The King of Kings

2025 • 1h 42m •

Adventure Animation Family Fantasy

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★ 8.3/10

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Charles Dickens tells his young son Walter the greatest story ever told, and what begins as a bedtime tale becomes a life-changing journey. Through vivid imagination, the boy walks alongside Jesus, witnessing His miracles, facing His trials, and understanding His ultimate sacrifice.

"A father's greatest joy is raising his son."

Top Billed Cast

Oscar Isaac

Jesus Christ (voice)

Kenneth Branagh

Charles Dickens (voice)

Uma Thurman

Catherine Dickens (voice)

Pierce Brosnan

Pontius Pilate (voice)

Roman Griffin Davis

Walter Dickens (voice)

Forest Whitaker

Peter (voice)

Ben Kingsley

High Priest Caiaphas (voice)

Mark Hamill

King Herod (voice)

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2025-04-14

Charles Dickens has a young son who loves stories of King Arthur and Camelot, of dragons and sword play - and refuses to go to bed until his father regales him with a story. This evening, though, dad tries a different tack by telling him a tale of the king of kings. The lad is suitably sceptical but is soon engrossed in a story of Jesus and the birth of Christianity. This animation uses a paternally Dickensian narration to plonk the young Walter amidst the scenarios as Jesus fights temptation in the desert, has his battles with the nasty Pharisees and recruits his group of followers who share ...