From tales of utopian communes gone wrong to megalomaniacal leaders, see our picks for documentaries about cults (and where to stream them).

It’s Easy To Get Caught Up In Cult Watching There are tons of documentaries, podcasts, and books about cults. It’s really easy to get sucked into some of the incredible stories of religion ...

It has been clarified why a cult leader's face turned blue before she was found mummified in a jaw-dropping documentary ...

A long-in-the-works documentary about the alt-rock band Failure — whose three Nineties albums fomented a cult following that eventually sparked an ongoing, decade-long reunion — will finally ...

A documentary about cult Los Angeles alt. rock band Failure is to air later this month, almost a decade on from when it was first announced. Every Time You Lose Your Mind, directed by the band’s ...

"What a woman!" For real! Quiver Distribution has debuted the trailer for a biopic documentary film titled TURA!, made by filmmaker Cody Jarrett. It premiered at the 2024 San Diego Asian Film ...

There’s also a docudrama about competitive weightlifting, and a handful of films that explore topics like basketball, cults and classical music.

As profiled in the 2024 Netflix documentary, the church faced allegations of manipulation, abuse, and was accused of being a cult.

I’ve been interested in cults and the Peoples Temple, in particular, for years. Then, something I heard in one of the more recent documentaries about Jonestown started creeping into my brain.

As profiled in the 2024 Netflix documentary, the church faced allegations of manipulation, abuse, and was accused of being a cult.