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Documentaries like Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief

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The 3 reasons people love Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief

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  1. You like hearing people explain how they came to believe, and how they left.

  2. You want to know how an organisation keeps control of its members.

  3. You like long testimonies where people choose every word.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

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  • Spotlight2015

    • hearing people explain how they came to believe, and how they left
    • long testimonies where people choose every word

    Good for you if you like a story told through interviews and documents.

  • Chernobyl2019

    • hearing people explain how they came to believe, and how they left

    Good for you if you want to understand a real disaster.

  • Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich2020

    • hearing people explain how they came to believe, and how they left
    • to know how an organisation keeps control of its members

    Good for you if you want to hear the survivors in their own words.

  • Blackfish2013

    • hearing people explain how they came to believe, and how they left
    • to know how an organisation keeps control of its members

    Good for you if you like former trainers admitting what they didn't want to see.

  • Inside Job2010

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

    Good for you if you want to know who made money from the crash and who paid.

  • Wild Wild Country2018

    • to know how an organisation keeps control of its members

    Good for you if you like a fight between a commune and a town that becomes a national case.

  • Bowling for Columbine2002

    • hearing people explain how they came to believe, and how they left
    • long testimonies where people choose every word

    Good for you if you want a road trip through America asking why it has so many shootings.

  • Fahrenheit 9/112004

    • hearing people explain how they came to believe, and how they left
    • to know how an organisation keeps control of its members

    Good for you if you want news footage and interviews from the Bush years in one film.

  • The Big Short2015

    • hearing people explain how they came to believe, and how they left
    • long testimonies where people choose every word

    Good for you if you like sharp, cynical characters.

  • Three Identical Strangers2018

    • hearing people explain how they came to believe, and how they left

    Good for you if you like hearing the brothers tell it themselves.

  • Making a Murderer2015

    • to know how an organisation keeps control of its members

    Good for you if you like seeing how a county police force and a court work up close.

  • Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes2019

    • hearing people explain how they came to believe, and how they left

    Good for you if you want to hear a real case from the recordings themselves.

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