Top 20 movies like The Life and Passion of Jesus Christ

The Life and Passion of Jesus Christ

The story of Jesus Christ, from the proclamation of His Nativity to His Ascension into heaven. Impressive staging and beautiful hand-coloring distinguish the film from its Passion-play counterparts; Its scale and dynamic crowds prelude the Italian epics to come.

La vie et la passion de Jésus Christ is of 0 hour(s) and 44 minute(s). It is Produced By:  Pathé Frères. It was released on 1903-05-15. It has an average vote of 6.2 on TMDB.

Genres: DramaHistory

1. Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory (La Sortie de l'Usine Lumière à Lyon)

Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory

Working men and women leave through the main gate of the Lumière factory in Lyon, France. Filmed on 22 March 1895, it is often referred to as the first real motion picture ever made, although Louis Le Prince's 1888 Roundhay Garden Scene pre-dated it by seven years. Three separate versions of this film exist, which differ from one another in numerous ways. The first version features a carriage drawn by one horse, while in the second version the carriage is drawn by two horses, and there is no carriage at all in the third version. The clothing style is also different between the three versions, demonstrating the different seasons in which each was filmed. This film was made in the 35 mm format with an aspect ratio of 1.33:1, and at a speed of 16 frames per second. At that rate, the 17 meters of film length provided a duration of 46 seconds, holding a total of 800 frames.

It has an average vote of 6.694 on TMDB.

You might like:Top Movies Like Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory

2. The Life and Passion of Jesus Christ (La vie et la passion de Jésus-Christ)

The Life and Passion of Jesus Christ

The Lumière catalog sold this title as 13 individual, one-scene films, allowing exhibitors to choose which films they wanted to purchase and how to arrange them in their programs. Lumière catalog no. 933 through 945.

It has an average vote of 5.7 on TMDB.

You might like:Top Movies Like The Life and Passion of Jesus Christ

3. A Desperate Poaching Affray

A Desperate Poaching Affray

Three hunters surprise two poachers in the act. The hunters take umbrage and give chase over fences and through fields. The hunters fire away, but the poachers have guns as well, and a fight ensues with casualties for the hunters. Two cops appear and so do dogs as the chase continues. Will the poachers escape, or will they, like the game they were after, be trapped?

It has an average vote of 5.5 on TMDB.

You might like:Top Movies Like A Desperate Poaching Affray

4. The Wages of Fear (Le Salaire de la peur)

The Wages of Fear

In a run-down South American town, four men are paid to drive trucks loaded with nitroglycerin into the jungle through to the oil field. Friendships are tested and rivalries develop as they embark upon the perilous journey.

It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.

You might like:Top Movies Like The Wages of Fear

5. Broadway Danny Rose

Broadway Danny Rose

A hapless talent manager named Danny Rose, by helping a client, gets dragged into a love triangle involving the mob. His story is told in flashback, an anecdote shared amongst a group of comedians over lunch at New York's Carnegie Deli. Rose's one-man talent agency represents countless incompetent entertainers, including a one-legged tap dancer, and one slightly talented one: washed-up lounge singer Lou Canova, whose career is on the rebound.

It has an average vote of 7.178 on TMDB.

You might like:Top Movies Like Broadway Danny Rose

6. Six Men Getting Sick

Six Men Getting Sick

Lynch's first film project consists of a loop of six people vomiting projected on to a special sculptured screen featuring twisted three-dimensional faces.

It has an average vote of 5.5 on TMDB.

You might like:Top Movies Like Six Men Getting Sick

7. La Chinoise (La Chinoise)

La Chinoise

A small group of French students are studying Mao, trying to find out their position in the world and how to change the world to a Maoistic community using terrorism.

It has an average vote of 6.965 on TMDB.

You might like:Top Movies Like La Chinoise

8. The Draughtsman's Contract

The Draughtsman's Contract

A young artist is commissioned by the wife of a wealthy landowner to make a series of drawings of the estate while her husband is away.

It has an average vote of 7.11 on TMDB.

You might like:Top Movies Like The Draughtsman's Contract

9. Mighty Aphrodite

Mighty Aphrodite

When Lenny and his wife, Amanda, adopt a baby, Lenny realizes that his son is a genius and becomes obsessed with finding the boy's biological mother in hopes that she will be brilliant too. But when he learns that Max's mother is Linda Ash, a kindhearted prostitute and porn star, Lenny is determined to reform her immoral lifestyle. A Greek chorus chimes in to relate the plot to Greek mythology in this quirky comedy.

It has an average vote of 6.717 on TMDB.

You might like:Top Movies Like Mighty Aphrodite

10. The Lost Weekend

The Lost Weekend

Don Birnam, a long-time alcoholic, has been sober for ten days and appears to be over the worst... but his craving has just become more insidious. Evading a country weekend planned by his brother and girlfriend, he begins a four-day bender that just might be his last - one way or another.

