The Nativity StoryOverview and Synopsis

  • The Nativity Story
  • Opened December 1, 2006 | Runtime:1 hr. 41 min.
  • PG
    some violent content
  • Betrothed to much-older Joseph (Oscar Isaac), Mary (Keisha Castle-Hughes) must remain a maiden for one year, but she subsequently receives a visit from the angel Gabriel, who tells her of her destiny. When Joseph and now-heavily pregnant Mary Read More
  • Cast: Keisha Castle-Hughes, Oscar Isaac, Hiam Abbass, Shaun Toub, Alexander Siddig
  • Director: Catherine Hardwicke
  • Genres: Religious Epic, Drama, Hagiography

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  • Keisha Castle-Hughes as Mary in "The Nativity Story."
  • Keisha Castle-Hughes as Mary in "The Nativity Story."
  • Keisha Castle-Hughes as Mary in "The Nativity Story."

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  • Actress Angie Harmon at the Beverly Hills premiere of "The Nativity Story."
  • Actor Emile Hirsch at the Beverly Hills premiere of "The Nativity Story."
  • Writer and Co-Chair of Habitat for Humanity Randall Wallace at the Beverly Hills premiere of "The Nativity Story."

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  • Plain Jane
    by cheescake77

    After Mel Gibson's The Passion I thought these directors would raise the bar a little on the quality of Christian films. C'mon folks this IS the birth of Jesus Christ, the birth of God. Put some...Read More

  • A Few Errors, Besides That It's Good
    by filmreal

    I enjoyed this film, but there were a few biblical errors. First of all, the three wisemen didn't arrive on the day of Jesus's birth, they arrived twelve days afterward (Epiphany). It is debatable...Read More

  • A Story that is NOT worth hearing...
    by Mr_Portman

    Though the ending did get MUCH better, I felt this movie was dull, unsatisfying, and down-right confusing!...Read More

  • fantastic
    by krist

    the nativity story was a wonderful movie that portrayed the most important event of all time, the birth of Jesus Christ. the acting was wonderful, and humor was sprinkled throughout the script. in...Read More

The Nativity Story Critic Reviews

  • "This is...an opportunity, for those who want it, to encounter this story exactly the way it's almost always been told." Los Angeles Times

    - Kenneth Turan

  • "...comes across more like a tedious morning in Sunday school than a compelling biblical account." USA Today

    - Claudia Puig

  • "...a dry run-through of events plausibly extrapolated from the little actually known about the family of Jesus Christ." Variety

    - Todd McCarthy

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