Agnostic and Atheistic Films

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1. This film was based on a play by Peter Schaeffer. In it, a successful composer who knows he will not be remembered by posterity is jealous of another composer who is better and whose music will live on. Angry at God for implanting the desire to create music while, in effect, making him mute, he vows to defy God and his "instrument" on Earth, but not before throwing a crucifix on the fire. Which film is it I speak of? The Music Lovers Amadeus Immortal Beloved The Peter Tchaikovsky Story

2. In this controversial sci-fi flic, the current religion is that people must die at 30 in order to be reincarnated. Those who don't believe in this religion are killed anyway. Two rebels look for a place thought to exist called "Sanctuary", a metaphor for heaven. When they come to find it doesn't exist, one of them has trouble accepting it. Eventually, however, they acknowlege that the religion is bogus and attempt to convince the others of the same thing. Which film is this? Logan's Run The Omega Man Soylent Green THX-1138

3. A more obscure film. This very disturbing movie stars Oliver Reed and Vanessa Redgrave. Reed plays the inquisitor of religious order who rejects the affections of Redgrave, a hunchback nun. Redgrave then accuses him of bewitching her and he is tried and burned as a witch. Only later do those who killed him realize he is innocent. Which film is this? The Devils Coven Burn, Witch, Burn The Bloody Judge of Blackmoor

4. This is an anti-religious film desguised as a mystery-thriller. Those who sit for this Sean Connery movie thinking it to be another "Highlander" or "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" become horrified as it unfolds. Torture, lust, and the horrors of the Catholic Church are unavoidable in this film, set during the Spanish Inquisition. And it is... The Offense Zardos The Name of the Rose Prospero's Books

5. This extremely metaphorical film is a little hard to "get" unless you really understand it for what it is. Based on the true event of a man who blinded 7 horses, this is a fictional account of why he might have done it. The film stars Richard Burton, an avowed agnostic, in one of his last great roles. And the film is... Murder at the Gallop The Man Who Loved Horses Equus They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

6. This film is an account of Cortez' meeting with Montezuma. It is a battle of wits between the "true God" of the Christians versus the "false god" of the Aztecs. What is the film? Fitzcarraldo The Royal Hunt of the Sun Vera Cruz Sacrifice

7. This is a film beloved by many fans of 60's horror. A policeman comes to a Scottish isle to search for a missing girl. His puritanism and virginity clash with that of the islanders who practice Paganism complete with Maypoles and sacrifice. What is this film? The Wicker Man The Coven Burn, Witch, Burn Island of the Burning Doom

8. This sequel to a very well known and popular horror film is a very underrated film. In it, a police inspector is losing his faith. A priest tries to cheer him up by telling him how good things will be when they get to heaven. The inspector's reply is "Yes, and in the meantime we have earthquakes and Mongoloid babies and human monsters stalking the streets killing people, while your God goes waltzing through the universe like some cosmic Billie Burke". Which film is this? Exorcist 3: Legions The Prophecy 3 Halloween 3: Season of the Witch Damien: Omen 4

9. In this film featuring Martin Sheen, Jack Albertson, and Patricia Neal, Martin Sheen resists going to church with his father who cannot accept the fact. The father asks him point blank if he believes in God. The boy replies "I believe in something higher than myself, but what that something is I don't know. So I don't give it a name and I don't worship it in a place." What is the name of this film? Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Up the Down Staircase The Night of the Iguana The Subject was Roses

10. Finally, this is an HBO film about the first woman appointee for Vice President. She has a hard time being confirmed because of her anti-God, pro-choice stance. She states in her final hearing that "The religion I celebrate is the religion of justice and law." What is this film? Behind Closed Doors The Contender The Potomic Conspiracy Advise and Consent