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  1. In interviews and rare home video footage, ex-FLDS members share the truth about their isolated community — and the events that pushed them to leave.

    The sides of Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey

    • A closed polygamist church in the American West
    • Warren Jeffs, a self-declared prophet
    • Former members and their home videos

    Good for you if

    • you want former members telling the truth about a world they escaped.
    • you like seeing how one man took control of a whole community.
    • you are drawn to stories of mothers and daughters breaking away.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't take real stories of child abuse and underage marriage.
    • you need some light in a story, and this one stays dark for long stretches.

    About: faith · control · escape

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  2. Deliver Us from Evil 2006

    Documentary

    Documentary filmmaker Amy Berg investigates the life of 30-year pedophile Father Oliver O'Grady and exposes the corruption inside the Catholic Church that allowed him to abuse countless children. Victims' stories and a disturbing interview with O'Grady offer a view into the troubled mind of the spiritual leader who moved from parish to parish gaining trust ... all the while betraying so many.

    The sides of Deliver Us from Evil

    • A priest who abused children for decades
    • A Church that moved him from parish to parish
    • Victims and their families speaking out

    Good for you if

    • you want survivors and their families to be heard.
    • you want to understand how one priest escaped justice for so long.
    • you want to see how an institution protected itself.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't take child abuse described in detail.
    • you need a story that ends with justice served.

    About: betrayal · faith · accountability

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  3. This four-part documentary series follows the story of India Oxenberg's perilous journey through the dark and criminal world of the notorious self-help-group-turned-sex-slave-cult NXIVM.

    The sides of Seduced: Inside the NXIVM Cult

    • A young actress drawn into NXIVM
    • A self-help group that became a cult
    • A mother fighting to get her daughter out

    Good for you if

    • you want India Oxenberg telling her own story.
    • you want to understand how a group took control of its members.
    • you're moved by a mother who refuses to give up on her daughter.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't watch accounts of manipulation and sexual abuse.
    • you want the whole cult told through many former members. This one stays close to India and her mother.

    About: manipulation · control · recovery

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  4. Wild Wild Country 2018

    Documentary

    When a controversial cult leader builds a utopian city in the Oregon desert, conflict with the locals escalates into a national scandal.

    The sides of Wild Wild Country

    • A guru's followers building a city in the Oregon desert
    • Ma Anand Sheela, his right hand
    • A small town fighting back

    Good for you if

    • you like a fight between a commune and a town that becomes a national case.
    • you can't look away from Sheela telling her own story decades later.
    • you like a true story that gets stranger with each episode, and you can't guess where it goes.

    Bad for you if

    • six episodes of over an hour each is too much for you.
    • you need momentum, and the archives and interviews take their time.

    About: faith · power · utopia

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  5. The film 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.

    The sides of Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief

    • Eight former members of the Church of Scientology
    • How a science fiction writer founded a religion
    • Testimony about abuse inside the church

    Good for you if

    • you like hearing people explain how they came to believe, and how they left.
    • you want to know how an organisation keeps control of its members.
    • you like long testimonies where people choose every word.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't listen to accounts of psychological abuse and broken families.
    • you lose track when names pile up. Eight former members, two church leaders and a few film stars come and go.

    About: belief · control · leaving

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  6. My Scientology Movie 2016

    Documentary

    After being denied access to the Church of Scientology's headquarters, documentarian Louis Theroux teams up with ex-Scientology official Marty Rathbun to stage re-enactments of alleged abuses within the organization. Theroux soon discovers that the church is watching his every move.

    The sides of My Scientology Movie

    • Louis Theroux shut out of Scientology
    • Actors auditioning to play its leader
    • Cameras filming the man who films them

    Good for you if

    • you like Louis Theroux's deadpan face to face moments.
    • you like actors re-enacting scenes described by former members.
    • you like Theroux being followed and filmed by the people he's filming.

    Bad for you if

    • you want answers, and the church never lets him in.
    • you'd rather not hear former members describe alleged abuse.

    About: control · faith · fear

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  7. Featuring never-before-seen footage, this documentary delivers a startling new look at the Peoples Temple, headed by preacher Jim Jones who, in 1978, led more than 900 members to Guyana, where he orchestrated a mass suicide via tainted punch.

    The sides of Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple

    • Jim Jones and the Peoples Temple
    • Former members and survivors speaking
    • The move to Guyana in 1978

    Good for you if

    • you want to understand how ordinary people followed Jim Jones.
    • you like archive footage that shows a story from the inside.
    • you can watch a slow descent you know will end in tragedy.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't face the deaths of more than 900 people, children among them.
    • you need some hope at the end of a story.

