The 25 Best Cult & Psychology Documentaries

36 documentaries

Why people believe what they believe, and who takes advantage of it.

Cults are never as obvious from the inside. Going Clear on Scientology and Wild Wild Country on the Rajneesh commune in Oregon are the two to start with. Watch them back to back and you'll spot the same playbook every time.

Going Clear poster

1

Going Clear

2015 · 2h

8.095%

Jesus Camp poster

2

Jesus Camp

2006 · 1h 24m

7.489%

Titicut Follies poster

3

Titicut Follies

1967 · 1h 24m

7.7100%

Wild Wild Country poster

4

Wild Wild Country

2018 · 6 eps

8.0

Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple poster

5

Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple

2006 · 1h 26m

7.894%

Marjoe poster

6

Marjoe

1972 · 1h 28m

7.4100%

Waco: The Rules of Engagement poster

7

Waco: The Rules of Engagement

1997 · 2h 16m

7.888%

One of Us poster

8

One of Us

2017 · 1h 35m

7.096%

Prophet's Prey poster

9

Prophet's Prey

2015 · 1h 41m

7.292%

The Most Hated Family in America poster

10

The Most Hated Family in America

2007 · 1h

7.9

Bikram: Yogi, Guru, Predator poster

11

Bikram: Yogi, Guru, Predator

2019 · 1h 26m

6.796%

Hell House poster

12

Hell House

2001 · 1h 25m

6.894%

Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere poster

13

Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere

2026 · 1h 32m

76%

Behind the Curve poster

14

Behind the Curve

2018 · 1h 36m

6.591%

My Scientology Movie poster

15

My Scientology Movie

2015 · 1h 39m

6.689%

The Push poster

16

The Push

2018 · 1h 10m

7.5

America's Most Hated Family in Crisis poster

17

America's Most Hated Family in Crisis

2011 · 1h

7.5

The Program: Cons, Cults, and Kidnapping poster

18

The Program: Cons, Cults, and Kidnapping

2024 · 3 eps

7.4

Shiny Happy People poster

19

Shiny Happy People

2023 · 7 eps

7.4

Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey poster

20

Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey

2022 · 4 eps

7.3

Love Has Won poster

21

Love Has Won

2023 · 3 eps

7.2

Stolen Youth: Inside the Cult at Sarah Lawrence poster

22

Stolen Youth: Inside the Cult at Sarah Lawrence

2023 · 3 eps

7.2

Heaven's Gate: The Cult of Cults poster

23

Heaven's Gate: The Cult of Cults

2020 · 4 eps

7.2

The Vow poster

24

The Vow

2020 · 15 eps

7.2

The Source Family poster

25

The Source Family

2012 · 1h 38m

6.876%

More cult & psychology documentaries

Derren Brown: Sacrifice poster

Derren Brown: Sacrifice

2018 · 49m

7.1

Waco: American Apocalypse poster

Waco: American Apocalypse

2023 · 3 eps

7.0

Sons of Sam: A Descent into Darkness poster

Sons of Sam: A Descent into Darkness

2021 · 4 eps

7.0

The Way Down poster

The Way Down

2021 · 5 eps

7.0

Wormwood poster

Wormwood

2017 · 6 eps

7.0

Holy Hell poster

Holy Hell

2016 · 1h 40m

7.0

The Synanon Fix poster

The Synanon Fix

2024 · 4 eps

6.9

Kumaré poster

Kumaré

2011 · 1h 26m

7.560%

Children of God: Lost and Found poster

Children of God: Lost and Found

2007 · 1h 6m

6.8

Escaping Twin Flames poster

Escaping Twin Flames

2023 · 3 eps

6.7

The Family poster

The Family

2019 · 5 eps

6.4

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