Save Me!
Jesus is a pretty big guy in the Western world - known as one of the head honchos in a common religion, a nice chap of good moral fibre, or at least a keen facial-hair enthusiast. Whoever you believe this historical figure to be, you will most likely know of him and the main 'plot points' of his story (immaculate conception through self-sacrifice) and recognise that christian or not, filmmakers have often used these personal traits and events in their work. The films in this collection all incorporate (obviously and less so) this character and/or story arc, and show an interesting range of uses for them in a culture saturated with this particular religion.
Pictured: 'The Buddy Christ' - Kevin Smith brings Jesus to the kids in "Dogma".
The Apostle (1997)
7.2/10
Director: Robert Duvall
Starring: Robert Duvall, Farrah Fawcett, Miranda Richardson
Robert Duvall gives one of his most thoughtful and complex performances as a womanising, low-rent Pentecostal minister who is forced to leave his Texa... Read more
Touch (1997)
5.7/10
Director: Paul Schrader
Starring: Skeet Ulrich, Bridget Fonda, Christopher Walken
A satirical fable based on the Elmore Leonard novel about a young ex-monk who may have God-given healing powers and who is pursued by people seeking t... Read more
The Last Supper (1995)
6.8/10
Director: Stacy Title
Starring: Cameron Diaz, Ron Eldard, Annabeth Gish, Courtney B Vance, Bill Paxton, Nora Dun...
Darkly comic satire in which five liberal graduate students share their weekly dinner together with a racist red neck who threatens them. After they k... Read more
Bad Lieutenant (1992)
7.1/10
Director: Abel Ferrara
Starring: Harvey Keitel, Frankie Thorn, Paul Hipp, Victor Argo
About a morally bankrupt cop (Harvey Keitel) who starts to pull himself out of the abyss when he investigates the rape of a nun who refuses to press c... Read more
The Chronicles of Narnia 2 / 3 - Prince Caspian / The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (1990)
Director: Alex Kirby
Starring: Richard Dempsey, Sophie Cook, Jonathan R Scott, Sophie Wilcox, David Thwaites
Prince Caspian calls Lucy, Edmund, Peter, and Susan back to Narnia in his most harrowing time of need. Led by Aslan, the Great Lion, the children help... Read more
The Garden (1990)
6.8/10
Director: Derek Jarman
Starring: Tilda Swinton, Johnny Miles, Kevin Collins
Controversial director Derek Jarman's stunning examination of organized religion and its role in the oppression of homosexuals depicts the arrest and... Read more
The Chronicles of Narnia 4 - The Silver Chair (1990)
Director: Alex Kirby
Starring: Camilla Power, David Thwaites, Tat Whalley, Tom Baker, Patsy Byrne
On the run from bullies at school, Eustace and his friend, Jill, suddenly find themselves in Narnia. Prince Rilian, son of the old and frail King Casp... Read more
Jesus Of Montreal (1989)
7.5/10
Director: Denys Arcand
Starring: Catherine Wilkening, Lothaire Bluteau
The marvellous, emotional and humourous story of modern day hypocrisy, as experienced by a group of actors who stage a radical interpretation of the l... Read more
The Chronicles of Narnia 1 - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1989)
Director: Marilyn Fox
Starring: Richard Dempsey, Sophie Cook, Jonathan R Scott, Sophie Wilcox, Barbara Kellerman
Lucy, Peter, Susan and Edmund are magically transported to the enchanted world of Narnia through an old wardrobe in a countryside estate. In Narnia th... Read more
The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
7.6/10
Director: Martin Scorsese
Starring: Willem Dafoe, Harvey Keitel, Barbara Hershey, Harry Dean Stanton, David Bowie
One of the most controversial films of recent years, this adaptation of Nikos Kazantzakis' novel is essentially about the battle raging within Jesus w... Read more