The Sunshine Makers

The Sunshine Makers

Two warriors for peace, a vat of chemicals and an LSD cookbook. What could possibly go wrong?

Directed by Cosmo Feilding-Mellen

Produced by Passion Pictures, Persephone Productions

2015101 min6.8 / 10

A sympathetic documentary portrait of two idealistic chemists who believed LSD could transform consciousness and society, told with affection for their utopian vision despite the legal consequences.

The story of Nicholas Sand and Tim Scully, the unlikely duo at the heart of 1960s American drug counter-culture. United in a utopian mission to save the planet through the consciousness-raising power of LSD, these underground chemists manufactured a massive amount of acid, including the gold standard for quality LSD, 'Orange Sunshine,' all while staying one step ahead of the Feds.

Questions people ask

  • Does The Sunshine Makers end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is The Sunshine Makers violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is The Sunshine Makers sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.

  • Is The Sunshine Makers easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.

  • Is The Sunshine Makers scary? 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.

59/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity92

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise33

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love60

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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