Films like Barabbas

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   Risen

   Film · 2016 · also adventure and drama

   Clavius, a powerful Roman military tribune, and his aide, Lucius, are tasked with solving the mystery of what happened to Jesus in the weeks following the crucifixion, in...

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   Paul, Apostle of Christ

   Film · 2018 · also drama and history

   Luke risks his life to visit Paul in a Roman prison, where the apostle awaits execution under Nero. As Paul reflects on his past and the Christian community faces persecu...

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   Ben-Hur

   Film · 1959 · also adventure and drama

   In ancient Judea, a Jewish aristocrat opposing Roman occupation of his homeland reunites with his childhood friend, now a Roman commander — setting in motion a saga of be...

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   Mary

   Film · 2024 · also drama and history

   A miraculous conception. A merciless king. A murderous pursuit. Mary's journey to give birth to Jesus unfolds in this biblical coming-of-age epic.

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   Spartacus

   Film · 1960 · also adventure and drama

   The rebellious Thracian Spartacus, born and raised a slave, is sold to Gladiator trainer Batiatus. After weeks of being trained to kill for the arena, Spartacus turns on...

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   Agora

   Film · 2009 · also adventure and drama

   A historical drama set in Roman Egypt, concerning philosopher Hypatia of Alexandria and her relationship with her slave Davus, who is torn between his love for her and th...

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   Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

   Film · 1916 · also drama and history

   The story of a poor young woman, separated by prejudice from her husband and baby, is interwoven with tales of intolerance from throughout history.

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   Richard Jewell

   Film · 2019 · also drama and history

   Richard Jewell thinks quick, works fast, and saves hundreds, perhaps thousands, of lives after a domestic terrorist plants several pipe bombs and they explode during a co...

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   The King of Kings

   Film · 1927 · also drama and history

   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 s...

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    The Scarlet and the Black

    Film · 1983 · also drama and history

    Fr. Hugh O'Flaherty is a Vatican official in 1943-45 who has been hiding downed pilots, escaped prisoners of war, and Italian resistance families. His activities become s...

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