Son of God

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Son of God

PG-13

2014

2h 18m

History

Drama

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In the Holy Land, the Roman occupation has produced a cauldron of oppression, anxiety and excessive taxes levied upon the Jewish people. Fearing the wrath of Roman governor Pontius Pilate, Jewish high priest Caiaphas tries to keep control of his people. That control is threatened when Jesus arrives in Jerusalem, performing miracles and spreading messages of love and hope. Those who fear that Jesus will inspire a revolution decide that he must die.

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The faithful may find their spirits raised, but on purely cinematic terms, Son of God is too dull and heavy-handed to spark much fervor.

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Jake Wilson

Sydney Morning Herald

05/21/2014

1/5

The hunk factor aside, it's bizarre that a film presumably conceived as an act of devotion should feel so lacklustre and impersonal.

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Louis Black

Austin Chronicle

03/06/2014

1/5

There is little cinematic about the film. Instead, it is a series of figurative illustrations.

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

03/06/2014

Aimed at a devotional middle-American audience, this never risks the sort of individual perspective necessary to bring the story to life onscreen, for good or ill.

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

09/23/2020

2.0/4.0

It simply doesn't work.

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Frank Ochieng

SF Crowsnest

11/11/2018

2/4

Overall, Spencer's deeply reflective yet recycled conscious-driven epic seems robotic and compacted. As a faith-healing and feel-good big screen offering, Son Of God deserved much better polish and prose at the center of its pronounced pulpit

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Pablo O. Scholz

Clarín

02/02/2018

There is, of course, nothing new, nor an investigation carried out to provide other points of view... [Full review in Spanish]

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Pratricia D.

@RT19023821 Jun 4

I really enjoyed Son of God. I liked that they stayed close to Scripture and included many events from the Bible. The crucifixion scene was especially powerful and emotional—it actually made me cry. The film did a great job and I recommend all Christians to watch it and review it.

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Gio E

@Gioann Apr 5

"Anything can pass, but Mary definitely not."

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Bobby E

@RT23212962 Nov 29

As usual you see a Christian movie shredded by critics and favored by the mass audience . Sure its in need of some expertise but its the rotton tomatoe critics that need the make over . So many times they have missed it .

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Stephen C

@bob25009 05/27/2025

2 hours and 18 minutes based on the Bible. Rated PG-13 for Some Sequences of Violence and Bloody Depiction of Crucifixion!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Lorry S

@Lorz100 04/13/2025

I have been a Catholic my whole life. Catholic school and practice till this day. So over 50 years. Anyone who is interested in the greatest story, the full 10 hour series of The Bible is the way to go. I watch the Son of God on holidays as my refresher. LOL. It is a shorten version of the 10 hour mini-series put into about 3 hours. So if you are getting into Catholicism/Christianity , then the mini-series. If you are a life long Catholic/Christian the Son of God is done very well in itself. Also children and teens can watch age appropriate version of the Jesus story on YouTube meant for little ones and tweens.

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dan c

@RT46899359 04/07/2025

Low budget for sure. Hard to watch they keep making stuff up for a Fake bible.

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In the Holy Land, the Roman occupation has produced a cauldron of oppression, anxiety and excessive taxes levied upon the Jewish people. Fearing the wrath of Roman governor Pontius Pilate, Jewish high priest Caiaphas tries to keep control of his people. That control is threatened when Jesus arrives in Jerusalem, performing miracles and spreading messages of love and hope. Those who fear that Jesus will inspire a revolution decide that he must die.

Director: Christopher Spencer, Tony Mitchell, Crispin Reece
Producer: Roma Downey, Mark Burnett, Richard Bedser
Screenwriter: Nic Young, Richard Bedser, Christopher Spencer, Colin Swash
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Lightworkers Media
Rating: PG-13 (Some Sequences of Violence|Bloody Depictn of Crucifixion)
Genre: History, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 28, 2014, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 1, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $59.7M
Runtime: 2h 18m

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