Moses the Black

Name: Moses the Black
Duration: 1 h 45 min
Rating: 4.25

1hr 45m

1hr 45m
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3.1/5 (133)
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A gripping fusion of suspense, moral courage, and modern relevance, Moses the Black is a gritty, raw redemption story inspired by a fourth-century outlaw-turned-saint, confronting violence, justice, and the belief that no life is beyond change.

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Yelena Popovic

Producer:

Brett Hays, Nick Mirkopoulos, Yelena Popovic

Writer:

Yelena Popovic

Release Date:

Jan 30, 2026

Runtime:

1hr 45m

Synopsis

Cast

Omar Epps
Chukwudi Iwuji
Ahmad Nicholas Ferguson
Cliff Chamberlain
Corey Hendrix
Wiz Khalifa
Quavo
Kierra Bunch
Deontay Wilder
Tyré Green

Moviegoers are saying

"Moses the Black" divides audiences as an ambitious faith-based drama that parallels 4th-century Egypt with present-day Chicago gang violence, starring Omar Epps as a remorseful drug lord seeking redemption. While Orthodox Christian viewers appreciate the spiritual themes and representation of Saint Moses, most critics find the film tonally overwrought with weak production values, cringe-worthy performances (especially an undercover cop doing "bad Gary Oldman"), and ham-fisted dialogue that doesn't trust audiences to understand its message.

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Faith-Based

Spiritually-Ambitious

Tonally-Overwrought

Production-Challenged

Historically-Parallel

Redemption-Focused

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3.1

Jan 29, 2026

A high-strung, faith-based hood drama, “Moses the Black” has admirable intentions but lacks precision. The film splits its time between fourth-century Egypt, the timeline of the man known as Moses the Black (Chukwudi Iwuji), and the present-day Chicago. of the remorseful…

27 Likes

Robert Daniels

Jan 30, 2026

Omar Epps as the first drug lord who drinks cans of Liquid Death

21 Likes

alphonse0

Jan 30, 2026

if you’re not orthodox i can imagine this can be hard to enjoy but other than the pacing issues and just okay acting i loved it. it was so cool to see fr turbo in this. i loved his conversation with malik—no matter who you are, you are not beyond the abundant love, mercy,…

19 Likes

rae
Jan 30, 2026

i'm gonna make a statue on the corner of you EATING CHEESE

13 Likes

mcquailll

Jan 31, 2026

I want to shill for anything Orthodox but I really can't. The hood turf war stuff is just too weak and generic, and disconnected from anything we care about (Epps' character, who is largely aloof from it all). And the flashbacks to St. Moses' life are pretty thin gruel.…

11 Likes

Nathan Duffy

Jan 31, 2026

7:00 pm I think it’s got it’s heart in the right place. I think? The director did say she made this movie in this setting to get people who don’t normally watch Christian movies to watch this. That’s very sus. It’s honestly not boring for like 50% of it. I wasn’t in pain…

11 Likes

Late Movie Reviews
Jan 29, 2026

Yelena Popovic's newest is a great step forward in Christian storytelling. Check out my latest on 100 Movies Every Catholic Should See!

10 Likes

Joe Wilson

Feb 3, 2026

Maybe the worst movie I’ve seen in theaters since my regal unlimited days in college

9 Likes

brayden

Feb 4, 2026

I have to start with some reflections on how I think I might actually be part of every target audience here, funny enough. I saw a preview for this during my first round of Marty Supreme, and I wanted to see it. I had texted three different friends “crazy trailer I’m so…

6 Likes

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