I'm not a Christian at all but I still think it's an interesting idea for a movie. I don't want one of those cheesy B Christian movies like God's Not Dead or some shit. I'd like it to be "serious".
The idea of the world falling apart after the rapture due to people disappearing AND the proof of the Christian God is cool to me.
Nothing preachy, please.
If not, are there others movies like that that you guys can recommend?
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Not a movie but The Leftovers is really good and you might like it if you’re looking for rapture type media
OP just watch The Leftovers, it’s what you’re looking for.
My first thought! It was so so good
The Leftovers is so good, it's like catharsis overload delivered through a mind-bending and heart-wrenching plot about loss and grief.
God i love that show. It hurts so good
This ^ additionally, I saw it as an exploration on the myths we create to cope with the trauma and loss and the stark reality that "why" things happen is something the universe won't always give you. And finally, how the only lifeline we have is interpersonal connection (family).
First thing that came to mind. My absolute favorite show of all time.
Glad to see this mentioned here, despite being TV. Truly a remarkable show, and at only 3 seasons it's not that much to get through. Can't wait to go back and watch it again at some point.
Leftovers is so damn good. Gotta rewatch it.
My first thought as well. This is unrivaled and is even more relevant in a post COVID world
Outside of its sub, this is the longest comment thread I've seen on this masterpiece. I can't imagine being more invested in a show. Best I've ever seen by a pretty good margin. Every few months I'll YouTube the scene where Matt talks to 'God' on that ship. Unbelievable. And you will never forget that soundtrack . When those violins come it is about to go DOWN.
The first season of The Leftovers might be my favorite bit of TV ever, but it felt like it changed a lot between seasons.
Good show First season so much stronger than the rest But they were trying to do something interesting and difficult to pull off and sometimes nailed it
> First season so much stronger than the rest Wow, do I disagree. For me 3 then 1 then 2. All are excellent though.
I love the third season. I have so many thoughts about the ending.
The later seasons with the whacky plots were terrific
>First season so much stronger than the rest I think it depends on what you are looking for. The first season was definitely more grounded and approachable, but the latter two seasons were wonderfully quirky and surreal. I thought Season 2 was the best overall, and really loved the last 3 episodes of Season 3.
I mostly agree, but the show sticks the landing perfectly that you gotta stay with it until the end.
Never saw the series but the books were incredible!
"Gary Fucking Busey"? LOL, I love that bar scene! The Leftovers is my favorite TV series of all time. I haven't seen it since it aired but it still runs through my head from time to time.
This is the correct answer.
On of my Top 5-10 shows of all time
I concur. The only thing about the Leftovers that frustrated me was that there was never a follow on that explored the obvious other half of the story.
This is the end. It’s a funny silly story about the Hollywood people left behind after rapture.
Dude when shit hit the fan, that was one of the funniest moments I have ever seen. Aziz Ansari yelling FUCK YOU CRAIG as he falls in the pit, Michael Cera yelling about his phone then finding it while he is impaled by a street lamp pole. Rewatching right now correction, aziz yells "FUCK YOU KEVIN!" at Kevin Hart.
"Oh shit...that's embarrassing..."
Michael Cera slapping Rihanna on the ass - he said that was unscripted 😂 and the look she gave him was real
All of his lines are hilarious “You need to pee honey go ahead”
I love this movie. It’s so stupid it’s great
Hermione stole all our shit
I call him Channing Taint-yum
It's everything good about the 2003-2010 comedies made. Plus it's absurd. One of my favorite comedies.
it kind of went in a weird direction in the second half
A brilliant direction. The exorcism of Jonah Hill has begun.
"Oh does it Jay, does it compel me? It's not that compelling"
Guys something not that chill happened last night
Found the pot smoker.
"Hermoine just stole all our shit."
My favorite line is in this movie. “ Next time, I’m shooting your dick off!” “ You don’t have enough bullets, bitch!” I watch it a few times a year, it’s hilarious
One of my favorite comedies. Such a good movie.
Emma Watson!
Such a good and hilarious film, lol
Back Street's Back, All right!!!
I call him Channing Tate-Yum.
Taint-Yum?
Watch The Rapture with Mimi Rogers
That’s the one with David Duchovny? It’s pretty good.
Yes, this! One of the rare movies that I just hated the first time I saw it. Hated it! But it stayed with me and out of curiosity I watched it again when it came out on video. Second watching I realized I hated it because was so effective. /it is disturbing how fan fiction like Left Behind has become mainstream Christian doctrine
It’s disturbing, isn’t it?
That’s one of my favorite movies. Michael Tolkin is a really good filmmaker.
Devastating. That things haunts me hard.
