Review of Jesus Camp (2006) by Jake S — 01 Dec 2008

A must-see, amazing, and chilling documentary.

This review of Jesus Camp (2006) was written by Jake S on 01 Dec 2008.

Jesus Camp has generally received positive reviews.

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By Andrew A (555) on 11 Jul 2015

Frightening, and it's passed off as a documentary. But the Christians have embraced it and, after all these years, are still wet from watching it…

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By Michael P (1,574) on 21 Apr 2014

This film is absolutely terrifying. Scared the shit out of me. We have a lot of work to do. People need to see this…

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By David K (1,644) on 09 Jan 2015

Not as powerful or involving as I thought it was going to be. A well-made documentary that tries to get both sides of the story…

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By Alyson C (50) on 25 Feb 2016

I made it 9 minutes in to this movie before turning it off. Totally f^#ed up - child abuse in my opinion…

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By Dolores H (161) on 22 Jun 2017

Alarming that over 80 million people in the US think like this…

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By Andrew W (1,668) on 14 Mar 2017

A very intriguing yet disturbing documentary…

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By Stephen Holden (1,707) for The New York Times (9,847) on 02 Jan 2015

Jesus Camp doesn't pretend to be a comprehensive survey of the charismatic-evangelical phenomenon…

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By Kateri M (1) on 02 Dec 2014

It's made extremely well and showcases the true literal and figurative hideousness of evangelicals and everything they stand for…

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By Scott B (1,180) on 01 Oct 2015

Proof that there is a Satan. He exists and is alive and well in the evangelical church. Just terrifying…

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By Michelle F (334) on 04 Jun 2016

Informational, but not much of a story arc. I'd be interested to see a Where Are They Now…

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