The Young Messiah

2016, History/Drama, 1h 51m

38 Reviews 5,000+ Ratings

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Movie Info

Mary (Sara Lazzaro), Joseph (Vincent Walsh) and 7-year-old Jesus (Adam Greaves-Neal) embark on a journey from Egypt to Nazareth after the young boy miraculously brings someone back to life. When King Herod (Jonathan Bailey) orders the death of the child, Roman centurion Severus (Sean Bean) starts to pursue the family across the desert. As Mary and Joseph worry about his safety, Jesus' natural curiosity allows him to understand more about the world and his remarkable powers.

Rating:

PG-13 (Thematic Elements|Some Violence)
Genre:

History, Drama
Original Language:

English
Director:

Cyrus Nowrasteh
Producer:

Chris Columbus, Mark Radcliffe, Michael Barnathan, Tracy K. Price, Mark W. Shaw
Writer:

Betsy Giffen Nowrasteh, Cyrus Nowrasteh
Release Date (Theaters):

Mar 11, 2016 wide
Release Date (Streaming):

Jun 14, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA):

$6.5M
Runtime:

1h 51m
Distributor:

Focus Features
Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio:

Scope (2.35:1)

Cast & Crew

Adam Greaves-Neal
Jesus

Sara Lazzaro
Mary

Vincent Walsh
Joseph

Finn Ireland
James

Christian McKay
Cleopas

Agni Scott
Miriam

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Audience Reviews for The Young Messiah

Sep 13, 2016

Based on an Anne Rice novel, The Young Messiah is an apocryphal story about Jesus Christ as a child. Set after the death of King Herod the Great, Joseph and Mary decide to end their exile in Egypt and move back to Nazareth while also grappling with what to tell Jesus as he starts questioning who he is and his abilities. Most of the film seems inspired by non-canonical Christian scriptures, which present some interesting questions but don't have a lot to say spiritually. Nevertheless, it's an interesting story and the production values are really good. Also, the use of fresh unknown actors helps with the authentic period feel. The Young Messiah isn't bad film really, but it undercuts its relevance by going outside of traditional Christian mythology.

Dann M Super Reviewer
Mar 07, 2016

Standard speculative conjecture about what might've happened in the life of Christ when he was only a wee one, delivered in that mock seriousness these types of films revel in. Ho-hum. Still, better than Risen was. Already waiting for Mel Gibson's follow-up to Passion of The Christ.

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