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Clever Contemplative Biting Cynical Humorous Witty Thought Provoking
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Religions or Cults Society Clergy Human Nature Hopes Mind and Soul Social Relations
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Documentary Comedy
Time/Period:
Contemporary 21st Century
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England Europe Holland Israel USA
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Satire Dry Humor
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Religulous, 2008

Starring: Bill Maher

Directed by: Larry Charles

Written by: Bill Maher

Language: English, Hebrew, Arabic, Persian, Spanish

Country: USA

Runtime: 101 min

MPAA Rating: R

Rating:7.7

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Profile of Religulous

Religulous can be described as biting, cynical, and clever. The plot revolves around religions or cults, society, and the clergy. Its comic aspect comes from satire and dry humor. Religulous's main genres are documentary and comedy. In terms of style, it archive footage. In approach, it is realistic. Religulous is located in Holland, Israel, and England. It takes place in contemporary times. The movie has received attention for being controversial and critically acclaimed. Note that Religulous involves sexual content and profanity.

Summary of Religulous

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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Language:	English, Hebrew, Arabic, Persian, Spanish
Country:	USA
Release date:	1 October 2008
Runtime:	101 min

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USA Today

Those with a taste for irreverent humor and clear-eyed analysis will find it funny, enlightening and disturbing. Full Review

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by: Claudia Puig

Entertainment Weekly

He's a bombs-away provocateur, and in Religulous, Maher's blasphemous detonation of all things holy and scriptural, he doesn't really pretend to play fair. He's like Lenny Bruce with an inquiring mind and a video camera. Full Review

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by: Owen Gleiberman

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Lame

Not funny enough to be a good comedy. And not informative enough to be a good documentary. I was expecting some sort of no-holds-barred satirical attack on religion, but it wasn't really. In fact it was really lame, and sort of pointless. And at... Read and rate it

20.January.2012
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by: PumaX
PumaX rated this movie5/10So-so

This was not as funny as I was expecting. It seemed boring and slow at times and Maher really did not have much to say. He interviewed many crazy people who for the most part deserved ridicule but really didn't push people the way I expected. It was... Read and rate it

30.December.2010
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by: Chris Merritt
Chris Merritt rated this movie0/10

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