Religulous

R

Released Oct 3, 2008

1h 41m

Documentary

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157 Reviews

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25,000+ Ratings

Commentator-comic Bill Maher plays devil's advocate with religion as he talks to believers about their faith. Traveling around the world, Maher examines the tenets of Christianity, Judaism and Islam and raises questions about homosexuality, proof of Christ's existence, Jewish Sabbath laws, violent Muslim extremists.

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Critics Consensus

Religulous is funny and offensive in equal measure, and aims less to change hearts and minds than to inspire conversation.

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Nell Minow

Movie Mom

Rated: B-

Feb 18, 2012

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Ben Kenigsberg

Time Out

Rated: 3/5

Nov 17, 2011

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Philippa Hawker

The Age (Australia)

Rather disconcertingly, the film builds towards a vision of the apocalypse, the destructive fate that religious conflicts have in store for us -- a version of the future any hellfire preacher would be proud of.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 9, 2009

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Maher asks that we step away from ourselves for a moment to consider our own doubt. Some will be unable to do this and will angrily reject Maher’s message [...] Some will embrace the film for punctuating their own feelings of skepticism.

Rated: 4/4

Apr 4, 2024

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Jason Best

Movie Talk

It's a shame [Maher] hasn't tackled more intellectually formidable adversaries, and it's a shame that in going for easy laughs he's only preaching to the converted.

Nov 21, 2020

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

It's disappointing given Maher's known comic potential and his regularly televised socio-political insights.

Rated: 2.0/4.0

Sep 21, 2020

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Nikita W

Bill Marr had a platform with this film to probe difficult topics, but his opinion was clearly formed implacably prior to his interviews. There were many times he talked over people instead of allowing them the opportunity to answer his questions, and I feel this was a disservice to the project as a whole.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

03/17/24

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AC D

The film is meticulously researched and masterfully presented, utilizing straightforward language that can be effortlessly comprehended by individuals of all backgrounds. Furthermore, the film provides a comprehensive analysis of the subject matter, I aboslutely loved it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/03/23

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Jay P

This movie helped me survive my youth. It helped me realize that I wasn't alone. And also to question everything and study everything.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/22/23

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Marc Z

Directed by the Director of Borat, this a very direct and frank film that offends all religions equally. Bill Maher goes on a journey to explore people's justification for their religious beliefs. I heard so many attacks on this movie, but it is not a specific attack on any one religion. It is an attack on certain people's unwavering belief in their own religion to the exclusion of all others. Like Borat, the strength of the humor in the film is the words of the people being interviewed "in their own worlds". Unlike Borat this film does not attempt to mislead anyone into any scenario. Maher is clear about his position. He is clear about his intentions. He is clear when he disagrees. What he does ddo is gives the people an opportunity to state their opinions. I found it thought provoking. While I may disagree with some aspects of Maher's opinion but I love the conversation. A lot of fun film clips interspersed with the interviews.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

11/14/23

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Gary D

Despite the "critics consensus" this documentary is a call to action for informed people to start speaking out about how destructive religion has been and continues to be worldwide.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/28/23

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Films On Blast F

the movie that was necessary in 2008 is even more necessary now. If people don't stop with all this "God" nonsense soon, and realize that religions -- all religions -- are manmade manipulations to control the masses.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/09/23

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Larry Charles

Director

Bill Maher

Actor

Bill Maher

Producer

Palmer West

Producer

Jonah Smith

Producer

Charlie Siskel

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Synopsis

Commentator-comic Bill Maher plays devil's advocate with religion as he talks to believers about their faith. Traveling around the world, Maher examines the tenets of Christianity, Judaism and Islam and raises questions about homosexuality, proof of Christ's existence, Jewish Sabbath laws, violent Muslim extremists.

Director: Larry Charles
Producer: Bill Maher, Palmer West, Jonah Smith
Screenwriter: Bill Maher
Distributor: Lionsgate Films
Production Co: Thousand Words, Bill Maher
Rating: R (Some Language|Sexual Material)
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 3, 2008, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 5, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $13.0M
Runtime: 1h 41m

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