mary 2024

Flashback: Simeon and Anna meet the Christ child in film

A look at films that have depicted the presentation of Jesus in the Temple (or, depending on the film, in a synagogue).

Feb 2 • Peter T Chattaway

Bible movies on Netflix: the second-half-of-2025 viewership stats

The brand new Ruth & Boaz was the top movie, while The Chosen was the top series for the first time since 2023. Also: a Brazilian telenovela about Moses…

Jan 21 • Peter T Chattaway

Bible movies on Netflix: the first-half-of-2025 viewership stats

The Passion of the Christ appeared on the list for the first time ever, while The Chosen had a surprisingly strong showing considering it became…

Jul 23, 2025 • Peter T Chattaway

Bible movies on Netflix: the second-half-of-2024 viewership stats

For the first time since Netflix started releasing its semi-annual viewership data, the top Bible movie and the top Bible TV series were both "Netflix…

Apr 23, 2025 • Peter T Chattaway

Mary lingers in a few local Netflix Top 10 lists in week 4

The Nativity-themed film evidently didn't get much of a Christmas boost.

Jan 1, 2025 • Peter T Chattaway

Mary falls off the Netflix Top 10 in week 3

But only globally. It's still popular in the Middle East and a few other places.

Dec 26, 2024 • Peter T Chattaway

Mary rises to #3 on the Netflix Top 10

The film was viewed on Netflix more often in its first ten days than most Bible films have been in the past two years.

Dec 18, 2024 • Peter T Chattaway

Mary debuts at #4 on the Netflix Top 10

The film ranked higher in the Middle East than it did in North America.

Dec 11, 2024 • Peter T Chattaway

Should Israeli actors star in Bible movies?

Social-media users are protesting the fact that Netflix's upcoming Mary movie has a mostly Jewish-Israeli cast rather than, say, a Palestinian one.

Nov 17, 2024 • Peter T Chattaway

Trailer round-up: Mary! Light of the World!

Plus, a quick rundown of all the biblical movies and streaming shows that have already started production and are due to come out in the next year or…

Nov 13, 2024 • Peter T Chattaway

Two quick notes about Netflix's Mary

Director D.J. Caruso dropped a couple hints about the movie's plot, and how it might be different from Mary- and Nativity-themed films of the past.

Oct 29, 2024 • Peter T Chattaway

Newsbites: Netflix's Mary! Netflix's Ruth & Boaz! ASL Jesus! and more!

Netflix has released the first images from their Nativity movie starring Anthony Hopkins as King Herod, and we have some new details about their…

Oct 18, 2024 • Peter T Chattaway

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