From producers Mark Burnett and Roma Downey comes Son of God — the most important chapter of the Greatest Story Ever Told. Acclaimed Portuguese actor Diogo Morgado delivers a spectacular portrayal of Jesus as this powerful and inspirational feature film depicts the life of Christ, from his humble birth through his teachings, crucifixion and ultimate resurrection.
Christopher Spencer, Crispin Reece, Tony Mitchell
Roma Downey, Mark Burnett, Richard Bedser
Nic Young, Richard Bedser, Christopher Spencer, Colin Swash
Diogo Morgado, Greg Hicks, Adrian Schiller, Darwin Shaw, Sebastian Knapp, Joe Wredden, Simon Kunz, Paul Marc Davis, Matthew Gravelle, Amber Rose Revah, Roma Rowney
© 2014 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All rights reserved.
SON OF GOD: REBORN
FROM THE SET: THE PASSION
SON OF GOD: UN REINO SIN FRONTERAS
Critics Consensus: The faithful may find their spirits raised, but on purely cinematic terms, Son of God is too dull and heavy-handed to spark much fervor.
It simply doesn't work.
SF Crowsnest
Frank Ochieng
Overall, Spencer's deeply reflective yet recycled conscious-driven epic seems robotic and compacted. As a faith-healing and feel-good big screen offering, Son Of God deserved much better polish and prose at the center of its pronounced pulpit
Pablo O. Scholz
There is, of course, nothing new, nor an investigation carried out to provide other points of view... [Full review in Spanish]
Jordan Hoffman
The film's low quality, however, is undeniable. The chintzy music over the closing credits, just after Jesus ascends to heaven in a cloud of bundled iMac special effects, is just laughable.
Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
Josh Terry
It's a great option if you're looking for something with a stronger spiritual foundation than a lot of what is currently in theaters, but it will probably strengthen beliefs more than it will expand them.
Reagan Gavin Rasquinha
If you want to watch some really good movies inspired by and about the life of Christ, there are plenty of other options you can go for instead.
Mark Jackson
Originally, theater consisted of mystery dramas and church services. Now we have horror, slasher films, and pornography. These do not uplift humanity. But 'Son of God' tries.
Son of God is the simple case of an adaptation that doesn't have anything new or original to add to a tale that has been told many, many times before.
Jim Schembri
Not that this cobbled-together film is done badly, but it is a choppy, by-the-numbers bland-out.
Herald Sun (Australia)
Leigh Paatsch
A blandly well-intentioned biopic of an ex-carpenter-turned-prophet who caused quite a stir down Jerusalem way some 21 centuries ago.
Bland retelling of Jesus' ministry can be very violent.
Parents need to know that Son of God is re-purposed material from the History Channel's The Bible miniseries concentrating on the story of Jesus' ministry years, death, and resurrection. Although it's not quite as bloody and violent as The Passion of the Christ, the movie still features the violence of the crucifixion, like Jesus' flogging, the crown of thorns, and the nailing to the cross. There are close-ups of a bloody and beaten Jesus, as well as the two thieves crucified beside him. There are also scenes of dead Israelites killed by Roman guards, a child who is crushed and killed by a cart, and Judas hanging himself. Families must decide whether their kids are ready to see some of the more disturbing and bloody aspects of Jesus' story.
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Paul, Apostle Of Christ
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Of Gods and Men (Subtitled)
Faith like Potatoes
The Song of Bernadette