Hebrew Bible (Old Testament)

Genesis

Genesis creation narrative

• The Green Pastures (1936)
• I patriarchi (1964) (Italy)
• The Bible: In the Beginning... (1966)
• Greatest Heroes of the Bible: Tower of Babel (1979, TV episode)
• The New Media Bible: Book of Genesis (1979)
• Genesis: The Creation and the Flood (1994)
• In the Beginning (2000 miniseries)
• Is Genesis History? (2017)
• Genesis: Paradise Lost (2017)
• The Covenant (2023)

Adam and Eve - Genesis 2-5

• Adam and Eve (1912)
• Adam Og Eva (1953) (Denmark)
• Adán y Eva (1956) (Mexico)
• El pecado de Adán y Eva (1967) (Mexico)
• Ovoce stromů rajských jime (1970) (Czech Republic)
• Allegro Non Troppo (1976) (Italy)
• Adamo ed Eva, la prima storia d'amore (1983) (Italy)
• Adipapam (1988) (India)
• Greatest Heroes and Legends of the Bible: The Garden of Eden (1998, direct-to-video)
• Tropico (2013)

The Flood - Genesis 6-9

• Noah's Ark (1928)
• Father Noah's Ark (1933)
• Noah's Ark (1959)
• Greatest Heroes of the Bible: The Story of Noah (1978, TV episode)
• O Trapalhão na Arca de Noé (1983) (Brazil)
• La Biblia en pasta (1984) (Spain)
• Stowaways on the Ark (1988) (Germany)
• Noah (1998)
• Fantasia 2000 (1999)
• Noah's Ark (miniseries) (1999)
• Raining Cats and Frogs (2003) (France)
• Noah's Ark (2007) (Argentina, Italy)
• Evan Almighty (2007)
• 40 Days and Nights (2012)
• Noah (2014)
• Ooops! Noah Is Gone... (2015) (Germany, Belgium, Ireland)
• The Ark (2015) (UK)
• VeggieTales: Noah's Ark (2015)

Abraham - Genesis 11:26-25:10

• Greatest Heroes of the Bible: Abraham's Sacrifice (1979, TV episode)
• Animated Stories from the Bible: Abraham and Isaac (1992, TBN, TV episode)
• Abraham (1993, TNT Bible Series)
• Abraham: The Friend of God (2008) (Iran)
• Abe and the Amazing Promise (2009)
• Young Abraham (2011)
• His Only Son (2023)

Sodom and Gomorrah - Genesis 19

Isaac and Rebecca - Genesis 24

Jacob - Genesis 25:26-49:33

Dinah - Genesis 34

Joseph - Genesis 37-50

• Joseph in the Land of Egypt (1914)
• The Story of Joseph and His Brethren (1962)
• Greatest Heroes of the Bible: Joseph in Egypt (1978, TV episode)
• Animated Stories from the Bible: Joseph in Egypt (1992, TBN, TV episode)
• Joseph (1995) (TNT Bible Series)
• Slave of Dreams (1995)
• Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1999)
• Joseph: King of Dreams (2000)
• The Ballad of Little Joe (2003)
• Joseph: Beloved Son, Rejected Slave, Exalted Ruler (2015)

Moses (Exodus - Deuteronomy)

• The Ten Commandments (1923)
• The Ten Commandments (1956)
• Moses the Lawgiver (1974)
• Moses und Aron (1975) (Germany)
• Greatest Heroes of the Bible: The Story of Moses (1978, TV episode)
• Greatest Heroes of the Bible: The Ten Commandments (1978, TV episode)
• Animated Stories from the Bible: Moses: From Birth to Burning Bush (1993, TBN, TV episode)
• Moses (1995, TNT Bible Series)
• The Prince of Egypt (1998)
• The Ten Commandments: The Musical (2006)
• The Ten Commandments (2007)
• Moe and the Big Exit (2007)
• Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014)
• Patterns of Evidence: Exodus (2014)
• Os Dez Mandamentos - O Filme (2016) (Brazil)
• Testament: The Story of Moses (2024)

