Inspiring Easter Movies for Your Congregation
Embrace the true reason for the Easter season. Bring your congregation together with inspirational, spiritual films that spark meaningful conversations.
Called moving, powerful and epic, this breathtaking, award-winning film depicts the final 12 hours in the life of Jesus Christ and is a perfect addition to your Lent celebration. "The Passion of the Christ" opens with Jesus conquering Satan in the Garden of Olives after the Last Supper and culminates in his excruciating death on the cross.
Both controversial and critically-acclaimed, this film is only available from Swank and can be shown inside U.S. church facilities after purchasing a public performance site license. Plus, if you order this stunning film today, you'll receive a free discussion guide to help lead discussion after the movie.
Critics have called this movie a religious film "unlike any other film based on the bible" that Hollywood has produced and released. The movie focuses on Clavius, a Roman centurion who is assigned to investigate the disappearance of the body of Jesus of Nazareth after it disappears from the tomb. He's an intellectually sharp, ambitious man of Rome, but as he dives into his investigation and interviews various people from Jesus’ life, he starts to realize that something much more than just a missing body is going on.
Described as "a breath of fresh air for moviegoers who have longed for a quality, biblical-themed movie that upholds the truth of Scripture rather than attacking it," this movie is extremely unique because it takes viewers on the journey of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ through the eyes of a non-believer. The film is a work of historical fiction, but absolutely affirms the physical Resurrection of Jesus while upholding the core of Christianity.
This Christian dramedy is a reimagining of the prodigal son parable – told through the story of a washed-up, partied-out former child star Gavin Stone. After trashing a hotel room, Stone is forced to return to his small Illinois hometown to live with his father and complete 200 hours of community service at a local megachurch. When he realizes the church is holding auditions for its Easter play, he pretends to be a Christian in order to land the lead role of Jesus. As Stone grows closer with the congregation and his father, the film offers impactful lessons on forgiveness, redemption and second chances for all ages.
Christian Today named the film one of 2017’s “Best Christian Movies,” claiming it’s a “faith-based film you don’t want to miss.” Christianity Today also sang its praises, calling it a refreshing, new take for a Christian film. “Instead of trying to impress skeptics or fulfill evangelicals’ expectations for message-driven movies,” the website writes, “'Gavin Stone' aims to avoid being taken too seriously – and unlike typical inspirational fare, it gets closer to showing an evangelical culture that audiences can actually recognize and laugh alongside.”
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