# The Prodigal Son

The Parable of the Prodigal Son is a parable of Jesus in the Bible.
The Prodigal Son or Prodigal Son may also refer to:

## Film

* L'Enfant prodigue (1907 film) (The Prodigal Son), by Michel Carré, based on his play
* L'Enfant prodigue (1909 film) [fr], a short silent film by Georges Berr
* The Prodigal Son (1923 film), a British silent film based on Hall Caine's novel
* The Prodigal Son (1934 film), a German film
* The Prodigal Son, a 1952 Hong Kong film directed by Ng Wui
* The Prodigal Son (1962 film), an Australian TV production of an opera by Debussy
* The Prodigal Son (1981 film), a Hong Kong comedy film directed by Sammo Hung
* The Prodigal Son (1993 film), a short animation
* The Prodigal (1931 film), an American pre-Code film
* The Prodigal, a 1955 biblical epic film
* The Prodigal (1983 film), 1983 directed by James F. Collier
* Prodigal Sons (film), a 2008 American documentary

## Literature

* The Prodigal Son (Hall Caine novel), 1904
* Prodigal Son (novel), by Dean Koontz, 2005

## Music

* Prodigal Son (musician), Calvin Curtis Whilby (born 1976), Jamaican gospel singer

### Classical

* L'enfant prodigue (Auber) (The Prodigal Son), an 1850 grand opera by Daniel Auber
* The Prodigal Son (Sullivan), an 1869 oratorio by Arthur Sullivan
* L'enfant prodigue (The Prodigal Son), a 1884 cantata by Debussy
* The Prodigal Son (ballet), a 1929 ballet by George Balanchine
** The Prodigal Son, music for the ballet by Prokofiev
* The Prodigal Son, a 1938 ballet by David Lichine
* The Prodigal Son a 1945 opera by Frederick Jacobi
* The Prodigal Son (Den förlorade sonen), a 1957 ballet suite by Hugo Alfvén
* The Prodigal Son (Britten), a 1968 opera by Benjamin Britten

### Albums

* The Prodigal Son (Keith Green album), 1983
* Prodigal Son (The Saints album), 1988
* Prodigal Son (Martin Simpson album), 2007
* The Prodigal Son (Nektar album), 2001
* The Prodigal Son, disc 2 of G-Funk Classics, Vol. 1 & 2 by Nate Dogg, 1988
* Prodigal Son (Michael Powers album) an album by Blues musician Michael Powers, 2006
* The Prodigal Son (Ry Cooder album), 2018
* Prodigal Sons, a 1983 album by The Dubliners

### Songs

* "The Prodigal Son", a song (originally called "That's No Way to Get Along"), written by Robert Wilkins
** covered by the Rolling Stones on the 1968 album Beggars Banquet
* "Prodigal Son", a single by Steel Pulse from the 1978 album Handsworth Revolution
* "Prodigal Son", a song by Iron Maiden from the 1981 album Killers
* "Prodigal Son", a single by Kid Rock from the 1993 album The Polyfuze Method (also re-recorded for the 2000 compilation The History of Rock)
* "The Prodigal Son", a song by Extol from the 1999 album Mesmerized
* "The Prodigal Son", a song Two Gallants by from the 2006 album What the Toll Tells
* "Prodigal Son", a song by Bad Religion from the 2007 album New Maps of Hell
* "Prodigal Son" (Sevendust song), 2008
* "Prodigal Son", a song by Sam Amidon from the 2008 album All Is Well
* "Prodigal Son", a song by Kamelot from the 2012 album Silverthorn

## Painting and sculpture

* The Return of the Prodigal Son (Rembrandt), a painting, c. 1669
* The Prodigal Son (Giorgio de Chirico), a painting, 1922
* The Prodigal Son (Rubens), a painting by Peter Paul Rubens, 1618
* The Prodigal Son (van Hemessen), a painting by Jan Sanders van Hemessen, 1536
* The Prodigal Son (sculpture), by Rodin

## Television

* "The Prodigal Son" an episode of War of the Worlds
* "Prodigal Son", an episode of Miami Vice season 2
* "Prodigal Son", an episode of Everybody Loves Raymond season 4
* "Prodigal Son", an episode of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles season 4
* "Prodigal Son" (Vera), a 2013 episode
* Prodigal Son (TV series), an American drama series airing on Fox

## Theatre

* The Prodigal Son, a 1905 play based on The Prodigal Son (Hall Caine novel)
* Prodigal Son, a 2016 play by John Patrick Shanley
* The Prodigal, a 1960 play by Jack Richardson
* L'Enfant prodigue (Voltaire) [fr], a 1736 play by Voltaire