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The Young Messiah

Play trailer 2:09 Poster for The Young Messiah PG-13 Released Mar 11, 2016 1h 51m History Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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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 Full Review Christian Holub Entertainment Weekly The Young Messiah struggles to hold its audience's attention. Rated: C- Mar 14, 2016 Full Review Andy Webster New York Times "The Young Messiah" performs no miracles. Mar 14, 2016 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Joanne Soh The New Paper (Singapore) It's a miracle it got made in the first place. Rated: 1/5 Sep 20, 2017 Full Review Read all reviews

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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 Full Review Ben O Amazing! Worth a few watches! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/21/24 Full Review 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 Full Review P J I created this account just fo tell Joey L. that his review was absolutely hilarious... Thx Bro! Rated 1 out of 5 stars 10/25/23 Full Review Joey L I created an account here just to shit on this 5/10 movie. You would think having a premise like THE LITERAL BIBLE would make it easy to tell a good story. It doesn't. It's specifically the script that sucks, actually. Sean Bean has to try so hard just to hold the tension. The Actor playing Joseph gives only ego, there's no love in his eyes, and Mary is directionless and weak. The child playing Jesus is pretty good, but is doing far too much. Is it a child? Is it god? Was this movie made for a classroom? Why is everyone English? Seriously the guy playing Joseph is dog ass. Whoever directed this should be shot. Crucifixion would probably validate them. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 08/25/23 Full Review Shannon R Fantastic! Rotten tomatoes is wrong again. This movie is very well done! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/03/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis 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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