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10 Best Movies Like Passion Play

If you loved Passion Play, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Son of God

Son of God

2014★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Passion Play for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

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...

#2
The Greatest Story Ever Told

The Greatest Story Ever Told

1965★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Passion Play for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

From his birth in Bethlehem to his death and eventual resurrection, the life of Jesus Christ is given the all-star treatment in this epic retelling. Major aspects of Christ's life ...

#3
Jesus Christ Superstar

Jesus Christ Superstar

1973★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Passion Play for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

As played out by a theatre troupe, the last days of Jesus Christ are depicted from the perspective of Judas Iscariot, his betrayer. As Jesus' following increases, Judas begins to w...

#4
The Passion of the Christ

The Passion of the Christ

2004★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Passion Play for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A graphic portrayal of the last twelve hours of Jesus of Nazareth's life....

#5
The King of Kings

The King of Kings

1927★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Passion Play for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The King of Kings is the Greatest Story Ever Told as only Cecil B. DeMille could tell it. In 1927, working with one of the biggest budgets in Hollywood history, DeMille spun the li...

#6
The Last Temptation of Christ

The Last Temptation of Christ

1988★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Passion Play for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Jesus, a humble Judean carpenter beginning to see that he is the son of God, is drawn into revolutionary action against the Roman occupiers by Judas -- despite his protestations th...

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