their performances were just divine
doing aggressive waters no I’m good I’m
God
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
portrayals of God in movies and what to
you would be godlike for this list we’re
restricting our choices to portrayals of
a Christian like God change the weather
ah special affection while some of the
characters on our list are mere
imposters or stand-ins for God we’re
letting their heavenly performances onto
our countdown
vengeance is fine and I intend to take
it on my aim Lizzie and selfish nature
on the species that I created one they
are representative shoot number 10 Hank
the angry drunken dwarf citizen Toxie
the toxic avenger for God yeah what do
you want we just want to go home you
bastard what do you want to go home for
did this happen this is the best place
around though his part in this spoof
superhero movie is more of a cameo hank
plays an angry loincloth wearing God
who’s only allowed a select few into
that great paradise in the sky during
his time as the Supreme Being bill Gallo
Paulie oh god I kind of think they
invented a cure for that one oh god damn
it while he was probably best known as a
frequent guest star on Howard Stern’s
radio show Hanks portrayal of a bad
temper God worked in this wacky indie
flick although it wasn’t exactly typical
you tell the Pope to stop talking about
me he doesn’t know me he’s an asshole I
tell him that his hat could stoke it huh
guess you’re number 9 Whoopi Goldberg a
little bit of heaven guess what
you’re dying I am NOT dying she’s played
the creator of the universe before in
it’s a very Merry Muppet Christmas movie
how do you have coffee in a bush shrub
and you write the laws of the universe
you know where all the loopholes are
hence I created a coffee shrub but
whoopie also played God in this romantic
comedy-drama I love him I love him I
love him I really do I really love him
maybe we should go back down in town
after Kate Hudson is diagnosed with
terminal colon cancer God visits her to
grant her three wishes and to let her
know that heaven isn’t all that bad
while the movie itself was slammed by
critics many agreed that what be made a
decent deity even if she seemed more
like a genie well not really this is
just the way you wanted to see me well I
love I love Whoopi so that’s that’s
probably why number eight
Ralph Richardson Time Bandits I hate
having to appear like that really is
this tasaday noise a manifestation –
well they’ll expected of what I suppose
we can’t think of a better casting
choice than a mature Shakespearean actor
to play God in this terry gilliam
classic a young boy accompanies a group
of dwarves as they travel through time
with help from a magical map when the
Supreme Being finally appears to the
troupe in his true form he’s portrayed
as a rigid administrative type fitted
dead dead look excuse for laying off
work dressed as a dapper businessman the
god of the Time Bandits universe is also
wise all-knowing and able to offer
valuable advice on the necessity of evil
why do we have to have evil ah I think
it’s something to do with free will
number 7 Will Ferrell superstar beard in
the sky
in this that’s always about me when he
wasn’t busy playing Sky Corrigan the
object of Mary Katherine Gallagher –zz
affections I call this one the pepper
mill enjoy Farrell was appearing to this
devotedly Catholic schoolgirl as Jesus
in this SNL spin-off oh my god oh my
dress just the way you’d expect this
groovy version of the Lord comes to Mary
as a vision after she prays to him for
help in getting her first kiss from the
cutest boy in school
basically your subconscious came up with
me to help you deal dig the holy one in
this case is a composite character
constructed by Mary’s imagination but
he’s also mellow and super into being a
celebrity get jiggy with it what you
know get jiggy with it nonononono nonono
nononono Oh
number six Alanis Morissette dogma
although alan rickman portrays the voice
of God Metatron it’s the Canadian
singer-songwriter who offers up one of
the most unlikely movie portrayals of
God ever in this Kevin Smith comedy
poor trade for the majority of the movie
as an old homeless man who loves
skee-ball the image of God in this film
is turned on its head when he is
eventually depicted as a woman wax on
wax off
as God Alanis is mostly silent until she
shows up and works some miracles
number five George Murdock Star Trek
five the final frontier
it must be dragged from the darkness and
forced into the light
Spock’s half-brother Sybok is searching
the galaxy for a Supreme Being and needs