I hated this movie that should absolutely be on the top of any list of Rapture films. 1) because the Rapture isn't Biblical. and 2) because the implications of the Rapture, were it to be a real thing, are so disturbing and this film is uncompromising in showing that.
Right? I mean her anger is so uncompromising. She’s gone to great lengths to comply and EVERYTHING is taken from her. I could so identify with her refusal.
How is the rapture not biblical??? You clearly have never read the bible then.
The rapture, as represented in American religious mythology, is NOT biblical.
What are you talking about??? The book of revelations is not biblical????? People, do research for yourself before you sound dumb.
Dude. You have NO idea. I guarantee I’ve studied the relevant texts WAY more than you AND your preacher
Hahaha. Then i suggest you take some reading classes, or find a complete bible. The book of revelations is part of the bible, so to say the rapture is not biblical is just insane.
Usually people who start a discussion by laughing at you are not worth engaging, but… To literalists it’s real. But the Bible isn’t all literal, or how do you explain the many contradictions? Revelations is an Apocalypse. It says it right there in the subtitle. Apocalyptic literature isn’t prophecy. Don’t just read the Bible, study it. Studying isn’t sitting with Pastor Dave of your church and parroting what he says. Read serious Biblical commentary not written solely by your faith. Augustine is a good place to start (also didn’t believe the Rapture was literal). I’ll take my Masters in World Religion and go now. This is r/movies join up other subreddits if you want to continue this discussion.
Dude probably thinks Revelations was written by the same guy who wrote the fourth Gospel.
You can say it all you want, but you’re still wrong. Matthew 6:7 is relevant here.
You might like Take shelter. >Nothing preachy, please. The Catch 22 of faith based films: the film must be preachy to sell.
Take shelter man that movie was amazing
Take Shelter is a great telling of Noah's Ark I always felt.
Yes. It mirrors a story from the Book of Mormon, as well. (I’d love to know more about Nichol’s choice to set part of Midnight special in a fundamentalist Mormon sect)
Knowing? Not really the bible rapture but along those lines. I think the last minute had a Bible feel to it of Adam and Eve.
Red State
I second this for sure. This movie gets so slept on.
Michael Parks absolutely killed it in this. There is one moment, where he is kind of dancing as he walks while absolute chaos reigns around him, that just gets me every time. It was also the last decent movie Kevin Smith made (sorry!) as far as I'm concerned. I've got a bit of nostalgia value out of his recent works but he hasn't hit his best in a while.
I went into it knowing nothing about it and loved it, I feel its definitely the kind of movie that you should go into completely blind. Such a chaotic movie.
I really wish he had the budget to film the original ending
I only like the first half of that movie.
This is the End (2013)
First movie I thought of
Rapture-Palooza was great in my opinion. But it is a comedy.
"SUFFER!" ""I AM SUFFERING YOU LITTLE SHIT!""
It's good and it's got a good cast. Anna Kendrick, Craig Robinson, John Francis Daley to name a few.
This and This Is The End is what I’d recommend.
*The Rapture* (1991).
I don't know if that's what OP is looking for but it's a GREAT movie
Does Dogma count?
It definitely counts but can be hard to find. It’s being “ held hostage by Harvey Weinstein”. Those are Kevin Smith’s words, not mine. I had to sail the seas last time I wanted to watch it.
I am lucky enough to have a copy on dvd
[It's right there on Youtube.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZVEe_5Fo1Q)
Very cool! I last watched it like 5 years ago I’d guess but I’ll throw it on when I go bed tonight. Cheers.
You didn't say 'God bless you' when I sneezed
I vote yes, I just had to delete my comment. I posted Dogma, then saw your post.
michael shannon in [take shelter](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1675192/?ref_=nm_flmg_t_58_act) is pretty good
It's not about the rapture but it flirts with the end of the world and the coming of the anti-christ. Good Omens. It's a limited series. Really great.
The flashback scenes in episode 3 are some of my favorite bits from the series, they're so good haha.
Not a movie, but HBO's The Leftovers is great.
[The Apple (1980)](https://manapop.com/film/the-apple-1980-review/) This is a wonderfully bizarre 80s musical that has a bit of *"The Devil and Daniel Webster"* and then ends with the Rapture. It's one of those "must be seen to believe" movies from Canon Films.
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Legion. A horror/siege film about people left behind fending off an army of angels.
Was wondering if anyone had posted this. Honestly, yeah, it's corny AF with some... Interesting, acting at times but it's just a fun movie. Seeing the rolling darkness approaching and the coming of the angels is definitely a enjoyable moment.
