American Jesus

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American Jesus

2013

1h 20m

Documentary

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Filmmaker Aram Garriga examines the impact of Christianity across the United States.

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Inkoo Kang

Los Angeles Times

The reduction of Christianity into just another political group feels like a dilution, a conversion of wine into water.

May 23, 2014

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Alan Scherstuhl

Village Voice

Distinguished by stirring photography, empathetic interviewing, and a shrewd sense of who to let talk and who to cut off.

May 18, 2014

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John DeFore

The Hollywood Reporter

The film becomes a hodgepodge that will enlighten few viewers.

May 14, 2014

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Debbie Lynn Elias

Behind The Lens

One of the best, if not, the best documentary on Christianity in the United States today, lift your arms in prayer and say "Hallelujah" for Americam Jesus.

Jan 7, 2020

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Sarah Boslaugh

Playback:stl

...if [Garriga's] portrait of American Christianity is not representative, it certainly is interesting, taking Americans as well as foreigners to many places they have probably not been before.

Rated: 6/10

Jun 12, 2014

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Avi Offer

NYC Movie Guru

A less preachy Religulous, but just as outrageously entertaining.

Rated: 8.0/10

May 15, 2014

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Audience Member

Fairly interesting. I felt it was unbalanced, but I guess that was the point. Christianity and pop culture are an explosive mix at times. I don't regret watching this, but I don't feel I learned a whole lot either.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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Audience Member

The focus on the fringe iterations and too much of Frank Schaeffer make this pretty unbalanced. The wise, level-headed figures and genuine dialogue get lost amidst the Vegas stripper ministry 'Treasures', etc.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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Audience Member

A bit too superficial, but an interesting introduction to all the wackos (and some of the reasonably level-headed folks) behind Christianity in the USA these days

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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Aram Garriga

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Keenan Smith

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Mara Einstein

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Mickey Stonier

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Douglas Rushkoff

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Jason David Frank

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Synopsis

Filmmaker Aram Garriga examines the impact of Christianity across the United States.

Director: Aram Garriga
Screenwriter: Aram Garriga
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 15, 2015
Runtime: 1h 20m

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