Does Root of All Evil? end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Root of All Evil? scary?

Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Root of All Evil? violent?

Not especially. Less violent than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Root of All Evil? easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Root of All Evil? sad?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Root of All Evil?

Name: Root of All Evil?
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2006
Duration: 93 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Richard Dawkins, Ted Haggard, Yousef al-Khattab, Richard Harries

Directed by Russell Barnes

200693 min7.4 / 10

A polemical documentary that uses rigorous argument to challenge religious faith as fundamentally incompatible with reason and progress, framed as a defense of enlightenment values against what the filmmaker sees as dangerous irrationality.

In this two-part Channel 4 series, Professor Richard Dawkins challenges what he describes as 'a process of non-thinking called faith'. He describes his astonishment that, at the start of the 21st century, religious faith is gaining ground in the face of rational, scientific truth. Science, based on scepticism, investigation and evidence, must continuously test its own concepts and claims. Faith, by definition, defies evidence: it is untested and unshakeable, and is therefore in direct contradiction with science. In addition, though religions preach morality, peace and hope, in fact, says Dawkins, they bring intolerance, violence and destruction. The growth of extreme fundamentalism in so many religions across the world not only endangers humanity but, he argues, is in conflict with the trend over thousands of years of history for humanity to progress to become more enlightened and more tolerant.

Clusters

Religion Versus The System Movies About Institutional Injustice Corrupt Institutions Exposed Institutions Under Investigation Science Technology And Industry

Genres

Documentary

Keywords

Religion Skepticism Science

Questions people ask

Does Root of All Evil? end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is Root of All Evil? scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Is Root of All Evil? violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Is Root of All Evil? easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is Root of All Evil? sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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