Movies like Esther

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Esther (1999)
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Esther (1999)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: Italy, Germany, France, Spain, USA, Czech Republic, Netherlands, UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Ahasuerus (Xerxes I), King of the Persians, whose empire now extends from India to Egypt after the defeat of the Babylonians, is holding a celebratory banquet for his people in the citadel of Susa to display his wealth and splendor. When he summons his attractive wife Vashti, to show off her beauty to the guests, the proud queen refuses to come. The king promptly bans her from ever entering his presence again, and gives orders for the most beautiful young virgins in the land to be brought to him. The young Jewess Esther, adopted daughter of her uncle Mordecai, is among the girls selected; they are told to beautify themselves in the royal harem and prepare to spend the night with the king. Esther succeeds in enchanting the king with her extraordinary beauty and charm, and he makes her his queen. The king promotes his loyal subject Haman - whose family is notably anti-Jewish - to the post of first minister of the kingdom. When the Jew Mordecai fails to kneel down before Haman like all ...
Style: biblical, christian film
Plot: bible, old testament, jewish ghetto, faith, antiquity, ancient world, jesus, ancient, christianity, royal family, ancient history, christian, israeli, peplum, conservative, religious, bible story, biblical stories, religion, anti semitism, tolerance, iranian
Time: 5th century, biblical epic
Place: persia, iran, canada
Keyword: jewish

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out biblical, christian film, serious and captivating films with plots about bible, religion, religious, jesus, ancient history, christian and faith mostly in Drama, History and Biography genres. Some movies like Esther: One Night with the King (2006), Jeremiah (1998), Jacob (1994), The Visual Bible: Matthew (1993), Peter and Paul (1981). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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One Night with the King (2006)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story: This amazing biblical drama chronicles the brave and historic legend of Hadassah, a Jewish orphan with exceptional beauty who rises to become Queen Esther of Persia and saves Persian Jews from genocide. By revealing her heritage to the king, Esther ...
Style: biblical, serious, sincere, captivating, inspirational ...
Audience: teens
Plot: ancient history, old testament, medieval, judaism, christian, bible, courage, queen, betrayal, battlefield, faith, female protagonist ...
Time: year 2006, 5th century, biblical epic
Place: persia, iran, jerusalem
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Genesis: The Creation and the Flood (1994)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, History
Country: Italy, Germany
Duration: 91 min.
Story: An all-enveloping darkness. Suddenly, a child's voice, frightened, questioning, pierces the darkness... The first flickering rays of light begin to sculpt mysterious shapes out of the darkness ... Among them, a very old man. He reassures the ...
Style: biblical, christian film
Plot: bible, old testament, religious, ancient, biblical stories, christian, belief in god, faith, ancient world, jesus, ancient history, antiquity ...
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100%
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Jeremiah (1998)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Italy, Germany, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: The young Jeremiah grows up in a priest's family in the village of Anathoth, near Jerusalem. God appears to Jeremiah in different human guises on several occasions, and makes it clear to him that he has been selected to announce God's ...
Style: biblical, serious, realistic, captivating, epic ...
Plot: bible, antiquity, prophet, ancient history, faith, christian, ancient, old testament, 7th century bc, church, ancient world, religious ...
Time: 6th century
Place: middle east, jerusalem, egypt, israel
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
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Jacob (1994)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History
Country: Italy, Germany, USA, France, Czech Republic, Netherlands, Austria, UK, Morocco
Duration: 91 min.
Story: In this inspiring tale from the book of Genesis, young shepherd Jacob (Matthew Modine) falls in love with and wants to marry Rachel (Lara Flynn Boyle), the daughter of his Uncle Laban (Giancarlo Giannini). Lacking a dowry, Jacob toils seven years as ...
Style: biblical, christian film, realistic, serious, epic
Plot: bible, ancient history, christian, religious, old testament, ancient, faith, ancient world, antiquity, jesus, church, belief in god ...
Time: 90s
Place: holy land, middle east
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
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The Visual Bible: Matthew (1993)
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, History
Country: South Africa
Duration: 258 min.
Story: The only dramatization using the actual scriptures...word for word from the New International Version (NIV). The Matthew video series broke new ground by offering the first-ever dramatic portrayal of events in the Bible, presented word for word from ...
