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The Gospel of John
Directed by
Philip Saville
PG-13
2003
3h
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7.8
37%
89%
7.6
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The story of Jesus' life as told by the apostle John, narrated by Christopher Plummer.
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Cast of The Gospel of John
Christopher Plummer
Narrator (voice)
Henry Ian Cusick
Jesus Christ
Stuart Bunce
John
Daniel Kash
Simon Peter
Stephen Russell
Pontius Pilate
Alan van Sprang
Judas Iscariot
Diana Berriman
Virgin Mary
Richard Lintern
Leading Pharisee
Scott Handy
John the Baptist
Lynsey Baxter
Mary Magdalene
Diego Matamoros
Nicodemus
Nancy Palk
Samaritan Woman
Elliot Levey
Nathanael
Andrew Pifko
Philip
Stuart Fox
Blind Man
David Meyer
Lame Man
Nicolas Van Burek
Young Levite
William Pappas
Elderly Levite
Cedric Smith
Caiaphas
Tristan Gemmill
Andrew
The Gospel of John Ratings & Reviews
Seattle Times
Erik Lundegaard
It's a straightforward, unimaginative narrative, and thus not very memorable.
Boston Globe
Ty Burr
The sad truth is that director Philip Saville and writer John Goldsmith have made a picture book rather than a film, one that leans so heavily on Christopher Plummer's placid voice-over narration as to be cinematically inert.
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)
Jeffrey Westhoff
Henry Ian Cusick creates a persuasive Jesus, a savior as happy as often as he is solemn.
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Jack Garner
An artful, well-made production.
Chicago Tribune
Lou Carlozo
Events unfold as chronological vignettes, and there's little room for screenwriter John Goldsmith to reimagine scenes to mine their full dramatic potential.
Las Vegas CityLife
Matt Kelemen
Despite claims to the contrary, The Gospel does come off as a three-hour long Sunday School lesson.
San Francisco Chronicle
Ruthe Stein
Turns out to be surprisingly robust.
Arizona Republic
Richard Nilsen
Although it might test the patience of the non-believer, for those who take their Christianity seriously, this probably is worth seeing.
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Jeff Strickler
Despite the filmmakers' efforts to make The Gospel of John into a dramatic feature film, it never quite makes it beyond the lesson stage.
Washington Post
Michael O'Sullivan
The adaptation is not so much tedious as pointless.
Washington Post
Ann Hornaday
A slick, earnest, ultimately inert adaptation of the eponymous book of the Bible.
Movie Mom
Nell Minow
A reverent, moving, and dignified depiction of the life of Christ as described in the New Testament.
Los Angeles Times
Kenneth Turan
It's like the Discovery Channel version of the Greatest Story Ever Told, an earnest, not particularly distinguished piece of work that has none of the touch of the poet that made Pasolini's The Gospel According to St. Matthew such a triumph.
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman
There is barely a whisper of the spirit, the lifeblood, the passion that has marked the cinema's most memorable explorations of Jesus' life.
Orlando Sentinel
Jay Boyar
While it's hard to deny the longstanding inspirational effectiveness of John's message, its value as a screenplay is less obvious.
Houston Chronicle
Eric Harrison
Whether you believe Jesus was the Messiah, it is a powerful experience. The movie's images stick.
Austin Chronicle
Marjorie Baumgarten
The greatest story ever told? I don't know about that, but it remains a real humdinger.
Dallas Morning News
Matt Weitz
The heart of The Gospel of John ... is Mr. Cusick's performance.
The Hollywood Reporter
Michael Rechtshaffen
At a very noticeable three hours, it feels like a month of Sunday school classes.
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