Son of God

PG-13

Released Feb 28, 2014

2 hr. 18 min.

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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 (Greg Hicks), Jewish high priest Caiaphas (Adrian Schiller) 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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Critics Consensus

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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Reverend Justin L

This is a great depiction of Jesus sacrifice for our sins I for one will never hate and belittle any film of the biblical telling of God except for Exodus of God's and Kings so in accurate and Noah as well was in accurate both films were altered from the truth God tells us but Son of God does not change a thing about the truth and Word of God

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/27/24

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Audience Member

Beautiful movie. A must see movie. Love it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/25/23

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Celeste S

As usual a HUGE disconnect between the audience score and critic score. Watching this movie on Good Friday made it extra special.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/08/23

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Audience Member

Clearly the director and or writer of this movie cannot read. Creative license is one thing but to desecrate the Holy Word of God is sinful. The are things throughout this movie that are blatantly false. Don't believe me? Read the account yourselves. Shameful.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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Audience Member

It may not be the quality of Passion of Christ, may not aim to convert any but just good storytelling and brings back so many Sunday School story memories

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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trina f

Too many errors and unnecessary violent scenes. I did like the scene where Matthew is called to be a disciple, but found most of the movie disjointed, boring, and over-dramatic at times. I didn't make it past the beginning part of the resurrection of Lazarus (which was so full of errors...too many to ignore or tolerate).

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Christopher Spencer

Director

Tony Mitchell

Director

Crispin Reece

Director

Diogo Morgado

Jesus

Greg Hicks

Pilate

Adrian Schiller

Caiaphas

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Jordan Hoffman

Times of Israel

The film's low quality, however, is undeniable. The chintzy music over the closing credits, just after Jesus ascends to heaven in a cloud of bundled iMac special effects, is just laughable.

Feb 1, 2018

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Jake Wilson

Sydney Morning Herald

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

Rated: 1/5

May 21, 2014

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Louis Black

Austin Chronicle

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

Rated: 1/5

Mar 6, 2014

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Iván Kazi

EscribiendoCine

... an infusion of banality. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 3/10

Oct 18, 2022

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

It simply doesn't work.

Rated: 2.0/4.0

Sep 23, 2020

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Frank Ochieng

SF Crowsnest

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

Rated: 2/4

Nov 11, 2018

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Synopsis

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 (Greg Hicks), Jewish high priest Caiaphas (Adrian Schiller) 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
Executive Producer: Eduardo Verástegui
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

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