6.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Religulous (2008)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.8
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Positive
Christianity: Negative
Islam: Negative
Judaism: Negative
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
The film's central thesis explicitly promotes a secular, anti-dogmatic ideology by directly critiquing and mocking organized religion, aligning with a core progressive stance that prioritizes reason over faith.
This documentary features a central white male host and a diverse array of interviewees from various religious backgrounds, without explicit DEI-driven casting. The narrative primarily critiques religious beliefs and institutions, rather than focusing on or negatively portraying traditional identities based on race or gender.
Secondary
Religulous critically examines religious beliefs, including those that condemn homosexuality. By challenging the foundations of religious intolerance and highlighting extremist anti-LGBTQ+ views as irrational, the film implicitly supports LGBTQ+ dignity and rights, framing prejudice as an external force to be critiqued.
The film extensively critiques Christianity, highlighting perceived inconsistencies in its scriptures, the hypocrisy of some adherents, and its historical role in conflict and oppression, presenting its beliefs as irrational and dangerous.
The film heavily scrutinizes Islam, focusing on its fundamentalist interpretations, the concept of jihad, and its perceived intolerance, often drawing parallels with other Abrahamic religions regarding their potential for violence and irrationality.
Judaism is portrayed critically, particularly concerning its historical narratives, the concept of a chosen people, and its role in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, often linking it to the broader critique of Abrahamic faiths.
The film "Religulous" is a documentary primarily focused on critiquing organized religion and does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Therefore, there is no portrayal to evaluate regarding transsexual identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Religulous is a documentary film featuring Bill Maher and interviews with various individuals. It does not adapt any source material with established characters, nor does it portray historical figures in a way that would allow for a gender swap.
Religulous is a documentary film featuring real people and interviews, not fictional characters or historical figures being portrayed in a narrative. The concept of a race swap, which applies to established characters, does not apply to this film's content.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.6
7.0
Critic Ratings
6.9
5.6
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