The Nativity Story
2006 · Movie · PG · 101 min · ★ 6.9 · 45% critics
A young couple faces suspicion and hardship as they follow a government order to travel far from home under harsh rule. Their journey becomes a test of faith and endurance, leading them to a crowded town where they must find humble shelter for a long-awaited birth.
Also known as Nativity
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Details
- Years
- 2006
- Release date
- 2006-11-30
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Critic score
- 45/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (256 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a sincere, traditional Christmas-season retelling focused on faith, hardship, and human emotion, similar in spirit to The Prince of Egypt; Not for you if you need fast pacing or big surprises.
Pros: faithful biblical retelling; moving, heartfelt tone; strong period detail | Cons: slow, low drama; uneven performances; some scenes feel static
Themes
- husband wife relationship
- christianity
- archangel gabriel
- three kings
- bethlehem
- bible
- religion
- blessed hope
- woman director
- nativity
- christmas
- 1st century
- +3 more
Cast & crew
Keisha Castle-Hughes
as Mary
Oscar Isaac
as Joseph
Hiam Abbass
as Anna
Shaun Toub
as Joachim
Ciarán Hinds
as Herod
Shohreh Aghdashloo
as Elisabeth
Stanley Townsend
as Zechariah
Alexander Siddig
as The Angel Gabriel
Nadim Sawalha
as Melchior
Ériq Ebouaney
as Balthasar
Directed by Catherine Hardwicke