The Ten Commandments

PG

2007

1 hr. 28 min.

Kids & Family

Adventure

Animation

List

18%

22 Reviews

Tomatometer

54%

2,500+ Ratings

Audience Score

In this animated adaptation of the Bible story, Moses (Christian Slater) hears the voice of God (Elliott Gould) from a burning bush, which inspires him to confront Egypt's pharaoh (Alfred Molina) and demand freedom for the Israelite slaves. The pharaoh agrees after a series of horrific plagues, and Moses leads the Israelites through the parted Red Sea into the harsh freedom of the desert. There he ascends Mount Sinai and returns with the Ten Commandments. The narration is by Ben Kingsley.

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Critics Consensus

The Ten Commandments proves that not even one of humanity's most enduring tales is strong enough to overcome a biblical plague of cheap-looking animation.

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Ethan B

What a terrible movie about Moses that my Mother forced us to watch. We could have watched Prince of Egypt. BUT NO... we had to watch this steaming pile of crap with some of the worst character models and animation I've seen.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

12/05/20

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Audience Member

I saw this more than once as a kid and quite enjoyed it. It's definitely more accurate than the original. And I never found anything wrong with the animation, either. It didn't bother me, at least. Definitely worth a watch.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Audience Member

The Animation is beyond awful and the voice acting is pretty average at best. But other than that not bad. Though definitely not in Ten Commandments or Prince Of Egypts league.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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Audience Member

The Ten Commandments (2007) ?? Horrendously bad animated movie detailing Moses, Hebrews, destination at Mount Sinai, etc. Where's Cecil B. DeMille when you really need him!?

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Audience Member

Boring and slow! Can't compare to the Classic Ten Commandments! $ave your money and skip this film.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/18/23

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Audience Member

This film is amazingly accurate in the Moses Story. It follows the bible's account to the T. The animation was brilliant. I am astonished at the poor reviews this film has been given. I think that the animation was as best The Prince of Egypt film from Dreamworks. It did bother me a little to see no sign of Moses' family after his marriage but I don't think that was intricacy part of the film. The movie was telling the story of Moses and that it succeed. www.what-to-watch.com

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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Bill Boyce

Director

John Stronach

Director

Ben Kingsley

Narrator

Christian Slater

Moses

Alfred Molina

Ramses

Elliott Gould

God

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Steve Davis

Austin Chronicle

This is the inaugural film in a franchise of 12 feature films based on Bible stories, using a crude form of three-dimensional computer animation. One can only hope that the future entries in the series are better executed than this first one.

Rated: 1.5/5

Oct 26, 2007

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

It's like watching Max Headroom lead his people out of Egypt.

Oct 19, 2007

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Tom Keogh

Seattle Times

Ponderous but somewhat moving.

Rated: 2.5/4

Oct 19, 2007

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Barbara Shulgasser

Common Sense Media

Animated story of Moses has some violence.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 21, 2019

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Mike Scott

Times-Picayune

Though it boasts a noteworthy cast, the film suffers from clunky computer animation that appears to be hinged on technology at least several years behind the curve.

Rated: 1/4

Jul 24, 2009

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Urban Cinefile Critics

Urban Cinefile

Adults will squirm at the dialogue and wonder how actors of such fine calibre manage to squander some of their star credentials

Apr 18, 2008

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Synopsis

In this animated adaptation of the Bible story, Moses (Christian Slater) hears the voice of God (Elliott Gould) from a burning bush, which inspires him to confront Egypt's pharaoh (Alfred Molina) and demand freedom for the Israelite slaves. The pharaoh agrees after a series of horrific plagues, and Moses leads the Israelites through the parted Red Sea into the harsh freedom of the desert. There he ascends Mount Sinai and returns with the Ten Commandments. The narration is by Ben Kingsley.

Director: Bill Boyce, John Stronach
Executive Producer: Ron Booth, Eric Chan, Karen Glasser
Screenwriter: Ed Naha
Rating: PG (Some Mild Peril)
Genre: Kids & Family, Adventure, Animation
Original Language: English
Rerelease Date (Theaters): Oct 19, 2007
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 24, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $938.2K
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)