Documentaries on Cults

[Nemra]

Guys, if you're going to share documentaries, please share serious ones that go into depth and detail about some cults.

[Nemra]

One of Us

Overview:

Penetrating the insular world of New York's Hasidic community, focusing on three individuals driven to break away despite threats of retaliation.

Edited Tuesday at 08:20 PM by Nemra

[Nemra]

Here is the full documentary on YouTube:

Holy Hell

Overview:

An inside look at Buddhafield, a West Hollywood cult formed by a charismatic teacher in the 1980s that eventually imploded.

Edited Tuesday at 10:25 PM by Nemra

[Nemra]

Basically, Buddhafield started from hypnotherapy sessions.

The cult leader was a hypnotherapist.

Edited Wednesday at 11:05 AM by Nemra

[Nemra]

Ministry of Evil: The Twisted Cult of Tony Alamo

Overview:

Ministry of Evil chronicles the life and crimes of televangelist turned cult-leader Tony Alamo. By skirting the law and enforcing a code of silence among their followers, Tony and his wife Susan came to wield unimaginable power, becoming millionaires on the backs of their believers.

Edited Wednesday at 05:46 PM by Nemra

[Nemra]

Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God

Overview:

A three-part docuseries chronicling the life and death of Amy Carlson, also known as Mother God, a self-proclaimed spiritual savior who built a cult.

Edited Thursday at 02:22 PM by Nemra

[Nemra]

Unveiled: Surviving La Luz del Mundo

Overview:

The story of the Mexican Christian megachurch La Luz del Mundo (LLDM) and the sexual abuse that scores of members, many of them minors, claim they have suffered at the hands of its successive leaders, known as the "Apostles".

Edited Thursday at 06:43 PM by Nemra

[Nemra]

Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple

Overview:

Featuring never-before-seen footage, this documentary delivers a startling new look at the Peoples Temple, headed by preacher Jim Jones who, in 1978, led more than 900 members to Guyana, where he orchestrated a mass suicide via tainted punch.

Edited 9 hours ago by Nemra

[UnbornTao]

What about less obvious cults? Can you find some on Christian subgroups or Zen-like sects? Or perhaps Hindu/Buddhist-based?

Edited 7 hours ago by UnbornTao

[Nemra]

12 minutes ago, UnbornTao said:

What about less obvious cults? Can you find some on Christian subgroups or Zen-like sects? Or perhaps Hindu/Nuddisht-based?

There are many types.

I will watch them and post them.

I have only been watching cult documentaries. 🫩😁

Edited 7 hours ago by Nemra

[UnbornTao]

7 minutes ago, Nemra said:

There are many types.

I will watch them and post them.

Thanks.

I meant to say Buddhist, not Nuddhist. Freudian slip, I guess.

Edited 7 hours ago by UnbornTao

[Nemra]

3 minutes ago, UnbornTao said:

Thanks.

No problem.

3 minutes ago, UnbornTao said:

I meant to say Buddhist, not Nuddhist. Freudian slip, I guess.

😁