Movies & TV

The World Behind the Movie
Why Hollywood has a hard time getting Christianity right, and how we can tell when it does.
The Ten Commandments Become Flesh
A Polish director prods European and American audiences to consider God's timeless standards.
Film Tries to Bridge Chasm Between Jews, Evangelicals
A new documentary explores each group's concept of prayer, the Bible, and the Messiah.
A Beautiful Mind
Ron Howard's Oscar-winning film packs an unintentional biblical message.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Is the big-screen Harry Potter as delightful as the one in the book? And should you be worried about his witchcraft? Critics and viewers respond.
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Christianity Today Movies did not review this film, but here's what other critics are saying ...
Left Behind
Believers dream again of a breakthrough film. Left Behind is not it.
Through a Glass Darkly
The Big Kahuna entertains and provokes with its treatment of Christian faith in the workplace.
Pay It Forward
'Pay It Forward' does not invoke Jesus' teaching, but the spirit of selflessness is unmistakable.
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
"She has unintentionally become an ambassador of God's grace to a community that has received too few envoys from evangelicalism."
Pyramid Scheme of Benevolence
Pay It Forwardpreaches an inspirational idea—but does it really work?
$40 Million Suit Filed Over Omega Code
Dying minister claims Trinity Broadcasting Network stole her story.
Bonhoeffer: Agent of Grace
New film relates Bonhoeffer's inspiring story to a wider audience.
Film: Cameras Rolling
Bestseller Left Behind's big-screen debut set for 2001.
The Big Kahuna
'The Big Kahuna' reveals the tricky temptations of the Christian in the world.
Agent of Grace
PBS's Bonhoeffer film shows us a theologian in action.
Gladiator
The early church wouldn't have been pleased with 'Gladiator.'
Keeping the Faith
The best scenes of Edward Norton's pseudo-religious film seem like they came long after he was committed to his stereotyping screenplay.
Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
At the center of Mister Rogers’s cheery songs and smiles lies a God-ordained mission to children.
Star Wars: Episode I—The Phantom Menace
Christianity Today Movies did not review this film, but here's what other critics are saying.

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