I say this in the most sensitive way possible, but one of the biggest hindrances to Christian and Bible-related movies in the marketplace is their quality.  Every once in awhile a good one comes along and they usually do really well at the box office.  Some of my quality favorites include:

The Ten Commandments (1956)
Ben-Hur (1959)
Chariots of Fire (1981)
The Prince of Egypt (1998)
Jeremiah (1998)
The Gospel of John (2003)
Luther (2003)
The Passion of the Christ (2004)
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)
End of the Spear (2005)
One Night with the King (2006)
Faith Like Potatoes (2006)
Amazing Grace (2006)
Bella (2006)
The Nativity Story (2006)
Prince Caspian (2008)
Fireproof (2008)
The Blind Side (2009)
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010)
Courageous (2011)
Les Misérables (2012)
God's Not Dead (2014)
Woodlawn (2015)
Risen (2016)
Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
I'm Not Ashamed (2016)
The Case for Christ (2017)

If there are some from this list you haven't seen, I would strongly encourage you to see them, but please purchase the movie.  More and better quality Christian movies are made based on the cold, hard cash incentive.  2004's The Passion of the Christ was a massive box office success, which spurred on a slew of new Christian movies over the next decade when movie studios realized there was money to be made.

I am excited about the next six months as we'll be blessed by what appear to be six very well done films.  Please go see these in theaters.  Some of them have limited theatrical releases and based on ticket sales, film distributors may expand showings.  It's going to take Christians showing up and encouraging their friends and family to show up as well.


The true story of an orphan in Kenya who rises to great wealth and then spurred on by his Christian faith, sets out to save countless orphans in his home country.  The movie had a limited theatrical release and won a number of best pictures and other awards from various film festivals.  Because of its success it will be back in theaters on November 9th.



The true story of a Dallas art dealer who befriends a homeless man in order to save his marriage.  Miraculous events ensue as his wife comes near to death.  The book was a huge success and the movie has an all-star cast.



This is one I've personally been trying to generate excitement for.  Funded entirely by donations, this 4+ year-long project is finally set for release next month and is promising to "wow" with Disney-quality CGI scenes from Genesis 1 and 2 thanks to an ex-Disney CGI designer with a great love for the LORD who devoted years to the project at great personal time and expense.  Kent Hovind's son in league with Answers in Genesis managed to score a major deal with Fathom Events allowing for a nationwide release at 1,300+ theaters on November 13th.  If pre-ticket sales are good, Fathom may give the movie additional days in theater.  That's a big if.  Christians have to show up and better yet, purchase tickets early.  You can get your tickets here (I already have mine!).

As far as a I know, this will be the first Christian movie in 3D.  Check out the trailer:






An all-star voice cast including Tyler Perry and Zachary Levi give great hope to this family-friendly story about the Star of Bethlehem and Christ's nativity.  Perry and Levi are avowed Christians, but Oprah Winfrey is also on the voice cast, which gives me a bit of pause.  It might be worth waiting for the Plugged In review to come out first before you take your kids.  Here is the trailer:




Not much needs to be said about the story of Israel's greatest warrior in the time of the judges.  Samson is a story of God's faithful provision and the redemption of a prodigal son.  Considering his single-handed destruction of the Philistine Palace, he was probably the strongest man who ever lived.  Based on the trailer, the movie looks amazing:




Staring Dennis Quaid, this is the true story of Bart Millard, the lead singer of MercyMe, whose broken childhood led to the development of a career that would reach millions with the Good News of Jesus Christ and a restored relationship with his earthly father.



In the unlikely event the Church is still on earth in 2019, we can expect Mel Gibson's official sequel to The Passion of the Christ that year, which is tentatively titled Resurrection.