Can't Get You Out of My Head

Can't Get You Out of My Head

Created by Adam Curtis

On BBC iPlayer

20211 season6 episodes80 min7.8 / 10

A sprawling, essayistic documentary that weaves together global political and cultural history to argue that radical modernity is complicit in its own systems of control.

In six films, Adam Curtis traces the different forces across the world that have led to now. It covers a wide range—including the strange roots of modern conspiracy theories, the history of China, opium and opioids, the history of Artificial Intelligence, melancholy over the loss of empire and, love and power. And explores whether modern culture, despite its radicalism, is really just part of the new system of power.

Questions people ask

  • Is Can't Get You Out of My Head sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of series.

  • Does Can't Get You Out of My Head leave you hopeful? No. Less hopeful than 96% of series.

  • Is Can't Get You Out of My Head easy watching? No. Less comforting than 94% of series.

  • Is Can't Get You Out of My Head scary? Yes. More frightening than 89% of series.

  • Is Can't Get You Out of My Head violent? Not especially. Less violent than 59% of series.

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

72/ 100

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Rarity97

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Surprise77

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love47

How much audiences actually like it

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