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Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief (2015)

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Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief

Movie2015·120 min

Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief

Directed by Alex Gibney

A documentary film directed by Alex Gibney.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 19%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.6/10

883 ratings

About Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief

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.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Serious (1 of 9)
Scale: Broad (6 of 9)
Spirit: Haunting (3 of 9)
Texture: Unsettling, Gritty
Story Tags: faith existentialism, corruption power, trauma recovery, religion, showbiz media, urban, group found family, outsider misfit, nonlinear flashback, slow burn reveal, corruption

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Details

Director: Alex Gibney
Language: English

Cast

Paul Haggis, Jason Beghe, Alex Gibney

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How Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief Ranks

All movies

Top 19%

2010s movies

Top 16%

Documentary movies

Top 19%

2010s Documentary movies

Top 18%

★Alex Gibney films#1 of 10

Alex Gibney's highest-rated film in our catalog.

the vibe

Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief Vibe

What it feels like

measureddarkintenseapproachableseriousbroadhaunting

unsettling

gritty

What it's about

nonlinear flashbackslow-burn revealfaith existentialismcorruption powertrauma recoveryoutsider misfitgroup found familyreligionshowbiz & mediacorruptionurban

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

serious 1/9serious 1/9

scale

broad 6/9broad 6/9

spirit

haunting 3/9haunting 3/9

texture

unsettlinguneasy