the enterprise to do it he uses the ship
and its crew to reach Jacquerie
the planet where all life began and
where he believes God can be found your
expectations
but when they arrive at the fabled
planet they find a god-like figure who’s
interested in taking over the starship
excuse me I’d just like to ask a
question what does God lead with the
starship and taking out his anger in a
decidedly ungodlike way then here is the
proof you see this higher power turns
out not to be so powerful after all I
couldn’t help but notice your pain my
pain it runs deep share it with me
number four
Graham Chapman Monty Python and the Holy
Grail the knights of the round table
shall have a toss to make them an
example in these dark times
good idea Lord cause it’s a good idea
behold awesome this is the Holy Grail
each of the Monty Python guys plays many
different characters in one of their
biggest films ever
but Chapman’s portrayal of a snippy and
grumpy god was a short but hilarious
part of King Arthur’s quest for the Holy
Grail
what are you doing now I’m betting my
eyes and on don’t
it’s like those miserable Psalms they’re
so depressing this version of the
Supreme Being stops Arthur to remind him
what his quest is all about but not
before telling him and his friends to
stop groveling oh don’t trouble one
thing I can’t stand its people groveling
all right well he’s one difficult deity
don’t apologize every time I try to talk
to someone it’s sorry this and forgive
me that and I’m not worthy
number three Charlton Heston the ten
commandments I am here this actor had
quite a bit of experience playing
biblical characters during his long
career but Heston’s best portrayal of
his holiness came through his breakout
role in this 50s religious film about
the life of Moses is holy though it’s
been debated that Heston actually
provided the voice of the burning bush
his booming vocals fit the part like a
glove
sure his commanding presence could be
considered a bit over the top but it’s
too good to ignore I will put my laws
into their hearts and in their minds
will I write it in number two George
Burns Oh God
I don’t like to brag but if I appeared
to you just as God how I really am what
I really am your mind couldn’t grasp it
at over eighty years old this comedy
icon played a pretty average Joe looking
but likeable God who acts as a companion
to John Denver’s Jerry Landers in this
late 70s comedy doctor not what you
expected
God arrives in the film to choose Jerry
a grocery store assistant manager as the
one to spread his gospel everywhere he
goes jerry accepts this challenge but
not without getting himself sued for
slander may I ask who you are sir you
better swear me in you’ll never believe
it but fortunately God shows up in court
to prove everyone wrong I know how hard
it isn’t these times to have faith but
maybe if you could have the faith to
start with maybe the times would change
you could change them think about it
before we honor our top pick here are a
few honorable mentions excuse me
yes I wish to lodge a complaint what is
it this time
the pity didn’t sign the Smiths but
you’re right about make hope no his
musics rubbish and it’s a ginger you see
me and you hear me as you imagine me
number one Morgan Freeman Bruce Almighty
find the fix of light tell me if it’s
working yeah seems to be kind of bright
though yeah it is for most people spend
their lives in the dark trying to hide
from me who better to top our list than
the voice of God himself playing a
good-humoured and somewhat ordinary
version of God you mind giving me a hand
with this floor
the king of voiceovers has to deal with
Jim Carrey’s character as an unlucky TV
reporter who thinks he can do God’s job
better than him the gloves are off God
God has taken my bird and my bush God is
a mean kid with a magnifying glass
smite me o mighty smiter
now I am not much for blaspheming but
that last one made me laugh thanks to
the dozens of complaints Bruce throws at
him Freeman flips the script and lets
him walk in his shoes for a week after
all even God needs a vacation God
doesn’t take vacations does he do ye you
ever hear of the Dark Ages
besides I’m covered you’re gonna clear
everything up in five minutes if you
want to write do you agree with our list
whose portrayal of God is your favorite
with new top 10s published every day be
sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com right
come on then back to creation and wasn’t
wasted in more time they’ll think I’ve
lost control again and put it all down
to evolution
