Son of God (film)

Son of God
Theatrical release poster
Directed byChristopher Spencer
Screenplay by
  • Richard Bedser
  • Christopher Spencer
  • Colin Swash
  • Nic Young
Based onNew Testament
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyRob Goldie
Edited byRobert Hall
Music by
Production
company
Distributed by
Release date
  • February 28, 2014 (2014-02-28) (United States)
Running time
138 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$22 million[2]
Box office$70.9 million[3][4]

Son of God is a 2014 American epic biblical film directed by Christopher Spencer, and produced by Mark Burnett and Roma Downey. The film retells the life of Jesus Christ and is an adaptation of the ten-hour miniseries The Bible,[5] which aired in March 2013 on the History channel, and immediately following the movie begins another TV series called A.D. The Bible Continues. The film stars Diogo Morgado, Greg Hicks, Adrian Schiller, Darwin Shaw, Sebastian Knapp, Joe Wredden, Simon Kunz, Paul Marc Davis, Matthew Gravelle, Amber Rose Revah, and Roma Downey.

The film was released in the United States and Canada on February 28, 2014.[6] The film received positive reviews from Christian publications but generally negative reviews from mainstream critics, who called it "too dull". Despite this, the film was a box office success, grossing $70 million against a budget of $22 million, making it the seventh-highest grossing Christian film of all time. It was the first Christian movie to be released under 20th Century Fox.

  1. ^ Kay, Jeremy (February 5, 2014). "Relativity International finds Son of God". Screen International. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  2. ^ "In 'Son of God,' the Bible told in low-budget, Hollywood style". The Washington Times. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
  3. ^ "Son of God (2014)". Box Office Mojo. Amazon. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
  4. ^ "Son of God (2014) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
  5. ^ Littleton, Cynthia (September 12, 2013). "'The Bible' Producers Resurrect Jesus for Expanded 'Son of God' Film". Variety.
  6. ^ Saba Hamedy (December 11, 2014). "'Exodus: Gods and Kings' expected to champion box office". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 12, 2014.