Synopsis
After being denied access to the Church of Scientology's headquarters, documentarian Louis Theroux teams up with ex-Scientology official Marty Rathbun to stage re-enactments of alleged abuses within the organization. Theroux soon discovers that the church is watching his every move.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes89%
Metacritic62/100
309 audience votes
Key crew
- John DowerDirector
- John DowerWriter
- Louis TherouxWriter
- Dan JonesOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Louis TherouxSelf
- Tom De VochtSelf
- Marty RathbunSelf
- Jefferson HawkinsSelf
- Andrew PerezDavid Miscavige
- Marc HeadleySelf
- Paz de la HuertaSelf
- Rob AlterTom Cruise
- David MiscavigeSelf (archive footage)
- Tom CruiseSelf (Archive Footage)
- Ted KoppelSelf (archive footage)
- L. Ron HubbardSelf (archive photo)
Stills
Themes
mind controlmanipulationreligionscientologyreligious cultinvestigative journalismreligious delusionscautionaryegotisticalarrogantauthoritarian