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Paul, Apostle of Christ

PG-13 Released Mar 23, 2018 1h 48m Drama TRAILER for List
48% Tomatometer 40 Reviews 83% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
Risking his life, Luke ventures to Rome to visit Paul -- the apostle who's bound in chains and held captive in Nero's darkest and bleakest prison cell. Haunted by the shadows of his past misdeeds, Paul wonders if he's been forgotten as he awaits his grisly execution. Before Paul's death, Luke resolves to write another book that details the birth of what will come to be known as the church.
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Paul, Apostle of Christ proves a well-intentioned yet disappointingly diffuse interpretation of a Bible story whose flashes of potential never come close to living up to the source material.

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Justin Chang Los Angeles Times A somber, moving portrait of one of the early church's most significant figures, who led the way at a time when Christians were being burned alive in the streets of Rome, or condemned to death in the arena. Jun 14, 2018 Full Review Bilge Ebiri Village Voice Largely devoid of sensationalism, a film that delves quietly into substantive issues of belief and forgiveness. Mar 27, 2018 Full Review Inkoo Kang TheWrap Fails to fully develop the stakes at hand, but it features more thoughtful world-building than most faith-based films, as well as a bracing honesty about the difficulty of reconciling idealistic credos with a harsh and unforgiving world. Mar 23, 2018 Full Review Keith Garlington Keith & the Movies There is something about its quietness that works with the story being told. Rated: 3.5/5 Aug 24, 2022 Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com Approaches its story from a theology more familiar to those of the Catholic faith. Rated: 2.5/4.0 Sep 19, 2020 Full Review Rhodé Marshall City Press (South Africa) You can expect some violence and disturbing imagery, though nothing that will have you on the edge of your seat. But you won't have any tear-jerking moments in this somewhat disappointing film. Apr 15, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Eric T Christian movies are never going to be 100% accurate so that's always an expectation before hand. I must say this movie had me engaged from start to finish. Even though we know how the story ends, it's still disappointing to see the loss of life, Paul's and the other prisoners in such a gruesome fashion. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/26/24 Full Review Andrew A Finally, a film that portrays Christianity in the truest form, not a campy, over the top happy way. Elements of realism, similar to ‘Andrei Rublev’ Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/20/24 Full Review Victor B Hands down, one of the best movies i have ever seen, great acting and the most important message. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/21/24 Full Review SkyRo P Bible movies and Christian based films are already a hit or miss Sadly this movie took a miss and was not clearly enjoyable the way it was intended Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 12/27/23 Full Review Ricardo Vagner M Inspirador. Único e atual. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/30/23 Full Review James W A good, yet, mostly fictional portrayal of the final days of St. Paul of Tarsus (James Faulkner). St. Luke (Jim Caviezel) comes to Rome during Nero's persecution of Christians to be with Paul who is being held in prison awaiting execution. Meanwhile the Christian community in Rome led by Aquila and Priscilla (John Lynch and Joanne Whalley) are trying to help their fellow Christians during the time of persecution. The prefect of the prison (Oliver Martinez) has some sympathy for Paul because he realizes Paul is being brought up on trumped up charges by Nero because the emperor is blaming the Christians for the fire that nearly destroyed Rome even though they had nothing to do with it. The prefect's daughter is gravely ill causing tensions at home. Luke decides to tell Paul's story so people will have an account of his life after he dies. The script could've been stronger in spots, but it was compelling, nevertheless. The acting, directing, cinematography, set design, costume design, and film locals (the movie was filmed in Malta) are all top notch. Despite it being a faith based film there are no miracles portrayed in this film. Paul, Luke, and the other Christians being persecuted have to rely on their faith even when everything seems hopeless. In real life almost every Christian who has ever lived has had to rely on their faith in hard times, not always has hard as what's portrayed in this film, but hard no less. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/23/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Risking his life, Luke ventures to Rome to visit Paul -- the apostle who's bound in chains and held captive in Nero's darkest and bleakest prison cell. Haunted by the shadows of his past misdeeds, Paul wonders if he's been forgotten as he awaits his grisly execution. Before Paul's death, Luke resolves to write another book that details the birth of what will come to be known as the church.
Director
Andrew Hyatt
Producer
Terence Berden, David Zelon
Screenwriter
Andrew Hyatt
Distributor
Affirm Films
Production Co
ODB Films, Mandalay Pictures
Rating
PG-13 (Some Violent Content|Disturbing Images)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 23, 2018, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 12, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA)
$17.5M
Runtime
1h 48m
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