My Scientology Movie

Released Mar 10, 2017

1h 39m

Documentary

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Filmmaker Louis Theroux is denied admittance into the Church of Scientology's headquarters, setting into motion a clever, confrontational and funny plan to try and reveal the inner workings of the mysterious organization.

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Critics Consensus

My Scientology Movie offers a personal perspective on the controversial religion whose lack of investigative depth is more than balanced out by its sense of humor and all-around entertainment value.

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Mike J

Sonic I love you too baby I love it and it's so weird I just like the movie

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/29/22

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Audience Member

The documentary mostly focuses on the alleged abuse that occurs in Scientology and the stories of ex-members experiences, as well as focusing on the leader Miscavige but not really on what the church believes. The documentary is well produced and worth watching but not exceptional.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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It was fun to watch but the bottom line; this is just an extended documentary, so not really a "film".

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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bryan b

Aimless and wandering around trying to make a point that this is a cult not a religion. I would have rather seen the final edits of the recreations and interviews with the people who were there and the cult's reprisals.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

A very good natural/take on the scientology and its problems. A must see particularly for the believers.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Audience Member

Terribly edited. Directionless. Not at all planned out. The hiring of actors is pointless and Marty Rathbun is clearly very mentally ill (and has apparently reconnected with Scientology) and Louis Theroux spends the entirety of the movie oddly taunting him. There are better, more informative documentaries about this cult and you should seek them out and skip this one. I have no idea why this is so highly rated here...it's a terrible documentary.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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John Dower

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Louis Theroux

Self

Marc Headley

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Steven Mango

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Stacia Roybal

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Sam Lucas Smith

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Sophie Gilbert

The Atlantic

My Scientology Movie, the newest film by the British documentarian Louis Theroux, vibrates with effort-with machinations and stunts and stitch ups that all seem intent on producing an "aha" moment that remains tantalizingly out of reach.

Jun 16, 2017

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Marc Savlov

Austin Chronicle

There's not a lot of shockingly new information per se, but watching Theroux filming covert Scientologists while they in turn film him, and so on, has its own sort of meta-charm.

Rated: 2/5

Mar 30, 2017

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John DeFore

Hollywood Reporter

New look at well-charted territory adds just enough to justify its existence.

Mar 11, 2017

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

The doc boasts no greater analysis into the churchs operations, though its irreverent comic stuntwork entertains.

Rated: 2.5/4

Apr 4, 2022

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Richard Crouse

Richard Crouse

Rehashes old information in an entertaining way.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 4, 2021

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Josh Goller

Spectrum Culture

The somewhat aimless My Scientology Movie may be entertaining, but it's far from essential.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 20, 2019

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Synopsis

Filmmaker Louis Theroux is denied admittance into the Church of Scientology's headquarters, setting into motion a clever, confrontational and funny plan to try and reveal the inner workings of the mysterious organization.

Director: John Dower
Producer: Christine Langan, Charlotte Moore, Joe Oppenheimer, Stephen McDonogh, Mark Reynolds
Screenwriter: Louis Theroux, John Dower
Distributor: Magnolia Pictures
Production Co: Red Box Films
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 10, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 10, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $22.4K
Runtime: 1h 39m

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