doing aggressive waters no I’m good I’m
God
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
portrayals of God in movies and what to
you would be godlike for this list we’re
restricting our choices to portrayals of
a Christian like God change the weather
ah special affection while some of the
characters on our list are mere
imposters or stand-ins for God we’re
letting their heavenly performances onto
our countdown
vengeance is fine and I intend to take
it on my aim Lizzie and selfish nature
on the species that I created one they
are representative shoot number 10 Hank
the angry drunken dwarf citizen Toxie
the toxic avenger for God yeah what do
you want we just want to go home you
bastard what do you want to go home for
did this happen this is the best place
around though his part in this spoof
superhero movie is more of a cameo hank
plays an angry loincloth wearing God
who’s only allowed a select few into
that great paradise in the sky during
his time as the Supreme Being bill Gallo
Paulie oh god I kind of think they
invented a cure for that one oh god damn
it while he was probably best known as a
frequent guest star on Howard Stern’s
radio show Hanks portrayal of a bad
temper God worked in this wacky indie
flick although it wasn’t exactly typical
you tell the Pope to stop talking about
me he doesn’t know me he’s an asshole I
tell him that his hat could stoke it huh
guess you’re number 9 Whoopi Goldberg a
little bit of heaven guess what
you’re dying I am NOT dying she’s played
the creator of the universe before in
it’s a very Merry Muppet Christmas movie
how do you have coffee in a bush shrub
and you write the laws of the universe
you know where all the loopholes are
hence I created a coffee shrub but
whoopie also played God in this romantic
comedy-drama I love him I love him I
love him I really do I really love him
maybe we should go back down in town
after Kate Hudson is diagnosed with
terminal colon cancer God visits her to
grant her three wishes and to let her
know that heaven isn’t all that bad
while the movie itself was slammed by
critics many agreed that what be made a
decent deity even if she seemed more
like a genie well not really this is
just the way you wanted to see me well I
love I love Whoopi so that’s that’s
probably why number eight
Ralph Richardson Time Bandits I hate
having to appear like that really is
this tasaday noise a manifestation –
well they’ll expected of what I suppose
we can’t think of a better casting
choice than a mature Shakespearean actor
to play God in this terry gilliam
classic a young boy accompanies a group
of dwarves as they travel through time
with help from a magical map when the
Supreme Being finally appears to the
troupe in his true form he’s portrayed
as a rigid administrative type fitted
dead dead look excuse for laying off
work dressed as a dapper businessman the
god of the Time Bandits universe is also
wise all-knowing and able to offer
valuable advice on the necessity of evil
why do we have to have evil ah I think
it’s something to do with free will
number 7 Will Ferrell superstar beard in
the sky
in this that’s always about me when he
wasn’t busy playing Sky Corrigan the
object of Mary Katherine Gallagher –zz
affections I call this one the pepper
mill enjoy Farrell was appearing to this
devotedly Catholic schoolgirl as Jesus
in this SNL spin-off oh my god oh my
dress just the way you’d expect this
groovy version of the Lord comes to Mary
as a vision after she prays to him for
help in getting her first kiss from the
cutest boy in school
basically your subconscious came up with
me to help you deal dig the holy one in
this case is a composite character
constructed by Mary’s imagination but
he’s also mellow and super into being a
celebrity get jiggy with it what you
know get jiggy with it nonononono nonono
nononono Oh
number six Alanis Morissette dogma
although alan rickman portrays the voice
of God Metatron it’s the Canadian
singer-songwriter who offers up one of
the most unlikely movie portrayals of
God ever in this Kevin Smith comedy
poor trade for the majority of the movie
as an old homeless man who loves
skee-ball the image of God in this film
is turned on its head when he is
eventually depicted as a woman wax on
wax off
as God Alanis is mostly silent until she
shows up and works some miracles
number five George Murdock Star Trek
five the final frontier
it must be dragged from the darkness and
forced into the light
Spock’s half-brother Sybok is searching
the galaxy for a Supreme Being and needs
the enterprise to do it he uses the ship
