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The Young Messiah

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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.

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Roxana Hadadi Chesapeake Family Magazine 08/02/2016
2/5
The Young Messiah takes a different approach by focusing on a specific point in Jesus's childhood. But the faith-based film drags, and is mostly unremarkable. Go to Full Review Christian Holub Entertainment Weekly 03/14/2016
C-
The Young Messiah struggles to hold its audience's attention. Go to Full Review Andy Webster New York Times 03/14/2016
"The Young Messiah" performs no miracles. Go to Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com 09/27/2020
3.5/4.0
The Young Messiah will warm your heart and, in all likelihood, bring you to your knees. Go to Full Review Debbie Lynn Elias Behind The Lens 11/05/2019
[B]elievably stretching the imagination but finding that balance of history and theology that crosses the religious demographic lines, appealing to believers and non-believers alike, not to mention movie-goers who just want to see a well done film. Go to Full Review Joanne Soh The New Paper (Singapore) 09/20/2017
1/5
It's a miracle it got made in the first place. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Susan H. @susanparker Mar 8 Liked it not biblical but a sense of what Jesus might have been in his young life See more Steph H @RT62740104 Jun 25 I mean I only really watched it for Jonathan Bailey and his character was my favourite thing about the movie See more Stephen C @bob25009 May 27 1 hour and 51 minutes based on the Bible. Rated PG-13 for Thematic Elements and Some Violence!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Giordano B @RT77789678 11/30/2024 Bravo! Beautiful film. I also very much enjoyed the book by Anne Rice... brilliant! See more Tracey P @RT06318824 10/04/2024 A different point of view of the life of Jesus as a child. Certainly captures the beautiful essence of Jesus. Good camera work and good acting from relatively unknown actors. Heart warming and worth a watch. I wish there was a part 2! Loved it ❤️ See more Scott B @RT49468142 12/24/2022 Well done - beautiful - great scenes great acting and the greatest story for all human kind See more Read all reviews
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Cyrus Nowrasteh

Director

Adam Greaves-Neal

Jesus

Sara Lazzaro

Mary

Vincent Walsh

Joseph

Finn Ireland

James

Christian McKay

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Movie Info

Synopsis 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.
Director
Cyrus Nowrasteh
Producer
Chris Columbus, Mark Radcliffe, Michael Barnathan, Tracy K. Price, Mark W. Shaw
Screenwriter
Betsy Giffen Nowrasteh, Cyrus Nowrasteh
Distributor
Focus Features
Production Co
1492 Pictures, CJ Entertainment
Rating
PG-13 (Thematic Elements|Some Violence)
Genre
History, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 11, 2016, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 4, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$6.5M
Runtime
1h 51m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)