    About: faith · manipulation · belonging

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  8. This docuseries includes never-before-seen material from the infamous 51-day standoff between federal agents and a heavily armed religious group in 1993.

    The sides of Waco: American Apocalypse

    • A 51-day standoff in Texas in 1993
    • Federal agents facing an armed religious group
    • Footage never shown before

    Good for you if

    • you want to understand what really happened at Waco.
    • you like a defining American event told from the inside.
    • you like following a siege day by day toward its end.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't stand real gunfights on screen.
    • you'd rather not watch a tragedy where children died.

    About: faith · authority · tragedy

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  9. Jimmy Savile was one of the United Kingdom’s most beloved TV personalities. Shortly after his death in 2011, an investigation prompted more than 450 horrific allegations of sexual assault and abuse, with victims as young as 5.

    The sides of Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story

    • A TV star loved by the British public
    • Archive footage of his decades of fame
    • Survivors of his abuse

    Good for you if

    • you want to understand a real case that shook Britain.
    • you want to see how fame and institutions protected Jimmy Savile.
    • you want to know how this stayed hidden for so long.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't take accounts of child sexual abuse.
    • you need some justice at the end, and he died before any trial.

    About: abuse of power · silence · celebrity

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  10. Suicide, murder... or something else? This docuseries examines chilling truths and theories around the deaths of 11 members of a Delhi family.

    The sides of House of Secrets: The Burari Deaths

    • Eleven members of one Delhi family found dead
    • Police, reporters and relatives looking for answers
    • Handwritten diaries left in the house

    Good for you if

    • you want to understand a real case that shook Delhi.
    • you like an investigation weighing suicide, murder and belief.
    • you want to see how one family's history and shared beliefs shaped what happened.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't watch a documentary about the deaths of a whole family.
    • you need some hope or comfort at the end.

    About: family · belief · grief · the media

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  11. The Devil on Trial 2023

    Documentary

    Explore the first – and only – time “demonic possession” has officially been used as a defense in a U.S. murder trial. Including firsthand accounts of alleged devil possession and a shocking murder, this extraordinary story forces reflection on our fear of the unknown.

    The sides of The Devil on Trial

    • A 1981 Connecticut murder trial
    • A defense of demonic possession
    • A family's account of a boy they say was possessed

    Good for you if

    • you like weighing a true case with no easy answer.
    • you like the chill of exorcism stories told by those who were there.
    • you want the real case behind The Conjuring 3.

    Bad for you if

    • you need claims that hold up to science.
    • you can't take a real killing and a family torn apart.

    About: faith · justice · fear of the unknown

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  12. The Vow 2020

    Documentary

    The docuseries follows people deeply involved in the group NXIVM — which is faced with various charges, including sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy — over the course of several years.

    The sides of The Vow

    • Former NXIVM members telling their story
    • A self-help group that hid a secret society
    • Years of footage filmed from the inside

    Good for you if

    • you want to understand how thoughtful people were drawn into NXIVM.
    • you follow true crime through the eyes of those who walked away.
    • you want to see how Keith Raniere controlled the people around him.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't watch accounts of abuse, branding and coercion.
    • you need momentum, and this story unfolds over many hours.

    About: manipulation · belief · betrayal

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  13. Discover the untold story of the toxic and abusive environment inside '90s kids' TV. Hear harrowing accounts from former child stars and crew who probe the balance of power in the industry and reveal an era that inflicted lasting wounds still felt today.

    The sides of Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV

    • Former child actors from 90s kids' TV
    • Crew members describing life on set
    • Abuse behind shows made for children

    Good for you if

    • you want to hear former child stars tell their own story.
    • you want to understand who held power over children on a TV set.
    • you follow true crime about abusers who worked on children's shows.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't hear testimony about the sexual abuse of children.
    • you need hope, and these wounds are still open.

    About: abuse · power · childhood

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  14. Bus 174 2002

    Documentary

    On 12 June 2000, in Rio de Janeiro, Ônibus 174 was taken by an armed young man, threatening to kill all the passengers. Transmitted live on all national networks, this shocking and tragic event became one of violence's most shocking portraits, and one of the most terrifying examples of police incompetence and abuse in recent years.