Style: biblical, sad, christian film
Plot: jesus, bible, faith, christianity, ancient, ancient world, jesus christ, christian, easter, saint, biblical stories, god ...
Time: 1st century, 60s
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
Augustine: The Decline of the Roman Empire (2010)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Italy, Germany, Poland
Duration: 200 min.
Story: Augustine is a two-part, Italian-made mini-series about the influential theologian and church father Augustine of Hippo. The piece tells the story of his life from a teenager to his death at the age of 69.Much of the content for the scenes of him as ...
Style: sincere, captivating, psychological, biblical, christian film
Plot: catholic, faith, saint, christianity, religion, ancient, christian, bible, lifestyle, religious fundamentalism, religious, religious faith ...
Time: ancient times, 5th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
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Peter and Paul (1981)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 198 min.
Story: Peter and Paul assume leadership of the Church as they struggle against violent opposition to the teachings of Christ and their own personal conflicts.
Style: biblical, contemplative, captivating, realistic, serious ...
Plot: bible, christianity, ancient, christian, religion, ancient history, medieval, saint, catholic, biopic, ancient world, resistance ...
Time: 1st century, biblical epic
Place: holy land, middle east, israel, rome italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
Mary of Nazareth (2012)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Italy, Germany, Spain
Duration: 100 min.
Story: The film begins with the Annunciation: Mary, a young Galilean, virginal conceived the Messiah, the Son of God. Her husband Joseph, a humble carpenter, decided to stay by his side throughout. When Caesar Augustus ordered the Jews to register people, ...
Style: biblical, christian film, captivating, sincere, disturbing
Plot: virgin mary, bible, jesus, christianity, saint, religion, bible story, religious faith, religious, faith, lifestyle, mother and son ...
Time: 1st century, 1st century b.c.
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
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The Story of Jacob and Joseph (1974)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story: This film recounts the tales of the Biblical figures, Jacob and Joseph. The first part tells the story of Jacob fleeing his tribe when he cheats his brother out of his birthright, gets cheated himself in his exile years while learning of the need to ...
Style: biblical, captivating, sincere, realistic, serious
Plot: bible, old testament, ancient history, ancient, belief in god, religious, peplum, faith, christianity, parents and children, royal family, siblings relations ...
Time: biblical epic
Place: holy land, egypt
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
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Son of God (2014)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story: The life story of Jesus is told from his humble birth through his teachings, crucifixion and ultimate resurrection.
Style: uplifting, biblical, captivating, inspirational, historical drama ...
Plot: jesus, christianity, jesus christ, bible, tragic hero, crucifixion of jesus, prophet, religions or cults, clergy, faith, christian, religion ...
Time: 1st century
Place: holy land
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
The Book of Esther (2013)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: When Ester becomes King Xerxes’ queen, her Cousin Mordecai and that despicable Haman engage in a dangerous game of intrigue for control of the young Persian King Xerxes.
Style: biblical, epic, tense, captivating, psychological ...
Plot: bible, religions or cults, self discovery, danger, betrayal, society, heroic mission, genocide, palace intrigue, female protagonist, eunuch, christian ...
Time: 5th century
Place: persia
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
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Jesus (1979)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Family, History
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story: This classic film portrays 3½ years of Jesus' ministry as told in the Gospel of Luke from the Good News and King James translations of the Bible. Producer John Heyman created a film so true-to-life, you will feel like you are in first-century ...
Style: biblical, christian film, sentimental, sincere, epic ...
Plot: jesus, christianity, bible, jesus christ, christian, ancient, religious, ancient history, miraculous event, biopic, faith, biblical stories ...
Time: 1st century, biblical epic, ancient times, year 1979
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
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Barabbas (1961)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 137 min.
Story: Epic account of the thief Barabbas, who was spared crucifixion when Pilate manipulated the crowd into pardoning him, rather than Jesus. Struggling with his spirituality, Barabbas goes through many ordeals leading him to the gladiatorial arena, where ...
Style: biblical, epic, intense, exciting, captivating ...
Plot: peplum, jesus, christian, christianity, bible, jesus christ, redemption, religion, roman empire, ancient, ancient rome, ancient history ...