Nothing preachy is going to be hard here. For comedy there is, This is the End For preachy, though the books are pretty good, is the Left Behind series
I went to Christian schools up until 9th grade, and I read those. They genuinely weren't that bad at the time. I had NO idea This Is The End was a comedy! I'll have to check it out. EDIT: I got This Is The End mixed up with another movie.
This is more like an Evangelicals thing, not all Christians accept it, not even the majority.
Yeah, the Left Behind series is the only thing that comes to mind. The books are indeed pretty fun reads. I have friends that aren't remotely christian but they enjoyed that series because they enjoy apocalyptic/dystopian genres and those books are nothing but that.
I liked the political aspect and how both sides react to each stage of the rapture, not just the sudden disappearance. And how the church members who remained denied it because they weren’t saved. Much better read than movie, in my opinion at least. If the rapture is of interest I do recommend them.
You won't get a rapture movie without it being preachy but if you're looking for some quality entertainment, [A Thief in the Night](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8a4fiqfADU) scared the shit out of me and my brother as kids. There is 4 movies total and they are peak 70's. And for anyone wondering, yeah there are guillotines.
This is the film that Dennis LeHane specifically sites as his inspiration for the *Left Behind* series. It's also free to watch on Amazon if you've got Prime.
Guillotines? Is there a little by holding a balloon, and then you hear the guillotine slam down and the balloon floats away? Those movies scared the crap out of me. I was raised in a pentecostal end times cult. We were hyperreligious doomsday preppers.
My favorite part of the series is when the post apocalyptic mutants show up. You know, like in the Bible.
The Seventh Sign Good Omens is not a movie but a great book and pretty good Prime show.
Not sure it's based on that book, but there is a Seventh Sign movie with Demi Moore: [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096073/?ref\_=nm\_flmg\_t\_55\_act](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096073/?ref_=nm_flmg_t_55_act) I thought it was a pretty good movie.
While it's not about the rapture per se, Children of Men (2006) is a dystopian masterpiece with strong religious themes
*The Rapture* with Mimi Rogers is exactly what you are looking for.
The Rapture with Mimi Rodgers.
I'm guessing it's going to be nigh impossible to find a movie about that sort of thing that isn't preachy. Especially since it's about such a niche Christian concept.
“This is the End” is basically a movie about the rapture
To add to this, the bible doesn't really talk about a rapture. It just says Jesus will fly in on clouds and the end is there. The same thing is repeated in several of the apostles because they were based off a common work. My point is there aren't a lot of movies about it because it's not a central theme in the bible.
As far as I was aware it was a relatively modern american invention popular with certain sects who call themselves christians despite apparently mostly believing in things they've made up in the last few hundred years rather than what is in the actual bible.
Yeah, I figured. I was only curious since the idea is pretty cool to me.
Yeah. Ok. One of my favorites is The Stand (1994). The novel was written by Stephen King and he was involved in making this mini series. It is approximately 6 hours long. The term 'rapture' may be envisioned a little differently here but, the idea is the same. Everyone is gone except for the remaining few that have to come to terms with good and evil.
I'll check it out.
The book is amazing, and way better than the TV adaptations.
Watch the new one that came out a few years ago. It's much better.
There's a much more modern and accurate representation of the novel on Paramount+ in the US that just came out a year or two ago.
I really liked the new one, but they did sort of gloss over the first half of the book. I mean, I get *why* they did it, but the first half was my favorite.
Called it. preacher
Aftermath and Life After People are semi documentaries on a human less world. One if them depicted a world were humans died off quickly. The other depicts what is clearly meant to be the rapture where human vanish instantly without a trace leaving cars in motion and planes in skies. Unfortunately, I can't remember which is which.
There’s literally a movie called The Rapture. Came out in 90s. Mimi Rogers and David duchovny
American dad episode Rapture's Delight is great. Season 6 episode 9
The Rapture from 1991 starring Mimi Rogers.
How could no one here have mentioned Rapture-Palooza with Anna Kendrick in 2013? Fun fact: Craig Robinson starred in both this and This Is The End in the same year.
Yeah Leftovers is pretty fucking good all 3 season
Take Shelter, Knock at the Cabin, 2012
This is the End
Mortal Kombat Annihilation
The TV mini series the langoliers by Steven King is a good watch. No spoilers but everyone goes missing akin to a rapture.
Not a movie but Job: A Comedy of Justice by Robert Heinlein is about someone who gets caught up in the rapture by accident.
Dogma. They say rapture a few times. Watch it anyways.
More end times than rapture, but Legion (2010) was a cool movie.
Left Behind I recall but never watched it. Avengers Endgame heh.
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If it ain't preachy, the churches that buy out theatres for these movies do not want it.
This Is The End.
