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10 Best Movies Like The Greatest Story Ever Told

If you loved The Greatest Story Ever Told, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
The King of Kings

The King of Kings

1927★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Greatest Story Ever Told for fans of Drama & History. 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...

#2
Jesus

Jesus

1999★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Greatest Story Ever Told for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Jesus, a carpenter living a simple life, discovers his destiny as the biblical Messiah....

#3
Risen

Risen

2016★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Greatest Story Ever Told for fans of Drama & History. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

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 order to ...

#4
Abraham

Abraham

1993★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Greatest Story Ever Told for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Rather than choosing a great leader or king, God chooses Abraham, an elderly shepherd from Mesopotamia, as the way to establish his Covenant with mankind... A man of great faith, A...

#5
Barabbas

Barabbas

1961★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Greatest Story Ever Told for fans of Drama & History. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Epic account of the thief Barabbas, who was pardoned for his crimes and spared crucifixion when Pilate offered the Israelites a choice to pardon Barabbas or Jesus. Struggling with ...

#6
Jesus

Jesus

1979★ 8.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Greatest Story Ever Told for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Three and a half years of Jesus' ministry, as told in the Gospel of Luke....

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