List of Easter films explained

This is a list of films that have something to do with Easter, or have Easter as a significant part of them, or just contain the character of the Easter Bunny. For Easter specials of regular TV shows, see the list of Easter television specials.

Animated

• Baby Looney Tunes' Eggs-traordinary Adventure (2003)
• Easter Yeggs, a Looney Tunes short starring Bugs Bunny, released June 28, 1947
• The Egg Cracker Suite (1943)
• Funny Little Bunnies, a 1934 Silly Symphony from Disney
• Happy Go Ducky, a MGM short starring Tom and Jerry (1958)
• Here Comes Peter Cottontail, a 1971 stop motion animated TV special produced by Rankin/Bass Productions.
• Hop, a 2011 Easter-themed live-action and animated comedy film directed by Tim Hill
• It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown, a 1974 Easter-themed animated TV special directed by Phil Roman
• The Nightmare Before Christmas, a 1993 film directed by Henry Selick
• , a 2021 Austrian-German 3D animated film directed by Ute von Münchow-Pohl^[1]
• Rabbit School – Guardians of the Golden Egg, a 2017 German 3D animated film directed by Ute von Münchow-Pohl^[2]
• Rise of the Guardians, a 2012 DreamWorks Animation 3D animated film directed by Peter Ramsey^{[3] [4]}
• , a 2004 animated film from the Winnie The Pooh franchise

Comedy

• Chocolat, a 2000 French comedy-drama film
• Easter Sunday, a 2022 film directed by Jay Chandrasekhar
• Hank and Mike, a 2008 film directed by Matthiew Klinck
• Happy Easter (Joyeuses Pâques), a 1984 French comedy film
• Mallrats, a 1995 comedy film directed by Kevin Smith
• The Santa Clause 2, a 2002 film directed by Michael Lembeck
• , a 2006 film directed by Michael Lembeck

Family

• Baby Huey's Great Easter Adventure, a 1998 live-action direct-to-video film directed by Stephen Furst
• North, a 1994 film directed by Rob Reiner

Featuring Jesus's Easter morning resurrection

• Barabbas (1953)
• Barabbas (1961)
• Barabbas (2012)
• The Birth, the Life and the Death of Christ (1906)
• The Day Christ Died (1980)
• Golgotha (1935)
• The Gospel According to St. Matthew (1964)
• The Gospel of John (2003)
• The Gospel of John (2014)
• The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
• Intolerance (1916)
• I.N.R.I. (1923)
• Jesus (1973)
• Jesus (1979)
• Jesus Christ Superstar (1973)
• Killing Jesus (2015)
• The King of Kings (1927)
• King of Kings (1961)
• Kristo (1996)
• The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
• The Miracle Maker (2000)
• The Passion of the Christ (2004)
• Peter and Paul (1981)
• Risen (2016)
• The Robe (1953)
• Son of God (2014)
• (1993)
• The Resurrection of the Christ (TBA)

Horror

• (2014)
• (1988)
• Easter Bunny, Kill! Kill!, a 2006 film written and directed by Chad Ferrin
• Holidays, a 2016 horror-anthology film

Musical

• Easter Parade, a 1948 film directed by Charles Walters

See also

• List of Easter television episodes
• List of Christmas films
• List of films based on the Bible

Notes and References

1. Web site: Die Häschenschule 2 - Der große Eierklau . 2024-08-08 . Österreichisches Filminstitut . de-DE.
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20170313130905/http://www.t-online.de/unterhaltung/kino/filmstarts/id_80608362/film-klassiker-als-kinderfilm-die-haeschenschule-.html Klassiker als Kinderfilm: "Die Häschenschule"
3. Web site: 'The Rise of the Guardians' an inspiring fantasy mash-up . National Catholic Reporter . 23 August 2018 . en . 3 December 2012.
4. News: 'RISE OF THE GUARDIANS': 'The Obama of animation'? Director Peter Ramsey deflects the comparison — but not the responsibility . Washington Post . 23 August 2018 . en.