Doing Research on Cults and Coercive Social Movements
by jrrowensimdb | created - 11 Apr 2021 | updated - 11 Apr 2021 | Publicthese movies seem important to watch related to this. Some utopian/dystopian. mostly just cults though.
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1. Seduced: Inside the NXIVM Cult (2020)
TV-MA | 253 min | Documentary, Crime
Seduced follows India Oxenberg's abuse and her own culpability inside the NXIVM cult, an organization marketed as a self-help group.
Stars: Catherine Oxenberg, India Oxenberg, Janja Lalich, Rick Alan Ross
Votes: 2,437
2. NXIVM: Multi-Level Marketing (2017 TV Movie)
28 min | Documentary
A report on the secretive Capital Region business NXIVM (Nexium), including the recent revelations that women connected to the group were branded with a symbol that incorporates the ... See full summary »
Director: David Sloan | Stars: Clare Bronfman, Sarah Edmondson, Kristin Keefe, Kristin Kreuk
Votes: 13
3. The Lost Women of NXIVM (2019)
86 min | Documentary, Mystery
This feature documentary will explore what happened to four women who were members of NXIVM who either vanished or died in mysterious circumstances.
Stars: Michelle Wong, Janja Lalich, Roger Stone, Keith Raniere
Votes: 113
4. Escaping the NXIVM Cult: A Mother's Fight to Save Her Daughter (2019 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 87 min | Crime, Drama
A mother who will stop at nothing to get her daughter back exposes the intricate seductive power of Allison and Keith and the mental and physical abuse inflicted on her daughter.
Director: Lisa Robinson | Stars: Andrea Roth, Jasper Polish, Sara Fletcher, Kristin Booth
Votes: 596
5. The Vow (2020–2022)
TV-MA | 60 min | Documentary, Crime
A look at the experiences of the members of the NXIVM, an organization and sex cult that made headlines for being charged with sex trafficking, racketeering, and conspiracy.
Stars: Sarah Edmondson, Mark Vicente, Bonnie Piesse, Anthony Ames
Votes: 6,638
6. Beyond the Headlines: Escaping the NXIVM Cult with Gretchen Carlson (2019 TV Special)
Reality-TV
The purported self-help group NXIVM traps thousands and targets the minds and bodies of young women from around the country; actress Catherine Oxenberg shares her personal fight to get her daughter out of the outrageous cult.
Star: Frank Parlato
Votes: 21
7. Wild Wild Country (2018)
TV-MA | 67 min | Documentary, Crime
When Osho, the world's most controversial guru, builds an Utopian city deep in the Oregon country, conflict with the locals escalates into a national scandal.
Stars: Ma Anand Sheela, Philip Toelkes, Jane Stork, George Meredith
Votes: 35,070
8. America's Book of Secrets (2012–2021)
TV-14 | 44 min | Documentary
From the facts behind the NSA spying scandals ("Big Brother") and the Boston Bombings ("American Terrorists") to America's secret prisons, Scientology, the Gold conspiracy and America's doomsday plans, this series features in-depth interviews with top journalists, law enforcement officials and whistleblowers.
Stars: Jonathan Adams, Barry Aird, Lance Reddick, Ronald Kessler
Votes: 962
9. Heaven's Gate (2020)
TV-MA | 52 min | Documentary, Crime
A comprehensive analysis of the UFO cult. The disappearance of 20 people, and the largest suicide on U.S. soil. Forever changing the face of modern era religion.
Stars: Janja Lalich, Robert Balch, Benjamin Zeller, Frank Lyford
Votes: 3,023
10. Heaven's Gate (2013)
47 min | Documentary
A group of wingsuit pilots gather at Tianmen Mountain in China, to attempt an intimidating feat - flying through the sacred site known as Heaven's Gate, an archway carved out of the mountain.
Director: Nic Good | Stars: Jeb Corliss, Gigi Fitzmorris, Matthew Good, Barry Holubeck
Votes: 10
11. The Radical Story of Patty Hearst (2018)
60 min | Documentary
The transformation of Patty Hearst from kidnapped heiress to terrorist is a saga of privilege, celebrity and violence that gripped the nation. Over forty years later, firsthand accounts ... See full summary »
Stars: Bill Harris, Jeffrey Toobin, Steven Weed, Carol Pogash
Votes: 274
13. Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst (2004)
Not Rated | 89 min | Documentary, History, Mystery
The story of the 1974 kidnap of teenage heiress Patty Hearst, which set off one of the most bizarre episodes in recent American history.
Director: Robert Stone | Stars: Russ Little, Michael Bortin, Timothy Findley, Dan Grove
Votes: 630
14. Q: Into the Storm (2021)
TV-MA | 59 min | Documentary, Mystery
When documentary filmmaker Cullen Hoback sets out to uncover the forces behind QAnon, his attention turns to 8chan, the site where "Q" posts.
Stars: Cullen Hoback, Fredrick Brennan, Craig James, Ron Watkins
Votes: 6,617
15. Jehovah's Witnesses: The Organization Behind the Name (1992 Video)
55 min | Documentary
Jehovah's Witnesses, known for their public ministry, number into the millions worldwide. Who are they? How is their work coordinated? What is the source and purpose of the Bible-based ... See full synopsis »
Votes: 199
16. Become Jehovah's Friend (2012– )
Animation, Short, Family
A Jehovah's Witness cartoon that teaches kids about the religion and the Bible.
Votes: 147
17. Bikram: Yogi, Guru, Predator (2019)
TV-MA | 86 min | Documentary, Crime
Tracing from his rise in the 1970s to his disgrace in accusations of rape and sexual harassment in more recent years.
Director: Eva Orner | Stars: Larissa Anderson, Francesca Asumah, Sarah Baughn, Bikram Choudhury
Votes: 8,339
18. Bikram Singha: The Lion Is Back (2012)
Not Rated | 130 min | Action
Gupi, a conman faces hurdles after he meets a girl who pretends to be his daughter, later learns that he has a deadly doppelganger ACP Bikram Singha Roy.
Director: Rajib Biswas | Stars: Prasenjit Chatterjee, Richa Langella, Supriyo Dutta, Anusmriti Sarkar
Votes: 73
19. Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth
Drama | Announced
A look at the life of Jesus in Galilee.
20. Ashram in Poona (1979)
83 min | Documentary
A secretly filmed account of sessions at Osho Rajneesh's ashram in Pune, India.
Director: Wolfgang Dobrowolny | Stars: Osho, Ma Anand Sheela, Jörg Andrees Elten, Jan Foudraine
Votes: 61
21. The Ashram (2018)
Not Rated | 89 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
After receiving a cryptic message, American skeptic Jamie travels to the Indian Himalayas to pick up on the trail of his missing girlfriend. There, he discovers a secretive community led by... See full summary »
Director: Ben Rekhi | Stars: Sam Keeley, Manoel Orfanaki, Hera Hilmar, Kal Penn
Votes: 931
22. Aashram (2020–2024)
45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A duplicitous, aashram based, Indian Godman's good deeds serve activities criminal and unholy, such as rapes, murders, drugs, vote bank politics and forced male emasculation. The law and a few crusaders investigate to bring him to account.
Stars: Bobby Deol, Chandan Roy Sanyal, Aditi Sudhir Pohankar, Darshan Kumaar
Votes: 57,589
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