The best Christian movies from across the years include everything from adaptations of Biblical stories to modern tales that weave in the religion.

The movie plays the hits: Jesus’s birth in a Bethlehem stable; miracles including walking on water and the feeding of the 5,000; the Crucifixion and Resurrection.

“The King of Kings” opts for a different approach. Directed by Jang Seong-ho, best known for his pioneering visual effects work in Korean cinema, and distributed by the rising Christian movie ...