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Hollywood Gets Biblical in 2014: Noah, Exodus, and More (Photos)

Over the next 11 months, Hollywood is planning to release more big Biblical movies than it put out during the previous 11 years combined.

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Russell Crowe is Noah. Christian Bale is Moses. Brad Pitt is Pontius Pilate. With pages of action and a faithful fanbase, Hollywood is mining the good book for blockbuster stories.

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Diogo Morgado plays Jesus.

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Russell Crowe is Noah.

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Greg Kinnear as the father of a boy who claims to have passed through the pearly gates during a near-death experience.

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Christian Bale plays Moses.

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A Mother of God drama starrign Ben Kingsley.

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Kevin Smith's absurdist comedy about the Rapture.

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Directed by Will Smith.

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Starring Brad Pitt.

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