Films and series to watch at Easter 2024: what to watch, on which platforms and on television

The different audiovisual formats inspired by the events of Jesus’ last days on earth are already a classic Easterallowing you to learn more about this important period of Catholicism in a fun and intriguing way.

With Jesus Christ as the protagonist and the stories taken from the biblical books as the plot, albeit with some narrative license to give an additional element to the story, below is a selection of Biblical series and films see these days.

The Passion of Christ (Star +)

Christ’s passion (2004), directed by Mel Gibson and starring Jim Caviezel (in the role of Jesus) has become a classic of these dates and shows us the last 12 hours of the life of Jesus of Nazareth, the day he was crucified in Jerusalem.

At the time, the scene of Satan carrying a demonic child during the flagellation of Jesus was considered controversial due to its impact.

Gibson described the scene like this: “It’s evil distorting good. What’s more tender and beautiful than a mother and a child? Then the devil takes it and dismantles it a little: instead of a normal mother and a child, there is an androgynous figure carrying a forty-year-old child with hair on his back.”

Son of God (Prime Video)

Son of God (in English: Son of God) is an American biblical and dramatic film released on the big screen in 2014.

It is an adaptation of the miniseries The Bibleaired in March 2013 on History Channel. Hero Diogo Morgado AND Rome Downey.

The plot revolves around the birth of Jesus from a Virgin (Leila Mimmack), when three wise men visit him and declare that this boy will be the future king. Years later, an adult Jesus Christ (Morgado) travels to Galilee and begins recruiting followers, James, his brother John, Peter the fisherman, Matthew the tax collector.

These men would, of course, become his disciples. Through his teachings and numerous miracles, Jesus amasses a huge number of followers who begin to call him “Messiah”.

Ben Hur (HBO Max, now simply called Max)

Ben Hur is a 1959 American film. It was directed by William Wyler. The main roles are played by the legendary actor Charlton HestonStephen Boyd, Jack Hawkins, Hugh Griffith and Haya Harareet.

As an adaptation of the 1925 silent film of the same title, Ben Hur It is based on the novel of the same name written by Lewis Wallace in 1880.

He Ben Hur Heston’s film had the largest budget any film had ever had, over $15 million.

For filming, around 200 workers built the largest sets ever used in a film, with hundreds of friezes and statues. Filming lasted almost a year.

The Resurrection of Christ (Netflix)

With a cast led byJoseph Fiennes, Tom Felton, Cliff Curtis and Peter Firth, among others, the film places us in Jerusalem, where the young and ambitious Roman centurion Clavius ​​receives, from Pontius Pilate, prefect of Judea, the mission to investigate the mysterious disappearance of the body of Jesus , preacher crucified three days ago. Since then, rumors of his resurrection have increased.

According to the critic, “a nice surprise to see a biblical film that is less moralizing and conservative and more entertaining than the others.”

Mary of Nazareth (Prime Video)

Biblical story about the life of the mother of Christ directed by Jean Delannoy and co-produced by France, Belgium and Morocco.

Set in the time of the Roman emperor Caesar Augustus and the Jewish king Herod. In Nazareth lives a young woman with a simple life, Mary, surrounded by the love of her parents, her fiancé Joseph and her fellow citizens. One day she receives a visit from an angel who announces that she will become the mother of Jesus, the son of God.

The film tells the story of the family from the annunciation to the crucifixion.

DC The Bible Continues (Apple TV)

A 12-episode drama miniseries, broadcast from April 5 to June 21, 2015 on the NBC television network. It tells the story after the crucifixion of Jesus, the impact this event had on the disciples, who struggle to survive and spread God’s message.

And the Continuation From The Biblealso a miniseries premiered in 2013. Directed by Tony Mitchell and Ciaran Donnely.

Messiah (Netflix)

Regard a Netflix original production. While it doesn’t chronicle the events before and after the crucifixion, it’s a fun miniseries starring Mehdi Dehbi, Tomer Sisley, and Michelle Monaghan.

The story centers on a CIA agent who investigates a charismatic man who appears in the Middle East and is attracted by a large number of people who believe he is the Messiah. The series consists of a season of ten episodes, released in 2020.