The Young Messiah

Summary: Tells the story of Jesus Christ at age seven as he and his family depart Egypt to return home to Nazareth. Told from his childhood perspective, it follows young Jesus as he grows into his religious identity.

Release Date: March 11, 2016

Genres: Drama, Fantasy

Director: Cyrus Nowrasteh

Writers: Betsy Giffen Nowrasteh

, Cyrus Nowrasteh

, Anne Rice

Runtime: 1 h 51 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: 1492 Pictures, CJ Entertainment, Hyde Park International

Distributor: KVH Media Group

Countries: United States, South Korea

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 18,500,000

Domestic: $ 6,490,401

International: $ 839,937

Box office:

Budget:$18.5MDomestic:$6.5MInternational:$839.9KWorldwide:$7.3M

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based on novel, based on the works of anne rice

17%

The Rotten Tomatoes audience rated this 17% higher than the critics.

49%66%

The Metacritic audience rated this 21% higher than the critics.

Metacritic Meta:

33/100

Metacritic User:

54/100

33%6%

33% of the Stars & Main Cast are Female.

6% of the Stars & Main Cast are "diverse."

White94.12%Latino5.88%

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Violence3/5
Sex2/5
Drugs2/5

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Violence2/5
Drugs1/5
Nudity2/5
Other2/5

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