United States
            Believe Me Will Bakke United States
            The Song Richard Ramsey United States
            Left Behind Vic Armstrong United States
            A Matter of Faith Rich Christiano United States
            Saving Christmas Darren Doane United States
            Exodus: Gods and Kings Ridley Scott United States
            United Kingdom
            Spain
            The Gospel of John David Batty United Kingdom
            Canada
            United States
            2015 Last Days in the Desert Rodrigo García United States
            Old Fashioned Rik Swartzwelder United States
            Joseph: Beloved Son, Rejected Slave, Exalted Ruler[11] Robert Fernandez United States
            Do You Believe? Jon Gunn United States
            For You Fr. Charles Sawaya Lebanon
            The Ark United Kingdom
            The Masked Saint Warren P. Sonoda Canada
            Little Boy Alejandro Monteverde United States
            Mexico
            Beyond the Mask Chad Burns United States
            The Cokeville Miracle T. C. Christensen United States
            War Room Alex Kendrick United States
            Francis: Pray for Me Beda Docampo Feijóo Argentina
            90 Minutes in Heaven Michael Polish United States
            Captive Jerry Jameson United States
            Woodlawn Erwin brothers United States
            Felix Manalo Joel Lamangan Philippines
            2016 The Ten Commandments: The Movie Alexandre Avancini Brazil
            Risen Kevin Reynolds United States
            The Young Messiah Cyrus Nowrasteh United States
            Miracles from Heaven Patricia Riggen United States
            God's Not Dead 2 Harold Cronk United States
            Ignacio de Loyola Paolo Dy Philippines
            Max and Me[12] Donovan Cook[13] Mexico
            Ben-Hur Timur Bekmambetov United States
            Ang Hapis at Himagsik ni Hermano Puli[14] Gil M. Portes Philippines
            Hacksaw Ridge Mel Gibson United States
            The Promise[15] Terry George United States
            The Atheist Delusion[16] Ray Comfort United States
            Priceless Ben Smallbone United States
            I'm Not Ashamed Brian Baugh United States
            Hero of Auschwitz: The Life Story of St. Maximilian Kolbe[17][18] Jessy Maria India
            Silence Martin Scorsese United States
            2017 The Resurrection of Gavin Stone Dallas Jenkins United States
            The Shack Stuart Hazeldine United States
            Slamma Jamma Timothy A. Chey United States
            Coming Home[19] Layne McDonald United States
            The Case for Christ Jon Gunn United States
            All Saints Steve Gomer United States
            Altar Egos Sean Morgan United States
            A Question of Faith Kevan Otto United States
            Network of Freedom Pablo Moreno Spain
            Same Kind of Different as Me Michael Carney United States
            Let There Be Light Kevin Sorbo United States
            The Star Timothy Reckart United States
            Genesis: Paradise Lost Ralph Strean United States
            2018 Samson Bruce Macdonald United States
            South Africa
            Like Arrows Kevin Peeples United States
            Run the Race Chris Dowling United States
            I Can Only Imagine Erwin brothers United States
            Mary Magdalene Garth Davis United States
            United Kingdom
            Australia
            Paul, Apostle of Christ Andrew Hyatt United States
            God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness Michael Mason United States
            Come Sunday Joshua Marston United States
            Pope Francis: A Man of His Word Wim Wenders France
            Germany
            Italy
            Switzerland
            God Bless the Broken Road Harold Cronk United States
            Unbroken: Path to Redemption Harold Cronk United States
            Indivisible David G. Evans United States
            Amazing Grace Sydney Pollack United States
            2019 Harriet Kasi Lemmons United States
            The Least of These: The Graham Staines Story Aneesh Daniel United States
            The Road to Knock Alan Field United Kingdom
            Breakthrough Roxann Dawson United States
            Love and Mercy: Faustina Michał Kondrat Poland
            Unplanned Cary Solomon
            Chuck Konzelman            		 United States
            The Pilgrim's Progress Robert Fernandez United States
            A Hidden Life Terrence Malick United States
            Germany
            Overcomer Alex Kendrick United States
            The Two Popes Fernando Meirelles United Kingdom
            United States
            Italy

            2020s
            Year Title Director Country
            2020 I Still Believe Erwin Brothers United States
            I Am Patrick: The Patron Saint of Ireland[20] Jarrod Anderson United States
            Fatima Marco Pontecorvo Portugal
            United States
            2021 Our Lady of San Juan, Four Centuries of Miracles Noé González Spain
            The Girl Who Believes in Miracles Richard Correll United States

            Upcoming
            Title Director Country
            Rise Kevin Rodney Sullivan United States
            Courageous Legacy Alex Kendrick United States
            God's Not Dead: We The People Vance Null United States
            The Way of the Wind Terrence Malick United States
            Lamb of God: The Concert Film Rob Gardner United States
            My Brother's Keeper Kevan Otto United States

            See also

            References
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            2. Kuzhandai Yesu | Kanne Vaa song. Saregama Tamil. November 13, 2013.
            3. "6 Telugu Films That Celebrated The Spirit Of Christmas". pycker. 8 December 2018.
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            5. Aneesh Daniel on LinkedIn
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            12. Reuters Television (August 25, 2015). "Mexican animators bring story of Polish WW2 saint Kolbe to screen". Mexico City. Reuters. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
            13. Kay, Jeremy (August 6, 2014). "Dos Corazones Films launches in Mexico". Screen Daily. Media Business Insight Limited. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
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            16. "Creationist Ray Comfort Just Won "Best Science Film" at a Christian Film Festival". Patheos.
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            20. Anderson, John (March 14, 2020). "'I Am Patrick' Review: The muscular faith of Ireland's patron saint". America. American Media. Retrieved April 28, 2021.

            Further reading
            • Lindvall, Terry Sanctuary Cinema: Origins of the Christian Film Industry (New York University Press, 2007)
            • Lindvall, Terry and Andrew Quicke Celluloid Sermons: Emergence of the Christian Film Industry (New York University Press, 2011)
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