A viewing guide
Bible movies in order, by Bible story
The best-known Bible films and series, arranged in the order their stories happen in the Bible, from Creation to the early church, with what each one covers.
How to use this list: watch in this order to follow the Bible’s storyline. Most of these are dramas: they keep the main events and add dialogue, characters and backstory. Reading the passage alongside each film is the best way to see which is which. Where a film follows the Bible word for word, we say so.
The Old Testament
- The Bible: In the Beginning… (1966)
John Huston’s epic covers Creation, Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, Noah, Babel and Abraham, up to the binding of Isaac.
- Noah (2014)
Darren Aronofsky’s film takes large liberties with the account (the Watchers, a stowaway, a very different Noah). Watch it as an imaginative retelling, and read Genesis 6–9 to know the story itself.
- Joseph: King of Dreams (2000)
DreamWorks’ animated musical about Joseph, his brothers and his rise in Egypt. A family-friendly retelling.
- The Prince of Egypt (1998)
The animated story of Moses, from the basket on the Nile to the Red Sea and Sinai. Widely loved by families and churches.
- The Ten Commandments (1956)
Cecil B. DeMille’s classic with Charlton Heston as Moses, a long-running Easter television tradition. It adds a great deal of court drama to the Exodus account.
- Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014)
Ridley Scott’s retelling of Moses and Pharaoh, with a loose approach to the text.
- Samson (2018)
The life of Samson, the judge of Israel, from his birth to the temple of Dagon.
- House of David (2025– )
A Prime Video series about the young David, Saul and Goliath, from the producers of Jesus Revolution. It fills in a lot of dialogue and backstory.
- One Night with the King (2006)
The story of Esther, the orphan who became queen of Persia and saved her people.
The birth of Jesus
- The Nativity Story (2006)
Mary and Joseph’s journey to Bethlehem, the shepherds and the magi. A favorite for Advent and Christmas.
The life of Jesus
- The Chosen (2017– )
A multi-season series about Jesus and the people around Him, told mostly through the disciples’ eyes. It adds backstories to the Gospel events. Season 6 covers Good Friday; see our guide to the Scriptures behind it.
- Jesus (1979)
Known as “the JESUS film,” it follows the Gospel of Luke closely and has been translated into a vast number of languages.
- The Gospel of John (2003)
Follows the text of John’s Gospel word for word, in the Good News Translation.
- Jesus of Nazareth (1977)
Franco Zeffirelli’s television miniseries, long a Holy Week staple.
- The King of Kings (2025)
An animated film in which Charles Dickens tells the story of Jesus to his son, inspired by Dickens’ The Life of Our Lord. Made for families.
- The Passion of the Christ (2004)
Mel Gibson’s film in Aramaic, Hebrew and Latin. Its scenes of the crucifixion are graphic; it is rated R.
After the resurrection
- Risen (2016)
A Roman tribune is sent to find the missing body of Jesus. A fictional frame around the Gospel events.
- Paul, Apostle of Christ (2018)
Paul in a Roman prison near the end of his life, with Luke at his side.
Watch the Bible itself, word for word
All of the films above are retellings. If you want the Bible itself on screen, our Bible Movies films are whole chapters, read word for word from the Berean Standard Bible, in order: Genesis 1–11 and the Gospel of Mark so far.
- Genesis 1: In the beginning (free) · Genesis 6: Noah · Genesis 11: Babel
- Mark 1: The beginning (free) · Mark 4: The sower · Mark 14: Gethsemane
Release years are original release dates. Availability on streaming services changes and differs by country. Our Bible Moments is not affiliated with any of these films or studios.