Judges Era

General Judges

• Jephtah's Daughter: A Biblical Tragedy (1909)
• Gideon and Samson: Great Leaders of the Bible (1965) (Italy)
• Greatest Heroes of the Bible: Joshua & Jericho (1978, TV episode)
• Josh and the Big Wall (1997) (VeggieTales video)
• Gideon: Tuba Warrior (2006) (VeggieTales video)

Samson and Delilah - Judges 13-16

• Samson et Delila [fr] (1902 film) France
• Samson and Delilah (1922)
• Samson and Delilah (1949)
• Aurat (1953) (India)^[1]
• Samson (1964) (India)^[2][3]
• Greatest Heroes of the Bible: Samson and Delilah (1978, TV episode)
• Samson and Delilah (1984, ABC TV film)
• Aaj Ka Samson (1991) (India)^[4]
• Samson and Delilah (1996, TNT Bible Series)
• Samson (2018)

Ruth

Kings and Queens of Israel

David - First Samuel 16:1-First Kings 2:11

• The Chosen Prince (1917)
• David and Bathsheba (1951)
• David and Goliath (1960)
• A Story of David (1961)
• Saul and David (1964)
• The Story of David (1976)
• Greatest Heroes of the Bible: David & Goliath (1978, TV episode)
• King David (1985)
• Dave and the Giant Pickle (1996)
• David (1997, TNT Bible Series)
• Greatest Heroes and Legends of the Bible: David and Goliath (1998, direct-to-video)
• King George and the Ducky (2000)
• David and Goliath (2005, Liken Bible Series)
• David and Goliath (2013) (India)
• David and Goliath (2015)
• David and Goliath (2016)
• Of Kings and Prophets (TV miniseries) (2016)
• House of David (TV series) (2025)
• David (2025)

Solomon - First Kings 1-11

• The Queen of Sheba (1921)
• Haring Solomon at Reyna Sheba (1952) (Philippines)
• La Regina di Saba (1952) (Italy)
• Solomon and Sheba (1959)
• Solomon (TV Movie) (1973)
• Greatest Heroes of the Bible: The Judgement of Solomon (1978, TV episode)
• Solomon & Sheba (1995) (TV)
• Solomon (1997, TNT Bible Series)
• The Kingdom of Solomon (2010) (Iran)

Jezebel - First Kings 16:29-Second Kings 9:37

Prophets

• Jeremiah (1998, TNT Bible Series)
• Greatest Heroes and Legends of the Bible: Jonah and the Whale (1998, direct-to-video)
• Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie (2002)
• Blast and Whisper: Elijah's Story (2010)
• Amazing Love: The Story of Hosea (2012)

Exile

Daniel

• Slaves of Babylon (1953)
• Greatest Heroes of the Bible: Daniel in the Lion's Den (1978, TV episode)
• Greatest Heroes of the Bible: Daniel and Nebuchadnezzar (1979, TV episode)
• The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible: Daniel and the Lion's Den (1986, direct-to-video)
• Animated Stories from the Bible: Daniel (1993, TBN, TV episode)
• VeggieTales:Where's God When I'm S-Scared? (1993)
• Rack, Shack, and Benny (1995)
• Greatest Heroes and Legends of the Bible: Daniel and the Lion's Den (1998, direct-to-video)
• Daniel and the Lions (2006, Liken Bible Series)
• The Book of Daniel (2013)

Esther

• Esther and the King (1960)
• The Thirteenth Day: The Story of Esther (1979)
• Greatest Heroes of the Bible: The Story of Esther (1979, TV episode)
• Animated Stories from the Bible: Esther (1993, TBN, TV episode)
• Esther (1999, TNT Bible Series)
• Esther... The Girl Who Became Queen (2000)
• Esther and the King (2006, Liken Bible Series)
• One Night with the King (2006)
• For Such a Time (2010)
• The Book of Esther (2013)

Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Christian Bible (New Testament)