Time: 1st century, year 1961, biblical epic, ancient times
Place: rome italy, middle east, greece, jerusalem, holy land ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
Solomon & Sheba (1995)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: In the land of Israel, Solomon (Jimmy Smits) is trying to figure out a way to become the world’s supplier of frankincense. He sends an envoy to the tiny country of Sheba to announce his intentions. The Queen of Sheba, Nikaule (Halle Berry), is ...
Style: biblical, sexy
Plot: bible, peplum, old testament, antiquity, ancient history, religion
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
The Gospel of John (2003)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Canada, UK
Duration: 180 min.
Story: A word for word depiction of the life of Jesus Christ from the Good News Translation Bible as recorded in the Gospel of John.
Style: biblical, serious, atmospheric, christian film, mysterious ...
Plot: bible, christian, religion, jesus, miraculous event, jesus christ, human spirit, clergy, faith, tragic hero, false accusation, heroic mission ...
Time: 1st century, year 2003
Place: rome italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
The Book of Daniel (2013)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Taken into slavery after the fall of Jerusalem in 605 B.C., Daniel is forced to serve the most powerful king in the world, King Nebuchadnezzar. Faced with imminent death, Daniel proves himself a trusted Advisor and is placed among the king's ...
Style: biblical, inspirational, captivating, serious, suspense ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 260 min.
Story: All-star epic retelling of Christ's life.
Style: biblical, epic, serious, atmospheric, captivating ...
Audience: preschool
Plot: jesus christ, jesus, faith, christianity, christian, ancient world, religion, bible, betrayal, desert, redemption, miraculous event ...
Time: ancient times, 1st century, biblical epic
Place: holy land, ancient greece, rome italy, jerusalem, egypt
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
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Joseph (1995)
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, History
Country: Italy, Germany, USA
Duration: 185 min.
TV show
Story: The Biblical story of Joseph, who was sold to slavery by his brothers who were jealous of his prophetic abilities to analyze dreams and of his being their fathers' favorite.
Style: biblical, sexy, christian film, spiritual, realistic ...
Plot: bible, christian, pharaoh, ancient, ancient history, religious, church, ancient world, old testament, betrayal, faith, religion ...
Time: ancient times, 90s
Place: middle east, africa, egypt
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
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Solomon (1997)
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, History
Country: Italy, France, Germany, Czech Republic, Spain, USA, Netherlands, UK
Duration: 180 min.
TV show
Story: David, now an old man, is still king of Israel. Among his sons, the ambitious Adonijah and the clever Solomon. The two young men are fierce rivals, since both are prospective heirs to the throne and only one can be successful.
Style: biblical, epic, sincere, atmospheric, serious ...
Plot: bible, ancient history, faith, royal family, old testament, christian, ancient, religious, antiquity, biblical stories, royalty, peplum ...
Place: holy land, middle east, israel
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
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 11K
Mary Magdalene (2018)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, Australia, USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Set in the Holy Land in the first century C.E., a young woman leaves her small fishing village and traditional family behind to join a radical new social movement. At its head is a charismatic leader, Jesus of Nazareth, who promises that the world ...
Style: biblical, captivating, disturbing, sincere, thought provoking ...
Plot: faith, jesus, baptism, christian, belief, religion, apostle, religious, resurrection, treason, christianity, superstition ...
Time: 1st century, biblical epic, ancient times, 1930s
Place: jerusalem, xian
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
 6.3
 115
Resurrection (2021)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: In Resurrection, Jesus’ followers are hunted, leaderless and desperately searching for understanding, but when Jesus rises from the dead, they realize that hope didn’t die on the cross. It lives on in them. One man changed the world and brought ...
Style: biblical, disturbing, captivating
Plot: faith, spirituality, jesus, religious, belief in god, crucifixion of jesus, religious faith, historical character, bible, bible story, religion, hopes
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
Paul, Apostle of Christ (2018)
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Risking his life, Luke ventures to Rome to visit Paul -- the apostle who's bound in chains and held captive in Nero's darkest and bleakest prison cell. Haunted by the shadows of his past misdeeds, Paul wonders if he's been forgotten ...
Style: christian film, biblical, psychological, captivating, tense ...
