The Passion of the Christ fingerprintRelentless energy, stunning style, no humor.
Brutally violent and nerve-racking
Deeply moving and cathartic
Serious throughout
History, faith and meaning, and a real life story
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and storytelling
Standout cinematography, score, and editing
A distinctive visual signature.
Brutally violent and nerve-racking
The Passion of the Christ is brutally violent, nerve-racking, and scary.
Deeply moving and cathartic
Emotionally, it's deeply moving, cathartic, and melancholic.
Serious throughout
Expect almost no humor.
History, faith and meaning, and a real life story
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around history, faith and meaning, and a real life story. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and storytelling
The direction, performances, and storytelling stand out.
Standout cinematography, score, and editing
A distinctive visual signature.
Look and sound: the cinematography, score, and editing stand out.
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By his wounds, we were healed.
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The Passion of the Christ is included with a subscription to Netflix in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 62/100 (IMDb 7.3, Rotten Tomatoes 50%, and Metacritic 47). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence and disturbing imagery.
2 h 7 min
The Passion of the Christ runs 2 h 7 min.
Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.
Not quite. Audiences rate The Passion of the Christ higher (77) than critics (49). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
Yes, a big one. It cost about $30 million to make and earned $610 million worldwide, 20.3 times its budget.
It was made in English, with some Hebrew, Latin. Produced in United States.
+97GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Passion of the Christ in 111 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 94 storytelling tropes for The Passion of the Christ, including Re-Cut, Humans Are Flawed, Historical Villain Downgrade.
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