The Young Messiah

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The Young Messiah

PG-13

Released Mar 11, 2016

1h 51m

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Mary (Sara Lazzaro), Joseph (Vincent Walsh) and 7-year-old Jesus (Adam Greaves-Neal) embark on a journey from Egypt to Nazareth after the young boy miraculously brings someone back to life. When King Herod (Jonathan Bailey) orders the death of the child, Roman centurion Severus (Sean Bean) starts to pursue the family across the desert. As Mary and Joseph worry about his safety, Jesus' natural curiosity allows him to understand more about the world and his remarkable powers.

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Roxana Hadadi

Chesapeake Family Magazine

The Young Messiah takes a different approach by focusing on a specific point in Jesus's childhood. But the faith-based film drags, and is mostly unremarkable.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 2, 2016

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Christian Holub

Entertainment Weekly

The Young Messiah struggles to hold its audience's attention.

Rated: C-

Mar 14, 2016

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Andy Webster

New York Times

"The Young Messiah" performs no miracles.

Mar 14, 2016

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

The Young Messiah will warm your heart and, in all likelihood, bring you to your knees.

Rated: 3.5/4.0

Sep 27, 2020

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Debbie Lynn Elias

Behind The Lens

[B]elievably stretching the imagination but finding that balance of history and theology that crosses the religious demographic lines, appealing to believers and non-believers alike, not to mention movie-goers who just want to see a well done film.

Nov 5, 2019

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Joanne Soh

The New Paper (Singapore)

It's a miracle it got made in the first place.

Rated: 1/5

Sep 20, 2017

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Steph H

I mean I only really watched it for Jonathan Bailey and his character was my favourite thing about the movie

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

06/25/25

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Stephen C

1 hour and 51 minutes based on the Bible. Rated PG-13 for Thematic Elements and Some Violence!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/27/25

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Giordano B

Bravo! Beautiful film. I also very much enjoyed the book by Anne Rice... brilliant!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/30/24

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Tracey P

A different point of view of the life of Jesus as a child. Certainly captures the beautiful essence of Jesus. Good camera work and good acting from relatively unknown actors. Heart warming and worth a watch. I wish there was a part 2! Loved it ❤️

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/04/24

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Ben O

Amazing! Worth a few watches!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/21/24

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Jonathon H

There are some movies that shouldn't have been made. This is definitely one them. Watch anything else! You will regret every minute you watch and penny you pay.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

10/29/23

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Mary (Sara Lazzaro), Joseph (Vincent Walsh) and 7-year-old Jesus (Adam Greaves-Neal) embark on a journey from Egypt to Nazareth after the young boy miraculously brings someone back to life. When King Herod (Jonathan Bailey) orders the death of the child, Roman centurion Severus (Sean Bean) starts to pursue the family across the desert. As Mary and Joseph worry about his safety, Jesus' natural curiosity allows him to understand more about the world and his remarkable powers.

Director: Cyrus Nowrasteh
Producer: Chris Columbus, Mark Radcliffe, Michael Barnathan, Tracy K. Price, Mark W. Shaw
Screenwriter: Betsy Giffen Nowrasteh, Cyrus Nowrasteh
Distributor: Focus Features
Production Co: 1492 Pictures, CJ Entertainment
Rating: PG-13 (Thematic Elements|Some Violence)
Genre: History, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 11, 2016, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 4, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $6.5M
Runtime: 1h 51m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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