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Ben-Hur (1959)

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All Time

of 190,103

33

1950's

of 8,943

7

1959

of 2,580

1
Adventure
- Adventure All Time
  
  of 4,412
  
  9
  
  Adventure of 1959
  
  of 31
  
  1
  
  Adventure of the 1950's
  
  of 441
  
  2
Drama
- Drama All Time
  
  of 37,982
  
  20
  
  Drama of 1959
  
  of 145
  
  1
  
  Drama of the 1950's
  
  of 1,913
  
  5

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Ben-Hur (1959) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars

Overall Rating:3.7311

Avg Critic Score:3.6107

Ben-Hur (1959) Movie Reviews

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Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice

The state of family-friendly animated features has become fairly dismal in recent years, with too many films that either try too hard (and inevitably fail) to be cutting-edge hip and an equal quantity existing solely as a marketing vehicle to promote ...read the complete Ben-Hur movie review at Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice

filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

To hell with Gladiator. Scratch that. Ben-Hur is no stupid gladiator movie. As the title sequence tells us, this is "A Tale of the Christ," an unabashed religious fable, albeit one that only shows its hero from the back. ...read the complete Ben-Hur movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

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Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)

The film moves with an assurance and majesty hardly seen in modern movies....read the complete Ben-Hur (1959) review at Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)

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DVD MovieGuide

Ben-Hur is formally subtitled “A Story of the Christ”, but that’s a bit of an exaggeration. Frankly, I want to know who Jesus’ agent is; the guy only makes a few bit appearances in the flick and he gets top billing! Well, he plays a bigger role...read the complete Ben-Hur (1959) review at DVD MovieGuide

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Netflix (James Rocchi)

Widescreen biblical epic is bloated with spectacle and thin on plot....read the complete Ben-Hur (1959) review at Netflix (James Rocchi)

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