Religulous

"Heaven help us."

Oct 3 2008 R 1h 41m
Comedy, Documentary, War

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.

Plot

Bill Maher interviews some of religion's oddest adherents. Muslims, Jews and Christians of many kinds pass before his jaundiced eye. Maher goes to a Creationist Museum in Kentucky, which shows that dinosaurs and people lived at the same time 5000 years ago. He talks to truckers at a Truckers' Chapel. (Sign outside: "Jesus love you.") He goes to a theme park called Holy Land in Florida. He speaks to a rabbi in league with Holocaust deniers. He talks to a Muslim musician who preaches hatred of Jews. Maher finds the unlikeliest of believers and, in a certain Vatican priest, he even finds an unlikely skeptic.

Written by

Bill Maher

Directed by

Larry Charles

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Lions Gate Films

Languages

Español, English

Awards

2 wins & 1 nomination total

Scores
# of Votes
60,639
Average Rating
7.6 out of 10
Metascore
56
Popularity
NA