Risen

Risen is set in Jerusalem in the weeks after the crucifixion of Jesus. Clavius, a Roman military tribune, is ordered by the prefect Pontius Pilate to settle the unrest caused by the execution and to put an end to talk of a Messiah who has returned from the dead. With his aide Lucius at his side, Clavius looks into the disappearance of the body from the tomb, and what begins as a search for a corpse becomes a personal reckoning that shakes his own certainties. Joseph Fiennes plays Clavius, Peter Firth plays Pilate, Cliff Curtis plays Yeshua and Tom Felton plays Lucius, with María Botto as Mary Magdalene. Kevin Reynolds directed and wrote the screenplay with Paul Aiello.

Reynolds came to the film after a run of pictures that includes Fandango, The Beast of War, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Rapa Nui, Waterworld, One Eight Seven, The Count of Monte Cristo and Tristan & Isolde; Risen is the ninth film he directed. It was made for a budget of about 20 million US dollars and took roughly 46 million US dollars worldwide, a return of more than twice its cost. On TMDB it holds a rating of 6.3 out of 10 from 978 votes.

The film blends historical drama with mystery and adventure, following an investigator's inquiry rather than telling the story from the perspective of Jesus's followers. It runs 107 minutes and was released in February 2016.