This is a list of notable Christian films. Titles are listed in alphabetical order followed by the year of release in parentheses. The month or day of release is stated if known.
Pre-1930 + Title Year Month Day Director The Birth, the Life and the Death of Christ 1906 January Alice Guy-Blaché From the Manger to the Cross 1912 October 3 Sidney Olcott Civilization 1916 June 2 Thomas H. Ince, Reginald Barker, Raymond B. West Intolerance 1916 September 5 D. W. Griffith The Ten Commandments 1923 December 21 Cecil B. DeMille Ben-Hur 1925 December 30 Fred Niblo The King of Kings 1927 April 19 Cecil B. DeMille
1930s +TitleYearMonthDayDirectorThe Miracle Woman1931August7Frank CapraThe Sign of the Cross1932November30Cecil B. DeMilleThe Last Days of Pompeii1935October18Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. SchoedsackSan Francisco1936June26W. S. Van Dyke, D. W. GriffithBoys Town1938September9Norman TaurogAngels with Dirty Faces1938November26Michael CurtizThe Great Commandment1939October2Irving Pichel
1940s + Title Year Month Day Director Sergeant York 1941 July 2 Howard Hawks One Foot in Heaven 1941 October 2 Irving Rapper The Devil and Daniel Webster 1941 October 17 William Dieterle Heaven Can Wait 1943 August 11 Ernst Lubitsch The Song of Bernadette 1943 December 21 Henry King Going My Way 1944 May 3 Leo McCarey The Keys of the Kingdom 1944 December 15 John M. Stahl The Picture of Dorian Gray 1945 March 1 Albert Lewin The Bells of St. Mary's 1945 December 6 Leo McCarey Dragonwyck 1946 April 10 Joseph L. Mankiewicz Angel on My Shoulder 1946 September 20 Archie Mayo Heaven Only Knows 1947 September 12 Albert S. Rogell The Bishop's Wife 1947 December 9 Henry Koster The Miracle of the Bells 1948 March 16 Irving Pichel Gnana Soundari 1948 May 21 Joseph Thaliath Jr. Gnana Soundari 1948 June 18 Murugadasa 3 Godfathers 1948 December 1 John Ford Alias Nick Beal 1949 March 4 John Farrow Samson and Delilah 1949 December 21 Cecil B. DeMille
1950s + Title Year Month Day Director Country Stars in My Crown 1950 May 11 Jacques Tourneur United States The Flowers of St. Francis 1950 December 14 Roberto Rossellini Italy The First Legion 1951 April 27 Douglas Sirk United States Journey Into Light 1951 September 28 Stuart Heisler United States Quo Vadis 1951 November 8 Mervyn LeRoy United States The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima 1952 August 20 John Brahm United States I Confess 1953 March 22 Alfred Hitchcock United States Martin Luther 1953 May 8 Irving Pichel United StatesWest Germany The Robe 1953 September 16 Henry Koster United States Agua Bendita 1954 June 13 Paquito Bolero Philippines Demetrius and the Gladiators 1954 June 18 Delmer Daves United States Luha ng Birhen 1954 September 17 Octavio Silos Philippines Sign of the Pagan 1954 December 18 Douglas Sirk United States The Silver Chalice 1954 December 20 Victor Saville United States Miracle of Marcelino 1955 February 24 Ladislao Vajda Spain East of Eden 1955 March 9 Elia Kazan United States Banal o Makasalanan? 1955 March 31 Susana C. de Guzman Philippines Friendly Persuasion 1956 November 8 William Wyler United States Santa Lucia 1956 March 10 Teodorico C. Santos Philippines The Ten Commandments 1956 December 19 Cecil B. DeMille United States The Midnight Story 1957 June 4 Joseph Pevney United States Pitong Pagsisisi 1959 March 21 Armando Garces Philippines Marcelino 1959 March 25 Roy Padilla Philippines The Big Fisherman 1959 August 4 Frank Borzage United States Ben-Hur 1959 November 18 William Wyler United States
