--- description: Noah, starring Russell Crowe, is due out in theaters Mar. 28. But it's far from the first movie set in biblical times -- from Charlton... title: Noah‘s Upon Us: 7 Other Movies Based on the Bible image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # _Noah_'s Upon Us: 7 Other Movies Based on the Bible by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 20, 2014 2:32 AM CUT by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 20, 2014 2:32 AM CUT _Noah_, starring Russell Crowe, is due out in theaters Mar. 28\. But it’s far from the first movie set in biblical times — from Charlton Heston’s unforgettable portrayal of Moses in _The Ten Commandments_ to famed director Ridley Scott’s upcoming _Exodus_, here’s a look at other films that tell the stories of the Old and New Testaments.  The Ten Commandments (1956) Charlton Heston played a Moses for the ages in Cecil B. DeMille’s epic retelling of Exodus, the sixth highest grossing film ever made Everett  The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) Max von Sydow played Jesus (and Heston was John the Baptist) in a flop that ended an era of big Bible films Everett  The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) Martin Scorsese’s film starring Willem Dafoe was a critical success, but protests doomed ticket sales Everett  The Passion of the Christ (2004) Mel Gibson’s $500 million smash with Jim Caviezel demonstrated the potential of faith-based films Everett  Evan Almighty (2007) Despite the film’s being a comedy, Steve Carell’s modern-day Noah had a charming sense of heart and faith that appealed to all audiences Everett  Son of God (2014) Adapted from the History Channel miniseries The Bible, the theatrical film release has already raked in $50 million Casey Crafford—20th Century Fox  Exodus (late 2014) Avowed non-Christian Ridley Scott is currently in the desert filming with star Christian Bale; they may want to call Scorsese for advice Kerry Brown—20th Century Fox ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/31090/noahs-upon-us-7-other-movies-based-on-the-bible/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/31090/noahs-upon-us-7-other-movies-based-on-the-bible/"},"headline":"Noah's Upon Us: 7 Other Movies Based on the Bible","datePublished":"2014-03-20T02:32:11.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T05:08:33.117Z","description":"Noah, starring Russell Crowe, is due out in theaters Mar. 28. But it's far from the first movie set in biblical times -- from Charlton...","url":"https://time.com/31090/noahs-upon-us-7-other-movies-based-on-the-bible/","keywords":[],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/31090/noahs-upon-us-7-other-movies-based-on-the-bible/","name":"Noah's Upon Us: 7 Other Movies Based on the Bible"}}]}] ```