and its crew to reach Jacquerie
the planet where all life began and
where he believes God can be found your
expectations
but when they arrive at the fabled
planet they find a god-like figure who’s
interested in taking over the starship
excuse me I’d just like to ask a
question what does God lead with the
starship and taking out his anger in a
decidedly ungodlike way then here is the
proof you see this higher power turns
out not to be so powerful after all I
couldn’t help but notice your pain my
pain it runs deep share it with me
number four
Graham Chapman Monty Python and the Holy
Grail the knights of the round table
shall have a toss to make them an
example in these dark times
good idea Lord cause it’s a good idea
behold awesome this is the Holy Grail
each of the Monty Python guys plays many
different characters in one of their
biggest films ever
but Chapman’s portrayal of a snippy and
grumpy god was a short but hilarious
part of King Arthur’s quest for the Holy
Grail
what are you doing now I’m betting my
eyes and on don’t
it’s like those miserable Psalms they’re
so depressing this version of the
Supreme Being stops Arthur to remind him
what his quest is all about but not
before telling him and his friends to
stop groveling oh don’t trouble one
thing I can’t stand its people groveling
all right well he’s one difficult deity
don’t apologize every time I try to talk
to someone it’s sorry this and forgive
me that and I’m not worthy
number three Charlton Heston the ten
commandments I am here this actor had
quite a bit of experience playing
biblical characters during his long
career but Heston’s best portrayal of
his holiness came through his breakout
role in this 50s religious film about
the life of Moses is holy though it’s
been debated that Heston actually
provided the voice of the burning bush
his booming vocals fit the part like a
glove
sure his commanding presence could be
considered a bit over the top but it’s
too good to ignore I will put my laws
into their hearts and in their minds
will I write it in number two George
Burns Oh God
I don’t like to brag but if I appeared
to you just as God how I really am what
I really am your mind couldn’t grasp it
at over eighty years old this comedy
icon played a pretty average Joe looking
but likeable God who acts as a companion
to John Denver’s Jerry Landers in this
late 70s comedy doctor not what you
expected
God arrives in the film to choose Jerry
a grocery store assistant manager as the
one to spread his gospel everywhere he
goes jerry accepts this challenge but
not without getting himself sued for
slander may I ask who you are sir you
better swear me in you’ll never believe
it but fortunately God shows up in court
to prove everyone wrong I know how hard
it isn’t these times to have faith but
maybe if you could have the faith to
start with maybe the times would change
you could change them think about it
before we honor our top pick here are a
few honorable mentions excuse me
yes I wish to lodge a complaint what is
it this time
the pity didn’t sign the Smiths but
you’re right about make hope no his
musics rubbish and it’s a ginger you see
me and you hear me as you imagine me
number one Morgan Freeman Bruce Almighty
find the fix of light tell me if it’s
working yeah seems to be kind of bright
though yeah it is for most people spend
their lives in the dark trying to hide
from me who better to top our list than
the voice of God himself playing a
good-humoured and somewhat ordinary
version of God you mind giving me a hand
with this floor
the king of voiceovers has to deal with
Jim Carrey’s character as an unlucky TV
reporter who thinks he can do God’s job
better than him the gloves are off God
God has taken my bird and my bush God is
a mean kid with a magnifying glass
smite me o mighty smiter
now I am not much for blaspheming but
that last one made me laugh thanks to
the dozens of complaints Bruce throws at
him Freeman flips the script and lets
him walk in his shoes for a week after
all even God needs a vacation God
doesn’t take vacations does he do ye you
ever hear of the Dark Ages
besides I’m covered you’re gonna clear
everything up in five minutes if you
want to write do you agree with our list
whose portrayal of God is your favorite
with new top 10s published every day be
sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com right
come on then back to creation and wasn’t
wasted in more time they’ll think I’ve
lost control again and put it all down
to evolution
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