Plot: christianity, christian, faith, apostle, roman empire, bible, religious, new testament, imprisonment, jesus, friendship, trust ...
Time: 1st century, 60s
Place: rome italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
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 3K
King David (1985)
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story: This is a movie about the life of Israel's king David.
Style: epic, biblical, sentimental, realistic, serious ...
Plot: ancient history, bible, royal family, old testament, state affairs, battlefield, rivalry, war, religions or cults, tragic hero, heroes, dishonesty ...
Time: biblical epic, year 1985, ancient times
Place: israel, middle east
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
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Killing Jesus (2015)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story: Jesus of Nazareth’s life and ministry were subject to seismic social and political events that led to his execution and changed the world forever.
Style: realistic, captivating, serious, biblical, psychological ...
Plot: religion, jesus christ, fighting the system, hopes, rebellion, society, rise and fall, idealism, bible, life is a bitch, self sacrifice, biopic ...
Time: 1st century, biblical epic
Place: holy land
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
King of Kings (1961)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 168 min.
Story: Who is Jesus, and why does he impact all he meets? He is respected and reviled, emulated and accused, beloved, betrayed, and finally crucified. Yet that terrible fate would not be the end of the story.
Style: biblical, epic, suspenseful, christian film, serious ...
Plot: jesus, ancient history, christianity, jesus christ, religion, bible, christian, redemption, betrayal, state affairs, ancient, roman empire ...
Time: 1st century, ancient times, biblical epic, year 1961, 1st century b.c.
Place: israel, greece, ancient greece, rome italy, middle east ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
The Gospel According to St. Matthew (1964)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 137 min.
Story: The life of Jesus Christ according to the Gospel of Matthew. Pasolini shows Christ as a marxist avant-la-lettre and therefore uses half of the text of Matthew.
Style: biblical, christian film, spiritual, art house, stylized ...
Plot: christianity, religion, jesus, bible, faith, catholic, biopic, christian, jesus christ, religious, god, betrayal ...
Time: 1st century, biblical epic, ancient times
Place: rome italy, ancient greece, italy, israel, palestine ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
 7.0
 2K
Abraham (1993)
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, History
Country: Germany, Italy, USA, Czech Republic, France
Duration: 175 min.
TV show
Story: This engrossing dramatization of the life of Abraham, the most tested servant of God and the father of Judaism, spans from the patriarch's quest for the Promised Land to the sacrifice of his son, Isaac.
Style: biblical, christian film, epic, serious, psychological ...
Plot: prophet, bible, old testament, bible story, desert, miraculous event, heroic mission, redemption, human spirit, society, hopes, antiquity ...
Time: ancient times
Place: holy land, middle east, jordan
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
 5.4
 515
Barabbas (2012)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 200 min.
Story: Barabbas or Jesus Barabbas (literally "son of the father" or "Jesus, son of the father" respectively) is a figure in the account of the Passion of Christ, in which he is the insurrectionary whom Pontius Pilate freed at the ...
Style: biblical, serious, captivating, stylized, epic ...
Plot: bible, jesus, redemption, religions or cults, hopes, society, christianity, ancient rome, death, roman empire, pilot, religious ...
Time: 1st century
Place: holy land
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
 5.5
 340
Full of Grace (2015)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story: Follows Mary of Nazareth in her last earthly days as she helps the fractious early Church regain their original encounter with The Lord.
Style: biblical, psychological, thought provoking, captivating, disturbing
Plot: bible, faith, jesus, christian, religious, christianity, religious faith, religion, religious leader, belief in god, religious fundamentalism, female protagonist ...
Time: 1st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
The Apocalypse (2002)
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, Germany, France, USA, Czech Republic, Netherlands, UK
Duration: 180 min.
Story: It is 90 AD, and the Roman Empire is being run by the Emperor Domitian, who has declared himself to be God and ruler over heaven and earth. The Christians, who do not recognize his divinity, are a thorn in his side and he is having them cruelly ...
Style: serious, sincere, futuristic, epic, biblical ...
Plot: apostle, bible, jesus christ, apocalypse, christianity, revelation, heroic mission, historical figure, redemption, danger, society, hopes ...
Time: 1st century, 90s, 21st century
Place: rome italy
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
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