If you loved The Passion of the Christ, try The Last Temptation of Christ

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. The Last Temptation of Christ has roughly 4.4× fewer votes than The Passion of the Christ — it's a deeper cut, not a mainstream recommendation. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

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The Passion of the Christ

2004 · dir. Mel Gibson

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The Last Temptation of Christ

1988 · dir. Martin Scorsese

What they share

Theyboth carry the slow burn mood tag, and they sit in Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Passion of the Christ, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

slow burn

What The Last Temptation of Christ is

Desert landscape, burning sun, a cross in the distance. A humble carpenter, a revolutionary, and the weight of salvation. Scorsese humanizes the divine.

If you loved The Passion of the Christ, try The Last Temptation of Christ

The Passion of the Christ

The Last Temptation of Christ

What they share

What The Last Temptation of Christ is

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