"<strong>""The Passion of the Christ"" (2004):</strong> The Mel Gibson-directed drama caused a box office firestorm when it hit theaters. The film depicts the last 12 hours of Jesus' life and draws on various accounts to do so. The financial success drew criticism for its gruesome violence as well as from Catholic Church groups over the authenticity of the non-biblical material it drew upon. Some upset parties felt that Gibson deliberately departed from biblical accounts of Christ's crucifixion."
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