Aug 12, 20 nanook of the north not only is the granddaddy of documentaries made back in 1922, but is widely considered a masterpiece of the documentary genre and one of the most influential movies ever made. With the subtlety that characterizes him to disguise things, bill maher manages a direct offensive to religion without anyone being offended. Before nanook, documentaries consisted of static shots of people walking near trains or boring shit like that it was all vines, basically. Religulous is a 2008 american documentary film written by and starring comedian bill maher. Start a free trial to watch popular documentaries shows and movies online including new release and classic titles. A list of recently posted documentaries in each category. The 20 best youtube documentaries you can watch right now. Religulous makes a pilgrimage across the globe with political humorist and author.
If you like reality competition shows like project runway or top model, this takes the best elements of those and then makes it extra fabulous, funny and fierce. Heres a list of 10 feelgood documentaries to get the new year off to a bright start. Commitment to make sky 1 a goto destination for family entertainment. Jews and muslims in the facetiously funny documentary religulous. And although bin laden was found and killed, the documentary is still relevant today as we rethink americas relations with the muslim world. The strength of the film religulous lies in the provocative arguments maher produces with tones of sarcasm, and sometimes mocking, projecting the film like a ridiculous comedy propagandist film. Documentaries that will make you laugh dogwoof documentary. One part comedy, one part tragedy, this documentary definitely belongs on any top ten list of funny documentaries. Documentaries are where we turn off the snark and open our minds to learn about distant lands, alarming realities, and how much mcdonalds a dude can eat. Oct 03, 2008 if theres one thing i believe to be the worst thing ever invented its religion. When i started doing research about best antireligion documentaries of all time, i couldnt begin the article without finding the answer to the question. Renewed focus on original british productions to sit alongside topquality us favourites 1. Selection of documentaries related to science, art and philosophy.
Although it still delivers some funny bits, the movie is much more subdued. Check out the actors, products, music, and fashions that appears in rupauls drag race on coolspotters. Religulous 2008 bill maher might sometimes feel like one of the most selfentitled people on the planet, but if you agree with whatever topic hes ranting about, the guy can speak a lot of sense. Independent lens blog top ten religious documentaries. Please subscribe to my channel com userrealmilitaryvideos. Christians, how they believe in things like a 5,000yearold earth, etc. Traveling around the world, maher examines the tenets of christianity, judaism and islam and raises questions about homosexuality, proof of christs existence, jewish sabbath laws, violent muslim extremists. This is a movie where one man, bill maher goes around talking. Bizarre documentaries to stream right now mental floss. The most comprehensive database of documentaries you will ever find online. The message of the film, however, is not humorous at all. At united explanations we are passionate about documentaries, and as far as we can tell, so are our readers.
Nine months later we included up to 50 films and thanks to the warm welcome it received, we decided to expand it to 75. Watch documentaries shows and movies online hulu free trial. Weiner is one of the funniest documentaries weve ever seen, here we. Documentary filmmaking itself has enjoyed an uptick in interest in the last several years thanks to the virality associated with netflixs making a murderer, the keepers and th, hbos the. Like the fulminating televangelists whose ministries the film glosses. Films like this encourage dialogue that has profound effects on peoples. However, it turns out that some of the most acclaimed documentaries ever are about as real as borat.
Documentaries have grown considerably more ambitious since fred otts sneeze, an 1894 clip that documents the irritated sinus cavities of its. Rent religulous 2008 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Richard dawkins highly critical documentary attacks the pulsing heart of all mainstream. Its like a documentary made by brecht youre staging something to flush out a reaction in the audience, and that reaction is one of utter horror. The 10 weirdest documentaries of all time taste of. We began our adventure with a compilation of documentaries over a year ago. Five funny documentaries about standup comedians posted by matt singer on april 7th with a new documentary about the life of bill hicks opening in new york city this weekend, it seemed like a good time to dig deeper into the world of documentaries about standup comedians. Still, there are the occasional docs that have something to say, and find a way to say it in hilarious fashion.
Whether your faith is strong or you dont believe in a higher force. United explanations 75 documentaries that will change how. In this funny documentary, morgan spurlock the man behind super size me trained his sights on finding the terrorist mastermind. Bill maher in religulous 2008 bill maher and larry charles in religulous 2008. But sometimes its inspirational, scary, sad, funny or anywhere in between. Free religious stock video footage 532 free downloads. That figure is 16% more than blacks, more than jews, more numerous other minority groups who seem to have no problem making themselves heard and getting congress to do his bidding. There is something for everyone on our list of the 11 best religiousatheist documentaries on netflix, hulu, and amazon prime. Religulous begins with bill maher, standing alone in israel at a place called meggido. We can thank michael moore for reconceiving the documentary film as. Five funny documentaries about standup comedians ifc.
Heres a list of 10 feelgood documentaries to get the year off to a bright start. Click on the category titles to browse for more docs. Here you can watch both full length documentaries and series that explore som. At the beginning of religulous, bill maher shows a bar graph illustrating the number of people in america who are not religious. In religulous bill maher goes on an adventure to find answers from. Jun, 2008 religulous religious documentary trailer lucread. A valuable tool for any atheist or antitheist, and entertaining on its own to boot. A 2016 study conducted by the public religion research institute found that a quarter of the subjects surveyed claimed no religious affiliation, and this surprising. Oct 20, 2010 what i think is the best of bill mahers awesome mockumentary. When i saw this on pbs while i was in high school, it blew my mind. Shoah is composed of the reflections of polish survivors, bystanders and, most uneasily, the perpetrators. Bill mahers mockumentary is a brilliant, funny, satrical look at the one thing most religions have in common, ignorance.
The pbs documentaries about johnny carson and mel brooks are good. Do you think its possible that when were on something like. Read the religulous movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on movies. The sites critical consensus reads, religulous is funny and offensive in equal. The fastest growing religion in the united states seems to be no religion at all. Having been brought up in the west of scotland, having traveled in the middle east and the indian sub continent ive not seen any evidence that religion is all its forms as being a force of good. Youre a christian now, you were a muslim and when you get your clothes, you buy them like a jew.
The 17 scariest documentaries of the past 20 years, from the. Ellen degeneres funny 1st appearance doing stand up comedy on johnny carsons tonight show. Experience it all with our best documentary series and movies. And this is precisely what bill maher does in his new antireligion film, religulous. This is religulous part 2 by 804529 on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Maher takes on religion but sounds like hes preaching to the agnostic choir. Free religious stock video footage licensed under creative commons, open source, and more.
Bill maher and larry charles offer an irreverent debate on faith. After surviving cancer he interviews several philosophers, scientists, and world leaders to find out how we can. Others arent necessarily the highest form of the art. Apr 03, 2017 if, like me, youre weirdly fascinated by truelife horrors and want to scare yourself even more, check out the below 17 scary documentaries from the past 20 years. From there, maher pushes us into an intense, honest, and brutally funny discussion of blind belief, presenting the possibility. These are the 66 best documentaries of all time vogue. Welcome to reel truth history, the home of gripping and powerful documentaries. Religulous a fabulous and funny documentary on religion. Please read thank you all for being so supportive of the channel. Commentatorcomic bill maher plays devils advocate with religion as he talks to believers about their faith. What i think is the best of bill mahers awesome mockumentary. As of 2019, it is 27th among the highest grossing documentaries in the us and was the highest grossing documentary of 2008. If i had 10 thumbs, id give them all up to the movie religulous, although im sure some people would give it two fingers up, middle ones, that is. Every muslim is a terrorist and part of an invading religious army according to religulous which then contradicts its own narrative by stating the fact that there are 1.