Erstwhile childhood friends, Judah Ben-Hur and Messala meet again as adults, this time with Roman officer Messala as conqueror and Judah as a wealthy, though conquered, Israelite. A slip of a brick during a Roman parade causes Judah to be sent off as a galley slave, his property confiscated and his mother and sister imprisoned. Years later, as a result of his determination to stay alive and his willingness to aid his Roman master, Judah returns to his homeland an exalted and wealthy Roman athlete. Unable to find his mother and sister, and believing them dead, he can think of nothing else than revenge against Messala.
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ has generally received very positive reviews.
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Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ was released in 1925 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 48 reviews, giving Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925) an average rating of 78%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 85%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 73%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ than critics were.
With a score of 78%, Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1925, which stands at 67%.
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