Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
Jan 25, 2015 | IMDB 7.6
120 min Watch NowDocumentary, TV Movie
GOING CLEAR intimately profiles eight former members of the Church of Scientology, shining a light on how they attract true believers and the things they do in the name of religion.
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How to Use Dianetics
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IMDB 5.9 | Sep , 1998
Roughly chronological, from 3/96 to 11/96, with a coda in spring of 1997: inside compounds of Aum Shinrikyo, a Buddhist sect led by Shoko Asahara. (Members confessed to a murderous sarin attack in the Tokyo subway in 1995.) We see what they eat, where they sleep, and how they respond to media scrutiny, on-going trials, the shrinking of their fortunes, and the criticism of society. Central focus is placed on Hiroshi Araki, a young man who finds himself elevated to chief spokesman for Aum after its leaders are arrested. Araki faces extreme hostility from the Japanese public, who find it hard to believe that most followers of the cult had no idea of the attacks and even harder to understand why these followers remain devoted to the religion, if not the violence.Witness Underground
IMDB 10 | Jan , 2024
Punk rock, B-movies, and Jehovah’s Witnesses unite in this heartfelt documentary. As members of Jehovah’s Witness start to explore culture outside of their religion, they have to wrestle with the possibility of being excommunicated from friends and family. Featuring in-depth interviews and extensive home video footage, Witness Underground tells the story of punk rocker Witnesses pushing against the highly controlling Jehovah’s Witnesses religion as they build their own community through music and art. This prolific community of Witness musicians create their own record label, Nuclear Gopher, and become early adopters of promoting their music through the internet, including what may have been the first album to ever be livestreamed. This community’s history is well documented through archival footage of their home movies and self-produced music videos, all with a very charming energy.Metal: A Headbanger's Journey
IMDB 7.6 | Sep , 2005
The film discusses the traits and originators of some of metal's many subgenres, including the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, power metal, Nu metal, glam metal, thrash metal, black metal, and death metal. Dunn uses a family-tree-type flowchart to document some of the most popular metal subgenres. The film also explores various aspects of heavy metal culture.Beside Bowie - The Mick Ronson Story
IMDB 8.2 | May , 2017
Beside Bowie: The Mick Ronson Story is a documentary about the life and work of Michael "Mick" Ronson, the guitarist, songwriter, producer and arranger who, in the early part of his career, performed with David Bowie as one of the 'Spiders from Mars'.Jesus Camp
IMDB 7 | Sep , 2006
Jesus Camp is a Christian summer camp where children hone their "prophetic gifts" and are schooled in how to "take back America for Christ". The film is a first-ever look into an intense training ground that recruits born-again Christian children to become an active part of America's political future."Sr."
IMDB 6.9 | Sep , 2022
A portrait of the life and career of Robert Downey Sr. (1936-2021), the visionary and fearless US filmmaker — father of actor Robert Downey Jr. — who in the sixties and seventies laid the foundations for countercultural comedy.Manlife
IMDB 6 | Jun , 2017
For over 80 years, Merle Hayden has crusaded to recruit members to the utopian movement Lawsonomy. Founded by aircraft pioneer Alfred Lawson, Lawsonomy advocates for economic reform and clean, communal living that transforms followers into a "New Species" that will benefit the human race either in this life or the next. Merle joined Lawson as a teenager and never looked back. His high school sweetheart Betty Kasch, however, is tired of Lawson coming between them. Reunited after over 60 years apart, non-believer Betty wants Merle to join her in Florida. Merle's commitment to preserving Lawson's legacy, artifacts currently rotting in a barn alongside a Wisconsin highway, has Betty worried Merle may leave her for Lawson once again.Aliens from Spaceship Earth
IMDB 3 | Jan , 1977
While the aliens in this film may seem to be quite human, one must realize that we're dealing with close encounters of the fourth kind. An inner space journey triggered by the drug culture and rebellion of the 1960s, and the non-violent search for self that continues among people in today's culture. Could this be due to some influence from a higher spiritual consciousness? The world's alien leaders are well represented in this film: Baba Muktananda, Swami Satchidananda, A. C. Bhaktivedanta, Guru Maharaj Ji, Yoga Bhahan, Sri Sathya, Sai Baba, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Father Yod, Baba Ram Das, and well-known personalities who present their views on seeking their own terrestrial individuality.The Legacy of Othello
IMDB 8 | Jun , 2022
A fascinating exploration of the literary — The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice, by English playwright William Shakespeare (1604) — and lyrical — Othello, by Italian opera composer Giuseppe Verdi (1887) — myth of Othello, the desperately tragic story of a Moorish general in the army of the Venetian Republic whose absurd jealousy poisons his love for his wife Desdemona.How to Use Dianetics
IMDB 0 | Jan , 2009
In this sprawling 33-part epic, Dianetics therapy and the effects it has on human minds are explored.Heaven's Gate: The Untold Story
IMDB 6 | Nov , 1999
Documentary chronicling the history of the Heaven's Gate cult, including actual home video footage and interviews with surviving members.Return of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley
IMDB 7.2 | Nov , 2024
He had one chance to show the world he was still the King of Rock 'n' Roll. Discover the story behind Elvis Presley's triumphant '68 comeback special.Madame Soleil, la femme qui était supposée savoir
IMDB 0 | Sep , 2023
Faces of Death
IMDB 4.5 | Nov , 1978
A collection of death scenes, ranging from TV-material to home-made super-8 movies. The common factor is death by some means.The Revenge of Bernadette Chirac
IMDB 7.5 | Oct , 2023
Je ne sais pas si c'est tout le monde
IMDB 6.8 | Oct , 2019
Escaping the NXIVM Cult: A Mother's Fight to Save Her Daughter
IMDB 4.8 | Sep , 2019
The shocking true story of Catherine Oxenberg and her fight to save her daughter India from a dangerous sex cult.The Hugo's Brain
IMDB 7.8 | Nov , 2012
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IMDB 0 | Aug , 2022
Six survivors of sexual abuse speak of the consequences of growing up with the secret of their abuse.I Want to See
IMDB 5.7 | May , 2008
July 2006. Another war breaks out in Lebanon. The directors decide to follow a movie star, Catherine Deneuve and a friend, actor and artist Rabih Mroue;, on the roads of South Lebanon. Together, they will drive through the regions devastated by the conflict. It is the beginning of an unpredictable, unexpected adventure...