Awesome Religious Movies
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Awesome Religious Movies

Some religious pics are god-awful but these ten can all strengthen your faith in the art of filmmaking. Which one is your favorite?

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1 The Ten Commandments
Cecil B. DeMIlle's three-ring Biblical circus tells the story of Moses (Charlton Heston) and features sexy starlets and spectacular F/X. 38 238
2 Ben-Hur
Yes, it is "a story of the Christ," but the pulse-pounding chariot race (with Heston again) is what pulls in the crows. 37 231
3 The Da Vinci Code
Half art-history lecture, half thriller: A scholar (Tom Hanks) investigates a murder and uncovers an age-old conspiracy. 20 244
4 The Passion of The Christ
Mel Gibson's brutal depiction of the crucifixion of Jesus (Jim Caviezel) moved some viewers and repelled others. 3 275
5 Monty Python and the Holy Grail
If you like your spiritual quests with killer rabbits, buckets of blood and knights who say "ni," look no farther than this insanely funny send-up. -19 229
6 The Greatest Story Ever Told
The epitome of all-star epics, the cast includes John Wayne, Charlton Heston, Telly Savalas, Pat Boone and Angela Lansbury. -20 194
7 Dogma
Kevin Smith's irreverent comedy is a freewheeling attack on the hypocrisy and intolerance of religion. -76 232
8 The Last Temptation of Christ
Martin Scorsese's focuses on the human side of Jesus (Willem Dafoe) in this provocative but deeply spiritual movie. -99 199
9 The Wicker Man
A staunchly Christian cop who thought paganism was dead learns otherwise when he investigates a child's disappearance. -122 186
10 Little Buddha
Keanu Reeves proved a controversal choice to play the founder of Buddhism in this visually sumptuous movie. -130 168