Rotten Tomatoes
Cancel Movies Tv shows FanStore News Showtimes

Sons of Perdition

Play trailer Poster for Sons of Perdition R 2010 1h 25m Documentary Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist Tomatometer Popcornmeter
83% Tomatometer 6 Reviews 76% Popcornmeter 100+ Ratings
Three teenage boys, exiles from a polygamous sect in Arizona, become refugees in their own country and struggle to find a place in a hostile world.
Watch on Peacock Stream Now

Where to Watch

Sons of Perdition

Critics Reviews

View All (6) Critics Reviews
Wesley Morris Boston Globe Very little of it adds up to a movie. Rated: 2/4 May 26, 2011 Full Review Joe Williams St. Louis Post-Dispatch "Sons of Perdition" is a captivating testament, but the silence of the daughters is the real revelation. Rated: 3/4 May 20, 2011 Full Review Bill Goodykoontz Arizona Republic What's here is compelling, if occasionally hard to follow. Rated: 3/5 Mar 2, 2011 Full Review Gerald Peary Boston Phoenix Their valiant attempt to find themselves is stirring, and sometimes depressing, as they backslide into alcohol and drugs. Rated: 3.5/4 May 26, 2011 Full Review Sarah Boslaugh Playback:stl The FLDS exiles featured in Sons of Perdition fare better than you might expect and a "where are they now" coda provides more encouraging news. Rated: 7/10 May 19, 2011 Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

View All (19) audience reviews
Audience Member Sons is interesting on one level, but much like it's runaways, it's wandering and lost with no real focus or goals. It just sort of comes and goes and leaves you wondering how groups like FLDS remain in existence in our modern world. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member In the absence of a clear narrative, it's not much of a movie; but, even as an episodic glimpse into its subject, it's a convincing condemnation of a true American horror story. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member One of the less interesting things I've watched about the Warren Jeffs clan. It left me feeling frustrated, and not much else. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Audience Member Would be interesting to know the kids or hang out with them soon after they've adopted a typical all-American family lifestyle. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Audience Member A fascinating look into the polygamist cult in The Crick (Colorado City, AZ) and their brainwashing practices. Like most documentaries, it made me appreciate the life I have. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member A group of teens who escape a fundamentalist Mormon community and how they struggle to integrate into their new world, while trying to help family members left behind. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews
Sons of Perdition

My Rating

Read More Read Less POST RATING WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW

Cast & Crew

Movie Info

Synopsis Three teenage boys, exiles from a polygamous sect in Arizona, become refugees in their own country and struggle to find a place in a hostile world.
Director
Tyler Measom, Jennilyn Merten
Producer
Julie Goldman, Tyler Measom
Production Co
Left Turn Films, Chicken & Egg Pictures, Impact Partners, Fork Films, Motto Pictures
Rating
R (Language|Some Teen Drug Use)
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 29, 2016
Runtime
1h 25m
Most Popular at Home Now