Religulous
Bill Maher travels through religious communities, using pointed humor and skeptical interviews to challenge faith, doctrine, and organized religion.
Overview
A comedic exploration of faith that challenges the absurdities of belief across cultures.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- irreverent
- witty
- sardonic
- political discussion night
- debate viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film frequently funny and provocative, though its one-sided rants prioritize entertainment and conversation over balanced argument.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Bill Maher questions Christian, Jewish, Muslim, and Catholic subjects from an openly atheist perspective.
Maher visits a Creationist Museum, a Truckers' Chapel, Holy Land theme park, and religious figures with controversial views.
The film frames its criticism of faith through Maher's jaundiced observations, barbed questions, and comedic timing.
The interviews range across Muslims, Jews, Christians, atheists, truckers, museum visitors, clergy, and religious celebrities.
Films like Religulous, and why
The Unbelievers
combines confrontational interviews, skeptical commentary, and irreverent criticism of religious belief
The God Who Wasn't There
uses provocative documentary comedy to challenge organized religion and cultural orthodoxies
Where the World Is Going
features an outspoken host traveling through institutions and communities while using humor to interrogate belief systems
Movie Details
- Director
- Larry Charles
- Release Date
- 2008-10-01
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Rating
- 7.0 / 10 (676)
Cast
- Bill Maher
- Jose Luis De Jesus Miranda
- Andrew Newberg
- Steve Burg
- Tal Bachman
- Jonathan Boulden
- Francis Collins
- George Coyne
- Benjamin Creme
- Jeremiah Cummings
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Religulous about?
- Bill Maher travels through religious communities, using pointed humor and skeptical interviews to challenge faith, doctrine, and organized religion.
- What is Religulous like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Religulous as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Religulous violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Religulous.
- What did critics think of Religulous?
- Critics broadly found the film frequently funny and provocative, though its one-sided rants prioritize entertainment and conversation over balanced argument.
- Which films are like Religulous?
- Films with a similar feel include The Unbelievers, The God Who Wasn't There, and Where the World Is Going.
- How long is Religulous?
- Religulous runs 101 minutes.
- Where can I watch Religulous?
- In United States, Religulous is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
