Theme: Religion

Religion concerns the belief in a creator deity and the practice of worship. Doing so usually requires adherence to a moral code of some type and obeisance, sometimes sacrifice, to said deity. Practice widely varies from region to region, or even within factions of the same religion.

Various aspects of individual religions are discussed on other pages including Biblical and Christian Themes, Catholicism, Eastern Beliefs, Hinduism, Judaism and Islam. The titles listed on this page focus on depictions of traditional religion, works of criticism and others about the finding of faith.

Appearances of The Almighty are dealt with under God, while all other gods are covered under Gods and Deities. Occurrences of the miraculous are discussed under Miracles. The afterlife, which most religions concern themselves with, is dealt with under The Afterlife, Heaven and Hell. Strange breakaway religious factions and their usually controlling behaviour are dealt with under Cults; religions in the future or that might exist on other worlds are covered under New Religions.

For more detail and an overview of the genre see the Theme Essay Religion in Fantastic Cinema.