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Waiting for Armageddon

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Featuring American Evangelical Christians, this documentary investigates their beliefs, which are rooted in prophecies interpreted from the Bible. Looking at the concepts of the Rapture, the Battle of Armageddon and Jesus Christ's return to Earth, the film shows Evangelicals touring holy sites in Israel and also addresses a hypothetical alliance between the Jewish and Evangelical international communities, a potential union that elicits strong opinions from various religious leaders.

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Gary Goldstein Los Angeles Times By turns frightening, fascinating and eye-opening, this documentary offers much to rouse followers of various religious and political stripes. Rated: 3/5 Feb 12, 2010 Full Review Ty Burr Boston Globe Preaches to the (un)converted with a quiet, worried sanity that could have used more force. See it anyway, just to remind yourself how many people are actively wishing for the End of Days. Rated: 2.5/4 Jan 28, 2010 Full Review Peter Rainer Christian Science Monitor This documentary about the evangelical belief in biblical prophecy is both overly ambitious and skimpy. Rated: C+ Jan 22, 2010 Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com Well researched and assembled in a way that invites discussion and debate. Rated: 3.0/4.0 Sep 26, 2020 Full Review Andrea Chase Killer Movie Reviews By allowing the believers to damn themselves, or not, with their own words, the filmmakers have provided an equitable forum for them, and a fascinating portrait for the audience Rated: 4/5 May 30, 2010 Full Review Ernest Hardy L.A. Weekly Those refutations are little comfort against the manifest power of American entitlement and religious superiority fueling final-days fantasies, against which the film winds up being a sobering warning. Feb 12, 2010 Full Review Read all reviews

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Mary S Full of truly delusional, dangerous fools. This documentary shows how crazy they are. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/04/23 Full Review Audience Member This is a very interesting documentary. It is amazing and frightening that people actually believe this. Hopefully humans will continue to advance and not make ourselves become extinct due to our own ignorance. My advice to these people is simple. Whatever you do, don't drink the Kool aid. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member Always interesting to see the fashion choices of the crazies. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Audience Member Fascinating documentary that examines how fundamentalist Christians are trying to bring about the Armageddon via self fulfilling prophecy! Some of them even look upon the notion of the end with glee! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member While this is a well-made and balanced documentary, as a Christian, I honestly don't really even regard "the rapture" as important. If it happens in my lifetime, GREAT, but it could also happen 1,000 years from now. In the end this film appears to be trying to paint all sides involved as desiring war, while that may be true of some hoping to speed their way to the 2nd coming, I hardly think that is the general thought of all believers of the main faiths of the world. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Audience Member A moderate documentary about doomsday stuff. Hooray. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Featuring American Evangelical Christians, this documentary investigates their beliefs, which are rooted in prophecies interpreted from the Bible. Looking at the concepts of the Rapture, the Battle of Armageddon and Jesus Christ's return to Earth, the film shows Evangelicals touring holy sites in Israel and also addresses a hypothetical alliance between the Jewish and Evangelical international communities, a potential union that elicits strong opinions from various religious leaders.
Director
Kate Davis, David Heilbroner, Franco Sacchi
Producer
David Heilbroner, Franco Sacchi
Distributor
First Run
Production Co
Q-Ball Productions
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 8, 2010, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 19, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$10.5K
Runtime
1h 14m