The Nativity Story
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- Synopsis
- Australian-born Whale Rider sensation and Oscar nominee Keisha Castle-Hughes stars opposite Oscar Isaac in Lords of Dogtown director Catherine Hardwicke's dramatic account of the Annunciation, and the arduous journey of Mary and Joseph to give birth ......
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- Starring
- Keisha Castle-Hughes, Oscar Isaac, Shohreh Aghdashloo
- Director(s)
- Catherine Hardwicke
- Distributor(s)
- New Line
- MPAA Rating
- PG
- Runtime
- 100 min.
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The Hollywood Reporter | Kirk HoneycuttAdd Critic to Favorites
Unfolds in a scrupulously accurate historical adventure story that depicts the world of Jesus' birth with an exciting you-are-there verisimilitude.Read the full review
San Francisco Chronicle | Mick LaSalleAdd Critic to Favorites
By grounding everything that went before in an earthy realism, Hardwicke earns the elevation of the nativity sequence, one of the more beautiful scenes in this year's cinema.Read the full review
The New York Times | A.O. ScottAdd Critic to Favorites
At its best, The Nativity Story shares with "Hail Mary" an interest in finding a kernel of realism in the old story of a pregnant teenager in hard times. Buried in the pageantry, in other words, is an interesting movie.Read the full review