Lenten Movie List


The Keys of the Kingdom (1944)

“A young priest is sent to China to establish a Catholic parish.”

Director: John M. Stahl
Starring: Gregory Peck, Thomas Mitchell, Vincent Price


The Next Voice You Hear… (1950)

“Over a period of a week the voice of God is heard on radios all over the world.”

Director: William A. Wellman
Starring: James Whitmore, Nancy Reagan


The Ten Commandments (1956)

“Moses, raised as a prince of Egypt in the Pharaoh’s household, learns of his true heritage as a Hebrew and his divine mission as the deliverer of his people from slavery.”

Director: Cecil B. DeMille
Starring: Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner, Anne Baxter


Ben-Hur (1959)

“After a Jewish prince is betrayed and sent into slavery by a Roman friend in 1st-century Jerusalem, he regains his freedom and comes back for revenge.”

Director: William Wyler
Starring: Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Stephen Boyd


King of Kings (1961)

“The temporary physical life of the Biblical Savior, Jesus Christ.”

Director: Nicholas Ray
Starring: Jeffrey Hunter, Siobhan McKenna


The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)

“An all-star, large scale epic movie that chronicles the life and ministry of Jesus Christ.”

Director: George Stevens
Starring: Max von Sydow, Dorothy McGuire, Charlton Heston


Almost an Angel (1990)

“A small-time crook becomes convinced he is an angel after a traumatic incident and resolves to perform the work of one.”

Director: John Cornell
Starring: Paul Hogan, Elias Koteas, Charlton Heston


The Printing (1990)

“A story of religious persecution against Christians in the Soviet Union during the 1980s and the illegal printing of Bibles.”

Director: Tim Rogers
Starring: David Burke


Leap of Faith (1992)

“Fake faith healer Jonas Nightingale is stranded in a small town where he finds he can’t fool all of the people all of the time.”

Director: Richard Pearce
Starring: Steve Martin, Debra Winger, Liam Neeson


The Prince of Egypt (1998)

“Egyptian Prince Moses learns of his identity as a Hebrew and his destiny to become the chosen deliverer of his people.”

Directors: Brenda Chapman, Steve Hickner, Simon Wells
Voices by: Val Kilmer, Ralph Fiennes, Michelle Pfeiffer


The Five People You Meet in Heaven (2004)

“An elderly amusement park maintenance man, Eddie, is trapped in purgatory and the only way out is to confront five people from his past. Unfortunately, dark secrets from his service in the Philippines begin to haunt him.”

Director: Lloyd Kramer
Starring: Jon Voight, Ellen Burstyn, Jeff Daniels


The Passion of the Christ (2004)

“Depicts the final twelve hours in the life of Jesus of Nazareth, on the day of his crucifixion in Jerusalem.”

Director: Mel Gibson
Starring: Jim Caviezel, Monica Bellucci, Maia Morgenstern


The Island (2006)*

“Somewhere in Northern Russia in a small Russian Orthodox monastery lives an unusual man whose bizarre conduct confuses his fellow monks, while others who visit the island believe that the man has the power to heal, exorcise demons and foretell the future.”

Director: Pavel Lungin
Starring: Pyotr Mamonov


Pop (2009)

“Father Alexander is trying to maintain peaceful life for his church amidst the Nazi occupation during WWII.”

Director: Vladimir Khotinenko
Starring: Sergey Makovetskiy, Nina Usatova


Metéora (2012)*

“In the plains of central Greece, Byzantine monasteries are perched atop sandstone pillars, suspended between heaven and earth. A young Greek monk and a Russian nun have devoted their lives to the strict rituals and practices of their community, but a growing affection for one another puts their monastic life under question. Torn between spiritual devotion and their human desire, they must decide which path to follow.”

Director: Spiros Stathoulopoulos
Starring: Theo Alexander, Tamilla Koulieva


The Chosen (TV Series 2017)

“A charismatic fisherman struggling with debt. A troubled woman wrestling with demons. A gifted accountant ostracised from his family and people. In this ground-breaking first season of The Chosen see how Jesus reaches each of these and more as He works His first miracles and embarks on His ministry to change the world. See Him through the eyes of those who knew Him.”

Creator: Dallas Jenkins
Starring: Shahar Isaac, Jonathan Roumie, Elizabeth Tabish


Man of God (2021)*

“Exiled unjustly, convicted without trial, slandered without cause. Man of God depicts the trials and tribulations of Saint Nektarios of Aegina, as he bears the unjust hatred of his enemies while preaching the Word of God.”

Director: Yelena Popovic
Starring: Mickey Rourke, Alexander Petrov, Tonia Sotiropoulou