Time flies and now people have already begun to count down the upcoming traditional Easter Sunday. Yes, the highly-anticipated Easter Day holiday is approaching. It is the time that we celebrate the most important part of our Christian faith which is the "Resurrection of our Lord". Easter occurs on a different Sunday every year, but the message is always the same and the most important significance of Easter is in fact its religious spirit: honoring the life, death and resurrection of Jesus. It is a time for families to get together for Easter Sunday dinner and organize various games and activities especially for the festival. Some popular ones include Easter egg hunt, Easter egg decorating, egg rolls, arts and crafts, puzzles and so on. While celebrating Easter in its traditional way, people also prefer watching movies that relate to the holy festival of East.
In some way, sitting down and enjoying an Easter Movie would become the most popular and comfortable way to celebrate the new life and new beginning brought to us by Jesus’ resurrection. While there are not a lot of Christian Easter movies on the market, I have compiled a list of top 5 movies that have been favorites for many families on Easter weekend. If you can't decide which movie to watch on Easter, just browse my best pickings and make your choice!
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Pieces of Easter (2013)
This is a new Easter holiday comedy from Kelly's Filmworks, starring Christina Karis and Jefferson Moore which is filled with whimsical Americana
The Passion of the Christ (2004)
Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ provokes an extreme and deep reaction to the suffering and sacrifice of Jesus Christ. Gibson eschews the nice, complacent pieties and clean, bright visuals of many 1950s and 60s religious epics, yet retains the essential melodrama of the events. Ultimately, this is a deeply moving one to arouse your innermost heart!
The Gospel of John (2003)
Starring Henry Ian Cusick as Jesus and narrated by Christopher Plummer, the film was originally released in theaters in 2003. At times titled "The Visual Bible". It focuses on the life, death and resurrection of Jesus, offering a very human, intimate picture of the passion and compassion of Christ's three years of ministry.I highly recommend seeing this movie during the Easter weekend.
8.) Jesus of Nazareth
This Jesus film is highly rated as one of the best films on the subject of Jesus. It gives a full dramatic interpretation of Jesus' life from birth, teachings, death/crucifixion to resurrection. Robert Powell plays the role of Jesus and there are other well-known actors as well.
4.) King of Kings (1961)
This is a very old Jesus-themed film, what makes this it unique is the relationship between Jesus and Barabbas, who has been featured only as a minor character in other epic films about Jesus. Another remarkable feature of King of Kings is the actual crowd scenes at the Sermon on the Mount. In addition, Jeffrey Hunter plays the role of Jesus.
Some of above movies focus on the cultural side of Easter while others will be religious epics. Whatever your choice is, these 5 best Easter movies of all time are highly entertaining. Please let us know by commenting below if you know of any other good, clean family-friendly Easter movies. Wishing you a very lovely Easter ahead!
