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Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief

2015

Alex Gibney

Documentary, Self: Jason Beghe, Paul Haggis, Tom Cruise, John Travolta ...

7.1

1,769

Documentary Based on Lawrence Wright’s National Book Award-winning book of the same name, documentarian Alex Gibney’s Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief explores the practices and alleged crimes committed by the Church of Scientology, which is often accused of posing as a glorified cult.

	Author	Review
United States	Scott Foundas Variety	"A great film about the dangers of blind faith (...) a phenomenon hardly unique to Scientology, and whose consequences are all too apparent in today’s headlines"	POS
United States	Leslie Felperin The Hollywood Reporter	"Gibney provides an authoritative overview of Scientology's history, beliefs and organizational structure, drawn from testimony from some of its most prominent survivors and critics"	POS
United Kingdom	Brian Moylan The Guardian	"Gibney’s documentary about L Ron Hubbard’s religion – reportedly vetted by 160 lawyers – makes for entertaining and dismaying viewing (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Manohla Dargis The New York Times	"While the movie advances a case against Scientology, it never fully illuminates why Mr. Haggis (...) were attracted to it in the first place (...) [It] could benefit from a more dialectical approach"	NEU
United Kingdom	Tim Robey Telegraph	"It's just as jaw-dropping as you've heard (...) Gibney is too serious and analytical a filmmaker merely to turn this into a gawping session"	POS
United States	Brian Tallerico rogerebert.com	"Alex Gibney is a filmmaker who takes well-reported, highly-documented stories and pulls them apart, examining them piece by piece to find a further truth within them (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS

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