Is Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief violent?

Not especially. Less violent than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief

Name: Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2015
Duration: 120 min
Rating: 7.6
Cast: Paul Haggis, Jason Beghe, Alex Gibney, Lawrence Wright, Sherry Stringfield

Directed by Alex Gibney

Produced by Sky Atlantic, Jigsaw Productions

2015120 min7.6 / 10

A sobering investigative documentary that uses intimate testimony from former cult members to expose psychological manipulation and institutional abuse within Scientology.

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.

Clusters

Realistic Injustice Dramas Detective And Interrogation Movies Priests and Religious Leaders Violent Revenge Movies Racism And Social Injustice

Genres

Documentary

Keywords

Cult Psychological Abuse Cult Leader Scientology Social Documentary Indoctrination Sect Emotional Abuse Testimony Church Of Scientology Religious Indoctrination Member Abuse Emotional Abuse & Manipulation

Where to watch

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Questions people ask

Is Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.
Is Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.
Is Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Does Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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