13 Controversial Religious-Themed Films
Passions flare when filmmakers take on religion. Find out which films made our list.
By Jason Matloff
With The Golden Compass spurring a bit of a theological tête-à-tête, Premiere takes a look back at other movies that have dared to mix the sacred and the profane.
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Have any religious-themed films raised your ire? Tell us about it.
Posted: 1/2/2008 4:56:42 AM
Name: Jackstone
Message: How could Premiere overlook three European films that generated controversy, namely Bunuel's "Viridiana", Jacques Rivette's "The Nun" and Jean Luc Godard's "Hail Mary"? Surely any of these films merit mention compared to the long-forgotten "Bad Lieutenant"!
Posted: 12/30/2007 11:56:17 AM
Name: Somebody
Message: No, it was fine. That film worked for me.
Posted: 12/14/2007 4:31:28 PM
Name: anon
Message: Keanu Reeves being cast as Siddharta in Little Buddha was all kinds of wrong.
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