1960s + Title Year Month Day Director Country Nakausap Ko ang Diyos 1960 April 4 Teodorico C. Santos Philippines Sa Hardin ng Diyos 1960 April 9 Mar S. Torres Philippines Limang Misteryo ng Krus 1960 April 14 Octavio Silos Philippines Elmer Gantry 1960 June 29 Richard Brooks United States Francis of Assisi 1961 July 12 Michael Curtiz United States King of Kings 1961 October 20 Nicholas Ray United States Jnaanasundari 1961 December 21 K. S. Sethumadhavan India Barabbas 1961 December 23 Richard Fleischer ItalyUnited States Pitong Kalbaryo ni Inang 1962 April 14 Jose de Villa Philippines Satan Never Sleeps 1962 July 12 Leo McCarey United States Snapaka Yohannan 1963 March 31 P. Subramaniam India Lilies of the Field 1963 October 1 Ralph Nelson United States El señor de La Salle 1964 Unknown Unknown Luis César Amadori Spain Becket 1964 March 11 Peter Glenville United Kingdom The Gospel According to St. Matthew 1964 September 4 Pier Paolo Pasolini ItalyFrance The Greatest Story Ever Told 1965 February 15 George Stevens United States The Agony and the Ecstasy 1965 October 7 Carol Reed United States A Man Named John 1965 August Ermanno Olmi Italy 7 Women 1966 January 5 John Ford United States A Man for All Seasons 1966 December 12 Fred Zinnemann United Kingdom Andrei Rublev 1966 December 16 Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union (Russia) The Shoes of the Fisherman 1968 November 14 Michael Anderson United States
1970s + Title Year Month Day Director Country Our Lady of Peñafrancia (Patroness of Bicolandia) 1970 Unknown Unknown Romy Villaflor Philippines Munting Santa 1970 March 22 Artemio Marquez Philippines Lord Forgive Me 1970 March 26 Chiquito Philippines Santa Teresa de Avila 1970 December 2 Ben Feleo Philippines Brother John 1971 March 24 James Goldstone United States My Prayer 1971 April 4 Artemio Marquez Philippines Johnny Got His Gun 1971 May 14 Dalton Trumbo United States Annai Velankanni 1971 August 15 K. Thangappan India Ang Gangster at ang Birhen 1972 February 23 Celso Ad. Castillo Philippines A Thief in the Night 1972 March 22 Donald W. Thompson United States Pope Joan 1972 September 29 Michael Anderson United Kingdom Essene 1972 November 23 Frederick Wiseman United States Brother Sun, Sister Moon 1972 December 2 Franco Zeffirelli ItalyUnited Kingdom Father Jess 1973 April 15 Tommy C. David Philippines Jesus Christ Superstar 1973 August 15 Norman Jewison United States Godspell 1973 August 24 David Greene United States Jesus 1973 December 21 P. A. Thomas India Luther 1974 January 21 Guy Green United States The Abdication 1974 October 3 Anthony Harvey United Kingdom Thomasleeha 1975 July 19 P. A. Thomas India Rooster Cogburn 1975 October 17 Stuart Millar United States Iniibig Kita... Father Salvador 1976 May Unknown Pablo Santiago Philippines Oh, God! 1977 October 7 Carl Reiner United States Punitha Anthoniyar 1977 Unknown Unknown Nanjil Durai India Nite Song 1978 Unknown Unknown Russell S. Doughten Jr. United States The Pilgrim's Progress 1978 April 5 Ken Anderson United States Born Again 1978 September 29 Irving Rapper United States The Nativity 1978 December 17 Bernard L. Kowalski United States Karunamayudu 1978 December 21 A. Bhimsingh India Hermano Puli 1979 April 6 F.V. Alfon Philippines Jesus 1979 October 19 Peter Sykes, John Krish United States Christmas Lilies of the Field 1979 December 16 Ralph Nelson United States Christiana 1979 June 10 Ken Anderson United States
1980s + Title Year Month Day Director Country Oh, God! Book II 1980 October 2 Gilbert Cates United States Rajadhi Raju 1980 Unknown Unknown Bapu India From a Far Country: Pope John Paul II 1981 September 9 Krzysztof Zanussi PolandItalyUnited Kingdom Chariots of Fire 1981 October 9 Hugh Hudson United KingdomUnited States Milagro sa Porta Vaga 1982 January 15 Florencio 'Pons' Orbeta Philippines The Hunchback of Notre Dame 1982 February 4 Michael Tuchner, Alan Hume United States The Scarlet and the Black 1983 February 2 Jerry London United StatesItalyUnited Kingdom Tender Mercies 1983 March 4 Bruce Beresford United States The Prodigal Planet 1983 Unknown Unknown Donald W. Thompson United States Oh, God! You Devil 1984 October 7 Paul Bogart United States Mass Appeal 1984 December 6 Glenn Jordan United States Kuzhandhai Yesu 1984 Unknown Unknown V Rajan India Hi-Tops 1985 Unknown Unknown Ernie Rettino, Debby Kerner Rettino United States The Fourth Wise Man 1985 March 30 Michael Ray Rhodes United States Hinugot sa Langit 1985 June 