Paul, Apostle of Christ

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Paul, Apostle of Christ

PG-13

Released Mar 23, 2018

1h 48m

Drama

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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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Critics Consensus

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

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Bilge Ebiri

Village Voice

Largely devoid of sensationalism, a film that delves quietly into substantive issues of belief and forgiveness.

Mar 27, 2018

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Ricardo Vagner M

Inspirador. Único e atual.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/30/23

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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

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Andrew Hyatt

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Jim Caviezel

Luke

James Faulkner

Paul

Olivier Martinez

Mauritius Gallas

Joanne Whalley

Priscilla

John Lynch

Aquila

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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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