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Best Biblical Movies

Last updated: December 12, 2025

From VeggieTales to The Ten Commandments, these picks bring classic Bible stories to life and illustrate lessons from Sunday school in ways that kids can understand and appreciate.

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VeggieTales: Celery Night Fever Poster Image
MOVIE

VeggieTales: Celery Night Fever

age 4+

Lively Christian tale tackles friendship and forgiveness.

August 5, 2014 2014 NR (45 minutes)
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MOVIE

VeggieTales: Sumo of the Opera

age 4+

Vegetables learn perseverance in funny, faith-based tale.

July 2, 2012 2012 NR (48 minutes)
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MOVIE

VeggieTales: The Penniless Princess

age 4+

Engaging, faith-based retelling of a classic princess tale.

August 13, 2012 2012 NR (48 minutes)
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MOVIE

Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie

age 5+

Entertaining, humorous take on biblical story.

October 4, 2002 2002 G (83 minutes)
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David movie poster: David wields his slingshot, with other characters behind/around him
MOVIE

David

age 6+

Moving animated Biblical musical has battle violence, peril.

December 19, 2025 2025 PG (115 minutes)
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The Star movie poster: Animals cluster around a baby in a straw-filled manger cradle
MOVIE

The Star

age 6+

Sweet Nativity story told from animals' perspective.

November 17, 2017 2017 PG (86 minutes)
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Joseph: King of Dreams

age 8+

Animated Bible story too scary for very young.

November 7, 2000 2000 NR (74 minutes)
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Journey to Bethlehem Movie Poster: A collage of images of the movie's characters around the title in gold
MOVIE

Journey to Bethlehem

age 8+

Nativity musical has humor, faith, hope; some peril.

November 10, 2023 2023 PG (98 minutes)
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Light of the World movie poster: John looks up at Jesus as Jesus has his hands on John's shoulders
MOVIE

Light of the World

age 8+

Child's-eye take on Jesus' story includes mild violence.

September 5, 2025 2025 PG (91 minutes)
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One Night with the King

age 8+

Brave heroine risks it all in biblical epic.

October 12, 2006 2006 PG (123 minutes)
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The King of Kings movie poster: Silhouette of figures standing on a mountainous horizon at sunset, with the title text below
MOVIE

The King of Kings

age 8+

Dickens' kid-friendly take on Jesus' life has mild violence.

April 11, 2025 2025 PG (101 minutes)
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The Prince of Egypt

age 8+

Animated feature tells story of Moses; some violence.

December 18, 1998 1998 PG (99 minutes)
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MOVIE

The Ten Commandments (2007)

age 8+

Animated story of Moses has some violence.

October 19, 2007 2007 PG-13 (88 minutes)
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MOVIE

Young Abraham

age 8+

Religious tale has humor, positive messages, some peril.

April 1, 2011 2011 NR (49 minutes)
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MOVIE

The Ten Commandments

age 9+

Stirring, even if it's as much showbiz as Bible.

October 5, 1956 1956 G (219 minutes)
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MOVIE

Moses

age 10+

Ambitious biblical musical transfers from stage to screen.

September 13, 2018 2018 NR (130 minutes)
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The Carpenter Movie Poster: Kameron Krebs and Jeff Dickamore pictured with the cast
MOVIE

The Carpenter

age 10+

Lots of fighting in faith-based drama's fresh take on Jesus.

November 1, 2024 2024 NR (112 minutes)
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MOVIE

The Miracle Maker: The Story of Jesus

age 10+

Birth of Christianity artfully animated; biblical violence.

March 31, 2000 2000 NR (91 minutes)
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The Nativity Story

age 10+

The Bible on the big screen: New take on old tale.

November 30, 2006 2006 PG (102 minutes)
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Samson and Delilah movie poster: a woman with dark hair holds a dagger to a sleeping man's head to cut off his hair
MOVIE

Samson and Delilah

age 11+

1940s biblical epic has violence toward humans and animals.

December 21, 1949 1949 NR (134 minutes)
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