Life of Jesus Christ

Arabic

Aramaic/Latin

English

• Passion Play (1903)
• The Birth, Life and Death of Christ (1906, France)
• From the Manger to the Cross (1912, U.S.)
• Intolerance (1916, U.S.)
• The King of Kings (1927, U.S.)
• The Great Commandment (1939, U.S.)
• The Robe (1953, U.S.)
• Day of Triumph (1954, U.S.)
• King of Kings (1961, U.S.)
• The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965, U.S.)
• Wednesday Play: Son of Man (1969, U.K.)
• Godspell (1973, U.S.)
• Gospel Road: A Story of Jesus (1973, U.S.)
• Jesus Christ Superstar (1973, U.S.)
• The Passover Plot (1976, U.S.)
• Jesus of Nazareth (1977, U.S.)
• The Nativity (1978 TV, U.S.)
• Jesus (1979, U.S.)
• The New Media Bible: The Gospel According to St. Luke (1979, U.S.)
• A Child Called Jesus [it] (1987, U.S.)}
• The Last Temptation of Christ (1988, U.S.)
• The Revolutionary (1995, U.S.)
• The Revolutionary II (1996, U.S.)
• The Visual Bible: Matthew (1997, South Africa)
• Jesus (1999, U.S.) (TNT Bible Series)
• The Gospel of John (2003, British-Canadian production)
• Son of Man (2006, South Africa)
• Color of the Cross (2006, U.S.)
• The First Christmas (2006, U.S.) (Liken Bible Series)
• The Nativity Story (2006, U.S.)
• The Passion (2008 TV, U.K.)
• The Road to Emmaus (2009, U.S.)
• Killing Jesus (2013, U.S.)
• Son of God (2014, U.S.)
• The Gospel of John (2014, U.S.)
• Last Days in the Desert (2015, U.S.)
• The Young Messiah (2016, U.S.)
• Risen (2016, Spanish-American production)
• Why the Nativity? (2022, U.S.)
• Journey to Bethlehem (2023, U.S.)

Filipino

French

German

Italian

• Christus (1916, Italy)
• Ponzio Pilato (1962, Italy)
• Il vangelo secondo Matteo (1964, Italy)
• Il messia (1975, French-Italian production)
• L'inchiesta (1986, Italy)
• Un bambino di nome Gesù [it] (1987, Italy)
• L'inchiesta (2006, Italy)

Malayalam

Persian

Sinhala

Spanish

• Jesús de Nazareth (1942, Mexico)
• María Magdalena: Pecadora de Magdala (1945, Mexico)
• Reina de reinas: La Virgen María (1945, Mexico)
• El Mártir del Calvario (1952, Mexico)
• El Beso de Judas (1953, Spain)
• El Redentor (1957, Spain)
• El Proceso de Cristo (1965, Mexico)
• Jesús, el niño Dios (1969, Mexico)
• Jesús, María y José (1969, Mexico)
• Jesús, nuestro Señor (1970, Mexico)
• La Vida de Nuestro Señor Jesucristo (1986, Mexico)
• El discípulo (2010, Spain)

Telugu

Animated movies

• The Miracle Maker (2000, U.K.)
• The Lion of Judah (2011, U.S.)
• The Star (2017, U.S.)
• The King of Kings (2025, South Korea)
• The Animated Bible Series (free andopen content work-in-progress project)^[11]

Mary, Mother of Jesus

• Saint Mary (2000, Iran)
• Mary, Mother of Jesus (1999 TV, U.S.)
• Marie de Nazareth (1995, France)
• Mary of Nazareth (2012, Italy)
• Full of Grace (2015)
• Mary (2024, British-American-Moroccan production)

Herod the Great

Mary Magdalene

John the Baptist

Salome

• Salome (1908)
• Salomè (1910, Italy)
• Salomé (1918, U.S.)
• Salomé (1923, U.S.)
• Salome (1953, U.S.)
• Salome (1972, Italy)
• Salome (1978, Spain)
• Salomè (1986, French-Italian production)
• Salome's Last Dance (1988, U.K.)
• Salomé (2002, Spain)
• Salome (2007, U.S.)
• Wilde Salomé (2011, U.S.)
• Salomé (2013, U.S.)

