1994; 55 minutes
Movies with religious characters raise an issue that has bedeviled Hollywood time and time again: does the entertainment industry present an unfair and unnecessarily negative view of religion and people of faith? In this provocative one-hour television documentary, PBS film critic Michael Medved examines this question using clips from more than fifty well-known movies that illustrate some of the best and worst depictions of organized faith in contemporary films.
Fascinating and disturbing.
— Dr. James Dobson Founder, Focus on the Family
• Silver Award, Worldfest Houston International Film
Festival
• Certificate for Creative Excellence, U.S. International
Film and Television Festival
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