Does The Power of Nightmares leave you hopeful?

No. Less hopeful than 95% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Is The Power of Nightmares easy watching?

No. Less comforting than 94% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Is The Power of Nightmares sad?

Yes. More sad than 79% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Is The Power of Nightmares violent?

Not especially. Less violent than 65% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Is The Power of Nightmares scary?

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

The Power of Nightmares

Name: The Power of Nightmares
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2004
Rating: 8.1
Cast: Gilles Kepel, Melvin Goodman, Stephen Holmes, William Kristol, Michael Ledeen

The Rise of the Politics of Fear

Created by Adam Curtis

On BBC Two

20041 season3 episodes60 min8.1 / 10

A rigorous, paranoia-inducing documentary essay that traces how fear itself became a tool of political control in the modern era.

Examines how politicians have used our fears to increase their power and control over society.

Clusters

Guilt, Memory, and Broken Trust Paranoia Without Comfort Grief, Guilt, and the Long Investigation History's moral weight, thrillingly grim

Genres

Documentary

Keywords

Terrorism

Where to watch

Not available in United States — it streams in other countries.

Questions people ask

Does The Power of Nightmares leave you hopeful? No. Less hopeful than 95% of series.
Is The Power of Nightmares easy watching? No. Less comforting than 94% of series.
Is The Power of Nightmares sad? Yes. More sad than 79% of series.
Is The Power of Nightmares violent? Not especially. Less violent than 65% of series.
Is The Power of Nightmares scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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.

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