Satan Wants You

Released Oct 20, 2023

1 hr. 29 min.

Documentary

Mystery & Thriller

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41 Reviews

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56%

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Satan Wants You tells the untold story of how the Satanic Panic of the 1980s was ignited by "Michelle Remembers", a lurid memoir by psychiatrist Larry Pazder and his patient Michelle Smith. Supported by the Catholic Church, the bestselling book relied on recovered-memory therapy to uncover Michelle's childhood abduction by baby-stealing Satanists. Amplified by law enforcement and America's Daytime TV boom, satanic rumors spread through panic-stricken communities across the world, leaving a wave of destruction and wrongful convictions in their wake. This film digs deep into the roots of moral panics and cult conspiracies, showing how these events still affect and distort our reality today.

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Critics Consensus

Capturing a media frenzy in shocking, eye-opening fashion, this documentary has its eyes on the truth and a commitment to counter the fearmongering spread by some who believe Satan Wants You.

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Eeva V

The topic was interesting. However, the focus was a bit lost and it only managed to scratch the surface of the topic.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/17/24

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M G

absolutely amazing, well researched and also who is present? Sarah Marshall from youre wrong about podcast.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/18/24

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Steve J. Adams

Director

Sean Horlor

Director

Blanche Barton

Self

Sarah Marshall

Self

Debbie Nathan

Self

Elizabeth F. Loftus

Self

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Andrea Thompson

Chicago Reader

As it is, the documentary is an attempt to delve into a mostly unexplored history of a modern witch hunt.

Sep 15, 2023

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Barry Hertz

Globe and Mail

There is a great, big, awful picture that needs to be painted here, but this doc is too preoccupied by the devil in the details of one specific, already overanalyzed case.

Aug 8, 2023

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas

AWFJ.org

Satan Wants You is an unflinching examination of the endurance of certain fears, and the equally persistent way that those fears can be cynically mined for financial and political gain by a morally bankrupt few who should know better.

Aug 3, 2023

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Jason Shawhan

Nashville Scene

It is an infuriating and oddly captivating story that will certainly angry up the blood.

Nov 22, 2023

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Kurt Loder

Creators Syndicate

The great American "Satanic Panic" of the 1980s was a monument to human lunacy.

Oct 27, 2023

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Rachel West

AWFJ.org

Satan Wants You succeeds on many levels. It is a time capsule of a cultural moment, a shocking look at psychiatric manipulation, and the story of a woman in emotional distress. Clever and inventive, it’s a worthwhile watch.

Aug 29, 2023

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Synopsis

Satan Wants You tells the untold story of how the Satanic Panic of the 1980s was ignited by "Michelle Remembers", a lurid memoir by psychiatrist Larry Pazder and his patient Michelle Smith. Supported by the Catholic Church, the bestselling book relied on recovered-memory therapy to uncover Michelle's childhood abduction by baby-stealing Satanists. Amplified by law enforcement and America's Daytime TV boom, satanic rumors spread through panic-stricken communities across the world, leaving a wave of destruction and wrongful convictions in their wake. This film digs deep into the roots of moral panics and cult conspiracies, showing how these events still affect and distort our reality today.

Director: Steve J. Adams, Sean Horlor
Executive Producer: Steve J. Adams, Sean Horlor
Screenwriter: Steve J. Adams, Sean Horlor, Sean Horlor, Steve J. Adams
Distributor: Tubi
Genre: Documentary, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 20, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 20, 2023

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