Five Easter movies that aren’t necessarily about Jesus Christ
The “Christmas movie” may be a genre, a programming event, a family tradition, but what about the “Easter movie”? Is there such a thing?
In a literal sense, of course: “The Passion of the Christ,” “The Greatest Story Ever Told,” Zeffirelli’s series “Jesus of Nazareth” and maybe someday, “The Chosen.”
But as we all know — and even argue about (q.v. “Die Hard”), there’s more to a “Christmas movie” than the Nativity. Christmas is a cultural and social experience of weather, family harmony (and tension), peace on earth and goodwill to men, and movies reflect this. After all, the genre’s most popular entries don’t mention the Nativity or Santa Claus at all: not “A Christmas Carol” (nor Dickens’ novel), not even “It’s a Wonderful Life.”
Is there an Easter equivalent?
Sort of, yes — back in the ...