It has an average vote of 7.644 on TMDB.

You might like:Top Movies Like The Lost Weekend

11. Revenge of the Pink Panther

Revenge of the Pink Panther

Chief Inspector Jacques Clouseau is dead. At least that is what the world—and Charles Dreyfus—believe when a dead body is discovered in Clouseau's car after being shot off the road. Naturally, Clouseau knows differently and, taking advantage of not being alive, sets out to discover why an attempt was made on his life.

It has an average vote of 6.4 on TMDB.

You might like:Top Movies Like Revenge of the Pink Panther

12. The Best Years of Our Lives

The Best Years of Our Lives

It's the hope that sustains the spirit of every GI: the dream of the day when he will finally return home. For three WWII veterans, the day has arrived. But for each man, the dream is about to become a nightmare.

It has an average vote of 7.8 on TMDB.

You might like:Top Movies Like The Best Years of Our Lives

13. Drunken Angel (酔いどれ天使)

Drunken Angel

Doctor Sanada treats gangster Matsunaga after he is wounded in a gunfight, and discovers that he is suffering from tuberculosis. Sanada tries to convince Matsunaga to stay for treatment, which would drastically change his lifestyle. They form an uneasy friendship until Matsunaga's old boss Okada returns from prison.

It has an average vote of 7.6 on TMDB.

You might like:Top Movies Like Drunken Angel

14. Le Corbeau (Le Corbeau)

Le Corbeau

Remy Germain is a doctor in a French town who becomes the focus of a vicious smear campaign, as letters accusing him of having an affair and performing unlawful abortions are mailed to village leaders. The mysterious writer, who signs each letter as "Le Corbeau" soon targets the whole town, exposing everyone's dark secrets.

It has an average vote of 7.5 on TMDB.

You might like:Top Movies Like Le Corbeau

15. The Olsen Gang Sees Red (Olsen-banden ser rødt)

The Olsen Gang Sees Red

Egon and the gang are hired to stage a robbery of an antique Chinese vase for an economically challenged baron. Naturally they fooled, which infuriates Egon. The gang tries to get back at the baron by switching the vase with a cheap Hong Kong copy. One attempt is made during the barons hunting party, where Egon ends up being bricked up in the catacombs. In another attempt, the gang has to coordinate breaking through several walls at The Royal Theater in Copenhagen with the "Elverhøj" overture.

It has an average vote of 7.4 on TMDB.

You might like:Top Movies Like The Olsen Gang Sees Red

16. Lancelot of the Lake (Lancelot du Lac)

Lancelot of the Lake

Having failed in their quest for the Holy Grail, the knights of the Round Table return to Camelot, their number reduced to a mere handful. Seeing a rift developing between Lancelot and Mordred, Arthur urges his knights to bury their differences and become friends. However, the king is unaware that Lancelot is having an affair with his queen, Guinevere. Lancelot is torn between his duty to his king and his love for the queen, whilst Mordred is determined to use his infidelity to destroy him.

It has an average vote of 6.2 on TMDB.

You might like:Top Movies Like Lancelot of the Lake

17. Chisum

Chisum

Cattle baron John Chisum joins forces with Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett to fight the Lincoln County land war.

It has an average vote of 6.749 on TMDB.

You might like:Top Movies Like Chisum

18. Eyes Without a Face (Les Yeux sans visage)

Eyes Without a Face

Dr. Génessier is riddled with guilt after an accident that he caused disfigures the face of his daughter, the once beautiful Christiane, who outsiders believe is dead. Dr. Génessier, along with accomplice and laboratory assistant Louise, kidnaps young women and brings them to the Génessier mansion. After rendering his victims unconscious, Dr. Génessier removes their faces and attempts to graft them on to Christiane's.

It has an average vote of 7.588 on TMDB.

You might like:Top Movies Like Eyes Without a Face

19. The Hawks and the Sparrows (Uccellacci e uccellini)

The Hawks and the Sparrows

A man and his son take an allegorical stroll through life with a talking bird that spouts social and political philosophy.

It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.

You might like:Top Movies Like The Hawks and the Sparrows

20. Harakiri (切腹)

Harakiri

Down-on-his-luck veteran Tsugumo Hanshirō enters the courtyard of the prosperous House of Iyi. Unemployed, and with no family, he hopes to find a place to commit seppuku—and a worthy second to deliver the coup de grâce in his suicide ritual. The senior counselor for the Iyi clan questions the ronin’s resolve and integrity, suspecting Hanshirō of seeking charity rather than an honorable end. What follows is a pair of interlocking stories which lay bare the difference between honor and respect, and promises to examine the legendary foundations of the Samurai code.

It has an average vote of 8.387 on TMDB.

You might like:Top Movies Like Harakiri
Loading...