I'm searching for a 80s or 90s American movie about a crazy religious woman

plumb_pete

I'm looking for an old movie, most likely American, from the 80s or 90s, but I don't know nor the title, nor the director, nor any of the actors in it. It is a story about some woman who kills her own daughter so she can go directly to heaven before she has the chance to get corrupted or make a sin. But later, she deeply regrets this deed and punishes herself by doing 'sins' so she can certainly go to hell after her death, obviously, by what I...

Originally asked by Bad Luck Movie Maniac on Stack Exchange (movies) (CC BY-SA 3.0).

uphilltech

Great question — answering as the UphillTech team:

You are thinking of The Rapture (1991) Sharon, a young Los Angeles woman, engages in a swinging, libidinous lifestyle. She comes into contact with a sect that advises her that the Rapture is imminent. In time, she comes to accept this belief herself and becomes a born-again Christian. She begins a new, pious lifestyle, eventually marrying and having a daughter, Mary. When her husband Randy is killed in a senseless murder, however, she begins to question the benevolence of God. She believes God has called her to go to the desert to wait for the Rapture, and instead of leaving her daughter safely with friends decides Mary must come with her. A police officer named Foster is concerned for...

Full answer by Ghoti and Chips: https://movies.stackexchange.com/a/75684 (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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