Jesus Camp

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Jesus Camp

PG-13,

2006,

1h 27m,

Documentary

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88%

104 Reviews

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80%

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80%

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Filmmakers Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady visit an evangelical Christian summer camp called Kids on Fire, where children take part in programs designed to strengthen and intensify their beliefs. The camp's founder, Becky Fischer, discusses her mission to indoctrinate youths in the word of God, while young campers play certain combat video games and talk about their love for Jesus.

Critics Consensus

Evangelical indoctrination is given an unflinching, even-handed look in this utterly worthwhile documentary.

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Derek Malcolm

London Evening Standard

Nov 23, 2007

3/5

Why bother with horror films when you can see this?

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

Nov 23, 2007

2/5

Some lively material - but nothing new.

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Jamie Russell

BBC.com

Nov 23, 2007

3/5

This unabashedly liberal documentary tries to redress the balance by giving the rest of America a wake up call: not all scary fundamentalists come strapped with explosives.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

May 31, 2026

3/4

Forget Jason and Freddy and Michael Myers -- here’s the truly scary Becky Fischer.

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Annlee Ellingson

CineWomen

Jul 28, 2024

Heidi Ewing’s breakout feature film was the Academy Award-nominated Jesus Camp in 2006, a movie that, fifteen years later, plays eerily familiar.

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David Lamble

Bay Area Reporter

May 12, 2020

Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady deliver a disturbing message about contemporary America through the eyes of children.

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Luke M

Dec 30, 2017

The scariest movie I've ever seen.

Harry G

Sep 17, 2017

thank god for wal-mart

Draco G

Aug 12, 2017

Everyone should see this movie.

Leia L

Jun 23, 2017

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

Kylo R

May 2, 2017

Unbiased direction and yet very strong statements being made here. This doc helps illustrate how extreme religion can get without necessarily being violent. This mentality is not only prevalent in my area, but causes turmoil even amongst religious groups.

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Draco S

Mar 14, 2017

A very intriguing yet disturbing documentary.

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Heidi Ewing

Director

Rachel Grady

Director

Mike Papantonio

Voice

Ted Haggard

Actor

Becky Fischer

Actor

Lou Engle

Actor

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Synopsis

Filmmakers Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady visit an evangelical Christian summer camp called Kids on Fire, where children take part in programs designed to strengthen and intensify their beliefs. The camp's founder, Becky Fischer, discusses her mission to indoctrinate youths in the word of God, while young campers play certain combat video games and talk about their love for Jesus.

Director: Heidi Ewing, Rachel Grady
Distributor: Magnolia Films
Production Co: Loki Films, A&E IndieFilms
Rating: PG-13 (Mature Subject Matter)
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 15, 2006, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 18, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $901.5K
Runtime: 1h 27m

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