7 Ishmael Bernal Philippines Saving Grace 1986 May 2 Robert M. Young United States The Mission 1986 October 31 Roland Joffé United Kingdom Divine Mercy: No Escape 1987 September 15 Hermann D. Tauchert United States Au revoir les enfants 1987 October 7 Louis Malle FranceWest GermanyItaly Dayamayudu 1987 Unknown Unknown Vijayachander India Bernadette 1988 February 17 Jean Delannoy France Nakausap Ko ang Birhen 1988 March 24 Mike Relon Makiling Philippines The Seventh Sign 1988 April 1 Carl Schultz United StatesThe Last Temptation of Christ 1988 August 12 Martin Scorsese United States To Kill A Priest 1988 September 7 Agnieszka Holland France Adipapam 1988 September 10 P. Chandrakumar India Don Bosco 1988 September 30 Leandro Castellani Italy Lorenzo Ruiz... The Saint... A Filipino! 1988 October 5 Maria Saret Philippines Jesus of Montreal 1989 May 17 Denys Arcand Canada Romero 1989 August 25 John Duigan United StatesMexico
1990s +TitleYearMonthDayDirectorCountry The Passion of Bernadette 1990 May 9 Jean Delannoy France Christhu Charithaya 1990 October 9 Sunil Ariyaratne Sri Lanka Life for Life: Maximilian Kolbe 1991 March 3 Krzysztof Zanussi Poland Second Glance 1992 Unknown U Rich Christiano United States Divine Mercy: Sa Buhay ni Sister Faustina 1993 March 24 Ben Yalung Philippines Household Saints 1993 September 15 Nancy Savoca United States Seasons of the Heart 1993 Unknown U T. C. Christensen United States Abraham 1993 April 3 Joseph Sargent United StatesGermanyItaly The Visual Bible: Acts 1994 October 1 Regardt van den Bergh United States Jacob 1994 December 4 Peter Hall United StatesGermanyItaly Faustina 1995 March 22 Jerzy Łukaszewicz Poland Mary of Nazareth 1995 March 29 Jean Delannoy FranceBelgiumMorocco Slave of Dreams 1995 December 10 Robert M. Young United States Kristo 1996 March 27 Ben Yalung Philippines The Spitfire Grill 1996 January 24 Lee David Zlotoff United States Dead Man Walking 1996 January 24 Tim Robbins United States Ibulong Mo sa Diyos 2 1997 March 19 F.C. Gargantilla Philippines The Hunchback 1997 May 21 John Fasano United StatesHungaryCanadaCzech Republic Mother Teresa: In the Name of God's Poor 1997 October 5 Kevin Connor United States The Apostle 1997 December 17 Robert Duvall United States Gaither's Pond: The Lure Depths 1997 Unknown U Benjy GaitherAmy Hayes United States Ama Namin 1998 April 1 Ben Yalung Philippines The Book of Life 1998 May 26 Hal Hartley United States Dorbees: Making Decisions 1998 September 8 Benjy GaitherScott Harper United States Apocalypse 1998 September 27 Robert Gerretsen Canada Mother Ignacia 1998 October 20 Nick Deocampo Philippines Molokai: The Story of Father Damien 1999 March 17 Paul Cox Belgium Esther 1999 March 29 Raffaele Mertes United StatesGermanyItaly Apocalypse II: Revelation 1999 May 7 André van Heerden United StatesCanada The Moment After 1999 July 4 Wes Llewellyn United States Mighty Messengers: Jonah and the Whale 1999 August 12 Benjy Gaither United States The Omega Code 1999 October 15 Rob Marcarelli United StatesCanadaIsrael The Soul Collector 1999 October 24 Michael M. Scott United States Mary, Mother of Jesus 1999 November 14 Kevin Connor United States Gaither's Pond: Fish Tales 1999 Unknown U Benjy GaitherScott Harper United States
2000s 2000 Apocalypse III: Tribulation (January 14) St. Patrick: The Irish Legend The Testaments of One Fold and One Shepherd (March 24) The Miracle Maker (March 31) Jesus (May 14) Something to Sing About (June 10) The Patriot (June 30) Left Behind: The Movie (September 4) Mercy Streets (October 31) Joseph: King of Dreams (November 7) Christy: Return to Cutter Gap (November 19)
2001 Road to Redemption (February 16 & March 9) Carman: The Champion (March 2) Lay It Down (April 3) Christy: A Change of Seasons (May 13) Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 (September 7) Extreme Days (September 28) You Are Special (October 22) The Miracle of the Cards (November 10) Late One Night Gaither's Pond: The Great Divide
2002 The Climb (February 22)