The Miracle Maker (Welsh: Gŵr y Gwyrthiau)[2] sometimes subtitled The Story of Jesus, is a 1999 Welsh-Russian[3][4] stop motion-animated film directed by Derek Hayes and Stanislav Sokolov.

The film tells the story of the life of Jesus Christ, voiced by Ralph Fiennes, from the perspective of secondary characters such as his disciples, the high priests and in particular Tamar, the daughter of Jairus, previously unnamed in the Bible.

While the doctor confides to Jairus her condition is incurable, Tamar witnesses a deranged woman, Mary Magdalene, being spared a public humiliation by Jesus, a carpenter helping to build a new synagogue.

Jesus begins preaching in Capernaum, where Tamar and her mother Rachel hear him give a Sermon on the Mount and tell the Parable of the Wise and the Foolish Builders.

He frees Mary Magdalene of the demons who possess her, but after forgiving her sins in front of synagogue leaders, Ben Azra and Simon the Pharisee condemn him as being in league with the Devil.

Arriving in Jerusalem, Jesus throws merchants out of the temple, validates paying taxes to Caesar and predicts his own death, leading Judas to now believe him to be a false messiah.

The Miracle Maker received positive critical response, Antonia Quirke of The Independent calling it "a powerfully engaging film, one that correctly sees the gospels as spiritual autobiography, and Jesus's skill with parables as an art both fundamental and devastating.

"[8] Den of Geek listed it at #1 on a listicle of "25 Best Bible Movies About Jesus Christ to Watch For Easter," Rebecca Clough writing "For a children’s film, there’s an astonishing amount of intelligent insight into characters’ feelings and motivations.