Last Updated on 2 November 2025

The following list is a compilation of the 150 best atheist-friendly movies of all time.

I found 13 different ranked lists online of “best atheist or atheist-friendly movies of all time” and pulled them all into Excel and merged them all to get this definitive compilation.  See my Methodology page for the research process that was used, including links to all 13 lists that were averaged. Below is a checklist you can print to track which ones you’ve seen, followed by the ranked list with links to IMDb.

Best Atheist Movies – Viewing ChecklistDownload
  1. Inherit the Wind (1960)
  2. The Sunset Limited (2011)
  3. Monty Python’s Life of Brian (1979)
  4. The Invention of Lying (2009)
  5. Creation (2009)
  6. The Ledge (2011)
  7. Contact (1997)
  8. The Man from Earth (2007)
  9. Agora (2009)
  10. Jesus Camp (2006)
  11. OMG: Oh My God! (2012)
  12. There Will Be Blood (2007)
  13. Planet of the Apes (1968)
  14. Religulous (2008)
  15. The Master (2012)
  16. Mary and Max (2009)
  17. Reasons to Believe (2017)
  18. The Canterbury Tales (1972)
  19. The Holy Mountain (1973)
  20. The Seventh Seal (1957)
  21. Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
  22. Léon Morin, Priest (1961)
  23. Dogma (1999)
  24. The Golden Compass (2007)
  25. God on Trial (2008)
  26. The God Who Wasn’t There (2005)
  27. The Mist (2007)
  28. Paul (2011)
  29. The Unbelievers (2013)
  30. PK (2014)
  31. South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999)
  32. Stigmata (1999)
  33. The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
  34. Butterfly (1999)
  35. My Week in Atheism (2014)
  36. The Boys of St. Vincent (1992)
  37. The Grey (2011)
  38. Touching the Void (2003)
  39. Nirmalyam (1973)
  40. Salvation Boulevard (2011)
  41. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
  42. Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life (1983)
  43. Priest (1994)
  44. Whatever Works (2009)
  45. Atheist: A Brief History of Disbelief (2019)
  46. The Man Who Sued God (2001)
  47. The Spirit of the Beehive (1973)
  48. The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (1965)
  49. Marjoe (1972)
  50. Chocolat (2000)
  51. The Magdalene Sisters (2002)
  52. Saved! (2004)
  53. House (2004)
  54. Lucky (2017)
  55. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
  56. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (2005)
  57. Letting Go of God (2008)
  58. Contradiction: A Question of Faith (2013)
  59. Ordet (1955)
  60. Rabbit Hole (2010)
  61. The Rapture (1991)
  62. Elmer Gantry (1960)
  63. An Honest Liar (2014)
  64. Black Narcissus (1947)
  65. Doubt (2008)
  66. Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief (2015)
  67. Heretic (2024)
  68. Footloose (1984)
  69. Hallowed Be Thy Name (2020)
  70. The Atheist (2016)
  71. The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980)
  72. The Name of the Rose (1986)
  73. The Wizard of Oz (1939)
  74. A Better Life: An Exploration of Joy & Meaning in a World Without God (2015)
  75. Sophie Scholl: The Final Days (2005)
  76. The Truman Show (1998)
  77. Carrie (1976)
  78. Dekalog (1989)
  79. God Friended Me (2018)
  80. The Atheist Revolution (2016)
  81. The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999)
  82. Sunshine (2007)
  83. Awarapan (2007)
  84. Red State (2011)
  85. The Exorcist: Believer (2023)
  86. Brideshead Revisited (1981)
  87. The Stoning of Soraya M (2008)
  88. Philomena (2013)
  89. The Village (2004)
  90. The Gay Bed and Breakfast of Terror (2007)
  91. Faith, Fraud & Minimum Wage (2010)
  92. Nerdstock: Nine Lessons and Carols for Godless People (2010)
  93. C.O.G. (2013)
  94. Love Story (1970)
  95. Flatliners (1990)
  96. Socrates (1970)
  97. A Beautiful Mind (2001)
  98. Four Lions (2010)
  99. Interstellar (2014)
  100. Spotlight (2015)
  101. The Da Vinci Code (2006)
  102. The Devils (1971)
  103. Hail Mary (1985)
  104. Bad Lieutenant (1992)
  105. The Crime of Padre Amaro (2002)
  106. Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
  107. Constantine’s Sword (2007)
  108. The Book of Zombie (2010)
  109. Hell House (2001)
  110. The Innocents (2016)
  111. The Most Hated Woman in America (2017)
  112. Root of All Evil? (2006)
  113. The Pit and the Pendulum (1991)
  114. Martyrs (2008)
  115. Carne (1991)
  116. I Stand Alone (1998)
  117. Irreversible (2002)
  118. Deliver Us from Evil (2006)
  119. Higher Ground (2011)
  120. Here Be Dragons (2008)
  121. In God We Trust (2012)
  122. Collision: Christopher Hitchens vs. Douglas Wilson (2009)
  123. Flight from Death: The Quest for Immortality (2003)
  124. The Genius of Charles Darwin (2008)
  125. 8: The Mormon Proposition (2010)
  126. For the Bible Tells Me So (2007)
  127. The Lord Is Not on Trial Here Today (2010)
  128. Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975)
  129. Sordid Lives (2000)
  130. The Handmaid’s Tale (1990)
  131. Wise Blood (1979)
  132. The Night of the Hunter (1955)
  133. The Grey Zone (2001)
  134. Europa Europa (1990)
  135. Straw Dogs (2011)
  136. Heart of the Beholder (2005)
  137. Altered States (1980)
  138. The Enemies of Reason (2007)
  139. 300 (2006)
  140. Serenity (2005)
  141. Bounce (2000)
  142. Harvey (1950)
  143. The Contender (2000)
  144. A Clockwork Orange (1971)
  145. Full Metal Jacket (1987)
  146. Blade Runner (1982)
  147. The Crucible (1996)
  148. Amen. (2002)
  149. The Wicker Man (1973)
  150. The Second Coming (2003)

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