Judas Iscariot

• Blade af Satans bog (1920, Denmark)
• El beso de Judas (1953, Spain)
• Neither Are We Enemies (1970 TV, U.S.)
• The Friends of Jesus - Judas^[14] (2001 TV, Italy)
• Judas (2004, American-Moroccan production)
• Story of Judas (2015, France)

Barabbas

• Barabbas (1953, Sweden)
• Give Us Barabbas!^[15] (1961 TV)
• Barabba (1961, Italian-American production)
• Barabbas (1964, Belgium)
• Barabbas (2005 TV, India)^[16][17]
• Barabba (2012 TV, Italian-American production)

Parable of the Prodigal Son

Life of the Apostles

• The Big Fisherman (1959, U.S.)
• Thomasleeha (1975, India)^[18]
• Peter and Paul (1981 TV, U.S.)
• A.D. Anno Domini (1985, Italian-American production)
• Dayamayudu (1987, India)^[5][19]
• The Visual Bible: Acts (1994, U.S.)
• The Emissary^[20] (1997)
• Stephen's Test of Faith (1998)
• St. Paul (a. k. a. Paul the Apostle)^[21] (2000)
• St. Peter (2005 TV)
• Saul: The Journey to Damascus (2014, Malta)
• The Friends of Jesus - Thomas^[22] (2001, Italy)
• Apostle Peter and the Last Supper (2012, U.S.)
• A.D. The Bible Continues (2015, U.S.)
• Paul, Apostle of Christ (2018, U.S.)
• Acts of the Apostles (1969 TV, Italy)
• Juan Apóstol, el más amado (2016, Mexico)

Creative

• The Fourth Wise Man (1985)
• Jesus of Montreal(1989, French-Canadian production)
• Joshua (2002, U.S.)
• Mary (2005, French-Italian-American production)
• Jesus liebt mich (2012, Germany)
• He Knows My Name (2015)

Revelation / Apocalypse

• A Thief in the Night (1972, U.S.)
• A Distant Thunder (1978, U.S.)
• The Late Great Planet Earth (1979, U.S.)
• Image of the Beast (1981, U.S.)
• Years of the Beast (1981, U.S.)
• Early Warning (1981, U.S.)
• The Prodigal Planet (1983, U.S.)
• The Seventh Sign (1988, U.S.)
• The Rapture (1991, U.S.)
• Apocalypse (1998, U.S.)
• Apocalypse II: Revelation (1999, U.S.)
• Apocalypse III: Tribulation (1999, U.S.)
• End of Days (1999, U.S.)
• The Moment After (1999, U.S.)
• The Omega Code (1999, U.S.)
• The Apocalypse (2000, TNT Bible Series)
• Left Behind: The Movie (2000, U.S.)
• Apocalypse IV: Judgment (2001, U.S.)
• Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 (2001, U.S.)
• Left Behind II: Tribulation Force (2002, U.S.)
• Apocalypse (2002, TNT Bible Series)
• Six: The Mark Unleashed (2004, U.S.)
• Constantine (2005, U.S.)
• Left Behind: World at War (2005, U.S.)
• The Poor Ones in the Paradise (2005, U.S.)
• The Moment After 2 (2006, U.S.)
• The Book of Eli (2010, U.S.)
• This Is The End (2013, U.S.)
• Left Behind (2014, U.S.)
• JeruZalem (2015, Israel)
• Leap: A Tale of the Last Days (2025, U.S.)

Fictional Interpolations

Adam and Eve

Moses

Samson

• Hercules, Samson and Ulysses (1963)

Ben-Hur

• Ben Hur (1907 short)
• Ben-Hur (1925)
• Ben-Hur (1959)
• Ben Hur (2003)
• Ben Hur (2010)
• Ben Hur (2016)

Early Christians

• Quo Vadis? (1901) (France)
• Quo Vadis? (1910) (France)
• Quo Vadis? (1913) (Italy)
• The Sign of the Cross (1914)
• Quo Vadis? (1924) (Germany)
• The Sign of the Cross (1932)
• Quo Vadis? (1951)
• Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954)
• The Silver Chalice (1954)
• Punitha Anthoniyar (1977) (India)^[23]
• Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979) (UK)
• Deux heures moins le quart avant Jésus-Christ (1982) (France)
• Quo Vadis? (2001) (Poland)
• Agora (2009) (Spain)

Opus Dei

See also

References

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