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IMDb rating 7.5
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Critic Kim Newman
rated 8

...makes a brave attempt to answer some of the problems raised by Jesus Christ as a historical, religious and dramatic character.

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Critic Roger Ebert
rated 10

What makes “The Last Temptation of Christ” one of his great films is not that it is true about Jesus but that it is true about Scorsese.

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Ronny Svensson
rated 7

Glöm aldrig att David Bowie tolkar Pontius Pilatus i Scorseses verk långt från sin annars så trygga zon bland gangsters och maffia…

4 months ago

Cast & Crew

Martin Scorsese
As Isaiah (uncredited)
Martin Scorsese
Director
Willem Dafoe
As Jesus
Harvey Keitel
As Judas
David Bowie
As Pontius Pilatus
Barbara Hershey
As Mary Magdalene

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The Last Temptation of Christ, a powerful and thought-provoking film directed by Martin Scorsese, follows Jesus Christ's journey as he grapples with his divinity and ultimate fate. Based on the acclaimed novel by Nikos Kazantzakis, the movie explores themes of faith, sacrifice, guilt, and redemption. With an all-star cast featuring Willem Dafoe, Barbara Hershey, and Harvey Keitel, this visually breathtaking reimagining of the life of Jesus has endured as one of the must-see films of all time.

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as The Last Temptation of Christ include Rain Man, Dead Poets Society, In the Name of the Father, Philadelphia, My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown, Awakenings.

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The Last Temptation of Christ was released in theaters on August 12, 1988.