    The sides of Bus 174

    • A bus held hostage in Rio in 2000
    • Live television footage of the standoff
    • The life of the young man holding the gun

    Good for you if

    • you want to understand a real hostage crisis that Brazil watched live.
    • you can sit through hours of a standoff that could break at any second.
    • you can take a true story with no comfort at the end.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't watch real footage of a hostage taking that ends in death.
    • you can't face a street kid's life of loss, prison and police abuse.
    • you won't read subtitles for a film in Portuguese.

    About: poverty · police violence · invisibility

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  15. Audrie & Daisy 2016

    Documentary

    A documentary film about three cases of rape, that includes the stories of two American high school students, Audrie Pott and Daisy Coleman. At the time of the sexual assaults, Pott was 15 and Coleman was 14 years old. After the assaults, the victims and their families were subjected to abuse and cyberbullying.

    The sides of Audrie & Daisy

    • Two teenage girls who were sexually assaulted
    • Families facing the aftermath
    • Online harassment in small towns

    Good for you if

    • you want to hear what happened from the families and survivors themselves.
    • you can be moved by families speaking about a loss.
    • you want to see how small towns turned on two girls instead of the boys they accused.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't watch a film about sexual assault and suicide.
    • you need justice at the end of a true story, and these cases leave you angry.

    About: consent · victim blaming · cyberbullying · grief

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  16. The Confession Killer 2019

    Documentary

    Henry Lee Lucas rose to infamy when he confessed to hundreds of unsolved murders. This docuseries examines the truth -- and horrifying consequences.

    The sides of The Confession Killer

    • A drifter who confessed to hundreds of murders
    • Lawmen who closed cases on his word
    • Families still waiting for the truth

    Good for you if

    • you want to understand how one man's confessions misled the police.
    • you like true crime that questions the investigators.
    • you like finding out which confessions could be true.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't watch stories of real murder victims.
    • you need justice at the end, and many families never got it.

    About: justice · false confessions · grief

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  17. The Dissident 2020

    Documentary

    When Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi disappears after entering Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul, his fiancée and dissidents around the world are left to piece together the clues to a brutal murder and expose a global cover up perpetrated by the very country he loved.

    The sides of The Dissident

    • A journalist who walks into a consulate in Istanbul
    • His fiancée waiting outside
    • Dissidents fighting a state online

    Good for you if

    • you want the facts of the Jamal Khashoggi case laid out piece by piece.
    • you like an investigation that plays like a thriller.
    • you want to understand how a state hunts its critics abroad.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't sit with a real murder and the grief of the people left behind.
    • you can't hear the details of a killing described.

    About: free speech · surveillance · impunity

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  18. Tiger King 2020

    Documentary

    A zoo owner spirals out of control amid a cast of eccentric characters in this true murder-for-hire story from the underworld of big cat breeding.

    The sides of Tiger King

    • A private zoo full of tigers in Oklahoma
    • A feud between Joe Exotic and Carole Baskin
    • A murder-for-hire plot

    Good for you if

    • you can laugh at how far a feud between zoo owners goes.
    • you like a real story stranger than anything you'd make up.
    • you like a cast of big cat breeders who each seem invented.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't watch big cats kept in cages and badly treated.
    • you need answers, and the disappearance of Carole Baskin's husband is never solved.

    About: obsession · rivalry · greed

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  19. The spectacular rise and scandalous fall of hot-yoga evangelist Bikram Choudhury is chronicled through archival footage and extensive insider interviews.

    The sides of Bikram: Yogi, Guru, Predator

    • The founder of hot yoga
    • Studios full of devoted students
    • Former followers who speak out

    Good for you if

    • you want the true story of Bikram Choudhury told through archive footage.
    • you like seeing how a guru built a hold over his followers.
    • you want to hear the people who brought the abuse to light.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't hear survivors describe sexual abuse.
    • you can't sit through long archive footage of Bikram boasting to his students.

    About: abuse of power · faith · accountability

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  20. This harrowing docuseries explores, a cruel conman masquerading as a British spy manipulates and steals from his victims, leaving ruined families in his wake.

    The sides of The Puppet Master: Hunting the Ultimate Conman

    • A conman posing as a British spy
    • Victims controlled and cut off from their families
    • Parents fighting for years to get their children back

    Good for you if

    • you want the true story told by the people who lived it.
    • you want to understand how a conman takes over people's lives.
    • you like a hunt that runs across years.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't watch real people manipulated and abused for years.
    • you need some hope, and the damage to the families stays.

    About: manipulation · control · family

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