Ron Howard's The Da Vinci Code was critically panned, commercially victorious. Say what you will, Americans love a religious nail-biter even if it bites. Yet that doesn't mean all religious epics are created equal. In the best of the bunch, filmmakers expand a traditional tale by jazzing it up with bloody fight scenes, over-the-top F/X, and decidedly modern storytelling. Here are ten religious movies -- across all faiths and genres -- worthy of devotion.

The Da Vinci Code, Alfred Molina, 2006. © Columbia. Photo courtesy of the Everett Collection.