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* [[Oscar Bait]]: A hypersuccessful one.

* [[Protagonist-Centered Morality]]: Quintus Arrius is a slave-keeping imperialist just like Messala. But because he's nice to Ben Hur, he's considered a good guy. Even Pontius Pilate gets off relatively lightly.

* [[The ~~Queens~~ Latin]]: In the movie, Roman characters are mostly played by Brits, and speak accordingly.

* [[The Queen's Latin]]: In the movie, Roman characters are mostly played by Brits, and speak accordingly.

* [[Rated M for Manly]]: Well, it isn't exactly a macho movie, but the galley battle and chariot race scenes are like testosterone and adrenaline mixed together. This only adds to the aforementioned [[Ho Yay]], but then again... "[[Airplane! (Film)|Jimmy, do you like movies about gladiators?]]"

* [[Rated "M" for Manly]]: Well, it isn't exactly a macho movie, but the galley battle and chariot race scenes are like testosterone and adrenaline mixed together. This only adds to the aforementioned [[Ho Yay]], but then again... "[[Airplane! (Film)|Jimmy, do you like movies about gladiators?]]"

* [[Real Men Love Jesus]]: Judah is a [[Badass]], and devout in his Jewish faith. In the end, he embraces the teachings of Jesus.

* [[Shining City]]: Rome and Jerusalem.