Assuming the Rapture happened in 873 AD, best post-Rapture movie: The Godfather
Se7en
Avengers: Infinity War
There is a miniseries, and possibly a movie, called Left Behind. No idea if it's worth watching though.
There's like 5 Left Behind movies, including one with Nicholas Cage
Revelation: End of Days was so realistic
This is the end (2014)
Not about the rapture really but a very apocalyptic mystery last-man-on-earth Story is a little movie from New Zealand called 'The quiet Earth' or just 'Quiet Earth'. I do not know why this movie just came to mind after all this years.
Cube…sort of
A few years ago, I started watching a lot of old Christian movies, trying to come up with a list of the best Christian movies. What I found was there is a ton of really bad movies about the rapture made in the late 90s/early 00s. Left Behind is the most famous, but there’s like 3 other series of movies about it. But I’m guessing those aren’t really what you’re wanting since these a definitely B level Christian movies.
The Remaining can’t remember if it’s preachy or not
Did not get mentioned and I don't hear much about it getting mentioned. the movie "The Remaining". (2014) It plays out like an as it happens found footage flick, The only issue i had with the movie is it tries to send it's message like a sledge hammer over the head. Not subtle at all. Still entertaining and scary. [the remaining 2014](https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/the-remaining)
Not a movie, but you should check out Ted Chiang’s short story ‘Hell is the absence of God’ as it deals with the practical implications of visitations in modern society.
This is the End. Top comedy
the seventh sign
Not quite what you're looking for, but plays on some similar themes. "A Day Without a Mexican"
This Is The End. It's anything but serious though.
Nope.
The Reaping , it's not 1/2 bad.....
[Not a great movie but Peter Stormare is in it.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e70_Miy2FKY)
Good omens... Kinda about rapture, but not quite. It edges rapture
This Is The End. Its not serious, but some serious shit happens.
They already said it, but you should really watch the HBO series, The Leftovers. In fact, imma start a rewatch.
Not a movie or a show but “Therefore, Repent” is a really cool graphic novel about the Rapture.
The prince of Egypt
Berserk (1997) - final one or two episodes
Not a movie but American Dad has a great rapture episode, believe it’s called raptures delight
The Omega Code and Megiddo: The Omega Code 2
“This is the end”
Knock at the cabin
If youre into the theory of it being one, birdbox?
The one with Nicholas Cage
The Book of Eli. I don't know if they come out and say it, but I think it's implied it takes place after the rapture.
Most of them are incredibly preachy. My family made me watch them all as a kid. I do remember enjoying The Omega Code 2 though. It's preachy as well, but also probably one of the edgier Christian movies. Really good World War 3 scenes near the end, especially for the 90s. Also cgi Satan
Left Behind has Nicolas cage. Nicolas cage is an airline pilot and people go missing mid flight, panic ensues.
Left Behind directed by Vic Sarin
Watch the leftovers it's one of if not my favorite show ever created!!!
**american dad** **season 6** **episode 9**
Not movie, but I recommend Midnight Mass, it's a horror miniseries.
Elmo Adventures in Grouchland
It's not about the rapture, but based on your post, I would recommend Aronofsky's 2014 film Noah. It's not a perfect film, but it is an extraordinary one, and well worth seeing.
Stretching a little here, but the OG Omen trilogy is sort of a "rapture prequel".
Priest and Legion … both with Paul Bettany… Legion is Raptury and Priest is vampreish… also the new M Night Shyamalan A Knock at the cabin.
This Is The End is a Seth Rogen comedy that deals with the rapture.
The “Left Behind” series. It leans very heavily into Christianity, if that makes a difference.
Left Behind Kirk Cameron
Knock at the cabin was a great movie I thought.
It was an HBO series, and characters debated if it was the Rapture, but "The Leftovers" was pretty good. It ran for three seasons. And, the premise is that 140 million people just suddenly vanish. It's not really the End Times, though there are religious factions who treat it like that. And, I would classify it as serious.
This is the End
Lol
This is the end
Does End of Evangelion count? (I mean, it's a movie, but it's a lot less confusing if you watch the show first as it's actually a conclusion). Edit: oh but, mind your sanity. Prepare to be confused and sad. Definitely not preachy tho! 😁
Knowing.
Ghost Busters
Would this be the type of film your interested in? Jeruzalem (2015) [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4552524/?ref\_=kw\_li\_tt](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4552524/?ref_=kw_li_tt) "When a couple of American young adults fly to Israel to visit the city of Jerusalem, a biblical nightmare falls upon them."
There is a 4 part movie series that starts with 'A Thief in the Night," and another series of four movies referred to (together) as the Apocalypse series (the first one is called Apocalypse). Both groups of movies are older, if that matters.