Religulous is a 2008 American comedy/documentary film written by and starring political comedian Bill Maher and directed by Larry Charles.
According to Maher, the title of the film is a portmanteau derived from the words “religion” and “ridiculous”; the documentary examines and satirizes organized religion and religious belief.
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.
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To date, Religulous has grossed over $13 million after having a production budget of $2.5 million. It is currently 7th among the top 10 highest grossing documentaries in the U.S. and is the highest grossing documentary of 2008.
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